Jack Harman (artist) explained

Jack Harman (1927–2001) was a Canadian sculptor from Vancouver, British Columbia, the "creator of some of Canada's best-known public art," including an equestrian monument of Queen Elizabeth II on Parliament Hill, unveiled by the Queen in 1992.[1] [2] He studied at the Vancouver School of Art and Slade School of Art and Hammersmith School of Art in England.[3] He later taught at the VSA as well as at the UBC Extension School.

His public sculptures in Vancouver include Statue of Harry Jerome, The Family (formerly at Pacific Press Building, now on Granville Island),[4] at the Pacific National Exhibition and at the Vancouver Law Courts.[5] His work is also elsewhere in Canada, including Parliament Hill and the British Columbia Legislature. His work is also held by the Government of Ontario Art Collection, the University of British Columbia and the City of Nanaimo.[6] [7] [8] He also contributed to the Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa.[9]

He received the Order of British Columbia in 1996, cited for creating "some of Vancouver’s best known sculpture."[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Queen Elizabeth II Equestrian Monument. Office of the Secretary to the Governor. General. June 7, 2019. The Governor General of Canada. March 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200325061041/https://www.gg.ca/en/resource-centre/queen-elizabeth-ii-equestrian-monument. March 25, 2020. live.
  2. Web site: Sculptor's models go on sale. The Globe and Mail.
  3. Web site: Art at Queen's Park: The Macdonald Block – Mother and Child – Jack Harman. www.archives.gov.on.ca. 2020-03-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200107212249/http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/art_qp/jack-harman.aspx. 2020-01-07. live.
  4. Web site: Iconic bronze sculpture 'The Family' unveiled in new permanent home on Granville Island . 2023-05-27 . vancouversun . en-CA.
  5. Web site: This day in history: July 6, 1967. www.vancouversun.com. March 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200322175941/http://www.vancouversun.com/This%2Bhistory%2BJuly%2B1967/6892444/story.html. March 22, 2020. live.
  6. Web site: UBC Archives – Campus Sculptures. www.library.ubc.ca. 2020-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180321220346/http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/sculptures/sculptures1.html. 2018-03-21. live.
  7. Web site: City of Vancouver Public Art Registry.
  8. Web site: Sword swiped from popular Nanaimo Statue. CBC.
  9. Web site: Ottawa-Ontario-Statues-Reconciliation-The-Peacekeeping-Monument-Canada-Pictures-Images | Gunter Marx Stock Photos. guntermarx.photoshelter.com.
  10. Web site: 1996 Recipient: Jack Harman – Gibsons : Order of BC. 2020-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20200322180015/https://orderofbc.gov.bc.ca/members/obc-1996/1996-jack-harman/. 2020-03-22. live.

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