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Object ID

2019.020.015

Title

Sketch of weigh scales and a wooden chair.

Date

[c. 1959].

Description

Matted black and white pencil sketch by Peter Ewart of weigh scaled and a wooden chair. The scales are on the left, and are large with metal disks to hold items on either side. The scales appear to be made of metal and wood, with chains attaching the disks to the balance. There are small bottles gathered around the scales, and a bowl with something in it tilted over on the disk in the foreground. The wooden chair is on the right: it has arms, a curved seat to hold a person, and decorative elements on the back of the chair. The sketch is matted with a mustard yellow coloured, textured matte.

People/Subject

Ewart, Peter Maxwell (1918-2001)

Peter Maxwell Ewart was born in Kisbey, Saskatchewan on 7 Apr. 1918, and grew up in Montreal. During WWII he served with the RCAF as a wireless operator, and was stationed at Bella Bella and Spider Island. In 1929 he first travelled by train with his father to British Columbia. He liked what he saw of B.C., and decided to move here and paint. He came to Langley from Vancouver in 1953. He was commissioned by the B.C. Telephone Co. to do their 1959 book cover, and he also did work for the CPR, B.C. Power Commission, West Coast Transmission, and the 1960 Imperial Bank Calendar. He specialized in paintings of the Cariboo, many of which he created on jeep expeditions. He and daughter Linda lived in the Simonds Road area for many years, and he was very involved in the creation of the Langley Community Music School. He died January 22, 2001, in Langley. In 2018, it was decided that Langley's newest middle school, established in the old R. E. Mountain Secondary School, will be named in his honour.

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