Banff National Park Gallery of Fine Art and Photography
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Reginald Llewellyn Harvey ASA |
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historical art 1888-1973 |
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| In The Rockies, Banff National Park, c.1960s | ||
| watercolor/paper | ||
| 11x14", framed | ||
| signed (R.L. Harvey) l.l. | ||
SOLD
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Biography |
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Reginald Harvey studied at the University College, Southampton, England (his hometown school); the Yarmouth School of Art, Norfolk; and at the Regent Street, Polytechnic in London. He came to Calgary, Alberta in 1912. Harvey was the Supervisor of Art, Calgary Schools 1922-31. In addition, he was in charge of the Calgary Exhibition & Stampede Art Department for 20 years. Over the years Harvey exhibited his work at the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, at Hart House (Toronto), and the Manor Richelieu (Quebec). He also exhibited with the Montreal Art Association, the Manitoba Society of Artists, and the Ontario Society of Artists. Harvey was a co-founder with A.C. Leighton, a sketching companion on many trips to the mountains and foothills of the Rockies, of the Alberta Society of Artists. Harvey retired to Victoria, B.C. in 1951 and lived there until his death in December 1973.
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