Harold (Hal) Albert Pym
November 4 1914 - August 21 2002
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Harold A. Pym was born in Wasall Midland, UK. He was educated in England, and married
Margery Pomfret. During World War Two he was employed as an artist creating posters to
support the war effort, three of which are illustated below:
World War Two poster illustrations
After the war he moved to Canada, where he lived in Vancouver for some time. In 1961
he illustrated an 8-page coloured comic titled The Saga of British Columbia,
consisting of a number of historical stories of "Adventure Romance History in the
Great Canadian West."
Front page of the Saga of British Columbia, 1961
In 1968 he submitted one artwork to the final B.C.
Artists' exhibition SPECTRUM '68 at the Vancouver Art Gallery,
a painting that was listed as "N.F.S." and the title not provided.
Pym died in Salmon Arm at the age of 87, survived by his wife. His occupation
was listed as "artist" on the death certificate.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
| DATE |
EXHIBITION |
ARTWORK |
| 1968 |
VAG BC Artists |
(1 painting) |
References
ARTISTS IN CANADA 1982 - UNION LIST OF ARTISTS' FILES
(refer to AIC82)
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death (refer to BCVS)
Clippings
"Harold Pym - in search of sanity - His aim: Christianity back in Art" by Les Rimes
Vancouver Times February 26 1965
"A Vancouver, B.C. artist who uses a very old technique which he learned in England for
painting murals. He works with a fine brush and dry oil, blended with modern media. He
has done religious paintings for various institutions and organizations around Vancouver."
A DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN ARTISTS Volume 6 1996 (refer to M)
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