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Percy H. Henson ASA |
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historical printmaker
1882-1975 |
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| Okanagan Lake, BC |
| color serigraph/paper (developed as a card) |
| titled lower left, signed lower right P.H. Henson |
| interior written inscription: Sincere Good Wishes for
Christmas and the New Year Jeannie and Perc Henson |
| 4 1/2 x 6", framed |
| $325.00 CDN
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Biography
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| Fond of outdoor sketching, Percy H. Henson’s work conveys a sincere
regard for nature. Henson
worked and experimented with printmaking along with such fellow artists as
George Weber, James Agrell Smith, and Annora Brown.
Henson was an active member of the Sketch Club in Lethbridge in its
formative years. A Life
Member of the Alberta Society of Artists, Percy Henson was noted for his
active involvement with the visual arts. For example, as a Lethbridge
member he helped initiate a cabin camp near Lundbreck Falls in 1951,
versions of this artist’s retreat still take place . He was Editor of
the Alberta Society of Artists (ASA) Highlights newsletter in 1956 and
1959 and Vice-President of that Society from 1957 to 1959.
From 1952 to 1962, he was Director of the Secord House, the new
Edmonton Museum of Art, which is now the Art Gallery of Alberta, a place
of great activity and creative output. Henson received the Performing
and Creative Arts Award, Visual Arts, City of Edmonton for outstanding
contributions to the cultural life of the city.
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