As the Cheyenne and Sioux retreated south toward the 'White Rain (Bighorn) Mountains' following the Battle of Little Bighorn, many of the wounded warriors died. They were laid to rest in their finest clothing admits their cherished belongings atop burial scaffolds or within the branches of strong trees. It was here sorrowful families bid the fallen warriors spirit good-bye as it began its journey across the great divide. (Harbaugh, P., 1982)
Bertha Cunningham is a Western Manitoban artist who has studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts several summers and has painted in Winnipeg for periods under the guidance of members of the School of Fine Art. She paints mainly landscapes. (1969 inventory)
Don LeQuesne, Associate professor of Art and Art Education at Brandon College 1962-1965 was from the Toronto area where he had been supervisor of art in the Pickering school system and taught Art Methods in Summer school for teachers at the Ontario College of Education. His parents immigrated to Quebec from the Channel Islands. Don obtained his B.F.A. degree from Mount Allison University. (1969 inventory)
