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Joseph Douglas Purcell

Joseph Douglas Purcell (1927 - 2015) was active/lived in Nova Scotia / Canada.  Joseph Purcell is known for Marine-sailing vessel and harbor painting, murals.

Joseph Douglas Purcell is a painter and muralist. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and has lived in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia since 1953.

His primary medium is watercolor; however, he has worked in oil, mixed mediums and fresco. The Atlantic coastal region is the source of most of his subjects such as: sailboats, harbors, fishing, seascapes, landscapes, farmhouses, country lanes, street scenes, rivers, and genre*, etc. He's also completed a large body of work documenting the Nova Scotia gold mining industry. His styles are Post-Impressionism*, Expressionism* and Fauvism*.

Purcell's formal art education includes three years at the Nova Scotia College of Art (now the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design), Halifax (c. late 1940s). He's been a professional artist since 1947 and has been exhibiting in prominent shows since at least 1945.

His works have been included in the spring exhibitions of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (1945, 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1951) and w   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3432 characters.]  Artist bio

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9 Book References for Joseph Douglas Purcell
Year Author Title Pages Color
2007 Cameron, J. E. Stonehurst by the Sea 24 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2003 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Biographical Index of Artists in Canada 250 No
2001 Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction 622 No
1994 Paikowsky, Sandra Nova Scotian Pictures: Art in Nova Scotia, 1940-1966 (Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax)
(Exhibition catalog)
48 No
1988 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal) 417 No
1981 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979 448 No
1974 MacDonald, Colin, S. A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes) 3667 No
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