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William Cruikshank
A Life Between Continents Broughty Ferry, Scotland, holds the beginning of the story. On December 25, 1848, William Cruikshank enters the world as the great-nephew of the illustrator George Cruikshank. The family moves to Canada in 1857, settling in Toronto, Ontario. A return to Europe follows in 1864. This is where the formal training begins. He studies at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, then travels to London to work under Fr
ederic Leighton and John Everett Millais at the Royal Academy School. In Paris, his progress at the Atelier Yvon meets a sudden halt as the Franco-Prussian War breaks out. The movement back toward Canada is decisive. By 1871, he settles in Toronto and opens a studio. He spends decades as an instructor at the Central Ontario School of Art, which later becomes the Ontario College of Art. His presence in the classroom is marked by a speci…