Maurice Galbraith Cullen

Maurice Galbraith Cullen (1866-1934) was a Canadian artist.

Cullen was born June 6, 1866 in St. John's, Newfoundland.^[1]

Ice Breaking, L'Assomption, circa 1914

War artist

Beginning in January 1918, Cullen served with Canadian forces in the First World War. He came to the attention of Lord Beaverbrook, who arranged for him to be commissioned as an "official war artist" along with Frederick Varley, J.W. Beatty and C. W. Simpson.^[2]

Later life

Cullen was known for his winter landscapes. He was declared a Canadian Person of National Historic Significance in 1944.^[3]

Cullen died March 28, 1934, at Chambly, Québec.^[1]

See also

• Canadian official war artists
• War artist
• War art

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Cybermuse, Maurice Cullen, bio notes
2. ^ Davis, Ann. (1992). The Logic of Ecstasy: Canadian Mystical Painting, 1920–1940, p. 30. at Google Books
3. ^ "Maurice Galbraith Cullen National Historic Person". Parks Canada. http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=1061&oqeName=Cullen%2C+Maurice+Galbraith&oqfName=Cullen%2C+Maurice+Galbraith. Retrieved 2010-04-02. 

References

• Davis, Ann (1992). The Logic of Ecstasy: Canadian Mystical Painting, 1920–1940. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 10-ISBN 0802059163/13-ISBN 9780802059161; 10-ISBN 0802068618/13-ISBN 9780802068613; OCLC 26256269

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Name	Cullen, Maurice
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Date of birth	1866
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Date of death	1934
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