Anne (Annie) Douglas Savage was a Canadian artist and teacher who made a significant impact on Canadian art and education. She was one of the first women to participate actively in the creation of a Canadian school of painting, and an early exponent of child art and creative teaching. Trained as a painter, and a self taught teacher, her success as an educator and her development as a painter were concurrent.

As an artist, she was part of the vital Canadian art movements of the 30's and 40's, closely linked to the landscape painters called 'The Group of Seven', and the Northern Symbolist landscape tradition. In her teaching, she was influenced by the writings of Belle Boas, Marion Richardson and Herbert Read, and was associated with Arthur Lismer.

This site is dedicated to the memory of Anna Reich-Polgar, whose generosity made this project possible.

We would also like to offer our very special thanks to Professor Emerita Leah Sherman for her generous contributions of wisdom and guidance.