Amy Loewan was born in Hong Kong and moved to Edmonton in 1978. She earned a MFA in painting from the University of Alberta and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
Robert Wesley Hedley (1871-1965) was born in Ontario and taught at a rural school before earning a high school teacher’s certificate in mathematics. He moved to Edmonton in 1912, where he became the art supervisor of public schools. In 1922 he developed the art course for Alberta high schools and taught art in summer sessions at the University of Alberta. He was hired as a mathematics and art teacher at the Edmonton Normal School in 1929, and retired in 1937. He continued working in the arts, and became Director of the Edmonton Museum of Art in 1943. He was also the art critic for the Edmonton Journal for many years.
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Robert Wesley Hedley (1871-1965) was born in Ontario and taught at a rural school before earning a high school teacher’s certificate in mathematics. He moved to Edmonton in 1912, where he became the art supervisor of public schools. In 1922 he developed the art course for Alberta high schools and taught art in summer sessions at the University of Alberta. He was hired as a mathematics and art teacher at the Edmonton Normal School in 1929, and retired in 1937. He continued working in the arts, and became Director of the Edmonton Museum of Art in 1943. He was also the art critic for the Edmonton Journal for many years.
The series consists of guest books signed by visitors to the Edmonton Art Gallery and their various exhibits and events.
The series consists of agendas, minutes, correspondence and supporting documentation relating to Richard York Secord’s service on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, 1959-1968, the Edmonton Archives and Landmarks Committee/Edmonton Historical Board, 1964-1972, the Alberta Heritage Sites Board, 1973-1976, and the Fort Edmonton Foundation, 1970-1975.
There is also personal and business correspondence, including correspondence relating to the Secord family history, as well as research material, correspondence and manuscripts relating to the Richard Henry Secord biography and Richard York Secord memoirs.
The photographs and books reflect many aspects of Richard Y. Secord’s activities and interests.
Zonder titelBorn in Wales, C. Denys Cook emigrated to Canada with his wife and children in 1957. Cook worked for the Alberta Government until 1974, when he began to pursue art full time. A self-taught artist, Cook did lapidary work, silver work, wood carving, and pottery.
While living in Edmonton Denys Cook was involved in the local arts scene. He joined the Edmonton Art Club in 1972 and was one of the founders of the Arts and Crafts Society of Alberta and the Canadian National Craft Council. His work was included in Edmonton Art Club exhibitions between 1973 and 1976, and he became an important figure in the Canadian wildlife art scene in the 1970s and 1980s. He left Edmonton for Victoria in 1980.