HENRY BEAUDRY (1921 - ) (hb)
Henry Beaudry is another Cree First Nations artist from Saskatchewan + a World War II veteran & POW survivor. Born in 1921 on the Poundmaker First Nation, he is the great-grandson of Chief Poundmaker.
After seeing a poster Beaudry enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1941 at the age of 19 & received his training in eastern Canada. During World War II, Beaudry saw action in southern Europe, especially in Italy.
His interesting story can be found here:
http://www.sicc.sk.ca/archive/saskindian/a97apr32.htm
His web site: http://henrybeaudry.com/
A documentary revealing the life story of P.O.W survivor and artist, Henry Beaudry. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6yx9OfjWVA
Images gallery of his paintings: http://tinyurl.com/pb2gjr5
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