Finalist for the 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes’ Bill Duthie Booksellers’ Choice Award

Boat lovers of all ages and people who enjoy the scenery of BC’s coast will delight in this charming gift book, a worthy addition to books about BC’s art history.

In the course of his career, one of BC’s most beloved painters, E. J. Hughes (19132007), depicted paddle wheelers, steamships, fishing boats, and car ferries. NowThe E. J. Hughes Book of Boatsbrings many of his coastal paintings of boats together in one handsome volumea book for art lovers and boating enthusiasts alike.

Robert Amos is the official biographer of E. J. Hughes, and works with the participation of the Estate of E. J. Hughes.The Book of Boatsfollows the success of his two geographically-based volumes,E. J. Hughes Paints Vancouver Island(2018) andE. J. Hughes Paints British Columbia(2019). This new compendium features never-before-seen sketches and photographs accompanying full-page illustrations of some of the artists finest works.

ByRobert Amos

88pages
8 x 9 inches
ISBN 9781771513364
Hardcover
TouchWood Editions
2020