Henry Wanton Jones Explained

Henry Wanton Jones
Birth Date:11 May 1925
Birth Place:Waterloo, Quebec, Canada
Death Place:Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:Painter

Henry Wanton Jones (11 May 1925 – 19 March 2021) was a Canadian painter.[1]

Biography

Jones was born in Waterloo in 1925. He studied fine arts at Sir Howard Douglas Hall and subsequently attended the School of Art at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts under the guidance of Arthur Lismer and Jacques de Tonnancour.

Jones took a surrealist approach to his artwork, and his dreamlike and erotic works made him a known across Canada.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He also sculpted in the 1960s and 70s and addressed recurring themes in the equestrian world. From 2017 to 2018, the Sherbrooke Museum of Fine Arts displayed an exhibition called Henry Wanton Jones. Démasqué! in his honor.[7]

Henri Wanton Jones died in Morin-Heights on 19 March 2021 at the age of 95.[8]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le peintre Henry Wanton Jones s’est éteint à 95 ans. 13 April 2021. Radio-Canada. French.
  2. Web site: Henry Wanton Jones (1925-2021). Gevik Gallery. 2021-04-21. 2021-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421151749/http://www.gevik.com/wanton-jones/. dead.
  3. Web site: Henry Wanton Jones. Jean-Pierre Valentin Gallery.
  4. Web site: Henry Wanton Jones. MutualArt.
  5. Web site: Biography of Henry Wanton Jones. Jean-Pierre Valentin Gallery.
  6. Web site: Henry Wanton Jones. Galerie d'Avignon. French. 2021-04-21. 2018-08-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180813081904/http://galeriedavignon.ca/dynamic/artist.asp?ArtistID=8. dead.
  7. Web site: Henry Wanton Jones. 28 January 2019. Radio-Canada. French.
  8. Web site: L'artiste Henry Wanton Jones meurt à 95 ans. 15 April 2021. La Presse. French.
  9. Web site: Jones, Henry Wanton - Head. MNBAQ. French.
  10. Web site: Streetsmart - Promenart. NCC-CCN. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160315161950/http://ncc-ccn.gc.ca/sites/default/files/pubs/NCC-CCN-Streetsmart-Promenart-Guide-Art-Street-Rue-2010-11.pdf. 15 March 2016.
  11. Web site: Jones, Henry Wanton - Sans titre. MNBAQ. French.