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The House of Commons is the custodian of an
important collection of art and artifacts
reflecting Canada's social and political history.
Many of these works are displayed throughout
Parliament, including its committee rooms. This
painting, Ghosts of Vimy Ridge, is
currently on loan to the new Canadian War Museum,
but its permanent home is the Centre Block's
historic Railway Committee Room. Portraying the
flickering spirits of departed Canadian soldiers
making their way toward the summit of the ridge, it
was painted in 1929 by Australian artist William
Longstaff and purchased by Captain John Dewar, who
donated it to Parliament in 1931.
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