BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Wilbert Rattray

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B.C. Art League
B.C. Society of Fine Arts


Wilbert Rattray exhibited in the September 1921 thirteenth Annual Exhibition of the B.C. Society of Fine Arts, held at the Vancouver School Board offices on Hamilton Street. A published review of the exhibition noted that he was a member of the B.C. Art League.

The 1921 Vancouver City Directory lists Rattray as an architect, residence at 4174 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver.

BC Vital Statistics on-line did not provide any information on the artist as of November 2021.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1921 Sept. 19 - 24 BCSFA   13th Annual Exhibition Departing Day
Mirrored Morn

References

(not in Biographical Index of Artists in Canada)

https://www.heritagesitefinder.ca/location/1250-w-57th-ave-vancouver-bc/

Clippings

"In the near future three members of the league, Messrs. Burgess Beach, Wilbert Rattray, and D. Donaldson will begin their artistic craft classes at their Pender street atelier. Design, wood carving and cabinet making will be taken up."
      From "By the Way in Art" per B.C. Art League
      Vancouver Province, Thursday October 6 1921, page 12

"According to historical permits, the architect of the house was a man named Wilbert Rattray who worked for the Bungalow Finance and Building Company and the builder was the Halloran Construction Company. The Arts & Crafts house has cladding on the bottom half, a hipped roof, gable dormer, half-timbering, leaded glass, a porch and shingles."
      From Heritage Site Finder for 1250 West 57th Avenue, Vancouver (see link above)


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