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  • Barbara Hepworth Letters to Herbert Read - University of Leeds and University of Victoria

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    1Collections
    102Works
    Description:
    This collection consists of letters from Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) to Sir Herbert Read (1893-1968). Sir Herbert Read was a poet, art historian, anarchist, literary critic, philosopher, prolific author and champion of modern artists in Britain. Dame Barbara...
    Subject
    Arts and Culture, Artists, Authors, and Literature
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    correspondence

  • E.J. Hughes Collection

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    1Collections
    113Works
    Description:
    Edward John (E. J.) Hughes was a Canadian painter best known for his paintings of British Columbia landscapes. Hughes was born 17 February 1913 in North Vancouver, and grew up in Nanaimo. After high school he attended the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts...
    Subject
    Arts and Culture and Artists
    Location
    British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    drawings (visual works)

  • Eric Gill Collection

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    1Collections
    3Works
    Description:
    The Eric Gill Collection is comprised of items from the <a href="https://search.archives.uvic.ca/eric-gill-collection">Eric Gill Archives</a> held at the University of Victoria Libraries. Eric Gill (1882–1940) was an English artist, craftsman, and...
    Subject
    Arts and Culture and Artists
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    correspondence

  • Gisèle Freund Photographs of James Joyce in Paris

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    1Collections
    161Works
    Description:
    This exhibit features a series of photographs taken of James Joyce during his last years in Paris. The photographs were taken by Gisèle Freund and feature Joyce, his friends, family, and contemporaries including W. H. Auden, T. S. Eliot, Henry Miller and Virginia Woolf....
    Subject
    Arts and Culture, Authors, and Artists
    Location
    Paris, Île-de-France, France
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    photographs

  • Karl Spreitz Collection

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    1Collections
    214Works
    Description:
    Karl Spreitz was a documentary and experimental filmmaker, graphic artist, and photojournalist. He died in Victoria on May 13, 2016 after a lifetime of contributions to contemporary art and documentary film in Western Canada. Born in Gratz, Austria, in 1927, he taught...
    Subject
    Artists and Arts and Culture
    Location
    British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    video recordings (physical artifacts) and photographs

  • Katharine Maltwood Collection

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    1Collections
    54Works
    Description:
    Katharine Emma Maltwood (nee Sapsworth) was an artist and author who held a life-long fascination with ancient history, folklore, mythology, spirituality, and the occult. Born in London in April 1878, Maltwood was influenced by the arts and crafts movement and studied...
    Subject
    Artists, Local History, Authors, and Arts and Culture
    Location
    United Kingdom, , United Kingdom
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    photographs

  • Louis Maria Niels Peder Moe Collection

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    1Collections
    2Works
    Description:
    Louis Maria Niels Peder Moe (April 20,1857 – October 23, 1945) was a versatile and prolific illustrator, graphic designer, painter, draftsman, cartoonist, sculptor, and author. He was born in Tromøy, Ardenal, Norway. His parents were Halvor Georg Theodor Moe (1826-1877)...
    Subject
    Artists, Literature, and Arts and Culture
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    books

  • Sir William Orpen Illustrated Letters

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    38Works
    Description:
    The collection consists of 36 letters from Sir William Orpen to Beatrice Elvery (Lady Beatrice Glenavy), all illustrated with ink or pencil sketches. Sir William Orpen was born in Dublin in 1878. Although he has become a neglected figure in art history, between 1910...
    Subject
    Arts and Culture and Artists
    Location
    England, England, United Kingdom
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    correspondence and drawings (visual works)