A Polymath of the Prairie: The Life and Vision of Bertram Richard Brooker The story of Bertram Richard Brooker is not merely a biography of a painter, but a chronicle of a restless, multi-faceted intellect that refused to be confined by the boundaries of a single medium. Born in Croydon, England, in 1888, Brooker’s early years were shaped by the traditions of his birthplace, yet it was his relocation to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, at the age of seventeen that would fundamentally alter the trajectory of his creative soul. This transition from the structured landscapes of the United Kingdom…