E.J. Hughes : Canadian war artist

Amos, Robert, author.

Book 2022

"In 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. The 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 attac...

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Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007

Painters Canada Biography

War artists Canada Biography

World War, 1939-1945 Art and the war