Frank Lucien Nicolet
1861 - 1933
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Little is known about Frank Lucien Nicolet except for his successes as an illustrator of First World War propaganda posters. Born in England, he immigrated to Canada at an early age and painted several images that were used in posters promoting the sale of Victory Bonds. Two were clearly inspired by the First World War poem "In Flanders Fields" as they contain words from that verse. One poster, "If ye break faith – we shall not sleep" was part of a government campaign to raise $150 million. It was so successful, it raised $400 million and the government awarded Nicolet a special award as a result.
Examples of his poster work exist in the British Imperial War Museum in London, the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa and in several Canadian provincial museums. Nicolet lived for a time in the United States and was a member of New York's Salmagundi Club.
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Nelson River depicts a delightful panorama of the woods, rivers and lakes that abound in the northern part of Manitoba. The Nelson River flows 400 miles north from Lake Winnipeg to Hudson Bay.
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