Ashcroft No. 2
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- Artist
- Billaux, Jane
- Material Type
- Fine Art
- Date Range From
- n.d.
- Repository
- West Vancouver Art Museum
- Artist
- Billaux, Jane
- Material Type
- Fine Art
- Accession Number
- 2007.001.012
- Date Range From
- n.d.
- Artifact Category
- painting
- Height
- 51 cm
- Width
- 66 cm
- Material
- oil on canvas
- Credit / Acknowledgement
- Gift of Kate Clifford and Henry Meester
- Pamphlet Files
- SEVERAL RESEARCH and EPHEMERA BINDERS PICTURE BOOK Scanned photographic reproductions: 1. "Mme. Lamboit" 2. "Julia" 3. "Child with Plasticine" 4. "Still-life" 5. "Boy with Recorder" 6. "Still-life with Flowers, Scissors and Bowl" 7. "Boy with Beanie" 8. "Thompson at Ashcroft" 9. "Ashcroft No. 2" 10. "Still-life" 11. "Seated Figure with Toy Monkey" 12. "Landscape" 13. "Landscape, Ashcroft" 14. "Still-life with Crab" 15. "Still-life with Eggplant, Squash, and Peppers" 16. "Still-life with Blue Pitcher and Fruit" 17. "Still-life with Poppies" 18. "Landscape" 19. "Monique" 20. "Landscape" 21. "Landscape" SCRAPBOOK Scans and originals 1. Reproduction of "Seated Figure" (Beatrice Stone Medal Winner) 2. Reproduction of "Portrait" 3. Reproduction of "Woman with Red Hair" 4. Reproduction of "Still-life" 5. 27th Exhibition of The London Group catalogue. 6. 29th Exhibition of The London Group catalogue. 7. Author unknown, Art Index, vol. 1, 1932, page 194. 8. Third Annual B.C. Artists’ Exhibition catalogue. 9. Letter from VAG (1935) 10. Honorable Mention from the VAG for "Portrait of Robert Wilkinson" 11. Three news clippings from 1935, authors and newspaper(s) unknown, pages unknown. 12. Author unknown, “B.C. Art Show: Higher Level of Exhibits,” The Vancouver Sun, 1936, page unknown. 13. Sixth Annual B.C. Artists’ Exhibition catalogue. 14. Eight Annual B.C. Artists’ Exhibition. 15. Author unknown, The Art Gallery Bulletin, vol. 7, no. 2, October 1939, page unknown. 16. Author unknown, “Noted West Vancouver Artist Awarded Medal of Merit Here,” The Vancouver Province, Monday, October 2, 1939, page unknown. 17. Beatrice Stone Medal (certificate) for "Mme. Lamboit" (1939). 18. Ninth Annual B.C. Artists’ Exhibition catalogue. 19. Honorable Mention certificates for "Veteran" (1935) and "Still-life" (1941). 20. Tenth Annual B.C. Artists’ Exhibition catalogue. 21. Beatrice Stone Medal certificate, "Seated Figure." 22. Palette, “B.C. Society of Fine Arts Display Sets New High Mark,” newspaper unknown, Saturday, May 16, 1942, page unknown. 23. J.D.P., “Jane Billaux Honored: Woman Artist Again Wins Top Honors in Annual Show,” newspaper unknown, 1942, page unknown. 24. Eleventh Annual B.C. Artists’ Exhibition. 25. B.C. Artists’ 12th Annual Exhibit catalogue. 26. Parker, J. Delisle, “She Paints Her Family,” The Vancouver Daily Province Magazine, Saturday, May 5, 1951, page unknown. 27. B.C. Society of Fine Arts 33rd Annual Exhibition catalogue. 28. Letter from the VAG (1944). 29. Letter from the VAG (1944). 30. 64th Annual Spring Exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts catalogue. 31. B.C. Artists 20th Annual Exhibition catalogue. 32. Kahma, David, “Anomalies of Modern Art and Society of Artists Exhibition,” cannot decipher name of newspaper, April 12, 1952, page unknown. 33. B.C. Society of Artists 42nd Annual Exhibition catalogue. 34. Palette, “B.C. Artists Maintain Excellent Standard,” The Vancouver Province, Tuesday, September 15, 1953, page 20. 35. 23rd Annual Exhibition catalogue. 36. 44th Annual Exhibition – B.C. Society of Artists catalogue. 37. B.C. Society of Artists 45th Annual Exhibition catalogue. 38. B.C. Society of Artists 46th Annual Exhibition catalogue. 39. Palette, “B.C. Society of Artists Shows Impressive Work,” The Vancouver Province (I assume; not on clipping), 1956, page unknown. 40. 25th Annual Exhibition catalogue. 41. Clifford, Hugh. “Art in British Columbia,” The Tourist Magazine, 1956, page unknown. 42. 74th Annual Spring Exhibition catalogue. 43. B.C. Society of Artists 47th Annual Exhibition catalogue. RESEARCH BINDER 1 (all photocopies) 1. VAG "Fourth Annual B.C. Artists' Exhibition" works exhibited list. 2. Author unknown, “B.C. Art Show: Higher Level of Exhibits,” The Vancouver Sun, 1936, page unknown. 3. Honorable Mention certificates, "Veteran" (1935) and "Still Life" (1941). 4. Seventh Annual B.C. Artists’ Exhibition catalogue. 5. Eight Annual B.C. Artists’ Exhibition catalogue. 6. 32nd Annual Exhibition: B.C. Society of Fine Arts catalogue. 7. 2nd Annual B.C. Artists’ Summer Exhibition catalogue. 8. B.C. Artists’ 12th Annual Exhibit catalogue. 9. 34th Annual Exhibition: B.C. Society of Fine Arts catalogue. 10. 3rd Annual B.C. Artists’ Summer Exhibition catalogue. 11. Letter from the VAG (June 13th, 1944). 12. VAG Artist File information. 