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David
Lloyd Blackwood
Canadian C.P.E., C.S.P.W.C., O.S.A., R.C.A. [b.
1941]
HAULING JOB STURGES' HOUSE; 1979
Colour etching & aquatint on on paper; Ed.
#9/50
12 3/4 x 31 3/4 ins.
Sold @ $ 4,700
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David
Lloyd Blackwood
Canadian C.P.E., C.S.P.W.C., O.S.A., R.C.A. [b.
1941]
THE GREAT PEACE OF BRIAN AND MARTIN WINDSOR; 1985
Colour etching & aquatint on on paper; A.P.
#10/10; Ed. 50
31 3/4 x 19 3/4 ins.
Sold @ $ 4,675
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David
Lloyd Blackwood
Canadian C.P.E., C.S.P.W.C., O.S.A., R.C.A. [b.
1941]
TWO SCOUTS FROM THE S.S. EAGLE; 1975
Colour etching & aquatint on paper; Ed.
#46/50
16 x 20 ins.
Sold @ $ 3,740
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Blackwood was born in Wesleyville, Newfoundland, in
1941. He grew up in an outport where education was
highly valued and storytelling was an art form.
Listening to stories about the seal hunt and the lives
of his neighbours influenced the kind of art Blackwood
would produce later in life.
In
1956, Blackwood opened his own studio where he produced
award-winning artwork that gained him admission to the
Ontario College of Art in 1959. After graduating, he
remained in Ontario. For a time, he taught while
developing one of the largest thematically linked series
of prints in Canadian history, The Lost Party.
This famous series of 50 etchings focussed on S.S.
Newfoundland sealing disaster of 1914. He also was
involved with establishing an art gallery at Erindale
College, an affiliate of the University of Toronto. As a
sign of gratitude to Blackwood, this gallery was
eventually named The Blackwood Gallery.
Despite
his long Ontario residency, Blackwood's art continues to
focus on Newfoundland. In 1974, the National Film Board
of Canada produced the documentary Blackwood,
which won 10 international awards.
Blackwood
is considered one of Canada's best printmakers. While
known for his stark blue-black etchings, in recent years
he has experimented with watercolour and oil tempera.
Recent exhibitions of his work include Ephraim
Kelloway's Door and Personal Reflections of
Newfoundland's Cod Fishery. He has retired from
teaching, but continues to work on a full-time basis as
an artist.
Two
books on his art work have been published: Wake of
the Great Sealers by Farley Mowat and The Art of
David Blackwood, by William Gough. He is a member of
the Royal Canadian Academy and has honorary doctorates
from several universities, including Memorial University
of Newfoundland.
Blackwood has extensively
exhibited his work both internationally as well as
throughout Newfoundland and Canada. In addition to being
part of the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador's
Permanent Collection, Blackwood's art is included in
various private and public collections such as the
National Gallery of Canada; the National Gallery of
Australia; Uffizi, Florence, Italy; and the Montreal
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