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Huronia Museum is proud to present the work of

Timothy D. Mohan

Saturday, June 6th – 26th, 2009

Opening Wine and Cheese will be held on Saturday, June 6th, from 2 – 5pm.

Admission to the art show is free on the opening day.

Admission to the art show after the opening day is free with this invitation. (blog post)

Huronia Museum and Huron Ouendat Village wil be unveiling a new exhibit by Metis artist, Timothy D. Mohan, entitled, Break from Tradition featuring forty original paintings.

“I want to create original themes that reflect First Nations culture as well as intertwining more modern themes, history and techniques,” says Mohan.

Mohan’s success as an artist took off when Canadian fashion icon, Linda Lundstrom chose his motif, “River Woman” for her 2004 and 2006 La Parka series. From that first exposure on the national scene, Mohan’s paintings have been featured on the covers of Alberta Native News and Western Native News. Mohan’s artwork has also been used by M.A.D.D.” Mother’s Against Drunk Drivers” Victoria chapter, British Columbia.

click here to see more work by this artist in our Flickr Group “Artists and art Shows at Huronia Museum”

The museum has acquired a rare piece of Midland retail history. It is a smaller sized glazed earthenware jug from the Midland T Store. The store offered dry goods and local fresh produce. The store was owned and operated by John Box Horrell. He came to Midland about 1881 and opened the MTS in 1885. He was elected as the first mayor of Midland in 1890. Horrell died suddenly in the spring of 1900. His was the largest funeral attended in Midland to that point in its history.

smaller jug

This smaller version of the Tea Store jug joins a larger version of the jug which has been in the museum’s collection for many years. The larger jugs are fairly common. Both jugs would have had a cork or wooden stopper. It is likely that the jugs were made in Toronto or Brantford.

larger version of jug

The museum would like to thank Bev Day, former Midland councillor, for his efforts to monitor ebay for auction items with a local historical association that the museum might be interested in acquiring.

two jugs together