In March of 1919, students at Nutana Collegiate (called Saskatoon Collegiate Institute until 1923) announced they would establish a memorial for the 29 alumni soldiers who died in the First World War. Principal Alfred J. Pyke instead suggested creating a Memorial Art Gallery that consisted exclusively of paintings by Canadian artists. They purchased one painting by a different artist for each fallen soldier.
Autumn’s Garland de Charles William Jeffreys a été acquis 1920 et dédié au lieutenant James Douglas Cumming. James a fréquenté le Saskatoon Collegiate Institute de 1909 à 1912. Il s’est engagé le 11 mars 1916 et a été tué à Arleux le 28 avril 1917.