13. Listing of works included in the 11th Quarterly Exhibition. 14. 41st B.C. Society of Artists catalogue. 15. Parker, J. Delisle, “She Paints Her Family,” The Vancouver Daily Province Magazine, Saturday, May 5, 1951, page unknown. 16. B.C. Artists 20th Annual Exhibition catalogue. 17. B.C. Society of Artists 1951 exhibition works included (VAG File). 18. Kelly, Vera, “Women Today: B.C. Society of Artists Sets Goal for Youth,” The Vancouver Sun, Saturday March 29, 1952, p. 29. 19. B.C. Society of Artists 43rd Annual Exhibition catalogue. 20. Thornton, Mildred Valley, “B.C. Artists Have Outstanding Show,” paper unknown, exact date unknown, page unknown. 21. B.C. Artists 22nd Annual Exhibition catalogue. 22. 23rd Annual Exhibition catalogue. 23. 25th Annual Exhibition catalogue. 24. Twenty-Seventh Annual Exhibition: British Columbia Centennial catalogue. 25. B.C. Society of Artists 48th Annual Exhibition catalogue. 26. B.C. Society of Artists 49th Annual Exhibition catalogue. 27. B.C. Society of Artists 50th Annual Exhibition catalogue. 28. Various authors, “City Salutes 50th Annual Art Show,” The Sunday Sun, May 21, 1960, 1-7. 29. B.C. Society of Artists 51st Annual Exhibition catalogue. 30. B.C. Society of Artists 52nd Annual Exhibition catalogue. 31. Letter from B.C. Society of Artists, announcing termination of society. 32. Records from the VAG (exhibitions listing). 33. Tzang, K.L. and Ingunn Kemble, “Perfectionist stayed out of spotlight,” North Shore News, Dec. 13, 1990, online version. 34. Christensen, Layne, “Art is context: West Vancouver Stories,” North Shore News, Sept. 20, 1999, online version. 35. From the WVM “Community Voices” section, on Jimmy (Hugh) Clifford. 36. "Generations 1912-1962" exhibition artist biography. 37. “Group of Seven (artists)” from Wikipedia. 38. “Painters Eleven” from Wikipedia. 39. “Canadian Group of Painters” from Wikipedia. 40. “The London Group” Information. 41. Excerpt from “From the Montreal Art Association to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.” 42. “London, literature and BLAST: the vorticist as crowd master” by Rod Rosenquist. 43. “Walter Sickert” From Wikipedia. 44. “Wyndham Lewis” from Wikipedia. 45. “Vorticist FAQ.” 46. “Mark Gertler” from Wikipedia. 47. “Westminster School of Art” from Wikipedia. RESEARCH BINDER 2 Scans and photocopies 1. Reproduction of early, small sketch (1915). 2. Reproduction of "Virginia's Husband" 3. Scans of photographic reproduction of early works 4. Author unknown, Art Index, vol. 1, 1932, page 194. 5. Letter from the Canadian Group of Painters (1944). 6. C.H.S., "West Coast," Canadian Art, June- July 1944, 221-2. 7. Letter from the VAG (1942). 8. Twenty-ninth Annual Exhibition of Northwest Artists at the Seattle Art Museum catalogue. 9. Letter from VAG (1944). 10. West Vancouver Sketch Club Street of Arts Fiesta 1949 catalogue. 11. 75th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts catalogue. 12. Letter from the VAG Loan Committee (1955). 13. Artist file (from AGO). 14. Parker, J. Delisle, “She Paints Her Family,” The Vancouver Daily Province, May 4, 1951(from AGO). 15. Palette, “Works of City Artists Score in Current Art Gallery Show,” Vancouver Province, October 24, 1945 (from AGO). 16. Correspondence from the National Gallery of Canada. 17. Artefacts Canada listing (from NGC). 18. Artist biography from the Vancouver Hadassah Art Show and Auction (from NGC). 19. Information form (from NGC). 20. Information form (from NGC). 21. “Jane Billaux Wins Beatrice Stone Medal,” Vancouver Sun, October 8, 1942 (from NGC). 22. “West Vancouver Artist Awarded,” News Herald, October 9, 1942 (from NGC). 23. Information form (from NGC). 24. Christensen, Layne, “Art in Context: West Vancouver Stories,” North Shore News, September 20, 1999 (from NGC). 25. Email from Winnipeg Art Gallery. 26. Ad for Clifford's Art Gallery 27. “London Group”, Grove Art Online. 28. Davis, Ann, “Canada, §III, 2: Painting and graphic arts, 1867-1938,” Grove Art Online. 29. Gagnon, François-Marc, “Canada, §III, 3: Painting and graphic arts: 1939-60”, Grove Art Online. 30. Cork, Richard, “Vorticism,” Grove Art Online. 31. Linsley, Robert, “Landscapes in Motion: Lawren Harris, Emily Carr and the Heterogeneous Modern Nation,” Oxford Art Journal, vol. 19, no. 1 (1996), 80-95. 32. Millar, Joyce, “The Beaver Hall Group: Painting in Montreal, 1920-1940,” Woman’s Art Journal, vol. 13, no. 1 (Spring-Summer 1992), 3-9. 33. Interview with Julia Taylor. 34. Interview with Kate Clifford. 35. Interview with Kate Clifford (1998). 36. Interview with Kate Clifford (1998), unedited. 37. Correspondence with Julia Taylor. 38. Donations to the museum from Kate Clifford; reproductions with proper attributions and exhibition information (20 in total).
- Repository
- West Vancouver Art Museum