This Winnipeg-based organization, established in 1913, operated independently until 1950 when it became the School of Art at the University of Manitoba.
Period
Principal
1913-1921
Alexander Johnston Musgrove (1882-1952)
1921-1924
Franz Hans “Frank” Johnston (1888-1949)
1924-1929
C. Keith Gebhardt (1899-1982)
1929-1947
Lionel LeMoine Fitzgerald (1890-1956)
1947-1949
Joseph Francis “Joe” Plaskett (1918-2014)
1949-1950
Bartley Robillard “Bart” Pragnell (1907-1966)
After 1950
Period
President
c1949
William Harvey McPherson (1879-1957)
See also:
MHS Centennial Organization: University of Manitoba
“Pragnell to head Art School here,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 August 1949, page 8.
“Joe Plaskett works to go on display,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 November 1952, page 3.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 November 2026