Charles Anthony Law

Serving as a senior officer in the Canadian Navy at the time of the invasion of Normandy, Charles Anthony Law was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. The following year he was appointed Official War Artist and completed dozens of paintings and sketches. Following the war he remained in the navy and later worked at the National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. In 1967, following his retirement from the navy, he became resident artist at Saint Mary's University, Halifax. After leaving Saint Mary's in 1980, Law devoted his full time to painting.