BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Harry Upperton Knight

July 6 1873 - December 28 1973

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A 1920s photograph of Knight by John Vanderpant.


Harry Upperton Knight was born in England. He came to Vancouver in 1910, and moved to Victoria c1918.

He exhibited eight photographs at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1930. The artist was noted in the catalogue as living in Victoria.

A photograph that he took of Emily Carr and John Vanderpant in 1933 was published in VANCOUVER: ART & ARTISTS 1931 - 1983 on page 21.

Knight died in Victoria in 1973 at the age of 100, widowed from Josephine Maud Thompson.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1930 Aug. 22 - Sept. 6 CNE   Toronto Salon of Cdn. Photography The Heavens Declare His Glory
An Impression of Grouse
Our Friends the Trees
Calm of Eventide
Arbutus
Gables
Into the Future
The Club House

References

ARTISTS IN CANADA 1982 - UNION LIST OF ARTISTS' FILES (refer to AIC82)

VANCOUVER: ART & ARTISTS 1931 - 1983 (refer to VAG83)

IMAGES OF GOLD MOUNTAIN 1886 - 1947 (refer to VAG85.2)

THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA (refer to CE00)

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

https://archives.victoria.ca/knight-harry-upperton-1873-1973

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/harry-upperton-knight

https://www.memorybc.ca/harry-upperton-knight-fonds

http://www.butchartgardenshistory.com/early-photographers-of-butchart-gardens/harry-upperton-knight/

https://cameraworkers.davidmattison.com/getperson.php?personID=I1154&tree=cw18581950

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