Jack Harman (artist)

Jack Harman OBC (1927–2001) was a Canadian sculptor from Vancouver, British Columbia, the "creator of some of Canada's best-known public art," including an equestrian monument of Queen Elizabeth II on Parliament Hill, unveiled by the Queen in 1992.[1][2] He studied at the Vancouver School of Art and Slade School of Art and Hammersmith School of Art in England.[3] He would later teach at the VSA as well as at the UBC Extension School.

Statue of Queen Elizabeth II on Parliament Hill, Ottawa
Statue of Harry Jerome
Statue of John Landy and Roger Bannister's "Miracle Mile"

His public sculptures in Vancouver include Statue of Harry Jerome, The Family (formerly at Pacific Press Building, now on Granville Island),[4] at the Pacific National Exhibition and at the Vancouver Law Courts.[5] His work is also elsewhere in Canada, including Parliament Hill and the British Columbia Legislature. His work is also held by the Government of Ontario Art Collection, the University of British Columbia and the City of Nanaimo.[6][7][8] He also contributed to the Peacekeeping Monument in Ottawa.[9][3]

He received the Order of British Columbia in 1996, cited for creating "some of Vancouver’s best known sculpture."[10]

References
  1. General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (June 7, 2019). "The Queen Elizabeth II Equestrian Monument". The Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. "Sculptor's models go on sale" – via The Globe and Mail.
  3. "Art at Queen's Park: The Macdonald Block – Mother and Child – Jack Harman". www.archives.gov.on.ca. Archived from the original on 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  4. "Iconic bronze sculpture 'The Family' unveiled in new permanent home on Granville Island". vancouversun. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  5. "This day in history: July 6, 1967". www.vancouversun.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  6. "UBC Archives – Campus Sculptures". www.library.ubc.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  7. "City of Vancouver Public Art Registry".
  8. "Sword swiped from popular Nanaimo Statue". CBC.
  9. "Ottawa-Ontario-Statues-Reconciliation-The-Peacekeeping-Monument-Canada-Pictures-Images | Gunter Marx Stock Photos". guntermarx.photoshelter.com.
  10. "1996 Recipient: Jack Harman – Gibsons : Order of BC". Archived from the original on 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

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