Donald Schildroth

Title: Conrad Grebel University College art collection : Donald Schildroth

Dates of Creation: 1950-2011, predominant 1990s

Physical Description: 5 oil paintings, 1 cm of textual material

Biographical sketch: Born and raised in Kitchener, Donald Schildroth (1927-2013) always had a passion for art and photography. Following a career at Uniroyal he retired to Victoria, B.C. In 1992, the year of his 65th birthday, he decided to do 65 paintings as "an expression of the lifetime of fond memories I have of roaming Waterloo County with a camera and trying to capture the simple rural and village Spirit that the Mennonite tradition inspired."

Scope and Content: The collection consists of 5 framed oil paintings and a photocopy of an album containing photographs and artist statements for all his paintings. Most of his work focuses on traditional Mennonite life and scenes in Waterloo County.

Custodial history: Schildroth donated 5 paintings to Conrad Grebel University College in 2011. The College subsequently framed these paintings. He also gave permission for his album to be copied; he retains possession of the original.

File list:

1. The Bus Stop, 1995, 12x16 cm
2. Come and Worship, 1992, 12x16 cm
3. Waiting for the Queen, 1994, 12x16 cm
4. When the Sky Meets the Earth, 2004, 12x16cm
5. The Bargain Hunters, 1996, 12x15 cm
6. Album entitled "A celebration of Mennonite paintings" and related correspondence

Restrictions: The paintings and their copyright are the property of Conrad Grebel University College.

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