BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Walter Herman Best

June 6 1894 - March 31 1964

Royal Photographic Society (Associate 1939)


Walter Herman Best was born in Germany, and arrived in Canada around the age of 13. He moved to BC around 1945, and to Cedar Valley, Mission about 5 years before his death.

He exhibited one photograph at the Pacific National Exhibition in 1931.

He exhibited one photograph at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1931.

Best died in Mission in 1964 at the age of 69. He was widowed from Rhoda Gavin, his occupation noted as "photographer - photography" on his death certificate.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1931 Aug. 22 - 29 PNE   Photograms of the Year The Child
1931 Aug. 28 - Sept. 12 CNE   Toronto Salon of Cdn. Photography Love Song (Bromoil)

References

B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death (refer to BCVS)

David Mattison's Camera Workers:
https://cameraworkers.davidmattison.com/getperson.php?personID=I1590&tree=cw18581950

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