Zoom Presentation by Lee Benson
Chapter Member Lee Benson will be co-presenting an online seminar on a topic previously presented at the 2024 Wooden Canoe Assembly. The virtual presentation will take place on March 12, 2005. Details are posted below: Wednesday March 12, 2025, 7 pm EST The Art, Life, and Times of Frances Anne Hopkins: Artist, Adventurer, Inspiration Virtual Zoom Presentation See note at end of post for obtaining link Frances Ann Hopkins was the wife of Edward Hopkins, a Hudson Bay Manager. She accompanied him on extended voyageur canoe trips from Montreal to Fort William (now Thunder Bay). Her paintings documented the life of voyageurs during her time in Canada (1858 - 1870) in the fading glory days of the fur trade. She was a trained, professional artist at a time when women “didn't' do” that kind of thing. As descendent of several notable English explorer-artists, Frances Anne longed for adventure and opportunities to use her talents to forge a successful artist...
