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Edward John Hughes CM OBC (February 17, 1913 – January 5, 2007) was a Canadian artist. Hughes was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and spent a significant part of his childhood in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Raised during the Depression he studied at the Vancouver School of Applied Art and Design where he graduated in 1933. His talent was recognized early, one of his teachers was Frederick Varley of the Group of Seven (artists), and another member, Lawren Harris, recommended him for the inaugural Emily Carr Scholarship. In 1934 he formed a partnership with the muralist Paul Goranson and Orville Fisher in a commercial art firm.〔(E.J. Hughes - The Art History Archive ), retrieved on May 16, 2007.〕 Hughes died of cardiac arrest in Duncan, BC at the age of 93.〔(B.C. painter E.J. Hughes dies ), by CBC Arts, www.cbc.ca, retrieved on May 15, 2007.〕 ==World War II== When World War II began in 1939, he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Artillery as a gunner and was posted to England. From 1943 to 1946, he served as one of Canada's official war artists.〔(Canadian Artist - E.J. Hughes ), www.warmuseum.ca, retrieved on May 15, 2007.〕 Hughes traveled to England and Alaska where he depicted concern for ordinary men caught up in the worldwide event. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「E. J. Hughes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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