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De Forest, Henry Josiah
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- HJ DeForest
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1860-1924
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De Forest was a Canadian landscape painter best known for his detailed oil paintings of the mountain scenery of Alberta and British Columbia. De Forest was born in New Brunswick and received training at the South Kensington School of Art in London and the Académie Julian in Paris. He travelled and painted extensively in Europe and Australasia. De Forest was a leader of the early arts scene in Vancouver where he served as the first curator of the Museum of Vancouver and on the executive committees of the Arts, Historical & Scientific Association, British Columbia Society of Fine Arts, Arts & Crafts Association, Vancouver Studio Club, Vancouver Photographic Society and the Royal Agricultural and Industrial Society Exhibition at New Westminster.
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- IYOUNG 2022-05-10
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Source: Visual Records database
Segger, Graham. “Henry Josiah DeForest: A Largely Forgotten New Brunswick Born Artist.” Generations 41, no. 3 (Fall 2019): 3–14.