A vintage newspaper article titled "WEEKEND SPORTS REVIEW" from The Vancouver Sun, dated December 30, 1974. The image depicts a chaotic scene from an NHL hockey game, with players sprawled on the ice, some falling over Vancouver goalie Gary Smith. Various figures and hockey equipment are shown in motion, emphasizing the excitement of the game, surrounded by a crowd in the background. The image has some paint applied, obscuring parts of the original photograph.

Jack Shadbolt, Altered Repro Hockey Game Yellowhorse, 1974, acrylic on newspaper. SFU Art Collection. Gift of the Estate of Jack and Doris Shadbolt, 2010. 

Victor Ballesteros
A vintage newspaper article titled "WEEKEND SPORTS REVIEW" from The Vancouver Sun, dated December 30, 1974. The image depicts a chaotic scene from an NHL hockey game, with players sprawled on the ice, some falling over Vancouver goalie Gary Smith. Various figures and hockey equipment are shown in motion, emphasizing the excitement of the game, surrounded by a crowd in the background. The image has some paint applied, obscuring parts of the original photograph.

Title

Altered Repro Hockey Game Yellowhorse

Artist

Jack Shadbolt

Year

1974

Medium

Acrylic on newspaper

Collection

SFU Art Collection

Donor

Gift of the Estate of Jack and Doris Shadbolt

Year Acquired

2010

Artists

Jack Shadbolt (1909-1998) is known for his vibrant, expressionistic paintings that draw from his own personal experience and from the social and political events that have shaped British Columbia and world history, such as the struggles of First Nations, the Second World War, and the environmental movement. A gifted teacher and longtime faculty member at The Vancouver School of Art (now Emily Carr University of Art + Design), he was tireless in his fight to establish a space for the visual arts in contemporary life, not just for himself but for younger generations of artists. The SFU Art Collection has significant holdings of Shadbolt’s work and has held the copyright for the estate of Jack and Doris Shadbolt since 2011. His work is represented in all major galleries across Canada as well as in numerous corporate and private collections. Shadbolt received the Order of Canada in 1972.