E.J. Hughes Collection
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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 (now Emily Carr University) where he studied with Frederick Varley, graduating in 1933. When war broke out in 1939 Hughes enlisted with the Royal Canadian Artillery. While posted in England he was made an official war artist, and from 1943 to 1946 depicted war scenes in England and Alaska.
Following the War Hughes and his wife, Fern Rosabell Irvine (1916-1974), moved to Victoria. Due to financial struggles, the couple moved shortly thereafter to a cabin at Shawnigan Lake. Max Stern (1904-1984), Emily Carr's former dealer and the owner of the Dominion Gallery in Montreal, discovered Hughes's work and made a deal to buy all of his paintings. Their relationship lasted until Stern's death, and Dominion continued to buy Hughes's paintings until his death. Ed and Fern had three children - Edward, Elizabeth and Mac - all of whom died in infancy. Hughes died 5 January 2007 at age 93.
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Collection Details
- Items 113
- Last Updated 2024-07-31
Works (113)
61. Tower gun
- Title:
- Tower gun
- Description:
- A graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes showing a flintlock rifle with its barrel broken in half.
- Subject:
- Drawing, Art, Firearms, Landscape painting, Canadian, Landscape painters, Painters, Landscape painting, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Artists, Landscape painting--Technique, and Artists' preparatory studies
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 193X/195X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Copyright held by the E. J. Hughes Estate. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only to the UVic researcher community. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 10 x 16 cm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- pencil drawings, drawings (visual works), and sketches
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 89
- Fonds Title:
- E. J. Hughes collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC606
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/e-j-hughes-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-09/2023-10
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterligt/TTI (600 DPI; 1/20; 263; Copy4Stops; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.
62. Trees sketch
- Title:
- Trees sketch
- Description:
- A graphite drawing on board, mounted to paper by E. J. Hughes showing several trees with their branches covered with snow.
- Subject:
- Drawing, Landscape painting, Trees in art, Art, Artists' preparatory studies, Landscape painters, Artists, Snow, Painters, Trees, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscape painting--Technique, and Landscape painting, Canadian
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 193X/195X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Copyright held by the E. J. Hughes Estate. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only to the UVic researcher community. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 22 x 24.5 cm
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Graphite drawing on board, mounted to paper.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- sketches, pencil drawings, and drawings (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 90
- Fonds Title:
- E. J. Hughes collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC606
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/e-j-hughes-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-09/2023-10
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterligt/TTI (600 DPI; 1/20; 263; Copy4Stops; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.
63. Two panel ink sketch
- Title:
- Two panel ink sketch
- Description:
- An ink drawing by E. J. Hughes showing two panels of ships in the water near land masses.
- Subject:
- Drawing, Artists' preparatory studies, Landscape painters, Painters, Ships, Landscape painting, Landscape painting, Canadian, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Ships in art, Landscape painting--Technique, Art, and Artists
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 193X/195X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Copyright held by the E. J. Hughes Estate. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only to the UVic researcher community. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 30 x 46 cm
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Ink on paper.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- pen and ink drawings, drawings (visual works), and sketches
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 49
- Fonds Title:
- E. J. Hughes collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC606
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/e-j-hughes-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-09/2023-10
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterligt/TTI (600 DPI; 1/20; 263; Copy4Stops; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.
64. Two panel ink sketch - Alaska (?)
- Title:
- Two panel ink sketch - Alaska (?)
- Description:
- An ink drawing on paper by E. J. Hughes with two panels of scenes likely from Alaska, one showing a hillside with a speech bubble in the air containing a group of people and the words "I'm gonna buy a [paper?]" and the other showing a couple cabins.
- Subject:
- Drawing, Painters, Landscape painters, Landscape painting, Canadian, Art, Landscapes in art, Landscape painting--Technique, Dwellings, Artists, Landscapes, Landscape painting, Artists' preparatory studies, and Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 193X/195X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Copyright held by the E. J. Hughes Estate. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only to the UVic researcher community. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 25.5 x 20 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Alaska
- Coordinates:
- 64.00028, -150.00028
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Ink on paper.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- sketches, drawings (visual works), and pen and ink drawings
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 04
- Fonds Title:
- E. J. Hughes collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC606
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/e-j-hughes-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-09/2023-10
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterligt/TTI (600 DPI; 1/20; 263; Copy4Stops; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.
65. Two panel sketch - figure on horse
- Title:
- Two panel sketch - figure on horse
- Description:
- A graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes of two panels of crowds of people, one of the panels has a person riding a horse in the middle of the crowd.
- Subject:
- Painters, Art, Artists, Horses, Human figure in art, Landscape painting, Landscape painting, Canadian, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Artists' preparatory studies, Landscape painters, Landscape painting--Technique, Crowds, and Drawing
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 193X/195X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Copyright held by the E. J. Hughes Estate. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only to the UVic researcher community. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 13.5 x 20.5 cm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- drawings (visual works), sketches, and pencil drawings
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 64
- Fonds Title:
- E. J. Hughes collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC606
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/e-j-hughes-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-09/2023-10
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterligt/TTI (600 DPI; 1/20; 263; Copy4Stops; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.
