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Art & Design 132
Canada 3,744
11,607 YK 
Yousuf Karsh Canadian Photographer 1908–2002
Yousuf Karsh Canadian Photographer 1908–2002 19,427 TT 
Tom Thomson Canadian Painter 1877–1917
Tom Thomson Canadian Painter 1877–1917 24,565 MD 
Mac DeMarco Canadian Artist b. 1990
Mac DeMarco Canadian Artist b. 1990 30,372 PK 
Paul Kane Canadian Painter 1810–1871
Paul Kane Canadian Painter 1810–1871 32,386 ML 
Maud Lewis Canadian Painter 1903–1970
Maud Lewis Canadian Painter 1903–1970 48,118 KA 
Kenojuak Ashevak Canadian Sculptor 1927–2013
Kenojuak Ashevak Canadian Sculptor 1927–2013 60,232 NM Norval Morrisseau Canadian Painter 1932–2007
75,639 PB 
Paul-Émile Borduas Canadian Painter 1905–1960
Paul-Émile Borduas Canadian Painter 1905–1960 77,024 S( Seth (cartoonist) Canadian Cartoonist b. 1962
83,654 CB Chris Bachalo Canadian Artist b. 1965
91,781 LJ 
Lynn Johnston Canadian Artist b. 1947
Lynn Johnston Canadian Artist b. 1947 93,999 TN 
Ted Nasmith Canadian Illustrator b. 1956
Ted Nasmith Canadian Illustrator b. 1956 112,829 MD 
Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté Canadian Painter 1869–1937
Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté Canadian Painter 1869–1937 115,572 DO 
Daphne Odjig Canadian Painter 1919–2016
Daphne Odjig Canadian Painter 1919–2016 119,334 JD 
Julie Doucet Canadian Artist b. 1965
Julie Doucet Canadian Artist b. 1965 123,795 DM 
David Milne (artist) Canadian Painter 1882–1953
David Milne (artist) Canadian Painter 1882–1953 137,827 AP Annie Pootoogook Canadian Draughtswoman 1969–2016
153,185 PN 
Paul Nicklen Canadian Photographer b. 1968
Paul Nicklen Canadian Photographer b. 1968 160,045 RB 
Rebecca Belmore Canadian Artist b. 1960
Rebecca Belmore Canadian Artist b. 1960 163,915 PA Pitseolak Ashoona Canadian Artist 1904–1983
194,083 MB 
Molly Bobak Canadian Painter 1919–2014
Molly Bobak Canadian Painter 1919–2014 208,658 JO Jessie Oonark Canadian Artist 1906–1985
209,960 LH 
Louis-Philippe Hébert Canadian Artist 1850–1917
Louis-Philippe Hébert Canadian Artist 1850–1917 218,369 TH 
Théophile Hamel Canadian Painter 1817–1870
Théophile Hamel Canadian Painter 1817–1870 221,235 SL Serge Lemoyne Canadian Painter 1941–1998
240,807 YR 
Yves Rodier Canadian Cartoonist b. 1967
Yves Rodier Canadian Cartoonist b. 1967 250,026 NB 
Napoléon Bourassa Canadian Painter 1827–1916
Napoléon Bourassa Canadian Painter 1827–1916 253,128 FH Fred Herzog Canadian Photographer 1930–2019
259,761 DA David Askevold Canadian Artist 1940–2008
263,656 JF 
Joe Fafard Canadian Sculptor 1942–2019
Joe Fafard Canadian Sculptor 1942–2019 264,897 LB 
Louis Bourgeois (architect) Canadian Architect 1856–1930
Louis Bourgeois (architect) Canadian Architect 1856–1930 281,273 BC Benjamin Chee Chee Canadian Painter 1944–1977
302,290 AV 
Armand Vaillancourt Canadian Sculptor b. 1929
Armand Vaillancourt Canadian Sculptor b. 1929 302,929 LC 
Luc Courchesne Canadian Artist b. 1952
Luc Courchesne Canadian Artist b. 1952 311,151 AL 
Alfred Laliberté Canadian Painter 1878–1953
Alfred Laliberté Canadian Painter 1878–1953 322,669 TC Travis Charest Canadian Artist b. 1969
351,743 PP 
Pudlo Pudlat Canadian Artist 1916–1992
Pudlo Pudlat Canadian Artist 1916–1992 356,558 FH 
Faye HeavyShield Canadian Artist b. 1953
Faye HeavyShield Canadian Artist b. 1953 363,917 SM Samuel Maclure Canadian Architect 1860–1929
368,040 JA Jane Ash Poitras Canadian Painter b. 1951
373,860 ST Simon Tookoome Canadian Sculptor 1934–2010
380,319 JB Jackson Beardy Canadian Painter 1944–1984
385,160 AE 
Allan Edson Canadian Painter 1846–1888
Allan Edson Canadian Painter 1846–1888 389,013 AD 
Adrian Dingle (cartoonist) Canadian Painter 1911–1974
Adrian Dingle (cartoonist) Canadian Painter 1911–1974 403,016 MR 
Mary Riter Hamilton Canadian Painter 1873–1954
Mary Riter Hamilton Canadian Painter 1873–1954 418,152 CC Colin Campbell (artist) Canadian Artist 1942–2001
467,251 LR 
Lucius Richard O'Brien Canadian Painter 1832–1899
Lucius Richard O'Brien Canadian Painter 1832–1899 491,091 WP 
William Perehudoff Canadian Artist 1918–2013
William Perehudoff Canadian Artist 1918–2013 504,242 JB Joseph-Émile Brunet Canadian Sculptor 1893–1977
505,921 IA Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq Canadian Printmaker b. 1941
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