Christopher Pratt
Birth name	John Christopher Pratt
Born	December 9, 1935 (1935-12-09) St. John's, Newfoundland
Died	idk
Nationality	Canadian
Field	Painting
Training	Mount Allison University

For other uses, see Christopher Pratt (disambiguation).

John Christopher Pratt, CC (born 9 December 1935 in St. John's, Newfoundland) is a Canadian painter.

Pratt moved to New Brunswick in 1953 to attend Mount Allison University, where he met his future wife, the artist Mary West.^[1] They married in 1957. They have 4 children, John, Barbara, Anne and Edwin. Pratt was appointed curator of the Memorial University Art Gallery in St. John's in 1961, a position he held for two and a half years.

His works include:

• Good Friday (1973)
• March Night (1976)
• March Crossing (1977)
• Benoit's Cove: Sheds in Winter (1998)

In 1973, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1983.

In 1980, he designed the flag of Newfoundland and Labrador.^[2]

Pratt's work is found in many public and corporate collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the Vancouver Art Gallery; the Musée d'art contemporain in Montreal; Lavalin Inc. in Montreal, and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.

Christopher Pratt currently lives and works in St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Pratt's work at the National Gallery of Canada
• John Christopher Pratt at The Canadian Encyclopedia

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