 | Maintaining the Right
Of all the more than 200 Mountie pictures Arnold Friberg has painted through the years, this one stands alone! For while the former ones were created first for use on calendars and advertising for The Northwest Paper Company, this special commemorative subject was painted purely and exclusively for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Along with its limited edition prints, this new painting was of officially commissioned by "E" Division NCO's Mess expressly to honor the 125th anniversary year of the R.C.M.P |
|  | Puffing Billy
1990 Release. Pictured here is "Climax," a unique steam locomotive manufactured
by Climax Locomotive Company in Corty, Pennsylvania. Strictly a workhorse locomotive,
it is instantly recognizable from its slanted cylinders, and the low gearing gives it the
extra power for pulling heavy loads of timber. Also, the peculiar looking road bed -
instead of rock, they utilized the most plentiful available material, timber. |
| |  | Tales of the Force
1988 Release. This image introduced Arnold Friberg's art to the Canadians. It quickly became a sold out edition,
and is now a highly sought after secondary market print. Looking into the rugged face of the storyteller,
you feel the spirit that has made the RCMP famous throughout the world and an inspiration to all boys.
(A personal note: Many people don't know that the young boy in the ski sweater is Arnold Friberg's son, Frank.) |
|  | Trail Ends at the Sea
It's been a long search, to the shores of the ocean, but the Mountie always gets his man. When we look
closer, we see that the wanted man as pictured on the poster is working in the background, and we
understand the dilemma of the stevedores who aren't sure if they will turn in their fellow worker. The reward
poster is historically authentic, as is the detailed ship, the Star of Alaska,which plied the coastal waters
from Alaska southward in the glory days of sailing ships. |
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