Charles Hepburn Scott (29 November 1886 – 1964) was a Scottish-born Canadian artist.

Early life

Scott was born in

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, Ayr, to Robert Hepburn and Jean (née Carmichael) Scott.

Career

Scott was a student at

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from 1903 to 1909, where he studied both drawing and painting while working as a letter artist and art teacher. After graduating from the Glasgow school of art in 1909, he emigrated to

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in 1912, where he was appointed as Art Supervisor for Calgary Schools. Eventually, Scott settled in

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in 1914, working as Art Supervisor for Vancouver Schools. After the outbreak of

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, Scott enlisted in the Canadian Force, serving overseas from 1915 to 1918. After the war, he returned to British Columbia where, in 1919, his belief in the importance of a community's cultural consciousness lead him to become a founding member of the British Columbian Arts League. As part of this group, Scott helped to lobby for the establishment of an art school and gallery in Vancouver, neither of which existed in the city prior to that time. Emily Carr University of Design 01

In 1935 the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Art (later the Vancouver School of Art and currently the

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) opened its doors; Scott served as principal of the school from 1926 until 1952. Scott was instrumental in getting

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and

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to teach at the school. These notable artists benefited the school and Scott as they could go on sketching trips together. Scott's significant contribution to Vancounver's culture was not limited to the school: in 1931, he joined Henry A. Stone, one of the founders of the as yet unopened

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on a trip which Scott saw as a "dream come true". He was able to help Stone acquire over 110 works of art. This collection was to be basis of the Art Gallery's growing acquisitions. When the gallery opened later that year the public was able to view Stone and Scott's purchases. While working for the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Art, Scott continued to produce his own work. It was during this time that the artist painted ''Alfresco'' (1933), ''Portrait of Melvin'', and ''Morning Tea'', each of help to document his family's life in Vancouver. His art also frequently featured the BC landscape, as he found time to paint and sketch outdoors while on Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Art's regular summer camps.

Death and legacy

Scott died in Vancouver in 1964 at the age of 78. He is listed on The Glasgow School of Art's World War One Roll of Honour. The Vancouver Art Gallery holds many of his notable works, including ''Alfresco''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Charles Hepburn 1886 births 1964 deaths Artists from British Columbia People from Ayr Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art British emigrants to Canada

Early life

Career

Death and legacy

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