John Kyle

End Notes & References

1Vancouver Province (31 March 1958), p. 21.
2Oils & Watercolours by John Kyle, solo exhibition, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria [AGGV] (5-17 February 1957). Includes a 3 pp. biography compiled by John Kyle, Dr. Harold Campbell (Deputy Minister of Education), and Miss Ethel Bruce. 13 ols & 7 w/c in show.
3 Ibid.
4Opportunties Magazine, 1910.
5Oils & Watercolours by John Kyle [1957 AGGV exhibit].
6Ibid.
7Opportunties Magazine, 1910.

Publications

illustration: Helps to Smile, Kyle, Westward Ho!, July 1907 (repeats)
"Home Arts and Crafts - Leatherwork No. 1", Kyle, Westward Ho!, September 1907
"Home Arts and Crafts - Leatherwork No. 2", Kyle, Westward Ho!, October 1907
"Home Arts and Crafts - Repousse No. 1", Kyle, Westward Ho!, November 1907
"Home Arts and Crafts - Repousse No. 2", Kyle, Westward Ho!, December 1907
"Home Arts and Crafts - Stencilling No. 1", Kyle, Westward Ho!, February 1908
illustration: Ye Mariners of England, Kyle, Westward Ho!, April 1908
illustration: Indian Legendry, Kyle, Westward Ho!, April 1908
illustration: The Redemption of Tsakwetta, Kyle, Westward Ho!, April 1908
illustration: In The Days of My Servitude, Kyle, Westward Ho!, April 1908
"Home Arts and Crafts - Stencilling No. 2", Kyle, Westward Ho!, May 1908
"Sketching From Nature", Kyle, Westward Ho!, August 1908
"Sketching From Nature", Kyle, Westward Ho!, September, 1908
Design for Industrial Art - Book 1 - Woodwork, Kyle, 1931, Thomas Nelson & Sons, Toronto
Design for Industrial Art - Book 2 - Lettering, Kyle, 1931, Thomas Nelson & Sons, Toronto
Design for Industrial Art - Book 3 - Metalwork, Kyle, 1931, Thomas Nelson & Sons, Toronto

Correspondence

Letter to Miss Marion Richardson, August 9, 1934, from Provincial Summer School (courtesy Dr. Anthony Rogers - probably from W.P. Weston correspondence file)

References - books

Patrick A. Dunae, The School Record (1992).
Jim Peacock, The Vancouver Natural History Society, 1918 - 1993 (1993).
British Columbia. Department of Education. Courses of Study, 1923.
Douglas L. Cole & Maria Tippet, From Desolation to Splendour: Changing Perceptions of the British Columbia Landscape (1977).
Thom, "Fine Arts in Vancouver, 1886 - 1930," (thesis) [includes short biography].
Art & Architecture in Canada
Vancouver Centennial Bibliography, VHS 1986, entry #6345

References - periodicals

Opportunities Magazine 1910 (includes short biography)
Western Woman's Weekly ["the official organ of the Child Welfare Association of British Columbia"] (23 April 1921).
Western Woman's Weekly, 23 July 1921.
Maclean's Magazine, 15 March 1927, pp. 78-79.
Victoria Bulletin, (January 1957).
The Studio Magazine, Vol. 73, No. 299 (15 February 1918).
Vancouver Province, (7 July 1925), p 6.
Vancouver Province, (13 January 1925), p 6.
Charles H. Scott, "A Short History of Art in BC", Behind The Palette, 1946-47.
Memorium, Vancouver Province, (31 March 1958), p 21.
Obituary, Vancouver Province, (1 April 1958).

References - Exhibition Catalogues

First Annual Exhibition, B.C. Society of Fine Arts, 1909
B.C. Society of Fine Arts, various exhibition catalogues 1910 - 1927 Island Arts & Crafts Society, various exhibition catalogues
Oils & Watercolours by John Kyle, solo exhibition, AGGV February 5 - 17, 1957 includes 3 page biography compiled by John Kyle; Dr. Harold Campbell, Deputy Minister of Education; and Miss Ethel Bruce. 13 oils & 7 w/c in show

References - other

Vancouver Art Gallery - index card file of artists
Vancouver Art Gallery - online index of artists in VAG exhibitions 1931 - current
Vancouver Public Library - Fine Arts Division index card file
Vancouver Public Library - Fine Arts Division file: AGGV Exhibition Catalogues
B.C. Education Department: Annual Reports by Director of Technical Education 48th Annual Report of the Public Schools, p. 81.
John Kyle Biography