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  In March 1919 the Collegiate's Student Council decided to commemorate the twenty-nine fallen soldiers of World War I who had attended the collegiate.  A collection of paintings, one for each soldier, would be made.  A joint stock company was formed and shares sold at 50 cents each.  Girls babysat, washed dishes and did laundry; boys sawed wood and sold papers.  The students raised 40% of the purchase fund, the collegiate board added 20% and 50% came from the special prices offered by the painters.  Initial funding efforts purchased six paintings.

In addition to creating a memorial, the students wanted to encourage an interest in Canadian art.  Early Saskatchewan artists represented in the Gallery are Kenderdine, Henderson, Lindner, Fred Loveroff, Sheldon-Williams and Emile Walters.  Walters also worked as an interior decorator and helped to decorate Nutana Collegiate when it was built.  More recent acquisitions are works by Allan Sapp, Wynona Mulcaster, Paul Constable and other famous Saskatchewan artists.

The Memorial Art Gallery represents the first important collection of art in the city.

       Ernest Lindner

              Emma Lake