The life and art of Arthur Pitts /

The life and art of Arthur Pitts / Kerry Mason ; foreword by Daniel Francis.

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Arthur Pitts' (1889-1972) fascinating story includes life as an artist in Vancouver in the 1920s and 1930s. His fascination with indigenous cultures, led him to travel over 4,000 miles in British Columbia and Alaska, producing a large body of watercolours and sketches that focused on Coast Sali...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mason, Kerry, 1950- (Author)
Other Authors: Francis, Daniel (author of foreword.)
Other title:Arthur Pitts.
CU Boulder Author Collection.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada : Mother Tongue Publishing Limited, [2017]
Series:Unheralded artists of BC.
Subjects:
Pitts, Arthur.
Pitts, Arthur > Criticism and interpretation.
Artists > British Columbia > Biography.
Art, Canadian > British Columbia > 20th century.
Indians in art.
Artists.
Art, Canadian.
British Columbia.
Biography.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Early life in London, 1889-1912
  • A boy's own adventure South Africa, 1912-1914
  • From Canada to the Great War, 1914-1916
  • Art and love in British Columbia, 1917-1919
  • Art school in England, art career in Vancouver, 1919-1926
  • Sketching and painting pilgrimages on the coast, 1926-1933
  • Alaska and building the Indian collection, 1933
  • Life as an artist in Saanichton, 1933-1935
  • Full circle, London and back to British Columbia, 1935-1972.

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