Dora De Pedery-Hunt was a sculptor and graphic artist. She was born in Budapest, Hungary and also lived in Hanover, Germany (1945-1947) until emigrating to Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1948), where she... Read full biography
Dora De Pedery-Hunt was a sculptor and graphic artist. She was born in Budapest, Hungary and also lived in Hanover, Germany (1945-1947) until emigrating to Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1948), where she lived for the rest of her life and died. Her primary medium was the bronze medal. It is estimated... Read full biography
Dora De Pedery-Hunt was a sculptor and graphic artist. She was born in Budapest, Hungary and also lived in Hanover, Germany (1945-1947) until emigrating to Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1948), where she lived for the rest of her life and died. Her primary medium was the bronze medal. It is estimated she has designed over 600 of them. They range in size from around 2" to 4". The subjects include international and national events ("Expo 70 Osaka", the 1967 Canadian "Centennial Medal"), corporate and... Read full biography
Dora De Pedery-Hunt was a sculptor and graphic artist. She was born in Budapest, Hungary and also lived in Hanover, Germany (1945-1947) until emigrating to Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1948), where she lived for the rest of her life and died. Her primary medium was the bronze medal. It is estimated she has designed over 600 of them. They range in size from around 2" to 4". The subjects include international and national events ("Expo 70 Osaka", the 1967 Canadian "Centennial Medal"), corporate and organization milestones (Hudson's Bay Company 300th Anniversary) and intimate family occasions (John Simon Tooke baptism); they also include religious themes( Christ), political figures (Trudeau) and awards (Canada Council medal). In addition, she... Read full biography
Dora De Pedery-Hunt was a sculptor and graphic artist. She was born in Budapest, Hungary and also lived in Hanover, Germany (1945-1947) until emigrating to Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1948), where she lived for the rest of her life and died. Her primary medium was the bronze medal. It is estimated she has designed over 600 of them. They range in size from around 2" to 4". The subjects include international and national events ("Expo 70 Osaka", the 1967 Canadian "Centennial Medal"), corporate and organization milestones (Hudson's Bay Company 300th Anniversary) and intimate family occasions (John Simon Tooke baptism); they also include religious themes( Christ), political figures (Trudeau) and awards (Canada Council medal). In addition, she has sculpted small bronze figures, portraits, monumental works and architectural commissi... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (13)
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Working the Dead Beat: 50 Lives That Changed Canada
2012
Martin, Sandra
429 pages (color)
Creating Memory: A Guide to Outdoor Public Sculpture in Toronto
2010
Warkentin, John
347 pages
Canadian Who's Who, 2004/2005
2005
Lumley, Elizabeth (Editor)
1,450 pages (color)
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Ontario Society of Artists '96' (The Ontario Society of Artists)
1996
Arbuckle, Franklin
29 pages (color)
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
Works from the McCuaig Collection in the Laurentian University Museum (Now Called Art Gallery of Sudbury)
1987
Krueger, Pamela
56 pages
The Canadian Encyclopedia: (Three Volumes)
1985
Marsh, James H. (Editor)
2,089 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, Fifteenth Edition, 1982
1982
R.R. Bowker Co. (Editors)
1,204 pages
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
Eclectic Eve
1972
Cameron, Janice et al
125 pages
The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III