>I wonder if anyone could help me with the provenance of a painting I
>have of Ezra Pound.
>
>It is oil on board, measures 30" by 20"; is entitled 'The Ghost of Homer
>Sings'; the artist is John A.Richards of 199 East 17th Ave Vancouver;
>and is dated January 1967.  It shows an old grey-bearded man looking
>remarlkably like Nelson Mandela!
>
>One obvious question is: was Pound in Canada at that time?
>
>Any help gratefully received
 
        I have no idea about the provenance of the painting, but Pound was
not in Canada in 1967. However, he was scheduled to come to Expo, the
Montreal World's Fair which was part of the celebration of the centenary of
Canada as a federal Dominion. However, he did not come.