pferguson | May 26, 2024
St. Quentin 1914 Artist depictions of the stirrup charge of the 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) and Black Watch are part of Great War mythology. It is unlikely they ever took place. Great War artist, Caton Woodville, painted a scene illustrating the Scots Greys stirrup charge with unidentified Highlanders claiming the date of the action […]
Category: Art |
No Comments »
Tags: 12th Lancers, 1815, 1914, 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), Art, Black Watch, Caton Woodville, Cavalry Charge, Countess Feodora Gleichen, Gordon Highlanders, Gordons and Greys to the Front, Lady Elizabeth Butler, Mythology, Prince of Wales's Fund, Royal Highland Regiment (Black Watch), Scotland Forever, Soldiers' and Sailors' Families, St. Quentin, Stanley Berkeley, Statues, Stirrup Charge, Waterloo
pferguson | August 29, 2022
Ever More Connected Artist Eric Henri Kennington was a war artist and sculptor– creating well known works of both the Great War (The First World War) and the Second World War. Kennington’s work is housed in several public collections including the National Portrait Gallery (London), the Tate Gallery (London), the National Galleries of Scotland, and […]
Category: Art |
No Comments »
Tags: 16th Battalion CEF (Canadian Scottish), Cyrus Wesley Peck VC DSO and Bar, David Lean, Eric Henry Kennington, Film History, James Richardson VC, Lawrence of Arabia, The Conquerors, War Artists
pferguson | May 29, 2022
A War Horse Story In 2006 while on tour with an English friend across the landscapes of the Western Front, we happened upon the horse memorial at Chipilly. Time was of the essence, our host and driver wanted to show us as much as possible, I managed to ask for a quick stop to roll […]
Category: Art, Snapshots of the Great War |
No Comments »
Tags: 1st Canadian Pioneer Battalion, 58th (London) Division Memorial, Canadian Forestry Corps, Chilliwack, Chipilly (France), Handspring Puppet Company, Henri Gauquie, In Flanders Fields Museum, John Tams, Michael Morpurgo, National Army Museum, Only Remembered, Royal National Theatre (London), Sculpture, Soldiers Settlement Board, Thomas Prentiss Wicks, War Horse
pferguson | September 24, 2021
Gurkha VC Statue in Aldershot Learning of a new soldier Victoria Cross statue, to be unveiled on Saturday 25 September 2021, has brought back memories of my work with the Piper James Cleland Richardson VC Statue Committee in Chilliwack, B.C. Knowing the many hours it has taken working with a team dedicated to seeing the […]
Category: Art |
No Comments »
Tags: 2nd Queen Alexandra’s Own Gurkha Rifles, Battle of Loos, Film, Gurkha Regiment, Kulbir Thapa Magar, Piper Daniel Laidlaw VC, Piper James Cleland Richardson VC, Statue, Victoria Cross
pferguson | July 24, 2021
Strength and Determination Here is no giant warrior god on a high pedestal, but a man. He is tough, ready for the fight, his feet apart, arms held loosely by his sides ready. His helmet is just slightly at an angle, and, under its brim, his face reflects strength and determination. (A.L. Freundlich, The Sculpture […]
Category: Art |
No Comments »
Tags: Bank of Montreal, Canadian Field Artillery, Honours and Awards, James Earl Fraser, Memorial, Military Cross, Sculpture, Statue, Winnipeg, Wynn Bagnall