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Canada's Mineral Industry

Wilfrid Flood

BIRTH YEAR 1904
BIRTH PLACE Dalston, England
DEATH YEAR 1946
DEATH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
MEDIUM Pen and ink on paper
DATE 1940
DIMENSIONS 34.3cm x 34.3cm
ACCESSION NUMBER 2016.02.51
CREDIT LINE Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery: gift of George Heaslip, 2016
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A black and white illustration of different mining industry facilities (buildings). The top left corner presents a dam with a river running through to the bottom left corner, which shows a mining headframe. The bottom right corner presents a mining facility with smoking chimneys rising to the top right corner. The top right corner displays the words "CANADA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY" and Canada's coat of arms. A black bar spans the foot of the entire compositon. White text on the right side of the black bar reads: "PREPARED FOR THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR. MINES AND GEOLOGY BRANCH DEPT OF MINES AND RESOURCES OTTAWA, CANADA. 1940."

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