C. 1920s-30s Oil on Canvas Painted in Labrador, Inspired by Grenfell Mission Rug pips Jones began to take his

Jones began to take his small wood-carvings of various animals to West Virginia county fairs and social gatherings when he was in his early seventies

with this fabulous engraved woman with great face and arms raised overhead

visible especially in the pink and blue of the sky

though perhaps a little earlier

C. 1920s-30s Oil on Canvas Painted in Labrador, Inspired by Grenfell Mission Rug pips Jones began to take hisThe story that came along with this painting is that its painter was an American in hospital in Labrador, who took his inspiration from a woman creating a Grenfell Mission rug. I purchased it from a dealer near Bar Harbor, who has collected Grenfell rugs and mats herself for many years, who purchased it from a woman living in Newfoundland, who knew the story of its origins. I am inclined to believe it: Grenfell Mission established the first permanent