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Peter William Daglish

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b. 1930 Kent, U.K. d. 2016 London, U.K.

Artist Detail - v3

English; Canadian
Peter Daglish was born in 1930 in Gillingham, Kent, England. He came to Canada in 1955, and from 1956 to 1960 studied art and pedagogy at École des Beaux-Arts in Montreal. He then completed post-graduate studies in Montreal and New York and at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. Oil painting was his earliest interest but he later focused on linocuts and lithography. He accepted an early teaching post at UVic in 1969, where he taught drawing and printmaking until 1971. Even at this early point in his career, he brought an international level of knowledge of contemporary art, experimenting with a wide range of media (textiles, plastics, props, performance, and mail art projects). As a jazz musician, he was also active in the music scene wherever he resided.

Daglish has been described as a methodical and disciplined artist. Former student and Governor General’s award winner Eric Metcalfe described his work as “sensuous, humourous and technically virtuosic.” Donald Harvey (artist, professor and former chair of the Visual Arts Department at UVic) referred to him as “arguably one of the greatest colourists since Matisse.” Following his time at the University of Victoria, Daglish taught printmaking at the Chelsea School of Art in London from 1973 to 1995 and concurrently taught printmaking and painting at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1973 to 1996. He also gave many courses in India.

In addition to UVic’s permanent collection, Peter Daglish’s work is found in public collections worldwide including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Tate Gallery, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Portland Museum of Fine Art.

Artworks

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ImageTitleDate MadePlace MadeCollectionsMaterialsMeasurementsEditionCredit Line
Untitled (Berry)Untitled (Berry)n.d.British Columbia, CanadaWorks on PaperLithographoverall: 92.00 cm x 72.00 cm x 0.00 cm3/10. 1 of 6 works by p. Daglish donated to gallery by skeltons.Gift of Robin and Sylvia Skelton
CrocusCrocusn.d.EnglandWorks on PaperLithographoverall: 52.00 cm x 39.20 cm x 0.00 cm11/12Gift of C.A. Bates and Pat Martin Bates
Untitled (Hair, Ribbon, Silk, Leather, Skin, Sleeper, Cloud)Untitled (Hair, Ribbon, Silk, Leather, Skin, Sleeper, Cloud)n.d.-Works on PaperSerigraphoverall: 63.00 cm x 48.00 cm x 0.00 cm5/15Purchased with assistance of the University of Victoria Art Acquisition Fund
Alarm/palmAlarm/palm1965-Works on PaperLithograph; Sequinsoverall: 52.00 cm x 65.00 cm x 0.00 cm2/10Gift of C.A. Bates and Pat Martin Bates
To ParisTo Parisn.d.British Columbia, CanadaWorks on PaperLithographoverall: 65.60 cm x 52.00 cm x 0.00 cm-Gift of C.A. Bates and Pat Martin Bates
Untitled (In-Du-Gu)Untitled (In-Du-Gu)n.d.British Columbia, CanadaWorks on PaperMixed media lithograph; feathersoverall: 75.40 cm x 52.80 cm x 0.00 cm3/10Gift of Robin and Sylvia Skelton
Untitled (Flux, N-Du-Gu)Untitled (Flux, N-Du-Gu)n.d.British Columbia, CanadaWorks on PaperPrint; Lithographoverall: 72.00 cm x 92.00 cm x 0.00 cm3/10Gift of Robin and Sylvia Skelton
Heavenly BoxHeavenly Boxn.d.CanadaWorks on PaperStencil And Fabric Assemblageoverall: 34.00 cm x 36.00 cm x 0.00 cmP/PGift of Edward Burns Harvey and Lorna R. Marsden
Salt PeanutsSalt Peanutsn.d.British Columbia, CanadaWorks on PaperLithographoverall: 57.00 cm x 43.00 cm x 0.00 cm2/23Gift of C.A. Bates and Pat Martin Bates
Untitled (Game)Untitled (Game)n.d.British Columbia, CanadaWorks on PaperLithograph and collageoverall: 75.20 cm x 52.60 cm x 0.00 cm3/10Gift of Robin and Sylvia Skelton
The DealerThe Dealern.d.London, EnglandWorks on PaperLinocutoverall: 38.00 cm x 28.00 cm-Gift of Karen Henry
Untitled (wall hanging)Untitled (wall hanging)n.d.CanadaTextilesCotton fibres; burlapoverall: 126.00 cm x 124.00 cm x 0.00 cm--
Untitled (Two Figures)Untitled (Two Figures)n.d.London, EnglandWorks on PaperLithographoverall: 37.50 cm x 52.50 cmA/PGift of Karen Henry
"Jazz at Ronnies""Jazz at Ronnies"1974London, EnglandWorks on PaperCharcoaloverall: 65.00 cm x 50.00 cm-Gift of Karen Henry
Storage IVStorage IV20th C-Works on PaperSerigraphoverall: 57.00 cm x 49.00 cm x 0.00 cm-Purchased with assistance of the University of Victoria Art Acquisition Fund
Untitled (Fiancee)Untitled (Fiancee)n.d.British Columbia, CanadaWorks on PaperLithographoverall: 92.00 cm x 72.00 cm x 0.00 cm3/10Gift of Robin and Sylvia Skelton
SuzanneSuzannen.d.London, EnglandWorks on PaperLinocutoverall: 38.00 cm x 28.50 cmA/PGift of Karen Henry
Palm AlarmPalm Alarmn.d.British Columbia, CanadaMiscellaneousMolded Plasticoverall: 122.00 cm x 91.50 cm x 2.00 cm-Gift of Robin and Sylvia Skelton
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