Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2022.FIC.191 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Description |
Acrylic on canvas. Dark brown wood frame with inner black wood border, no glazing. Dimensions: 68.5 x 103.5 cm Painting depicts logs, a tugboat (named Harken No.1), and a boat (named Master) on te Pitt River. "Master" is a wood boat with white boards on the upper deck area, green boards make up the hull, with natural wood details/trim and doors. IX and VIII roman numerals painted in white at bottom of bow. A rail bridge and mountains can be seen in the background. Artist signature, "N. Hamelin," within the water at BL corner. |
Collection |
Paintings |
Condition |
Excellent |
Search Terms |
20th century 21st century Pitt River Pacific Northwest Towing Company Tugboats Boats Boats and Boating Harken Towing Painting |
Subjects |
Boat & ship companies Boats Towing Tugboats Rivers Railroads Railroad bridges Painting Paintings Acrylic paintings |
Provenance |
Artist Neil Hamelin/ www.neilhamelin.com/ 604-460-0605 Historical context for Harken tugboats from Harken Towing website: "Harken Towing is a Canadian owned and operated Tow Boat company, providing professional grade marine towing services in the Pacific Northwest for over 65 years. | The company was founded in 1948 by Ken Mackenzie Sr. and partner Harvey Forrest – hence the name “Harken”. The partners launched their first tug on August 18th, 1948, and began a business towing logs and servicing sawmills on the Fraser and Pitt Rivers in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Ken Mackenzie became sole owner in 1949." |