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Artist sketching the St. John's Harbour and skyline (c. 1890), photograph by S.H. Parsons & Sons (St. John's, N.L.) The art of Newfoundland and Labrador has followed a unique artistic trajectory when compared to mainland Canada, due to the geographic seclusion and socio-economic history of the province.
The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.The facility opened on June 29, 2005 and houses the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador.
These artists included J.W. Hayward and his son Thomas B. Hayward, Agnes Marian Ayre, and Harold B. Goodridge, the last of whom worked on a number of mural commissions, notably one for the lobby of the Confederation Building in St. John's. [197] Local art societies became prominent in the 1940s, particularly The Art Students Club, which opened ...
Notable recent shows include Gerald Squires: Journey, a 40-year retrospective at the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador (1998), and Interior Light at the Emma Butler Gallery (2005). " I Heard the Birch Tree Whisper in the Night ", a one-hour documentary film capturing Squires' life and completion of his final painting, was aired on CBC ...
Use of three collections of Newfoundland songs [79] demonstrates how by 1930 or so a Newfoundland song culture had replaced earlier cultural traditions. These songs suggest that the island was still a cultural mosaic; some outports were completely Irish, others were West Country, and in a few ethnically mixed communities, including St. John's ...
This list of museums in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits ...
Pages in category "Artists from Newfoundland and Labrador" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
History of Newfoundland and Labrador by location (2 C, 6 P) M. ... John Knight (seafarer) M. Mattie Mitchell; N. Newfoundland Campaign (1744) Newfoundland Escort ...