Signe was born in Denmark on February 10, 1921 and, together with her parents and two sisters, immigrated to Canada in 1927. Upon their arrival the family settled on a farm in the Peace River Country, Alberta.
After graduating from Alberta College, Signe spent the Second World War in Vancouver, serving with the RCAF in communications. At war's end she moved to Toronto where, in 1949, she married Robert McMichael. Together, Robert and Signe fulfilled their dream of building a log home on the banks of the Humber River in Kleinburg, Ontario, in which to showcase their growing collection of works by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven and their contemporaries.
Over the years, this wonderful art collection expanded to include many fine examples of works by Inuit and First Nations artists. From this modest beginning has grown the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Robert and Signe McMichael's legacy to the country they both loved so much.
After graduating from Alberta College, Signe spent the Second World War in Vancouver, serving with the RCAF in communications. At war's end she moved to Toronto where, in 1949, she married Robert McMichael. Together, Robert and Signe fulfilled their dream of building a log home on the banks of the Humber River in Kleinburg, Ontario, in which to showcase their growing collection of works by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven and their contemporaries.
Over the years, this wonderful art collection expanded to include many fine examples of works by Inuit and First Nations artists. From this modest beginning has grown the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Robert and Signe McMichael's legacy to the country they both loved so much.
Signe was born in Denmark on February 10, 1921 and, together with her parents and two sisters, immigrated to Canada in 1927. Upon their arrival the family settled on a farm in the Peace River Country, Alberta.
After graduating from Alberta College, Signe spent the Second World War in Vancouver, serving with the RCAF in communications. At war's end she moved to Toronto where, in 1949, she married Robert McMichael. Together, Robert and Signe fulfilled their dream of building a log home on the banks of the Humber River in Kleinburg, Ontario, in which to showcase their growing collection of works by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven and their contemporaries.
Over the years, this wonderful art collection expanded to include many fine examples of works by Inuit and First Nations artists. From this modest beginning has grown the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Robert and Signe McMichael's legacy to the country they both loved so much.
After graduating from Alberta College, Signe spent the Second World War in Vancouver, serving with the RCAF in communications. At war's end she moved to Toronto where, in 1949, she married Robert McMichael. Together, Robert and Signe fulfilled their dream of building a log home on the banks of the Humber River in Kleinburg, Ontario, in which to showcase their growing collection of works by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven and their contemporaries.
Over the years, this wonderful art collection expanded to include many fine examples of works by Inuit and First Nations artists. From this modest beginning has grown the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Robert and Signe McMichael's legacy to the country they both loved so much.
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