- Jack Sudlow
Jack Sudlow (
September 5 ,1907 –July 23 ,1993 ) was aCanadian painter in theImpressionist style.Biography
Born to William and Lena Sudlow who immigrated to Quebec from
Manchester, England in 1904. His father's brother, Sam, was also an artist who emigrated to Australia. Named after his uncle Jack who was killed when the Germans dropped a bomb on Hyde,England . At age 3, moved with his parents toToronto, Ontario, Canada .At age 16, when his father became ill, Sudlow dropped out of school to help support his parents and two sisters. He got work as an architectural draftsman, drawing plans and designing buildings. His only formal training came at night school in Toronto. Sudlow wanted to pursue a sole career as an artist, but felt at the time that he could not support his wife and two daughters with what he could make. Therefore, architectural drafting remained his career until his retirement.
Work
Throughout his life, Sudlow was best known for his
portraiture . His works are compared to the portraits painted byMonet , using the same dabbing technique to create the images. "The Violinist" hangs in theHilo Art Museum inHilo, Hawaii [As listed on the museum's website, http://www.HiloArtMuseum.org] . His best-known work entitled "Sour Puss" hangs in his oldest daughter's home inOhio . Sudlow also created landscape pieces, most of which are in private collections.Though not known for his
photography , Sudlow had a passion for it. He built his ownenlarger , developing his prints at his private studio. An original Sudlow photograph is considered very rare.Fact|date=August 2008Death
Jack Sudlow died on July 23, 1993 of
prostate cancer .Fact|date=August 2008 He is buried at [http://stgeorgesonthehill.com St. George's on-the-Hill] inEtobicoke ,Ontario, Canada .References
External links
* [http://www.hiloartmuseum.org The Hilo Art Museum]
See also
1907 in art
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