BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Mrs. Edith Baron

c1878 - November 7 1926

Vancouver Sketch Club
B.C. Art League
B.C. Society of Fine Arts


Mrs. Edith Baron exhibited in Vancouver from 1920 to at least 1925 with the Vancouver Sketch Club. She was a Charter Member of the B.C. Art League in 1920.

She also exhibited in the September 1921 thirteenth Annual Exhibition of the B.C. Society of Fine Arts, held at the Vancouver School Board offices on Hamilton Street.

The 1923 Henderson's City Directory lists her as "Baron, Mrs. Edith tchr David Livingstone Sch r 2982 Carolina."

BC Vital Statistics lists the death of Baron in Vancouver, age 48. No certificate is posted.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1920 Feb. 7 Sketch Club    Monthly Exhibition (flower studies)
1920 Dec. 4 - ? Sketch Club    Annual Exhibition Bowl of Roses
The Narrows
Second Beach
Crescent Beach
1921 Sept. 19 - 24 BCSFA   13th Annual Exhibition Dogwoods
1921 Nov. 5 Sketch Club    Monthly Exhibition (two landscapes)
(portrait sketch)
1922 April 1 Sketch Club    Monthly Exhibition (painting)
1923 March 3 Sketch Club    Monthly Exhibition (sketch from Whytecliffe)
1925 Nov. 28 - Dec. 5 Sketch Club    Semi-Annual Exhibition (titles not known)

References

B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death, no certificate (refer to BCVS)

Clippings

" ... Mrs. Barron (sic) (was represented) by some flower studies in water colors and oils; ... "
      From "Sketch Club Has Resumed Exhibitions"
      Vancouver Daily World, February 9 1920

"Mrs. Baron got first prize for any other subjects in oils and water colors as well as first prize for design for book covers, first prize for embroidery, and first prize for plant drawing with a view to design."
      From "Arts Clubs Active - Vancouver Sketch Club"
      Western Woman's Weekly, September 18 1920

"Mrs. Baron (was represented) by a flower study in oils and two landscapes."
      From "Vancouver Sketch Club"
      Western Woman's Weekly, October 9 1920

"Mrs. E. Baran (sic) has sent a Bowl of Roses in oil, which took a prize at the Hastings Park Fair, and some pretty landscapes, one of "The Narrows," another of Second Beach and the third of "Crescent Beach.""
      From "Annual Exhibit by Sketch Club"
      Vancouver Province, December 6 1920

"The exhibitors were: ... Mrs. E. Baron, two landscapes and portrait sketch; ... "
      From "Many View Sketch Club Exhibit and Much Work Shown"
      Vancouver Sun, November 7 1921

"Mrs. McKenna and Mrs. Baron contributed handsome paintings."
      From "Sketch Club Tea Enjoyable Event; Good Work Shown"
      Vancouver Daily World, April 3 1922

" ... and Mrs. E. Barron (sic) has a striking sketch from Whytecliffe."
      From "Vancouver Sketch Club"
      Vancouver Province, March 5 1923

"Others exhibiting were Mrs. E. Baron ... "
      From "Private View Precedes Sketch Club Exhibition"
      Vancouver Province, November 30 1925


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