Jack Shadbolt Explained

Jack Leonard Shadbolt
Birth Date:4 February 1909
Birth Place:Shoeburyness, England
Death Place:Burnaby, British Columbia
Nationality:Canadian
Spouse:Doris Meisel (m. 1945)
Field:painter
Training:Frederick Varley at the Vancouver School of Art

Jack Leonard Shadbolt, (February 4, 1909 November 22, 1998) was a Canadian painter.

Early life

Born in Shoeburyness, England, Shadbolt came to Canada with his parents in April 1911.[1] He was raised in Victoria, British Columbia.[2] He studied at the Art Students' League in New York City (1948) and in London (1937) and Paris (1938). From 1928 to 1937, he taught in high schools in Duncan, British Columbia and Vancouver, British Columbia.[3] Starting in 1938, he taught and studied with Frederick Varley at the Vancouver School of Art.[3]

He married Doris Meisel in 1945 and the couple moved to Burnaby, a suburb of Vancouver, in 1950.[4] [5]

War artist

In 1942, during World War II, Jack Shadbolt enlisted in the army.In 1944, he sketched and painted in the prisoner-of-war camp at Petawawa, Ontario.[6] He was transferred in 1945 to London, where he served as an administrative officer for the official Canadian War Art Program.[3]

Later years

After the war, Shadbolt returned to his faculty position at the Vancouver School of Art (VSA). When he retired in 1966, he was the head of painting and drawing section. He devoted more time to painting[7] as well as to writing poetry which was published with his drawings in 1973 in "Mind's I: Jack Shadbolt" (McClelland and Stewart Ltd.).

In 1987, Shadbolt and his wife founded the Vancouver Institute for the Visual Arts, a charitable foundation to provide grants to individuals in support of their artistic endeavours. The foundation was later renamed The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation for the Visual Arts.[8]

Recognition

In 1956, works by Shadbolt along with those of Louis Archambault and Harold Town represented Canada at the Venice Biennale.[9] In 1972, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1990, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia. Throughout his life, Shadbolt continued to advance the boundaries of his art.[7]

On 24 August 2001 Canada Post issued 'The Space Between Columns #21 (Italian), 1965, Jack Shadbolt' in the Masterpieces of Canadian art series. The stamp was designed by Pierre-Yves Pelletier based on an oil painting "'The Space Between Columns #21 (1965) by Jack Shadbolt. The $1.05 stamps are perforated 13 X 13.5 mm and were printed by Ashton-Potter Limited.[10]

The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts located at Deer Lake Park was named after Jack Shadbolt and offers performing and visual arts programs for people of all ages as well as facilitates Royal Conservatory of Music examinations.[11]

Selected works

See also

Bibliography

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Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FamilySearch: Sign In. . 1 July 2023.
  2. Reid, Dennis R. (1988). A Concise History of Canadian Painting, p. 285.
  3. Encyclopedia: Swinton . George . Jack Leonard Shadbolt . . 4 March 2015 . . online .
  4. Web site: Founders. The Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation for the Visual Arts. Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation. 19 March 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150701204256/http://www.shadboltfoundation.org/founders.html. 1 July 2015.
  5. Web site: About Jack & Doris Shadbolt. Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. City of Burnaby. 19 March 2015.
  6. Brandon, Laura (1999) "Artist of War: Jack Shadbolt (1909–1998)," Canadian Military History: Vol. 8: Iss. 3, Article 6. Available at:htp://scholars.wlu.ca/cmh/vol8/iss3/6
  7. Reid, p. 365.
  8. Web site: Jack Shadbolt. National Gallery of Canada. 13 October 2013.
  9. Web site: Past Canadian Exhibitions . National Gallery of Canada at the Venice Biennale . National Gallery of Canada . 12 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131013125245/http://www.gallery.ca/venice/80.htm . October 13, 2013 .
  10. http://data4.collectionscanada.gc.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=(art.TITP.)+Or+(art.TITI.+And+null.B742.)&l=20&d=STMP&p=1&u=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/02011702_e.html&r=19&f=G&Sect1=STMP Canada Post stamp
  11. Web site: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | City of Burnaby. www.burnaby.ca. 1 July 2023.
  12. Web site: Ylitalo . Katherine . 2022-04-25 . Work of Art: Northern Emblem (No. 1 mural study) by Jack Shadbolt . 2022-05-28 . Avenue Calgary . en-CA.

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