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David Blackwood, Cape Islanders Waiting for the Return of the Lost Party, 1967, etching aquatint and drypoint on wove paper, artist's proof, 75.3 cm x 50.1 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.010

David Blackwood, Spring (Georgian Bay), 1966, etching, aquatint, (resin ground) on wove paper, 21/25, 50.3 cm x 57.8 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.028

David Blackwood, Bridge of the S.S. Greenland, 1966, etching on wove paper, artist's proof, 42.5 cm x 50.5 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.014

David Blackwood, Captain Ned Bishop with Officers on the Bridge of the S.S. Eagle, 1968, etching and aquatint on wove paper, artist's proof, 50.8 cm x 80.5 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.016

David Blackwood, Posthumous Portrait of Captain Abraham Kean, 1968, etching and aquatint on wove paper, artist's proof, 50.3 cm x 37.6 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.011

David Blackwood, Island Funeral, 1967, etching and aquatint and hand-colouring on wove paper, 23/35, 74.8 cm x 50.2 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.004

David Blackwood, Survivor Wandering, 1968, aquatint and embossing on wove paper, hors de commerce, 80.3 cm x 50.3 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.009

David Blackwood, Spirit Departing: Once Told Tale, 1968, etching and aquatint on wove paper, artist's proof, 79.5 cm x 50.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.003

David Blackwood, Sealers' Dream, 1968, etching and aquatint on wove paper, artist's proof, 51.0 cm x 40.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.021

David Blackwood, The Burning of the S.S. Diana, 1968, etching and aquatint on wove paper, triptych, artist's proof, 50.0 cm x 161.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.008

David Blackwood, Autobiography: Faces, 1969, etching and aquatint on wove paper, artist's proof, 49.7 cm x 80.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.019

David Blackwood, Kean's Men waiting for the S.S. Bellaventure, 1968, etching, aquatint and drypoint on wove paper, 9/10, 50.0 cm x 80.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.029

David Blackwood, Fire at Sea, 1970, etching and aquatint on wove paper, 7/10, 50.3 cm x 80.1 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.015

David Blackwood, Folk Hero, 1970, etching and aquatint on wove paper, diptych, 9/20, 40.5 cm x 50.2 cm
Gift of Ron Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.017

David Blackwood, Captain Arthur Jackman, 1970, etching and aquatint on wove paper, diptych, 80.3 cm x 50.5 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.026

David Blackwood, Viking Disaster Survivor I, 1971, etchingand aquatint on wove paper, artist's proof, 40.0 cm x 51.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.012

David Blackwood, Abandoned Ancestors on Bragg's Island, 1971, etching and aquatint on wove paper, 18/25, 49.8 cm x 80.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.013

David Blackwood, Gram Glover Waiting, 1972, etching and aquatint on wove paper, artist's proof, 81.0 cm x 51.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.018

David Blackwood, Captain Jess Winsor Home from the Labrador, 1976, etching and aquatint on wove paper, 24/35, 79.3 cm x 50.2 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.005

David Blackwood, Grenfell Rescued, 1977, etching and aquatint on wove paper, artist's proof, 8/10 ed. 50, 55.0 cm x 70.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.027

David Blackwood, Wesleyville: Seabird Hunters Crossing the Reach, 1981, etching, aquatint and drypoint on wove paper, 26/50, 49.8 cm x 80.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.024

David Blackwood, Wesleyville: March Ice Raft, 1981, etching and aquatint on wove paper, 26/50, 49.7 cm x 80.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.020

David Blackwood, Wesleyville: Night Passage Bennett's High Island, 1981, etching and aquatint on wove paper, 26/50, 50.1 cm x 80.3 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.022

David Blackwood, Vision of the Lost Party, 1964, etching, aquatint and drypoint on wove paper, 4/10, 74.0 cm x 50.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.002

David Blackwood, Captain Abraham Kean Awaiting the Return of the Lost Party, 1965, etching, aquatint and embossing on wove paper, artist's proof, 50.0 cm x 40.0 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.006

David Blackwood, The Messenger, 1965, etching and aquatint on wove paper, artist's proof, 50.8 cm x 63.5 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.007

David Blackwood, The Master Watch, 1966, etching on wove paper, artist's proof, 60.0 cm x 30.5 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.025

David Blackwood, The Search Party at Sea, 1966, etching, aquatint and engraving on wove paper, artist's proof, 50.8 cm x 43.1 cm
Gift of Ron and Ginetta Barbaro, 2003, 2003.023

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David Blackwood:
An Exhibition from the Ron and Ginetta Barbaro Gift to the AGW

June 6 – September 8, 2013

Location: Charles & Ethel Cohen Family Gallery, 3rd floor

This exhibition continues the AGW's work to explore the diversity and richness of its collection, profiling the Gallery's holdings by this important artist and exceptional printmaker whose works are strongly affiliated with Newfoundland culture and history.

Guest curated by Dr. Katharine Lochnan, this exhibition draws on her expertise at the Art Gallery of Ontario, where she organized the exhibition Black Ice: David Blackwood, Prints of Newfoundland in 2011. Lochnan is known for her work on European and Canadian art, and for her expertise in building on the remarkable print collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario where she has been a longstanding curatorial figure. Here, in consultation with Blackwood, she addresses his family background and history in Newfoundland, his province of birth, and brings insights into the subjects and stories motivating the artist and the role of his experiences in those works. The strength of Newfoundland history shown in this collection foregrounds an important cultural dimension to the AGW's holdings and opens for consideration the many unique communities that form Canada's history and identity.

Ron and Ginetta Barbaro have sustained an ongoing interest in Blackwood's work and we are grateful to them for this passion and for their philanthropic interests in supporting the growth of the Gallery's collection.

For more information about the artist, visit www.davidblackwood.com.

Curated by Katharine Lochnan.