BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Eric Freifeld

March 13 1919 - 1984

Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (Associate 1963)


Eric Freifeld was born in Saratov, Russia in 1919.

In 1940 he had a solo exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery. He showed his work in the 1943 B.C. Artists annual exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery. He was living in Vancouver.

In 1979 he was living in Toronto. Refer to Macdonald etc. Duval wrote a limited edition book about Freifeld, in addition to including him in other books such as High Realism in Canada (see below).


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION LOCATION
1940 April 16 - 28 Solo show (33 artworks) VAG

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1943 Sept. 25 - Oct. 20 VAG   B.C. Artists 12th Annual Abandoned Gravel Mill

References - BIBLIOGRAPHY

Refer to BIBLIO.

References - GROUP EXHIBITIONS

3rd BC GRAPHIC & CANADIAN SOCIETY OF GRAPHIC ART (refer to BCG57)

References - GENERAL

HIGH REALISM IN CANADA by Paul Duval
      1974, ISBN 0-7720-0697-0, 176 pages, publisher Clarke Irwin
      Extensively illustrated in colour and b&w
      Includes index of reproduction and general index
      Good chapters on Eric Freifeld (numerous works illustrated), E.J. Hughes and Ernest Lindner

ROYAL CANADIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS - EXHIBITIONS & MEMBERS 1880 - 1979 (refer to RCA81)
      Exhibitions listed from 1952 to 1971 (7 works) for Freifeld.

ARTISTS IN CANADA 1982 - UNION LIST OF ARTISTS' FILES (refer to AIC82)

A DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN ARTISTS (refer to M)
      Good 2 page biography of Freifeld, with 12 bibliographic references

BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF ARTISTS IN CANADA (refer to BIAC03)
      10 references cited for Freifeld

Clippings

"Art Gallery Lists Six Exhibitions"
      Vancouver Sun, March 29 1940

"Six shows during April at Gallery"
      New Herald, March 30 1940

"False Creek Painting Start Towards Fame"
      Vancouver Province, April 1940

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