Gus Kenderdine was born in Manchester, England in 1870. At 14 he was apprenticed to a Blackpool art dealer which resulted in early art instruction which, from ages 16 to 20, was complemented by... Read full biography
Gus Kenderdine was born in Manchester, England in 1870. At 14 he was apprenticed to a Blackpool art dealer which resulted in early art instruction which, from ages 16 to 20, was complemented by part-time study at the Manchester School of Art. In 1890 he travelled to Paris to attend the Academie... Read full biography
Gus Kenderdine was born in Manchester, England in 1870. At 14 he was apprenticed to a Blackpool art dealer which resulted in early art instruction which, from ages 16 to 20, was complemented by part-time study at the Manchester School of Art. In 1890 he travelled to Paris to attend the Academie Julien, where he would study for approximately two years. Upon his return to England he would operate his own art gallery and studio. In 1908 Kenderdine and his young family immigrated to Canada and... Read full biography
Gus Kenderdine was born in Manchester, England in 1870. At 14 he was apprenticed to a Blackpool art dealer which resulted in early art instruction which, from ages 16 to 20, was complemented by part-time study at the Manchester School of Art. In 1890 he travelled to Paris to attend the Academie Julien, where he would study for approximately two years. Upon his return to England he would operate his own art gallery and studio. In 1908 Kenderdine and his young family immigrated to Canada and settled on a homestead north of Lashburn, Saskatchewan where he would develop a ranching operation. Over time he would slowly resume painting and, during a 1920 visit to Saskatoon, he left two paintings in a physician’s office prior to sailing to... Read full biography
Gus Kenderdine was born in Manchester, England in 1870. At 14 he was apprenticed to a Blackpool art dealer which resulted in early art instruction which, from ages 16 to 20, was complemented by part-time study at the Manchester School of Art. In 1890 he travelled to Paris to attend the Academie Julien, where he would study for approximately two years. Upon his return to England he would operate his own art gallery and studio. In 1908 Kenderdine and his young family immigrated to Canada and settled on a homestead north of Lashburn, Saskatchewan where he would develop a ranching operation. Over time he would slowly resume painting and, during a 1920 visit to Saskatoon, he left two paintings in a physician’s office prior to sailing to England. News of their presence reached University of Saskatchewan President Water Murray, who viewed them with interest. ... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (6)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Perspectives of Saskatchewan
2009
Porter, Jene M
377 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
Catalog of Paintings National Gallery of Canada (Exhibition catalog)
1948
National Gallery Of Canada
271 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index