Cecil Youngfox

'''Cecil Youngfox''' (1942–1987) was an Ojibwa artist.

==Life== He was born in Blind River, Ontario in 1942 to Ojibway and Metis parents. He devoted all his life to the study of all indigenous people of Canada and tried to break stereotypes and to spread their culture worldwide. All his creative work is a mixture of his Metis heritage and Christian upbringing. By the time of his early death in 1987 he succeeded a lot in popularising of indigenous culture and was recognised as one of the leading artists of Canada.<ref name="Cecil Youngfox">[http://www.cedarhilllonghouse.ca/artist/cecil-youngfox/ Cecil Youngfox] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330013841/http://www.cedarhilllonghouse.ca/artist/cecil-youngfox |date=2018-03-30 }} Retrieved on 29 Mar 2018</ref>

He was a named member of the Aboriginal Order of Canada for his work to encourage First Nations youth.<ref>[https://www.oscardo.com/collections/cecil-youngfox/ Cecil Youngfox - Ojibway Artist (1942- 1987)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329184659/https://www.oscardo.com/collections/cecil-youngfox/ |date=2018-03-29 }} Retrieved on 29 Mar 2018</ref>

==His selected works== * ''Lovers in the Spring''. * ''Joyous Motherhood''. Art Print. * ''Returning Home''. Art Print. * ''Winter Walk''. Art Print.<ref>[https://www.art.com/gallery/id--a274576/cecil-youngfox-posters.htm/ Cecil Youngfox] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330080036/https://www.art.com/gallery/id--a274576/cecil-youngfox-posters.htm |date=2018-03-30 }} Retrieved on 29 Mar 2018</ref> * ''Winter Dancers''. Silk Oblong Scarf, 1978.<ref>[https://www.oscardo.com/collections/cecil-youngfox-winter-dancers/ Cecil Youngfox Winter Dancers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329184707/https://www.oscardo.com/collections/cecil-youngfox-winter-dancers/ |date=2018-03-29 }} Retrieved on 29 Mar 2018</ref> * ''A Canoe Thanksgiving'' * ''The Drum Singer''<ref name="Cecil Youngfox"/> * The Drum Dancer

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100324165921/http://www.whetung.com/young.html Cecil Youngfox] at the Whetung Ojibwa Centre. *{{Find a Grave|7291123}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Youngfox, Cecil}} Category:1942 births Category:1987 deaths Category:20th-century First Nations painters Category:20th-century Canadian painters Category:20th-century Canadian male artists