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Philip Henry Howard Surrey

Philip Henry Howard Surrey (1910 - 1990) was active/lived in Quebec, Manitoba / Canada.  Philip Surrey is known for Painting, commercial art, draftsman, printmaking, teaching.

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Philip Henry Howard Surrey CM, LL.D., RCA, FCA, CAS, CSGA, EGP (1910 - 1990)

Philip Henry Howard Surrey (AKA: Philip Surrey) was an important Canadian painter, draftsman, commercial artist, journalist (1), printmaker and educator. Most exhibitions that examine 20th century Canadian art include his paintings, most comprehensive Canadian art history books illustrate and discuss his work, and most major Canadian museums have Philip Surrey pieces in their permanent collections.

He was born in Calgary, Alberta; lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba (1921 - 1924); Vancouver, B.C. (1924 - 1937); and Montreal, Quebec (1937 - 1990) where he died. (2)

His mediums include oil, watercolor, acrylic, gouache*, charcoal, chalk, Conte Crayon*, pastel, pencil, felt pen, ballpoint pen, pen and ink, ink wash, posters, etching* and serigraph*. His most well known paintings are of urban street scenes focusing on a solitary figure or a small group of pedestrians negotiating   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 13842 characters.]  Artist bio

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27 Book References for Philip Henry Howard Surrey
Year Author Title Pages Color
2012 Reid, Dennis A Concise History of Canadian Painting, (Third Edition) 506 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
2001 Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction 622 No
2000 Antaki, Karen Concordia Collects: Selected Art Acquisitions, 1974-2000 (Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery 72 Yes
2000 Thom, Ian Art BC: Masterworks from British Columbia 232 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1992 Paikowsky, Sandra and Lois Valliant Robert Ayre: The Critic and the Collection 59 Yes
1991 Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981 1557 Yes
1988 Donegan, Rosemary Industrial Images (Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario)
(Exhibition catalog)
143 No
1988 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal) 417 No
1988 Reid, Dennis A Concise History of Canadian Painting (Second Edition) 418 Yes
1987 Krueger, Pamela Works from the McCuaig Collection in the Laurentian University Museum (Now Called Art Gallery of Sudbury) 56 No
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1983 Rombout, Luke Vancouver: Art and Artists, 1931-1983
(Exhibition catalog)
440 Yes
1980 Sisler, Rebecca Passionate Spirits: A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980 296 Yes
1979 Morris, Jerrold 20th Century Canadian Drawings 107 No
1978 Fenton, Terry; Karen Wilken Modern Painting in Canada: Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art 119 Yes
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1975 Hill, Charles C Canadian Painting in the Thirties (National Gallery of Canada Exhibition Catalogue)
(Exhibition catalog)
223 Yes
1973 Hubbard, R.H. Painters of Quebec-National Gallery of Canada
(Exhibition catalog)
212 No
1972 Morris, Jerrold The Nude in Canadian Painting 89 Yes
1970 Bradfield, Helen Pepall Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection 603 No
1967 Viau, Guy Modern Painting in French Canada 93 No
1966 Kilbourn, Elizabeth; Frank Newfeld Great Canadian Painting: A Century of Art 128 Yes
1960 Hubbard, R.H. The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III 463 No
1957 Leduc, Fernand 35 Painters of Today 47 No
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