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"Digby-Nova Scotia"
by Robert Wakeham Pilot, 1954
Click painting to enlarge.

Presented by Mr. N.R. Crump, President of the Canadian National Railways, to the club.

About the artist: Born in St. John's Newfoundland in 1898; died in 1967. President, R.C.A; twice winner of Jessie Dow Prize; D.C.L., Bishop's University. Exhibited in Canada, France, South Africa and United States; at the Coronation in 1937, Tate Gallery in 1938. Illustrated "Storied Streets of Quebec" by B. Davis. Best known for his paintings of Quebec City and the lower St. Lawrence.