Paisley in Arran-Elderslie in Bruce County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

David Browne Milne

(1881-1953)

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 16, 2026

1. David Browne Milne Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

David Milne was one of the first Canadian artists to explore modernist styles and subject matter. His paintings, watercolours, and prints are subtle arrangements of colour, space, and line. In 1903, he left Paisley for New York City, where he exhibited at the famous Armory Show in 1913. He later became a Canadian war artist, depicting scenes of First World War battlefields. He moved to upstate New York, returning to Ontario in 1929, where he lived and painted in Temagani, Palgrave, Six Mile Lake, Toronto, Uxbridge, and Bancroft. "The thing that ‘makes' picture," Milne wrote, “is the thing that makes dynamite - compression."

Milne es un des premiers artistes canadiens à explorer des styles et des sujets modernistes. Ses peintures, ses aquarelles et ces gravures marient avec subtilité des agencements de couleurs, d'espaces et de lignes. En 1903, il quitte Paisley pour New York, y exposant au réputé Armory Show en 1913. Plus tard, comme artiste de guerre canadien, il dépeint des champs de bataille de la Première Guerre mondiale. Il vit dans le nord de d’État de New York puis rentre en Ontario en 1929 òu il

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peint à Temagami, Palgrave, Six Mile Lake, Toronto, Uxbridge et Bancroft.Il écrit “Ce qui fait un tableau, c'est ce qui fait la dynamite - la compression”.

Erected by Historic Sites and MonumentsBoard of Canada.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 44° 18.609′ N, 81° 16.47′ W. Marker is in Arran-Elderslie, Ontario, in Bruce County. It is in Paisley. It is at the intersection of Queen Street North (Bruce County Road 3) and Cambridge Street, on the right when traveling south on Queen Street North (Bruce County Road 3). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 470 Bruce County Road 3, Arran-Elderslie ON N0G 2N0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgian Bay Country

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 16, 2026

2. David Browne Milne Marker

Centre of photo

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: David Brown Milne 1882-1953 (here, next to this marker); The Foundry Chimney (here, next to this marker); The Elliot Block (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Samuel Thomas Rowe (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Simon Orchard - First Settler of Paisley (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Historic Frame Building (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Fisher Mill Property (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Founding of Paisley (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arran-Elderslie.

1909

3. David Milne in New York, 1909

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Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.