Acquired directly from the Artist
Private Collection, Port Hope
“Flags were very much part of my Newfoundland childhood. Wesleyville was a centre for the Labrador cod fishery and provided Captains and crews for numrous sealing ships. Most families owned individual flags and complete sets of the International Code. They were strung out to celebrate every special event, important arrivals and departures, weddings and milestones of the British royal family.
The first International Code monotypes were shown in Toronto in 1998. The series out as a tribute to my father, Captain Edward Bishop Blackwood, 1910-1995.”
- David Blackwood, The International Code
