Susanna Blunt the Royal Canadian Mint's new effigy artist's Instore AppearanceSpecial to the CCRS |
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 Susanna Blunt, the West Vancouver artist, whose crownless image of Queen Elizabeth II now graces Canada's new circulating and collector coins, is appearing in the coin and stamp department, on the fourth floor of the downtown Vancouver Hudson's Bay Store, on Saturday January 31, 2004, between 11am and 3pm. The internationally collected artist will feature some of her new works depicting our Queen, sign autographs, and meet coin collectors, monarchists, and art enthusiasts, while unveiling some of the 2004 Royal Canadian Mint products which bear the image she designed. Susanna Blunt is not just a portrait artist, but some of her portrait sitters include: Toni Onley, George Woodcock, and Prince Edward. Susanna Blunt has exhibited in Canada, Europe, Asia, and the U.S., studied in Banff and London, and taught in San Francisco and Vancouver. Her contemporary coin portrait was approved by the Queen and first appeared in the Queen's Golden Jubilee Year. Susanna Blunt even worked with Yoko Ono during their time in London. For more information contact: Brian Grant Duff (604) 689 2230, collect@direct.ca or visit the H.B.C. Coin & Stamp Department, 674 Granville Street, at Georgia, Vancouver, B.C. |
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