BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Herbert Garvin Hunt

March 21 1892 - April 26 1961

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Herbert Garvin Hunt was born in London England, and came to Vancouver c1912. He was married to Cecelia Jordan.

He exhibited work in the All Canadian exhibition in 1932. He was living in Calgary, AB. By 1940 he was noted as living in Vancouver, where he exhibited work in the B.C. Artists annual exhibitions from 1940 to 1948.

He also had work in the 1944 British Columbia At Work exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Hunt died in Vancouver in 1961 at the age of 69. He was noted as being a "Civil Servant (Federal) - Civil Service" from which he had retired in 1956 after 35 years employment.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1932 May - July VAG   All Canadian Exhibition Brick Works, Calgary
Kananaskis, Alberta
1940 Sept. 20 - Oct. 13 VAG   B.C. Artists 9th Annual Oboe
George
1941 Sept. 26 - Oct. 19 VAG   B.C. Artists 10th Annual River Scene
Landscape
1944 Nov. 21 - Dec. 10 Labour Arts Guild   1st B.C. At Work Chipping
The Condenser Shop
Grinding
1945 Sept. 22 - Oct. 21 VAG   B.C. Artists 14th Annual Saturday at Brockton Point
How's That
1946 Aug. 13 - 25 VAG   Stanley Park in Pictures Launching
Brocton (sic) Point
1946 Sept. 21 - Oct. 13 VAG   B.C. Artists 15th Annual Clouds Over Kits
In the Park
1948 Sept. 18 - Oct. 10 VAG   B.C. Artists 17th Annual Sunday Painting, No. 49
Sunday Painting, No. 50

References

ROYAL CANADIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS - EXHIBITIONS & MEMBERS 1880 - 1979 (refer to RCA81)

B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death (refer to BCVS)

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