Born:Edinburgh, Scotland, July 22, 1900.Came to Canada in 1912 and settled in Winnipeg. Moved to Toronto in 1925 after working at Brigden's in Winnipeg and studying at the Arts Students League in New York. Moved to Ottawa after being appointed Director at National Gallery remaining there until his death in July 1994. Group Exhibitions:American Federation of Arts, 1930-31Southern Dominions, 1936 National Gallery of Scotland, 1936 Tate Gallery, London, England, 1938 Chicago Art Institute, 1938 Albright Gallery, Buffalo, 1938 Cleveland Museum of Art, 1939 Detroit Institute of Art, 1939 Toledo Art Institute, 1939 World's Fair, New York, 1939 Milwaukee Art Institute, 1939 Exposition Nationale, Rome, 1944 Stedilijk Museum, Amsterdam, 1945 Solo Exhibitions:Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1922Richardson Gallery, Winnipeg, 1923 Art Gallery of Toronto, 1933 Hart House - University of Toronto, 1936 Arts & Letters Club, Toronto, 1946, 1973 Victoria College, Toronto, 1949 Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, 1967 Laing Gallery, Toronto, 1969, 1971 Retro. Winnipeg, Windsor, Hamilton, 72/73 Wallack Galleries, Ottawa, 1974, 1979 Zwicker's Gallery, Halifax, 1975 Roberts Gallery, Toronto, 1977, 1981 Collections:National Gallery of CanadaWar Museum of Canada Art Gallery of Ontario Art Gallery of Hamilton Art Gallery of Windsor Queen's University London Public Art Gallery Winnipeg Art Gallery Hart House, U. of T. Mount Allison University Commissions:North American Life Assurance Co., TorontoToronto Stock Exchange Hotel Vancouver Toronto Dominion Bank, Vancouver Veterans' Affairs Building, Ottawa Neurological Dept., Toronto General Hospital National Library & Archives Building, Ottawa Winnipeg Art Gallery Academy of Medicine, Toronto Central Station, Montreal Numerous Portrait Commissions Member:Royal Canadian AcademyCanadian Society of Painters in Water Colour Ontario Society of Artists Fellow, Royal Society of Arts, England Appointments:Director of Mural Painting, Ontario College of Art, 1935-38Associate Professor, Dept. of Art & Archaeology, U. of T., 1938-60 Director, National Gallery of Canada, 1960-65 Military Service:Canadian Officers Training Corps. Infantry Rifle Instructor, 1939-43Senior War Artist in UK, Italy & Northwest Europe, 1943-46 |
