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NEWFOUNDLAND:
"Port de Grave, Newfoundland"
by Franklin Arbuckle, O.S.A., R.C.A
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When collected, this painting was of a colony, not an actual province. It was not until March 31, 1949 that Newfoundland and Labrador joined Canada as a province. It is the most critically admired of all the provincial paintings because of its distinct style. To a Newfoundlander, however, it may not necessarily be typical of the countryside, which is rich in scenic beauty and perhaps not as severe as Arbuckle depicts.

About the artist: Born in Toronto in 1909; worked in Montreal for many years as an illustrator; has lived in Toronto since the late 1950's. Widely represented in private collections and art galleries; Quebec Museum; Dominion Life Collection of Canadian Paintings, 1950; IBM collection; Canadian Pacific Railway collection; Seagram's collection. Awarded the Jessie Dow Prize in 1946 and 1947. Has painted the Canadian scene from Vancouver Island to Cape Breton and from north to south.