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<strong>Anne</strong> <strong>Savage</strong> was born in July 27, 1896 her original name is Annie Douglas <strong>Savage</strong>. <strong>Anne</strong> was born<br />

in Montreal, Quebec and died on march 25, 1971 at the age of 74. Between the years of 1914 and<br />

1915, <strong>Anne</strong> <strong>Savage</strong> studied hard at the Art Association where she had several instructors.


<strong>Anne</strong>s private life was changing when her twin brothers were killed in france during world war 1. After<br />

the war was finished <strong>Anne</strong> went to Minneapolis, Minnesota where she studied design at a school there.<br />

When she came back she taught courses to children.


After <strong>Anne</strong> <strong>Savage</strong> spent some time at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto with a famous painter named<br />

Arthur Lismer, who is also another member of the Group of Seven. After <strong>Anne</strong> retired from teaching at<br />

High Schools, she became Supervisor for the school board of Greater Montreal, and was invited by McGill<br />

University to teach, <strong>Anne</strong> took the offer and was an instructor between the years of 1954 and 1959.


<strong>Anne</strong> traveled to Europe where some of her art was exhibited.In 1933 <strong>Anne</strong> was one of the<br />

members of the Canadian Group of Painters. Later on she decided to spend time in British Columbia<br />

and did sketches of native villages on the northwest coast.


<strong>Anne</strong> <strong>Savage</strong> was inspired to be a painter by The Group Of Seven. <strong>Anne</strong> proved to be an excellent<br />

student,by being awarded an AAM scholarship in 1915. After completing her studies at the AAM, she<br />

worked as a medical artist in a Military hospital in Montreal and Toronto. She continued to work as a<br />

medical artist in Minneapolis, Minnesota,


<strong>Anne</strong> <strong>Savage</strong> was studying at the Minneapolis School of Design in 1919 to 1920. When she returned<br />

to Montreal.<br />

She became one of the founding members of the Beaver Hall Group.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<strong>Anne</strong>_<strong>Savage</strong>_%28artist%29<br />

http://www.klinkhoff.ca/canadian-artist/<strong>Anne</strong>-<strong>Savage</strong><br />

http://www.heffel.com/Artist/Buy/Canadian/<strong>Anne</strong>_<strong>Savage</strong>.aspx<br />

http://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=108<br />

http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/enthusiast/thirties/gallery_of_e.jsp?iartistid=4886<br />

http://www.mayberryfineart.com/artist/anne_savage

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