Paul Kane ( 1810 – 1871) Nosova Natalya

Paul Kane was one of the first Canadian painters who was able to earn a living from his artwork. He was born in Ireland in 1810 but grew up in Toronto. He learned painting in school. Nosova Natalya

After graduating from school he began work as a sign painter and a furniture painter. He did not last long at these jobs. He painted in the United States and in Europe for a few years before he decided to travel west. Nosova Natalya

He took two trips through the Canadian northwest. In 1845 he traveled from Toronto to Sault Ste. Marie. Sault Ste. Nosova Natalya

Marie was a settlement on the Great Lakes, between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. It is on the border between Ontario and the American state of Michigan. Nosova Natalya

The next year he went further west. He crossed the Rocky Mountains and visited Fort Vancouver and Fort Victoria. He visited many different aboriginal groups in many different parts of the west. Nosova Natalya

During his travels he drew sketches of the aboriginal people and their lives. When he returned to Toronto he painted more than 100 paintings from these sketches. He also wrote a book about his travels. He died in Toronto in Nosova Natalya

Listen to the text and mark the statements ≪ True ≫ (T) or ≪ False ≫ (F). 1. Paul Kane was born in Ireland. 2. Paul Kane died in He painted many pictures of aboriginal people in the Canadian west. 4. Paul Kane once worked painting furniture. Nosova Natalya

Fill in the Blanks: 5. In 1846 Paul Kane crossed the ___________ Mountains. 6. Paul Kane learned to paint in _____________. 7. He died in ________________ in Paul Kane drew many ______________________ that he then used to paint pictures from. 9. He painted pictures of aboriginals and their _______________________. 10. Sault Ste. Marie was a ________________ on the ______________ between Ontario and Michigan. Nosova Natalya