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Edward John (EJ) Hughes

Edward John (E.J.) Hughes (1913 - 2007) was active/lived in British Columbia / Canada.  Edward Hughes is known for Painting, printmaking, murals, commercial art.

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Edward John Hughes (AKA: E.J.Hughes) was a painter, printmaker, muralist and commercial artist who was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  As an infant he moved with his family to Naniamo  (1914 - 1923), then North Vancouver and Vancouver (1923 - 39). After World War II he lived in Victoria, B.C. (1946 - 51),  Shawnigan Lake (1951-72), Cobble Hill (1972-75), Duncan (1975), Ladysmith (1975 - 77) and finally Duncan again, (1) where he lived for the rest of his life and died.
 
His mediums are oil, acrylic, watercolour (2), linocut, graphite, dry point and tempera.  His subjects are landscape, harbours, coastal scenes, genre, city scenes and military (during the war).  Almost all depict human activity such as logging, farming, fishing; and most are of places in British Columbia.  His style has been described as High Realism (3).  Hughes work is identified by  simplification, flattened planes, distortion, bright  colou   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 10566 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Edward John (EJ) Hughes


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Art Method
  • Easel Painting
  • Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
  • Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art MediaArt StyleArt SubjectGeography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Alaska After 1940
  • Europe
Art Association
  • Canadian Group of Painters
  • Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
  • Charles H. Scott
  • Frederick Varley
  • Jock (J.W.G.) MacDonald
Art School
  • Vancouver School of Art, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Student
Awards/Recognition
  • Audain Prize in the Visual Arts
  • Emily Carr Award
  • Order of British Columbia
  • Order of Canada, Elected Member
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Combat, War Artist: Illustration, Painting or Photography
  • Commercial Art and Design
  • Genre Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
  • Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
  • Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Art Association
  • Canadian Group of Painters-
  • Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
  • Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
  • National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
  • Vancouver Art Gallery

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