Origin: Canadian

Artists often become real, yet intangible, sources of national pride to their respective homelands, and their obtainable works of art serve as the direct links. Gyrth Russell cultivated this as an artist who traveled abroad in connection with the Canadian armed forces. As a young man, he witnessed the devastation and hope of World War…

Marine artist and illustrator Jack Lorimer Gray is widely recognized as an accomplished 20th century artist who focused on the challenges of humans working upon the open sea. A lifelong sailor who handled a multitude of ships with a captain's expertise, the Nova Scotia born man lived a majority of his life onboard one of…