CONTRIBUTORS

Monique Benoit wrote “Mysterious Madonna.” Benoit holds a B.Sc. in biology from the University of Regina and a master’s degree in art conservation from Queen’s University. She has restored jewellery, monuments, armour, and more. At the Canadian Conservation Institute, where she has worked since 2016, she specializes in the treatment of metals, and she leads research projects on modern materials and sustainable technologies.

Neil Hipkiss painted this issue’s cover art. Hipkiss is a full member of the Guild of Aviation Artists and has exhibited with the guild numerous times, receiving various accolades and awards including the Westland Centenary Prize. His works hang in military, corporate, and private collections around the world. More of his work can be seen at www.neilhipkiss.com.

Dawn Martens wrote “Men against the Desert.” Martens received a 2020 Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Teaching for her students’ online adaptation of Brundibár, an opera performed by the children of Theresienstadt concentration camp. She has written for Kayak in the Classroom and for the Hudson’s Bay Company’s digital classroom.

Joel Ralph is the author of “The Darkest Nights.” A public historian who lives in Winnipeg, Ralph has been interested in Canada’s military aviation history since a young age, and this is his third feature article for Canada’s History on the subject. The article explores the experiences of Canadian aircrew, including his great-uncle Joe Halloran.

Timothy Andrews Sayle wrote “NATO 75.” Sayle is an associate professor of history at the University of Toronto and the author of Enduring Alliance: A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order. He founded Canada Declassified, a website and newsletter that shares newly opened documents about Canada’s national security history.