June 6th, 2026 - 1 PM

Art book launch features 19TH and early 20th century paintings by UK and Princeton region artists

Residents of the Princeton region and beyond are cordially invited to attend the book launch on June 6th of a limited edition art book titled

“Cornwall, UK to Princeton, BC: Paintings by Eight Related Artists.” The location is the Princeton Museum and the author is Peter G.B. Ewart of Prince George, BC.

The book features the paintings of eight talented artists of the 19th and early 20th centuries, all of them related, with some living in the UK and some emigrating to the Princeton region of British Columbia. Included in the book are more than 125 paintings, many of which have never been displayed anywhere before and many of which depict scenes of the Princeton region. It also includes biographies of the artists and commentary by the author, as well as a number of paintings currently held by art galleries and museums in the UK and British Columbia, as well as by non-family members.

It is all part of a legacy project by descendants of these artists to pass on this wonderful artwork to the generations still to come and the communities and regions where the artists lived and painted. With that end in mind, the descendants came together to have the paintings in their possession professionally photographed and eventually published in this book.

The artists covered in the book include: Robert Collinson (1832-1898), Eliza Collinson (died 1872), Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), Thomas Madawaska Hemy (1852-1937), Florence Collinson (1857-1930), Winifred Freeman (1866-1961), Alfred Pazolt (1872-1956), and Wilfrid Freeman (1881-1952.

June 7th, 2026 - 3 PM

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