BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS  

Captain Douglas Henry Newberry Russell

January 18 1878 - June 15 1961

B.C. Society of Fine Arts


Capt. D.H.N. Russell was born in Hinton, St. Georges, Somerset, England, and came to Canada c1911. The 1913 W.A. Jeffries City directory for Kamloops lists him as a rancher, living 10 miles outside of city limits.

Russell married Cicely Frances Osborn in Vancouver on April 22 1913, his occupation was noted as engineer. He was 35, the bride was 24 years old. Russell was living in Kamloops, the bride in Vancouver.


"Capt. C. Tweedale Corps of Guides 1914 on "Verona" " signed D.H. Russell, framed by James Leyland.
Photographs courtesy private collection January 2023.


On Sept. 16 1916 he signed his attestation papers to join the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force. He attested that he had served 10 years in the Royal Artillery, 14 months in the 102nd Regiment R.M.R. His "trade or calling" was given as "Gentleman." His residence was noted as Kamloops. He joined the 68th Overseas Depot Field Battery.

He exhibited in the May 1924 16th Annual Exhibition of the B.C. Society of Fine Arts, held at the Vancouver School Board offices on Hamilton Street.

He was a cartoonist for the Vancouver Province.

B.C. Vital Statistics on-line provides the information that he died in Saanich on June 15 1961 at the age of 82, occupation "Artist - cartoonist" (retired 1931).


GROUP EXHIBITIONS
DATE EXHIBITION ARTWORK
1924 May 3 - 17 BCSFA   16th Annual Exhibition Racehorse "Archaic"
"Jelf"
A Racer
"Whirlwind"

References

Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force Attestation paper (online)
       https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B8553-S007

Not in Dictionary of British Artists

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

Clippings

" ... "Jelf," by Captain D.H. Russell, is a fine live dog study and a series of fine horse pictures by the captain show a technical ability of a high order."
      From "B.C. Society of Fine Arts Annual Exhibition - Third Notice" by J.B.
      Vancouver Province, May 16 1924 page 6

""Jelf" is the portrait of an adoring dog posing for an understanding master. His eyes seem to say "What do you want? I know it must be all right, so I'll keep very still." The artist is Capt. D.H. Russell."
      From "Exhibition of the B.C. Society of Fine Art" by Alice M. Winlow
      British Columbia magazine, June 1924


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