pferguson | March 25, 2017
Whitehall, London, England A recent walk along Whitehall, London, England took us past The Silver Cross pub, where much to my surprise I noted that the ornate pub sign was removed. The sign is patterned after the Canadian Memorial Cross, also known as the Mother’s Cross and the Silver Cross, I was concerned that the […]
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Tags: 22 March 2017, Canadian Memorial Cross, Elizabeth Cross, Greene King, London (England), Memorial Cross, Mother's Cross, Mothers, New Zealand Memorial Cross, Pubs, Remembrance, Silver Cross, The Silver Cross, Whitehall, Widows
pferguson | March 11, 2017
The Transports that brought them Today while sauntering through countless images I happened upon this painting that I have always enjoyed for its subject matter and vibrant colours and interrupting angles. Arthur Lismer was an official Canadian war artist and I can only imagine what Lismer thought when encountering the abstract lines of the Olympic […]
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Tags: Arthur Lismer, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canadian Pacific Steamship Company, Cunard Line, Dazzle Paint, Halifax (Nova Scotia), HMS President, Home, Liphook, Liverpool, Painting, RMS Adriatic, RMS Baltic, RMS Empress of Britain, RMS Mauretania, SS Carmania, SS Cedric, SS Coronia, Transport Ships, War Artists, White Star Line