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)
81. Hillside
- Title:
- Hillside
- Description:
- An untitled ink drawing by E. J. Hughes showing a rocky shoreline leading up to a hill with some shrubbery and fencing.
- Subject:
- Landscape painting--Technique, Drawing, Artists' preparatory studies, Landscapes, Painters, Landscapes in art, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Artists, Landscape painters, Art, Landscape painting, Canadian, and Landscape painting
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935?/1965?
- 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 ; 30.5 x 35.5 cm
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Ink on paper. Item 18 on recto/opposite side.
- 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 pen and ink drawings
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2019-087 - Sketches, 1935-1965; Item: 17
- 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.
82. Landscape drawings
- Title:
- Landscape drawings
- Description:
- Seven untitled graphite drawings by E. J. Hughes showing coastal scenes with trees, driftwood, beaches, and ships. A couple of the drawings have a grid added over them and there are some equations and notations in pencil.
- Subject:
- Artists' preparatory studies, Art, Drawing, Landscape painting--Technique, Landscapes in art, Painters, Beaches, Landscape painting, Canadian, Artists, Trees, Trees in art, Landscape painting, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscape painters, and Landscapes
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935?/1965?
- 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
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- pencil drawings, sketches, grids (layout features), and drawings (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2019-087 - Sketches, 1935-1965; Item: 14
- 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.
83. Landscape sketches
- Title:
- Landscape sketches
- Description:
- Six untitled drawings on one sheet by E.J. Hughes showing coastal scenes including ships, shorelines, islands, and shorelines.
- Subject:
- Ships in art, Artists, Ships, Art, Landscapes in art, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Artists' preparatory studies, Landscape painters, Drawing, Painters, Landscape painting, Canadian, Landscape painting--Technique, Coasts, Landscape painting, and Landscapes
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935?/1965?
- 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
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- 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: 2019-087 - Sketches, 1935-1965; Item: 03
- 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.
84. Male figure study - arm and hand
- Title:
- Male figure study - arm and hand
- Description:
- An untitled graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes of a man's arm and hand holding a pole.
- Subject:
- Drawing, Artists' preparatory studies, Human figure in art, Landscape painting--Technique, Men in art, Landscape painting, Canadian, Figure drawing, Landscape painters, Hand in art, Painters, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Art, Landscape painting, and Artists
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935?/1965?
- 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 ; 43.5 x 28 cm
- 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), pencil drawings, and figures (representations)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2019-087 - Sketches, 1935-1965; Item: 27
- 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.
85. Male figure study - hand and clothing
- Title:
- Male figure study - hand and clothing
- Description:
- An untitled graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes of a man with clothing on and a hand in detail. There is a note that says "Highest Lights" pointing to various parts of the clothing along the man's arm.
- Subject:
- Painters, Men in art, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscape painting, Art, Hand in art, Landscape painters, Artists' preparatory studies, Artists, Human figure in art, Drawing, Figure drawing, Landscape painting, Canadian, and Landscape painting--Technique
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935?/1965?
- 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 ; 30.5 x 45.5 cm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- pencil drawings, sketches, figures (representations), and drawings (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2019-087 - Sketches, 1935-1965; Item: 25
- 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.
86. Male figure study - leg and foot
- Title:
- Male figure study - leg and foot
- Description:
- An untitled graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes of a man's leg and detailed foot.
- Subject:
- Artists, Foot in art, Landscape painting, Figure drawing, Landscape painters, Human figure in art, Artists' preparatory studies, Men in art, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Drawing, Landscape painting, Canadian, Landscape painting--Technique, Painters, and Art
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935?/1965?
- 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 ; 45 x 30 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: 2019-087 - Sketches, 1935-1965; Item: 26
- 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.
87. Multiple figure studies - likely Eugene Bond for male
- Title:
- Multiple figure studies - likely Eugene Bond for male
- Description:
- An untitled pen and ink drawing by E.J. Hughes showing several male faces and a small house surrounded by scribbles.
- Subject:
- Artists, Art, Landscape painting, Canadian, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Drawing, Landscape painting--Technique, Landscape painters, Human figure in art, Painters, Landscape painting, Figure drawing, and Artists' preparatory studies
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935?/1965?
- 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 ; 32 x 39 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:
- sketches, figures (representations), drawings (visual works), and pen and ink drawings
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2019-087 - Sketches, 1935-1965; Item: 10
- 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.
88. Near Third Beach
- Title:
- Near Third Beach
- Description:
- An untitled graphite drawing by E.J. Hughes showing a landscape with trees. The drawing has a grid added on top of it and has a couple notes and numerous equations surrounding it.
- Subject:
- Landscape painting, Canadian, Art, Landscapes in art, Artists, Landscape painting--Technique, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Beaches, Painters, Landscape painting, Trees, Landscape painters, Landscapes, Artists' preparatory studies, Trees in art, and Drawing
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935?/1965?
- 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 ; 28 x 38.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver--Third Beach
- Coordinates:
- 49.30355, -123.15674
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- E.J. Hughes Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- grids (layout features), sketches, pencil drawings, and drawings (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2019-087 - Sketches, 1935-1965; Item: 07
- 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.
89. Sixteen sketches
- Title:
- Sixteen sketches
- Description:
- Sixteen untitled graphite drawings by E.J. Hughes showing scenes of beaches, landscapes, ships, boat ramps, and trees. Many of the sketches have grids added on top of them and there are some notes in pencil including equations and "Greek Classics".
- Subject:
- Ships in art, Trees, Landscape painting, Drawing, Landscape painting--Technique, Painters, Artists' preparatory studies, Ships, Art, Boats and boating, Landscape painting, Canadian, Landscapes in art, Landscapes, Trees in art, Landscape painters, Artists, Beaches, and Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935?/1965?
- 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
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- 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, pencil drawings, and grids (layout features)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2019-087 - Sketches, 1935-1965; Item: 08
- 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.
90. Spanish Banks, Vancouver
- Title:
- Spanish Banks, Vancouver
- Description:
- A graphite drawing titled "Spanish Banks" by E. J. Hughes, about 1935 (as noted on the verso of the sketch). The sketch shows a couple small groups of people in the shallow water on a beach. Signed by Hughes.
- Subject:
- Landscape painting, Canadian, Landscape painting--Technique, Artists, Art, Landscape painting, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscape painters, Drawing, Painters, and Artists' preparatory studies
- Creator:
- Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1935~
- 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 ; 28 x 36.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver--Spanish Banks
- Coordinates:
- 49.2771, -123.21699
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Graphite on paper. Signed by E.J. Hughes.
- 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), sketches, and signatures (names)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2019-087 - Sketches, 1935-1965; Item: 08-09
- 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.