BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Julius (Jack) John Balkin

July 4 1899 - December 17 1982

Vancouver Photographic Society


Jack Balkin was born in Lancashire, England. He was married to Martha Hanna Mills.

He exhibited work in the 1939 Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto, showing two photographic prints that were exhibited again later that year in the 1939 exhibition of photography by the Vancouver Photographic Society at the Vancouver Art Gallery. In 1940 Balkin was President of the Society.

The 1939 City Directory lists Jack Balkin living in Vancouver at 1949 Creelman with William Balkin, retired. Jack was employed as a salesman for Borden Co., whose product was canned milk.

Balkin died in Burnaby in 1982 at the age of 83, widowed. His occupation was listed as "photographer - photography."


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1939 Aug. 25 - Sept. 9 CNE   Toronto Salon Cdn. Photography Primitive Perambulations
Tough Going
1939 Sept. 26 - Oct. 8 VPS   Group Exhibition Stelako Chief Isadore
Lazy River
Towards Winter Quarters
Primitive Perambulation
Chilcotin Indian
Tough Going

References

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