David Blackwood Canadian, 1941-2022
Uncle Sam Kelloway's Place in Wesleyville, 1999
Etching and aquatint on paper
16 x 20 in.
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
Edition of 75
Signed and dated along lower margin
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David Blackwood was one of Canada’s most celebrated printmakers, known for his haunting, highly detailed etchings that depict the harsh yet resilient life of Newfoundland’s outport communities. Born in Wesleyville,...
David Blackwood was one of Canada’s most celebrated printmakers, known for his haunting, highly detailed etchings that depict the harsh yet resilient life of Newfoundland’s outport communities. Born in Wesleyville, Newfoundland, Blackwood drew deeply from local history, folklore, and personal memory, often portraying scenes of shipwrecks, seal hunts, and the struggle between humans and the North Atlantic environment. Blackwood’s work preserves a way of life that has largely disappeared, transforming regional experience into universal narratives of endurance, loss, and survival. His prints stand as both historical record and powerful artistic expression. An edition of Uncle Sam Kelloway’s Place in Wesleyville is held in the collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario.
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