Gertrude Weir (nee Webb)
1919 - 2000
Gertrude Weir was born in Vancouver. She was an early student at the Vancouver
School of Art. In 1936-37 she received a merit certificate, and
graduated in 1939. In 1940 she received a Post-Graduate Endorsement
in Design and Decorative Arts.
She exhibited her work in the B.C. Artists annuals at the
Vancouver Art Gallery in 1943, 1946, and 1948.
She died in Vancouver in 2000.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| DATE |
EXHIBITION |
ARTWORK |
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|
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| 1943 Sept. 25 - Oct. 20 |
VAG
B.C. Artists 12th Annual |
Vase - Large Turquoise |
|
|
Small Bowl - Matt Green |
| 1946 Sept. 21 - Oct. 13 |
VAG
B.C. Artists 15th Annual |
Madonna and Two Angels |
|
|
Plate |
| 1948 Sept. 18 - Oct. 10 |
VAG
B.C. Artists 17th Annual |
The Little Circus |
|
|
Group of Free Forms |
References
SOUVENIR CATALOGUE OF EXHIBITIONS OPENING THE NEW
VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
(refer to VAG51)
VANCOUVER SCHOOL OF ART - LIST OF GRADUATES & STUDENTS (refer to
VSA)
A CENTURY OF SCULPTURE (refer to
SSBC98)
MODERN IN THE MAKING - POST-WAR CRAFT AND DESIGN IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
(refer to VAG20)
Clippings
"Congratulating Vancouver School of Art for the excellence
of its work during the past session, under the tuition of Charles
H. Scott and staff, Col. F.T. Fairey, director of the technical education branch
of the Department of Education, distributed scholarships and diplomas to successful
students Friday afternoon. ... Diploma in Design - Gertrude Weir.
... "
From "Diplomas Awarded to Art Students"
Vancouver Province, September 2 1939
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