The official unveiling of the re-creation of the 1948 War Memorial Mural by New Brunswick artist Fred Ross and the presentation of the 2011 Fred Ross Scholarship to Alex Francheville will take place on Monday June 27th at 4 pm. Under the direction of Mr. Ross, artists Amy Ash, Sarah Griffin and Fred Willar have[…]
Monday, the revered 84-year-old Saint John painter watched as his reanimated murals were officially unveiled at The Richard J. Currie Center at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton. “I am delighted to see it recreated in such a beautiful way, and the fact the whole incident, the whole story, has quite a happy ending,” said[…]
The Foundation would like to express its gratitude to journalist Mike Landry for his continued work in the promotion of New Brunswick arts and culture, with a special thanks for allowing us to archive this article below in its entirety. Ross Mural PDF
Fred Ross’s remarks on the Fredericton Mural Recreation Project May 11, 2011 As a young art student at Saint John Vocational School, I was approached by the Fredericton High School Alumni to create a mural dedicated to the school’s boys who had made the ultimate sacrifice duringWorld War II. My main concern was working out[…]
When Fred Ross’ recreated war memorial mural is unveiled Monday at the University of New Brunswick’s Richard J. Currie Center, people will, once again, be able to marvel at the unmatched talents of one of Canada’s finest living artists. Back on view in a public space, the mural reminds us Ross’ artistic vision has remained[…]
It’s not too often history can be recreated, but that’s what’s happening at the University of New Brunswick. On Monday, a new mural, originally painted in the 1940s by Saint John artist Fred Ross, was unveiled at the Richard J. Currie Center. It replaces a two-panel mural called Destruction of War and Rebuilding the World[…]