Untitled, Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, circa 1930, oil on board, 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches, unsigned. Provenance: Parker family member, Ottawa. Note: Parker was the art critic for Emily Carr. Born in New York City, Parker moved to England with his family at the age of 9. He was brought up near Stratford-on-Avon, where his father was American Consul in Birmingham and London. He studied art in Paris for 5 years in a number of schools including the Sorbonne and the Académie Julien, notably under Jean-Paul Laurens. He also studied in New York under Robert Henri. Between 1938 and 1951, he had more solo exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery, as well as work in small group shows in 1938 and 1939. Lawren Harris wrote an introduction to Parker's 1951 exhibition catalogue, lauding Parker's work and referring to him as "a poet in paint", in addition to recommending that the public invest in Parker's work.