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Eleanor Milne did not become an Academician in the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (RCA) until 1996, although she had been invited to join much earlier. The RCA is an honour and exhibiting society for Canadian artists first established in 1880 under the patronage of the then Governor General of Canada, the Marquis of Lorne, and his wife, Princess Louise (a daughter of Queen Victoria). Its mandate was and is to "cultivate and improve" the visual arts in Canada, including the arts of painting, sculpture, architecture, printmaking, film, book, clothing and industrial design. Academicians are elected on the basis of having produced a significant body of outstanding work over a period of time. Disciplines
represented in the RCA: For an account of the first hundred years of the artists' association read Rebecca Sisler's Passionate Spirits: A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980, published by Clarke, Irwin and Company Ltd. in 1980. EXTERNAL LINK: Back to Awards & Honours Album page.
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