Alfred Goduto (1920-1990), was born in Italy and showed a talent for visual art as a child. He received some formal art instruction while a prisoner-of-war in Europe. Emigrating to Canada in 1952, he and his wife Bibiana settled in Whitney Pier, where they raised sons Dominic and Blaise. While working as a master bricklayer by trade, Alfred pursued a parallel artistic life, specializing in a traditional Italian Renaissance style and employing classical techniques of oil painting and “al fresco” work. He was a member of the Cape Breton Artists Association and his paintings are part of many local collections. His family continues to hold a large number of his works.