# Canadian Art Question?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-art-question/1014594>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** arts-crafts\
**Created:** [February 20, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-art-question/1014594 "2025-02-20T20:43:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-art-question/1014594/1 "2025-02-20T20:43:57Z")

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Years ago, I saw a humorous image by a Canadian artist that showed the Canada-US border. The Canadian side was full of snow and had an igloo, a Canadian flag and perhaps a saluting Mountie. I can’t remember the American side but it had an American flag, better weather and likely other tropes.

Is anyone familiar with this image or artist? I have tried in vain to Google it for ages.

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**Author:** ![arjee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@arjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arjee)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-art-question/1014594/2 "2025-02-21T05:52:05Z")

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The artist is John Cadiz. If you do a Google image search with his name + “Wilds of Canada” it will come up.

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-art-question/1014594/3 "2025-02-21T22:25:56Z")

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Is this the one?

[![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/c7/c5/4ac7c5fbf8c070601cecf2e34e87f293.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/c7/c5/4ac7c5fbf8c070601cecf2e34e87f293.jpg)

I also like this one:

[![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GIKdbwzTMTY/Tom_AeVhXvI/AAAAAAAAAA0/QTSBRw6GV80/s1600/mooseangels.jpg) ](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GIKdbwzTMTY/Tom_AeVhXvI/AAAAAAAAAA0/QTSBRw6GV80/s1600/mooseangels.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-art-question/1014594/4 "2025-02-22T02:09:32Z")

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That’s it! Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-art-question/1014594/5 "2025-02-22T05:27:41Z")

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Art? Maybe pop art. It’s no Lawren Harris.

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**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-art-question/1014594/6 "2025-02-22T14:38:16Z")

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When I read the title, my first thought was

[![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54342411977_22c0d3245d_z.jpg) ](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54342411977_22c0d3245d_z.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-art-question/1014594/7 "2025-02-22T15:43:54Z")

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I like it much better than this.

[![](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/ottawacitizen/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/voice-of-fire-credit-pat-mcgrath-90-1324.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=576&h=432&type=webp&sig=81D3dVymXaraiS3Q73xZzw) ](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/ottawacitizen/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/voice-of-fire-credit-pat-mcgrath-90-1324.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=576&h=432&type=webp&sig=81D3dVymXaraiS3Q73xZzw)

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