Robert Stewart Hyndman - Artist Info

About Robert Stewart Hyndman

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    Robert Stewart Hyndman (1915 – 2009)

    A prominent Canadian, painter, sculptor, educator, combat pilot, and Official War Artist, Flight Lieutenant Robert Stewart Hyndman was born in Edmonton, Alberta and died in Old Chelsea, Quebec (National Capital Region) where he had lived since 1945. The Canadian War Museum has 105 of his works in its permanent collection.

    His mediums included oils, gouache*, Conte Crayon*, and charcoal. In addition to planes, base life, and combat scenes, his war subjects included portraits of many of the senior Canadian officers and war aces. He was also assigned, after the war, to make paintings for the RCAF on Canadian bases in Germany and France and in 1954 and 1960 in Morocco. His peace time subjects i...

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