Posted 11 years ago
andyman
(128 items)
Just a great old painting on black velvet .
Classic 1960 .
It looks like someone went to visit a tribe of cannibals.
With pointed teeth.
And asked Him if He would like to have his portrait taken.
Of course the tribesman man said yes.
I wonder what happened to the painter?
The face looks in anticipation.
Thinking about something good in the near future.
An honest look.
Dinner perhaps
The teeth looked well cared for and clean
Apparently the tribe understands dental hygiene
As well as common dental sharpening .
F. w. Balkwill has a few ethnographic and labor paintings represented in collections, worldwide.
In the Republic of the Congo, as of this date, ownership of Pigmy people is the same as owning a dog. They are considered "pets" or worse, slaves to be treated as owners see fit, with no reprocusions for inhuman treatment.
One of the past infamous scandals is written about here: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/06/nyregion/thecity/06zoo.html?
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Thanks Tube Amp.
I cannot find any info on F.W.Balkwill.
File number: NA-3381-7
Title: Seven level South, Number 1 seam, Blairmore, Alberta.
Date: 1941
Search dates: 1941
Remarks: Painting by F.W. Balkwill.
Subjects: Blairmore, Alberta - Industry
Mines and mineral resources
Coal mines and mining
Illustrations
Image: arc6/y/na-3381-7.jpg
Geo coverage: Canada - Alberta
Repository: Glenbow Archives
Also: http://www.artworkesteem.com/node/145
I am awaiting word of a possible lead, will let you know,
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Mysterious black velvet I think they chipped their teeth by family members it is a good thing to do ? Self Sharpening teeth.
I discovered three oil paintings by F.W. Balkwill in a thrift store in Salmon Arm, BC. They were painted in 1937 (a 3 horse pack train and rider heading into the wilderness; 1955 (a black lab retrieving a duck) and 1968 (a pair of white mountain goats and a kid goat.) They are interesting and well done. I would really like to know more about this artist too.
Wonderfull
Great to find some great stufff.
f.w.balkwill was my grandfather died 1974 Painted his entire life was a coal miner in wales and alberta
It makes me happy looking at it!