William Kurelek

William Kurelek (1927-1977), a prairie artist with an appreciation of the history and ethnic origins of Canada, is well known for his books, A Prairie Boy's Winter and A Prairie Boy's Summer. With a sensitive awareness of ordinary people and the triumph of the human spirit in daily life, Kurelek has attracted a wide following of those who understand and sympathize with his art. The scenes in this selection include four memorable images: a boy urging a heavily-laden horse team; activity on a dairy farm; the simplicity of a path worn through prairie grass; and a painter -- Kurelek himself, perhaps -- working under an endless prairie sky.Firefly Books is the author of 'William Kurelek', published 1995 under ISBN 9781552094624 and ISBN 1552094626.