CHAPTER FIVE: ART AND NARRATIVE
A) HERALD
Pictured here is a young boy, a son of a paper mill family. For decades his family worked in producing paper and he was expected to one day take on the family business.
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B) THE NEWS BOY
This famous Canadian artist was invited to paint the portrait of this young boy because of he was known to show a certain sense of empathy in his portraits of young children. Little is known about the young boy or his family.
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C) HEADLINE
This painting is an early piece in this artist’ s portfolio, and it was never intended to be seen by anyone. This female artist from Oxford, England knew this young boy because he would deliver the paper to her house every week. After gaining permission from the young boy’ s parents, she captured his portrait to practice light and depth in her portraiture work.
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ROBERT HARRIS, THE NEWSBOY( 1879) oil on canvas born Tyn-y-Groes, Wales, 1849; died Montreal, Quebec, 1919
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