Edgar Ferrar Corbet
March 10 1886 - March 19 1959
E.F. Corbet was born in Antrim, North Ireland in 1886. He
came to Canada around 1946 after retiring from working as a
banker for 41 years.
Corbet exhibited artwork in the 1948 group exhibition
of the Salt Spring Island Art Group
at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Corbet died in Victoria in 1952 at the age of 73. He was single.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| DATE |
EXHIBITION |
ARTWORK |
|
|
|
| 1948 Nov. 2 - 14 |
Group Exhibition -
VAG |
Houston Channel |
|
|
Portrait |
|
|
Portrait |
|
|
Rocky Masses |
|
|
"Social" |
References
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE (refer to BCVS)
Clippings
"We have recently been joined by two male members. Mr. E. Corbet
is like ourselves a beginner"
From "Letter re Saltspring Island Art Group exhibition"
Personal correspondence, October 25 1948
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