Herni Julien by Ms Campbell

2014-03-12 17:53:22 UTC

Henri Julien belonged to a family which had several members who made their living in the printing trade!

He was a lithographer, illustrator, caricaturist, reporter, and painter!

From 1900 until his death Julien also painted, especially in water-colours!

The painting in the bottom is called The Mayor and the Board of Health!

2014-03-12 17:57:55 UTC

Born in Quebec City on May 14,1852. Henri Julien moved with his family to Montreal in 1869. He later died in 1908

2014-03-12 17:58:40 UTC

Here is an drawing that Henri Julien drew in the newspaper for the Canadian West.

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Henri Juliens most popular drawing is the "Le Vieux de '37". It shows a man going to fight the lower Canada rebellion.

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The legend of the flying canoe or the bewitched canoe was an important legend to the Francophone culture. Legend has it that " A man name Gallery didn't go to his Sunday services because he was too busy hunting so as a punishment he was sent to fly for eternity on a canoe.

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Henri Julien has a street named after him in Montreal, after he died.

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One of Henri Julien's newspaper illustrations. This illustration was dated back in 1880.

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This illistration is by Henri Julien is in the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario.

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One of Henri Julien's sketches of the "North-West Mounted Police". It was made in 1874.

campbell_tanya — 2014-04-02 18:30:29 UTC

Henri Julien had such an amazing memory that he was able to draw a criminal by only using his memory.

campbell_tanya — 2014-04-02 18:33:19 UTC

Henri Julien got his first job

for a newspaper company at the

age of 16.

campbell_tanya — 2014-04-02 18:35:59 UTC

In the time that Henri Julien

worked for the newspaper company, it wasn't possible to print

photographs onto paper so all

pictures had to be drawn by hand.

campbell_tanya — 2014-04-02 18:40:03 UTC

Henri Julien was so good at his job that he was sent out to the West with the RCMP to draw pictures of the RCMP doing their jobs.

campbell_tanya — 2014-04-02 18:41:37 UTC

Henri Julien eventually got married and started a family into a twenty member family, however ten of his children passsed away while they were still very young babies.

campbell_tanya — 2014-04-02 18:45:38 UTC

Henri Julien mainly worked in pen and ink. In fact he has been called "North America's first black and white artist."

campbell_tanya — 2014-04-02 18:47:31 UTC

Henri Julien drew funny cartoons of people which made them laugh but he never intended to offend anyone

"North America's first black and white artist"

campbell_tanya — 2014-04-02 19:02:48 UTC