l: 50.7 cm x w: 63.5 cm
This is a charcoal and pencil drawing entitled "Garage Under Construction - Queen's University". The title, signature and the number "29" in red are in the bottom left corner. The illustration depicts the construction of the parking lot under the rugby field on Queen's Campus. Grant Hall and Kingston Hall are in the background. The mid-ground is a pit with various vehicles moving dirt.
In 1973, 30 sketches of various Kingston scenes by Montreal artist R. D. Wilson were presented to the City of Kingston by the Macdonald Tobacco Company as a Tercentenary gift. The sketches, called The Macdonald Lassie Tercentenary Collection, were made the previous year on commission by the Montreal-based Tobacco Company. The artist, who has travelled all of the world, lived in Kingston for a month to execute the pencil and charcoal views of the city.
The sketches were presented by Murray Mather, vice-president of Macdonalds, to Kingston Mayor George Speal.
