BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Mrs. R.B. Ellis

dates

Vancouver Arts and Crafts Association (Member)
B.C. Art League (Member)


Mrs. R.B. Ellis was a member of the Vancouver Arts and Crafts Association in 1900 (the year the association was founded), as noted in an article in The Canadian Architect and Builder. Mrs. Ellis showed her artwork in the first and second annual exhibitions of the Vancouver Arts and Crafts Association in 1900 and 1901.

She was an Active Member of the B.C. Art League in 1925. She was living on West 10th Ave. in Vancouver at that time.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1900 Sept. 25-27 VACA First Annual Exhibition Punch Bowl, Grapes
Vase, Persian
Bonbon Box, Persian
Jewel Box
Plate
Whiskey Jug, pine cones
Fire Screen

References

B.C. Art League - List of Members, 1924 - 1925.

Clippings

"A fire screen designed by W.J. Bloomfield and executed in wood and leather with pyrographic decoration by Mrs. Ellis is admirable" ... "Among the pieces by Mrs. R.B. Ellis, a charming little jewel box and a fine punch bowl deserve more than passing attention, though all this member's work is good." ... "Mrs. Ellis' jewel box, decorated with a form of Persian arabesque, being the noticeable successful exception."
       From "British Columbia Letters, No. IV"
       The Canadian Architect and Builder, 1900

"Mrs. Ellis' charming work on china was this year represented by but half a dozen pieces, of which we most admired two plates designed by Mr. Jas. Bloomfield ... In china Mrs. Ellis ... and Miss Ede (who gained Mrs. R.B. Ellis's special prize) ... showed some beautiful work."
       From "British Columbia Letters, No. VII"
       The Canadian Architect and Builder, 1901

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