Artist CV:BORN: Somerset, England, 1866.Came to Canada at the age of fourDIED: Toronto, 1949 STUDIED: Completed studies under both Horatio Walker and George Reid at the Art Students' League of Toronto before reaching the age of twenty. -Completed his artistic education under the famous American painter, Thomas Eakins, in Philadelphia (1887-1888). CAREER: Illustrator for the Toronto Evening Telegram, working there from 1885 to 1908. Thereafter he was appointed the historical painter for the John Ross Robertson Collection, as well as illustrating a number of books, executing commissioned murals, and producing a fine oeuvre of paintings, watercolours and etchings. Owen Staples has long been recognized as a master painter and etcher of architectural views and landscapes, both of Ontario and other regions MEMBER: -Full member of the Ontario Society of Artists (1889) -The Canadian Painter-Etchers (1916 - later, President) -Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (1925) EXHIBITIONS: During his career, Staples frequently exhibited with the prestigious Royal Canadian Academy (1888-1940), as well as with the Scottish Water Colour Society (1933-1938), and in St. Louis and Chicago. COLLECTIONS: His art is housed in most major Canadian collections, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, the National Gallery of Canada and many private collections. |
