11/11/2008: War Artists

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Mon Nov 10 19:00:00 EST 2008

Canada's military has sent artists to war since WW1. Men and women armed with paintbrushes and celluloid recording the battles as only an artist can. As Canada prepares to send its first ever official war poet to Afghanistan, we pause to reconsider the role that art plays in telling our military history.