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E.J. Hughes
Edward John Hughes D.F.A., D.Litt. (February 17, 1913 – January 5, 2007) was a Canadians, Canadian painter, known for his images of the land and sea in British Columbia. Early career Hughes was born in North Vancouver (city), North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and spent a significant part of his childhood in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Raised during the Great Depression, Depression, he studied at the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Art where he graduated in 1933. His talent was recognized early. One of his teachers was Frederick Varley of the Group of Seven (artists), Group of Seven, and another member, Lawren Harris, recommended him for the inaugural Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Emily Carr Scholarship in 1947. In 1934, he formed a partnership with the muralist Paul Goranson and Orville Fisher in a commercial art firm. World War II When World War II began in 1939, he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Artillery as a gunner and was posted to England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Vancouver (city)
The City of North Vancouver is a city on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, British Columbia, Canada. It is the smallest in area and the most urbanized of the North Shore (Greater Vancouver), North Shore municipalities. Although it has significant industry of its ownincluding shipping, Chemical industry, chemical production, and Film industry, film productionthe city is considered to be a suburb of Vancouver. The city is served by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, British Columbia Ambulance Service, and the North Vancouver City Fire Department. History In the 1880s, Arthur Heywood-Lonsdale and a relation James Pemberton Fell, made substantial investments through their company, Lonsdale Estates, and in 1882 he financed the Moodyville investments. Several locations in the North Vancouver area are named after Lonsdale and his family. Not long after the District was formed, an early land developer and second reeve of the new council, James Cooper Keith, personally underwrote a loan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |