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‘Barbadian Man’ by Harold Sampson Pfeiffer SSC (1908-1997) Canadian
‘Barbadian Man’
Harold Sampson Pfeiffer SSC (1908-1997) Canadian
Terracotta bust, raised atop a wooden plinth base. Impressed signature on reverse, titled on underside. Height, 11.25”
Harold Sampson Pfeiffer’s works are in several public collections including Alberta House, London England - Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull Quebec – Sculptor’s Society of Canada, Toronto Ontario – City Hall, Ottawa – Glenbow Museum, Calgary Alberta.
Ref: ‘The Man Who Makes Heads with His Hands’, by John A. Stevens & Harold Pfeiffer
Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist’s estate by Ernest Johnson Antiques
“…Pfeiffer is the only artist in the world who diligently and artistically recorded likenesses of native people, a heritage for all time…Pfeiffer’s collection is a national heritage and it should upon no account be separated…it’s a national treasure”
(Dr. James Cruise, former Director of the Royal Ontario Museum)“…the documentary characteristic of his art sets him apart.”
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