Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Wan, Theodore, 1953-1987
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Other form(s) of name
- Wan, Theodore Saskatche
- Wan, Theodore Fu
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Description area
Dates of existence
1953-1987
History
Theodore Wan was born in Hong Kong in 1973, and moved to British Columbia in 1967. Wan received a BFA from the University of British Columbia in 1975 and a MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1978. During his time in Halifax, Wan became a photographer for the School of Dentistry at Dalhousie for a year. Wan’s work commonly featured elements of medical procedures, which was created during his time as a graduate student. Wan returned to Vancouver in 1979, and remained there working in his art practice or the local Chinatown businesses and organizations until his death in 1987.
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Related entity
Dalhousie University. Faculty of Dentistry (1908 -)
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Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
[ca. 1978]
Description of relationship
Theodore Wan was a photographer for the School of Dentistry in 1978.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, 2nd Edition.
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
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Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Information on Theodore Wan was found at British Columbia's provincial archival descriptions of holdings at the Vancouver Art Gallery: http://www.memorybc.ca/theodore-saskatche-wan-fonds
Subject Heading: Library of Congress
Subject Heading: Library of Congress