Armistice Day, Toronto
George Agnew Reid · 1919
Why it's great
A huge crowd with flags and banners packs a Toronto street to celebrate the end of World War I. George Agnew Reid was a Canadian painter who was a leader in Toronto's art world. He painted this on the first Armistice Day in 1918 or 1919. It's a great record of public joy.
🏛️ Part of history
World War I (1914–1918) — A Canadian painter records the joyful crowds on November 11, 1918, when the guns finally stopped.
Where to see it
📍 Beaverbrook Collection of War ArtOttawa, Canada
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George Agnew Reid was born in Ontario and trained in Philadelphia and Paris. He was a leading Toronto painter, a teacher, and the president of the Ontario College of Art. During World War I he painted Canadian factory workers and street scenes. He died in 1947.
