BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Ernest Le Messurier

1894 - 1932

University of British Columbia (B.A.)



Portrait from the Gold Stripe

Ernest Le Messurier was born in Hamilton, Ontario. His family later moved to Vancouver. An article about him in The Gold Stripe Number One noted that he was "art editor of school magazines and at the University of British Columbia. He graduated B.A., and was one of the eight who received the degree in khaki." The article was accompanied by one of his pen and ink cartoons, which has a very distinctive signature.

Messurier enlisted with the 11th Irish, and drew their Honour Roll of the officers. He went overseas, where he was the Editor of the "Chevrons and Stars," the official organ of the Canadian Training School for Officers at Bexhill, England. He was appointed to the rank of Lieutenant.


School Days cartoon, 1926

He apparently returned safely to Vancouver, since the January 1926 issue of School Days magazine had one of his pen and ink drawings in it, accompanying a story titled "Mr. Lion Meets Mr. Man."

Le Messurier died in Montreal in 1932.

The City of Vancouver Archives has a collection of his cartoons on file, listed as "Series S02 - Ernest Le Messurier cartoons" reference code AM1562-S02.


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK

References

BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF ARTISTS IN CANADA (refer to BIAC03)
     5 references to Le Messurier:
         American Art Annual (1932)
         The Hecklers: A History of Canadian Political Cartooning (1979)
         Dictionary of french speaking artists in North America (David Karel, 1992)
         A Standard Dictionary of Canadian Biography (C.G.D. Roberts & Tunnell, 1938)
         Who's Who in American Art (1938)

Not in Macdonald's Dictionary of Canadian Artists

Clippings

"A Clever Soldier Artist"
     Gold Stripe Number One, Christmas 1918

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