John Vanderpant was a Dutch-Canadian photographer, gallery owner and author.
18 Facts About John Vanderpant
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John Vanderpant made his living doing portrait work while becoming known as a major member of the International Modernist photography movement in Canada.
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John Vanderpant was a key figure in Vancouver's artistic community.
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John Vanderpant published a few poems in Dutch literary journals and in 1908 published his only book of poetry, "Verzen" [Verses].
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In 1910, while still registered with the University of Leiden, John Vanderpant started working as a photojournalist for the magazine Op de Hoogte [Well Informed].
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On July 6,1911, John Vanderpant married Catharina over de Linden.
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John Vanderpant eventually became a Christian Scientist and her beliefs were a major influence on her husband.
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In 1921, John Vanderpant befriended the Victoria Pictorialist, Harry Upperton Knight.
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In 1924, John Vanderpant met and befriended the restaurateur and amateur photographer, Johan Helders.
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John Vanderpant became an active participant in international salons, winning several awards, certificates, and medals.
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John Vanderpant's work conveyed the arresting effects of light and shadow, textures, and compositions.
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From 1923 to 1929, John Vanderpant hosted the New Westminster Salon of Pictorial Photography.
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John Vanderpant eventually became disillusioned with photographic salons and ended his participation.
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In 1926, John Vanderpant went into partnership with Harold Mortimer Lamb and on March 26,1928, they opened the John Vanderpant Galleries at 1216 Robson Street in Vancouver, BC.
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In 1932, John Vanderpant had a solo exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery that demonstrated his fascination with the beauty found in everyday items such as wrapping paper, light bulbs, stacks of dishes or books, or blocks of wood.
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John Vanderpant died of lung-cancer in Vancouver in 1939, at age fifty-five, leaving behind his studio and an extensive legacy of work.
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In 1926, John Vanderpant was honoured by being named a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, in London.
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John Vanderpant's work is in the collections of Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, the Art Gallery of Ontario; Toronto; Leiden University, The Netherlands; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; the New Westminster Historic Centre and Museum, New Westminster, BC; the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; and the Vancouver Art Gallery.