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Memorable Manitobans: Ivan Kenneth Eyre (1935-2022)Painter, sculptor, graphic artist. Born at Tullymet, Saskatchewan on 15 April 1935, son of Thomas and Kay Eyre, he received a degree in Fine Art from the University of Manitoba in 1957. He taught painting and drawing at the University for 33 years, from 1959 until retirement in 1992. He has been inducted into the Order of Manitoba (2007) and Order of Canada (2015), an honorary doctorate from the University of Manitoba (2008), and a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977) and Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (2002). He died at Winnipeg on 5 November 2022. Sources:Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 12 November 2022. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 12 November 2022
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