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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  • 41. Navy parade

    Title:
    Navy parade
    Description:
    A graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes titled "Navy Parade" showing lines of figures bordered by crowds on either side, notes about what colours to use and what the uniforms looked like are included.
    Subject:
    Crowds, Painters, Human figure in art, Parades, Landscape painting, Military parades, Artists' preparatory studies, Military uniforms in art, Landscape painting, Canadian, Drawing, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscape painting--Technique, Art, Sailors, Military uniforms, Navies, Artists, and Landscape 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 ; 13 x 20 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: 68
    Fonds Title:
    E. J. Hughes collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC606
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.

  • 42. Notes - L'Oeuvre

    Title:
    Notes - L'Oeuvre
    Description:
    Various notes and equations written by Hughes in pencil on paper including mentions of Harris Coal Co. Victoria, and Zola's book "L'Oeuvre" ("Masterpiece" in English about the Parisian art world in the mid 19th century), notes about colours for Coast Boats, Courtenay and Island Sketch. A small panel of a boat and coast is also included.
    Subject:
    Art, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscape painters, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Drawing, Landscape painting, Artists, Landscape painting, Canadian, Painters, 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/Text
    Extent:
    1 sheet ; 20 x 13 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), notes (documents), sketches, and pencil drawings
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 78
    Fonds Title:
    E. J. Hughes collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC606
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.

  • 43. Notes - Pre-historic and modern

    Title:
    Notes - Pre-historic and modern
    Description:
    A note written in pencil on paper by E. J. Hughes with two lists of prehistoric and modern art movements. The prehistoric list includes Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Roman, Renaissance etc. and the modern list includes impressionist , child art, Canadian, Modern primative etc.
    Subject:
    Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscape painting, Drawing, Painters, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Art, Landscape painters, Landscape painting, Canadian, Artists, Artists' preparatory studies, Chronology, Landscape painting--Technique, and Art movements
    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 12 cm
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    E.J. Hughes Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    sketches, pencil drawings, lists (document genres), and drawings (visual works)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 73
    Fonds Title:
    E. J. Hughes collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC606
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.

  • 44. Notes - Qualicum

    Title:
    Notes - Qualicum
    Description:
    A note written in pencil on lined paper by Hughes, most of the writing on it is crossed out but there is a sketch of two small human figures and the word "Qualicum" circled at the bottom.
    Subject:
    Artists' preparatory studies, Artists, Landscape painting, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscape painting, Canadian, Landscape painters, Art, Landscape painting--Technique, Drawing, 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/Text
    Extent:
    1 page ; 13 x 8 cm
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Graphite on paper. Lined notepaper with three holes punched on the top edge.
    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, sketches, and notes (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 79
    Fonds Title:
    E. J. Hughes collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC606
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.

  • 45. Okanagan shoreline

    Title:
    Okanagan shoreline
    Description:
    A graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes titled "Okanagan Shoreline" showing a hilly landscape covered with sporadic trees and houses in the background leading down to the shoreline of a lake in the foreground.
    Subject:
    Painters, Artists, Artists' preparatory studies, Landscape painters, Shorelines, Landscapes in art, Trees, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Lakes, Landscape painting, Trees in art, Drawing, Art, Landscape painting, Canadian, Landscape painting--Technique, and Landscapes
    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 ; 16.5 x 23.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Okanagan Lake
    Coordinates:
    49.84661, -119.51891
    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 pencil drawings
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 70
    Fonds Title:
    E. J. Hughes collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC606
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.

  • 46. Plant study

    Title:
    Plant study
    Description:
    A graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes showing plants in a garden with notes about what colours to use.
    Subject:
    Landscape painting, Landscape painters, Art, Landscape painting, Canadian, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Drawing, Painters, Artists, Plants, Gardens, Plants in art, 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 ; 16 x 25 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), and pencil drawings
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 69
    Fonds Title:
    E. J. Hughes collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC606
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.

  • 47. Port Hardy

    Title:
    Port Hardy
    Description:
    A graphite drawing by E. J. Hughes showing a boat and a pier lined with buildings. Includes many notes about what colours to use and similar places or things to use as references.
    Subject:
    Landscape painting, Drawing, Landscape painting--Technique, Artists' preparatory studies, Artists, Art, Docks, Landscape painting, Canadian, Boats and boating, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Landscape painters, 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 ; 22.5 x 30.5 cm
    Alternative Title:
    Boat with Dock and Notes
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Port Hardy
    Coordinates:
    50.72086, -127.49231
    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: 23
    Fonds Title:
    E. J. Hughes collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC606
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.

  • 48. Praying

    Title:
    Praying
    Description:
    A graphite drawing in colour by E. J. Hughes showing two main figures with their heads bowed towards some kind of altar surrounded by crowds of people with trees, buildings, and a body of water with boats in it in the background. The verso/opposite side of the sheet has a sketch of a couple of trees on it.
    Subject:
    Landscape painters, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Human figure in art, Trees in art, Landscape painting, Artists' preparatory studies, Painters, Art, Crowds, Prayer, Drawing, Religion in art, Artists, Landscape painting, Canadian, Trees, and Landscape painting--Technique
    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 ; 21 x 21.5 cm
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Graphite on 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: 72
    Fonds Title:
    E. J. Hughes collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC606
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.

  • 49. Preliminary sketches 01

    Title:
    Preliminary sketches 01
    Description:
    Seven panels of graphite drawings by E. J. Hughes showing landscapes, coastal areas, and trees etc. A few of the of the panels have grids over them and there are numerous equations surrounding the panels.
    Subject:
    Painters, Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Trees, Landscape painters, Landscapes, Artists' preparatory studies, Landscapes in art, Trees in art, Landscape painting, Canadian, Artists, Art, Landscape painting, Drawing, and Landscape painting--Technique
    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
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    E.J. Hughes Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    preliminary sketches (sketches), drawings (visual works), sketches, grids (layout features), and pencil drawings
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 76
    Fonds Title:
    E. J. Hughes collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC606
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.

  • 50. Preliminary sketches 02

    Title:
    Preliminary sketches 02
    Description:
    Over 12 panels of graphite drawings by E. J. Hughes showing landscapes, coastal areas, buildings, city streets lined with buildings, etc. One of the panels has a grid over it and there are notes about the drawings and equations surrounding the panels.
    Subject:
    Artists, Landscape painting--Technique, Coasts, Landscape painting, Cities and towns, Landscape painters, Painters, Artists' preparatory studies, Buildings, Art, Drawing, Shorelines, Landscape painting, Canadian, Landscapes, and Landscapes in art
    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
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    E.J. Hughes Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    grids (layout features), drawings (visual works), sketches, pencil drawings, and preliminary sketches (sketches)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 74
    Fonds Title:
    E. J. Hughes collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC606
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/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.