Well known for his portrait and landscape paintings, Jack is considered the first official Canadian war artist, following his acceptance of a 1916 commission from the Canadian War Records Office. Lord Beaverbrook commissioned from Jack two large-scale history paintings, The Second Battle of Ypres, 22 April to 25 May 1915, 1917, and The Taking of Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday 1917, 1919, which are in the collection of the Canadian War Museum. In 1931, Jack left England and settled in Montreal where he remained until his death in 1952. See artwork by this artist.

A founding member of the Group of Seven and an important voice in the formation of a distinctively Canadian artistic tradition. A Montreal native, Jackson studied painting in Paris before moving to Toronto in 1913; his northern landscapes are characterized by the bold brush strokes and vivid colours of his Impressionist and Post-Impressionist influences. See artwork by this artist.

An artist and illustrator and early member of the Toronto Art Students’ League, Charles William (C.W.) Jefferys worked primarily as a newspaper illustrator in New York City, as well as in Toronto. His illustrations, published in The Picture Gallery of Canadian History in three volumes in 1942, 1945, and 1950, were used regularly in textbooks, shaping an image of Canadian history for a generation of students.

Regarded as the first British Post-Impressionist artist, John was a painter and draftsman recognized for his skilled figure drawings and portraits. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London from 1894 to 1899 and subsequently lived an itinerant artist’s life during which he depicted Romany encampments in Wales, Dorset, and Ireland. During the First World War, John worked for the Canadian government as a war artist. He is the younger brother of painter Gwen John. See artwork by this artist.