Tag: war

Vimy Ridge 100th Anniversary

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This is the best image I’ve seen to mark the 100th Anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge today.  Well worth noting. View this post on Instagram These boots adorned with poppies at the Canadian National Memorial in northern France represent the 3,598 Canadians who died at Vimy […]

War & Remembrance

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As Remembrance Day (and Veterans Day in the U.S.) approaches I was taken by this post from a long-time colleague about this work by Canadian artist Alex Colville. Craig Macinnis, a Toronto writer and former film critic, says he “can’t think of anyone who has captured war remembrance […]