George William Hill (sculptor)
George William Hill | |
|---|---|
 George William Hill (circa 1920) | |
| Born | 8 May 1861 |
| Died | 17 July 1934 Outremont (Montreal) |
| Known for | sculptor |
| Spouse | Elsie Annette Kent |
Early life and family
[edit]George William Hill RCA (1861 – 1934) was one of the Canada's foremost sculptors during the first half of the 20th century because of his numerous public memorials.[1] He was elected in 1917 as a full member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[2][3]
The son of George Taylor Hill and Eleanor A. Carty
Career
[edit]Hill was born in Shipton, Eastern Townships, Canada East, the son of a marble cutter. He began to carve marble in his father's workshop and worked there for eight years and he became a chief sculptor[4] then went to Paris in 1889 to study at the École nationale des beaux-arts with Alexandre Falguière,Jean Paul Laurens,[5] Henri Chapu at the Académie Julian and Jean-Antoine Injalbert at the Académie Colarossi.[3] He returned to Canada about 1894 and worked with the architects William Sutherland and Edward Maxwell.[3] By 1897, was producing monuments. In 1902 he had won his first commission, the Strathcona and South African soldiers' memorial.[3] Many commissions followed such as Sir George-Étienne Cartier (1912), marking the centenary of Cartier's birth.
Selected public exhibitions
[edit]- Société des Artistes Français, Paris (1905);[3]
- Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (1896, 1907, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1931, 1932);[6]
- Art Association of Montreal;[3]
Selected war memorials
[edit]- The Lion of Belfort, 1897;
- Boer War Memorial (1907), Montreal;
- The Monument to the Heroes of the Boer War (1912), London, Ontario;[5]
- The Sir George-Étienne Cartier Monument (1919);[5]
- The Canadian Nursing sisters' memorial in the Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Hall of Honour, near the entrance to the Parliamentary Library (1926);[5]
- Sherbrooke War Memorial, 1926;[5]
- War Memorial, Harbord Collegiate School,286 Harbord St., Toronto, Ontario;[5]
- War Memorial, Pictou, Nova Scotia;[5]
- War Memorial, Westmount, Montreal, Quebec;[5]
- Charlottetown Veterans Memorial at Province House, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[5]
Selected public collections
[edit]- National Gallery of Canada;[7]
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts;[8]
- Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec;[9]
- Art Gallery of Hamilton;[10]
- Agnes Etherington Art Centre;[11]
- Ville de Montréal;[8]
- Ville de Sherbrooke;[12]
- City of London, Ontario;[4]
- City of Charlottetown;[4]
Works
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George William Hill (sculptor)'s George Brown (1913) erected at Parliament Hill Ottawa, Ontario Canada -
George William Hill (sculptor)'s D'Arcy McGee (1913) erected at Parliament Hill Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -
George William Hill (sculptor)'s George-Étienne Cartier Monument(1919) at Mont Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada -
George William Hill (sculptor)'s George-Étienne Cartier Monument(1919) at Mont Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada -
George William Hill (sculptor)'s George-Étienne Cartier Monument(1919) at Mont Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada -
George William Hill (sculptor)'s George-Étienne Cartier Monument(1919) at Mont Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada -
George William Hill (sculptor)'s Sherbrooke War Memorial (1926) commemorating the First World War at King Street in Sherbrooke, Quebec Canada -
George William Hill (sculptor)'s Sherbrooke War Memorial(1926) commemorating the First World War at King Street in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada -
George William Hill (sculptor)'s Boer War Memorial (Montreal) (1907) in Square Dorchester, -
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References
[edit]- ^ Rosalind M. Pepall. "The Architecture of Edward & W.S. Maxwell: Craftsmen and Decorative Artists". McGill John Bland Canadian Architecture Collection. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
- ^ "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Joanne Chagnon, “HILL, GEORGE WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 16, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed December 24, 2023, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hill_george_william_16E.html.
- ^ a b c "Article". canadianmilitaryhistory.ca. Canadian Military History. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
- ^ McMann, Evelyn (1981). Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Collection". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Collection". artpublicmontreal.ca. City of Montreal. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Collection". collections.mnbaq.org. MNBAQ. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Collection". tms.artgalleryofhamilton.com. Art Gallery of Hamilton. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Collection". agnes.queensu.ca. Agnes Etherington Art Centre. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Collection". dlheritage.com. Heritage Canada. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- George Hill Letter at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
- HILL, GEORGE WILLIAM. "Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 16, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003". biographi.ca. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Canada. National Capital Commission. Information and Historical Division (1963). Statues and Monuments in Ottawa and Hull. Ottawa: Queen's Printer. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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Categories:
- 1862 births
- Sculptors from Quebec
- 1934 deaths
- People from Estrie
- Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
- 20th-century Canadian sculptors
- Canadian male sculptors
- 20th-century Canadian male artists
- 19th-century Canadian sculptors
- 19th-century Canadian male artists
- Académie Julian alumni
- Académie Colarossi alumni