Hunter Campbell LEWIS Memorial Book Prize

Award descriptionA book prize, valued at $500 honours the memory of Professor Hunter Campbell Lewis who, as an undergraduate, helped his class of Arts '23 to establish the "first study collection" for the study and appreciation of painting. Later, during his teaching career at UBC, he, on his own initiative and at his own expense, sought out and had brought to the campus the first totem poles of our indigenous people to be given to the University. These were mounted at Totem Park. Endowed by a gift from Annie M. Angus (Arts '23), the prize is awarded to a student entering the fourth year in the field of art history. The recipient is selected on the basis of academic distinction by a departmental committee appointed by the Head of Fine Arts.