The art of Frieda Creighton Creelman (1900-1967), have long had a special place within our family. Living in the same neighbourhood that she had, may be part of the interest. The fact that she was a close family friend of a prior generation of the family meant a number of her paintings are now found in various family homes. Her Island scenes capture another time and preserve aspects of Island heritage that would have been lost had she not captured them in living colour.
The painting of The Pump House, recalls an area much changed from when it was painted. Located on the banks of Governor's Pond in an area at the beginning of Fitzroy Street in Charlottetown - the building has been replaced with a modern structure known as a "lift station". The watercolour on loan from a family collection was part of the 2005 show assembled for the 150th Charlottetown anniversary, hosted by Confederation Centre Art Gallery & Museum.
An article on Frieda originally hosted on the Government of PEI website has disappeared but a version survives on the Internet Archives site.
