Admiration

From 1867 to 1914, the Canadian west opened for mass settlement. Drawn by the government's offer of (near) free land, more than two million settlers from Europe and the United States poured into the “unsettled” prairies in the greatest wave of immigration in Canadian history. By 1901, of the more than five million in Canada, almost 700,000 (12 percent) were immigrants. In August 1914, at the outset of the First World War, the Canadian government enacted the federal War Measures Act, which permitted the government to suspend or limit civil liberties in the interest of Canada's protection. Many of these new immigrants were now considered “enemy aliens.” Among the interned were young men scouting land for their families. This painting depicts a man, weathered from the weight of imprisonment that has taken years away from his life. He looks in the distance to the eagle in the sky, the symbol of freedom. He is caged, sad, aged, and beaten.

Limited Edition Run of 300 Small 12” x 18” $160 (+tax) Medium 16” x 24” $225 (+tax) Large 20” x 30” $290 (+tax) Extra Large 24” x 36” $350 (+tax). We can accommodate custom print sizes at your request. Prints can be laminated, please ask for details. All prints come with a Certificate of Authenticity, which includes the print number, date, artist’s signature and above text.