H. Bullock Webster
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| Born | 1855 England |
| Died | 1942 |
| Known for | Water colours and sketches |
Harold Bullock Webster (1855–1942) was a self-taught painter who worked in Canada, the U.K., and New Zealand.
Webster was born in England but emigrated as an adolescent to Canada. He began an apprenticeship as a clerk for the Hudson's Bay Company in 1874. He made many business trips to the company's posts in the western part of Canada, such as northern Alberta and British Columbia.[1]
By 1878 he managed the trading post at
Wanganui.[2] At the age of 83, he published in 1938 his Memories of Sport and Travel Fifty Years Ago: From the Hudson's Bay Company to New Zealand.[1]
Métis people, who participated in the Canadian fur trade. Some sketches were reprinted in The Graphic magazine in England.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c The University of British Columbia – Open Collections – H. (Harry) Bullock Webster. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "BULLOCK-WEBSTER DIARIES". Victoria University of Wellington Library. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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