Vera Sankey Hibb

J.H.O. Amess
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Vera Sankey Hibb
J.H.O. Amess
1941

Metadata

CAPF #

2023JHOA001

Title

Vera Sankey Hibb

Creation Date

Creation Year

1941

Description

Actress Vera Sankey Hibb featured in a 1941 play at the Freddy Wood Theatre at the University of British Columbia, It is difficult to say whether her dress is a costume or merely the high fashion of an elegant 1920's ingenue.
This watercolour is remarkable not only in the delicacy of the face, the mysterious smile and her watchful gaze. It is also masterly painted in the layering of transparent fabric and the wickerwork of the chair.

Artist

Artist Name

J.H.O. Amess

Names aka

James Henry Osborne Amess

Biography

1875-1955 – J.H.O. Amess, aka James Henry Osborne Amess, attended LCC Central School of Arts and Crafts, and Goldsmiths Institute, both in London, England. Amess and his family moved to Canada in 1910 and settled on the west coast one year later.

He won a gold medal for his work at the Provincial Exhibition in 1919. In 1939 his work was included in the National Exhibition held in Toronto, and in 1940 his work was part of the Traveling Loan Collection. He and Fred Amess held a duo exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1941, and he later had a solo exhibition there in 1945. He exhibited work in numerous BC Artists exhibitions and with numerous annual exhibitions held by the BC Society of Fine Arts. Amess died at the age of 79.

Information on the life of J.H.O. Amess gathered from James Henry Osborne Amess, Sim Publishing, http://sim-publishing.com/bca/amessjho.htm

Image Dimensions (inches/centimetres)

Image Height (inches)

34

Image Width (inches)

23

Framed?

Yes

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Essays

James Henry Osborne Amess was a British-born Canadian artist who painted in oil, pastel and watercolour, mostly portraits, still lifes and landscapes.

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

1941 June 3 - 15, J.H.O. Amess & Fred Amess, Vancouver Art Gallery
1945 July 10 - Aug. 29, Solo show, Vancouver Art Gallery

Group Exhibitions
BCSFA = British Columbia Society of Fine Arts

1920 September 18 - 25, BCSFA Annual Exhibition
1921 Sept. 19 - 24, BCSFA 13th Annual
1922 Sept. 16 - 23, BCSFA 14th Annual
1923 May 12 - 19, BCSFA 15th Annual
1924 May 3 - 17, BCSFA 16th Annual
1925 May 9 - 16, BCSFA 17th Annual
1926 May 8 - 15, BCSFA 18th Annual
1927 June 10 - 25, BCSFA 19th Annual
1929 May 18 - June 8, BCSFA 21st Annual
1929 Nov. 16 - 30, BCSFA Winter Exhibition
1930 May 31 - June 14, BCSFA Spring Exhibition
1930 Aug. 6 - 16, Vancouver Exhibition
1932 May - July, Vancouver Art Gallery, All Canadian Exhibition
1932 Oct. 5 - 30, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC Artists 1st Annual
1933 June 3 - 11, BCSFA 23rd Annual
1933 Sept. 22 - Oct. 15, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC Artists 2nd Annual
1934 Sept. 21 - Oct. 14, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC Artists 3rd Annual
1935 Sept. 20 - Oct. 15, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC Artists 4th Annual
1936 June 26 - July 12, BCSFA 26th Annual
1937 April 16 - May 1, BCSFA 27th Annual
1937 Sept. 17 - Oct. 10, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC Artists 6th Annual
1938 April 29 - May 15, BCSFA 28th Annual
1938 Sept. 16 - Oct. 9, Vancouver Art Gallery, Artists 7th Annual
1939 June 9 - 25, BCSFA 29th Annual
1939 Sept. 15 - Oct. 8, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC Artists 8th Annual
1940 May 17 - June 2, BCSFA 30th Annual
1940 Sept. 20 - Oct. 13, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC Artists 9th Annual
1941 May 10 - June 1, BCSFA 31st Annual
1941 Sept. 26 - Oct. 19, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC Artists 10th Annual
1942 May 15 - 31, BCSFA 32nd Annual
1943 May 15 - June 6, BCSFA 33rd Annual
1943 Sept. 25 - Oct. 20, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC Artists 12th Annual
1944 May 13 - June 4, BCSFA 34th Annual
1944 Sept. 23 - Oct. 22, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC Artists 13th Annual
1945 Sept. 22 - Oct. 21, Vancouver Art Gallery, BC Artists 14th Annual
1946 May 31 - June 23, BCSFA 36th Annual
1947 May 9 - June 1, BCSFA 37th Annual
1948 May 18 -June 6, BCSFA 38th Annual
1949 May 3 - 22, BCSFA 39th Annual
1950 April 25 - May 14, BCSA 40th Annual

All exhibition listings compiled from Sim Publishing - http://sim-publishing.com/bca/amessjho.htm
Collection CAPF Collection
  • Modified: September 7, 2025