66. Untitled - Mountains and shoreline
- Title:
- Untitled - Mountains and shoreline
- Description:
- A graphite drawing by E.J. Hughes showing mountains leading to a shoreline with notes about what colours to use.
- Subject:
- Painters, Mountains, Landscape painters, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Art, Drawing, Landscape painting--Technique, Artists, Artists' preparatory studies, Landscape painting, Canadian, Landscape painting, and Shorelines
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 193X/195X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Copyright held by the E. J. Hughes Estate. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only to the UVic researcher community. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 18 x 21.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Untitled
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- sketches, pencil drawings, and drawings (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 85
- Fonds Title:
- E. J. Hughes collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC606
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/e-j-hughes-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-09/2023-10
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterligt/TTI (600 DPI; 1/20; 263; Copy4Stops; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.
67. Victoria timeline sketch
- Title:
- Victoria timeline sketch
- Description:
- A graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes showing a timeline of history in Victoria B.C. in two rows of panels. The panels show figures of humans grouped together with city streets and buildinsg in the backgrounds. The first set of panels has a note that "B.C.E. starts here" and then progresses along to one called "New B.C.E. bldg". The second set of panels starts with a note "Paying Indians with HBC blankets for their work helping build fort" and the figure of Sir James Douglas, it then moves to a panel dated 1848-1858 titled "From England", the next is dated 1860 and is titled "Cariboo Miners", the next is dated 1865 and is titled "R.N.", moving to another set of panels dated 1903-1918, and the last panel is titled "Victoria To-day" and has hanging flower baskets and a bus stop noted on it. The sketches seem to be for a wall mural and there are notes that it would be Masonite with measurements.
- Subject:
- Landscape painting--Technique, Art, Painters, Cities and towns, Human figure in art, Landscape painters, Drawing, Artists, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscape painting, Chronology, Historical, Artists' preparatory studies, History, and Landscape painting, Canadian
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 193X/195X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Copyright held by the E. J. Hughes Estate. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only to the UVic researcher community. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 30 x 46 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- pencil drawings, drawings (visual works), timelines (chronologies), and sketches
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 88
- Fonds Title:
- E. J. Hughes collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC606
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/e-j-hughes-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-09/2023-10
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterligt/TTI (600 DPI; 1/20; 263; Copy4Stops; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.
68. View of ships from beach
- Title:
- View of ships from beach
- Description:
- A graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes titled "View of Ships from Beach" showing a view of a couple of boats across a body of water. There are notes over the boats and water about things like what colours to use.
- Subject:
- Landscapes, Landscape painters, Painters, Art, Drawing, Ships, Ships in art, Landscape painting--Technique, Artists, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscapes in art, Artists' preparatory studies, Landscape painting, Beaches, and Landscape painting, Canadian
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 193X/195X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Copyright held by the E. J. Hughes Estate. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only to the UVic researcher community. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 23.5 x 30cm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- pencil drawings, sketches, and drawings (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 22
- Fonds Title:
- E. J. Hughes collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC606
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/e-j-hughes-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-09/2023-10
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterligt/TTI (600 DPI; 1/20; 263; Copy4Stops; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.
69. Waves study, Brady's Beach
- Title:
- Waves study, Brady's Beach
- Description:
- A graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes showing waves on Brady's Beach near Bamfield on Vancouver Island. Notes about the movement of the waves are included.
- Subject:
- Artists, Art, Beaches, Ocean waves, Landscape painting--Technique, Painters, Landscape painting, Canadian, Drawing, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscape painters, Landscape painting, and Artists' preparatory studies
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 193X/195X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Copyright held by the E. J. Hughes Estate. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only to the UVic researcher community. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 22.5 x 25.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Waves Study- Bradies Beach
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Bamfield--Brady's Beach
- Coordinates:
- 48.82825, -125.15234
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- drawings (visual works), pencil drawings, and sketches
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 53
- Fonds Title:
- E. J. Hughes collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC606
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/e-j-hughes-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-09/2023-10
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterligt/TTI (600 DPI; 1/20; 263; Copy4Stops; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.
70. Woman
- Title:
- Woman
- Description:
- A graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes of a woman in a dress.
- Subject:
- Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscape painting--Technique, Landscape painters, Landscape painting, Landscape painting, Canadian, Art, Drawing, Artists, Artists' preparatory studies, Figure drawing, Women in art, and Painters
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 193X/195X
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- Copyright held by the E. J. Hughes Estate. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only to the UVic researcher community. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 38 x 28 cm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- pencil drawings, drawings (visual works), figures (representations), and sketches
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 48
- Fonds Title:
- E. J. Hughes collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC606
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/e-j-hughes-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2023-09/2023-10
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on Betterligt/TTI (600 DPI; 1/20; 263; Copy4Stops; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.