WIGGS H. Ross

WIGGS Henry Ross

Born, 28 December 1895, in Québec City.

Grew up in St. Catherines Ontario, he studied architecture at McGill University and then at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston U.S.A. graduating in 1922. He worked for several New York firms from 1922 to 1925, then returned to Montréal in 1927 and worked for several architectural firms there till 1932. During this time he achieved prominence as a delineator or illustrator of proposed buildings. He then went into practise for himself from 1933 to 1967 during which he won several awards.

In his youth he studied drawing and painting with William Brymner and Maurice Cullen. While he was serving in the Canadian forces during World War 1, he drew a number of caricatures of fellow officers and men. The Canadian War Museum has reproduced a number of these caricatures in a series of post cards some of which are shown below.

He died 16 March1986 in Hamilton.

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POST CARDS

“Tommy.” First World War Canadian War Museum Series No. 1.

“The S.M. First World War Canadian War Museum Series No. 2.

“A Brass Hat.”First World War Canadian War Museum Series No. 4.

SOURCE:

Web:

“Wiggs Henry Ross.” Biographical Dictionary of Architects In Canada. dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org. Accessed 17 Nov. 2018.

GALLERY:

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE BY CARTOONIST\W\WIGGS H. R.  Postcards Cdn War Museum 1.jpg                                                               First World War Canadian War Museum Series No. 1.

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE BY CARTOONIST\W\WIGGS H. R.  Postcards Cdn War Museum 2 & 4.jpg First World War Canadian War Museum Series No. 2 & 4.