Hants County Exhibition 250th Anniversary

This painting was created by local artist Susan Sweet, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Hants County Exhibition.  Sweet has a lifetime involvement and interest in the exhibition, and her father, Ernest Sweet, was president of the Exhibition in 1965.

Sweet’s practice of painting is grounded in having lived her life in rural Hants County, surrounded by various aspects of agriculture.  She chose oxen for this painting because they have been working the Hants County land for the 250 years of the fair.

Other images include:

• oxen at an event at Kejimkujik National Park
• oxen painted on the wall or an artisan’s shop in Bear River
• oxen hauling a dory at the Mahone Bay Classic Boat Festival
• “ox-hauls” at the Shelburne County Exhibition
• Oxen at the Hants County Exhibition
• Oxen painting by Maud Lewis