Southwell, George

SOUTHWELL, George, artist (b 1865, Bilbao, Spain; d 1961, Vancouver). He was raised in England in a well-to-do family, and after studying art in London he became a successful professional painter. In 1910 he immigrated to BC. He settled with his family in VANCOUVER and became one of the few professional artists working in the province. He specialized in landscapes and depictions of frontier history and in the 1920s was hired as official provincial artist to produce paintings that the government...

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