{"product_id":"e-j-hughes-canadian-war-artist-hardcover","title":"E. J. Hughes: Canadian War Artist - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Amos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGold Winner of a 2022 PubWest Book Design Award\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2023 Basil Stuart Stubbs Book Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A penetrating study based on unique archival material and a deep analysis into hundreds of wartime works of art.\" --Tim Cook, \u003ci\u003eauthor of The Fight for History: 75 Years of Forgetting, Remembering, and Remaking of Canada's Second World War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe third volume of this award-winning series showcases paintings and drawings E. J. Hughes created during the artist's war service in Ottawa, England, Wales, and Alaska.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this, the third volume of an award-winning series on artist E. J. Hughes (1913-2007), Robert Amos turns his focus to Hughes's service in the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe narrative begins with Hughes's cadet days with the Seaforth Highlanders in Vancouver, followed by his enlistment at the Work Point Barracks in Esquimalt in 1939. Named the first \"service artist\" in 1941, he spent two winters in Ottawa before being posted to London where he was attached to different regiments in England and Wales. His paintings of camp life and convoys reflect his keen attention to the details of vehicles, artillery, and uniforms. In 1943 on the Alaskan island of Kiska, he transformed sub-zero weather and howling gales into a powerful document of this remote theatre of war. He returned to Ottawa where he worked until 1946--Canada's first, last, and longest-serving War Artist of the Second World War. He was also the most prolific.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book features seventy artworks from the Canadian War Museum's holdings, expanded with many personal photos and sketches from the artist's papers. The narrative situates Hughes's wartime work within the broader context of his life and his development as an artist. With the care and knowledge of a fellow artist, Amos draws the reader into this important chapter in the life of E. J. Hughes and Canadian art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 10.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766406676768,"sku":"9781771513852","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a6f917cff30fd3503af87a611303e4a7.webp?v=1780292073","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/e-j-hughes-canadian-war-artist-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}