“He said to come in and do whatever I want, so I did.”ĭiefenbaker, who was no longer Prime Minister, but was sitting as an MP, never posed for Van Dusen. The sketches would aid Van Dusen in the eventual painting of a portrait. In 1975, the artist went to Diefenbaker’s Parliament Hill office to sketch “The Chief” while he worked. Van Dusen, now 95 years of age, is a celebrated landscape and portrait painter in the capital. “He” is John Diefenbaker, Canada’s 13th Prime Minister and a dear family friend. “They” are a series of sketches, drawn by Van Dusen nearly 50 years ago. “I was delirious,” said a smiling Van Dusen. ![]() Shirley Van Dusen was decluttering her Ottawa apartment when she rediscovered a compelling chapter of her past in a crumpled cardboard box.
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