Edward Everett Henry (1893-1961)
Cold Spring Camp, 1939
signed and dated "EVERETT HENRY N.Y.C. 1939" upper left
oil on canvas, 40 by 60 in.
inscribed "Cold Spring Camp and the Salmon Waters of George Washington Hill on the River Matapedia Quebec" lower center

Born in Brooklyn in 1893 and raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Henry studied at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts, founded by William Merritt Chase, where he also taught after graduating. He joined the Army’s Camouflage Corps during World War I, served in France, and returned to develop a successful career as an artist and illustrator. His work appeared in “Saturday Evening Post” and “Collier’s,” among other magazines, and his drawing of the first College Football game between Princeton and Yale was reproduced by Currier & Ives in 1930. Also in the 1930s, Henry created murals for corporate clients like Ford and the Pennsylvania Railroad, and had a side business painting pictorial estate plans of private clients’ homes and property.

On top of this vibrant career, Henry was known as a pictorial cartographer. He created exuberant, detailed, and beautiful maps, such as "The New Map of the World" in 1928 and a series of literary maps based on classic literature like “Tom Sawyer,” “Ivanhoe,” and “Moby Dick” in the 1950s. He lived in New Canaan, Connecticut, and Amagansett, New York, where he died in 1961.

This detailed and stunning map of the Matapedia River in Quebec identifies named pools, like Jim's Rock Pool, Three Island Pool, and the Gulch Pool. It shows the Cold Spring Camp’s location on the bend near Clark’s Brook, and identifies the shoreline by owner, including the Restigouche Salmon Club at the mouth of the river. It also shows the train tracks that connect Montreal to the village of Matapedia. This historic overnight train would leave in the evening, allowing salmon anglers to wake up and go fishing early the next morning.

The painted map is peppered with fish species, deer, porcupine, moose, quail, duck, and rabbit typical of the area, with salmon flies at the lower right and a faux-birch scroll cartouche at lower center.

Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut

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