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Beatrice Lennie
Edith Beatrice Catharine Lennie (June 16, 1905 – June 1, 1987) was a Canadians, Canadian painter and sculptor. She is primarily known for her public sculptures in Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, many of which remain in Vancouver today. Lennie was more concerned with rendering an idea than with a realistic depiction of her subject. Career In 1929, as a member of the original graduating class of the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts, Lennie was active in student affairs including founding the Pasovas Club "that aimed for the furtherance of art education". She served as its first president. The Pasovas Club met regularly at Bee Lennie's studio where they held life drawing sessions. In addition, they held regular exhibitions at the BC Art League Gallery at 649 Seymour Street and later at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Georgia Street. In 1933, after her studies in California, she was invited by F. H. Varley and Jock Macdonald to teach sculpture and mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson, British Columbia
Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings from its glory days in a regional silver rush, Nelson is one of the three cities forming the commercial and population core of the West Kootenay region, the others being Castlegar, British Columbia, Castlegar and Trail, British Columbia, Trail. The city is the seat of the Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Regional District of Central Kootenay. It is represented in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, provincial legislature by the riding of Nelson-Creston, and in the Parliament of Canada by the riding of Kootenay—Columbia. History Founding The western Kootenay region of British Columbia, where the city of Nelson is situated, is part of the traditional territories of the Sinixt (or Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
