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LUKE, Jane Corbus

Born
Chicago, Illinois, 1881
Died
Montreal, Quebec?, ?
Biography synopsis
An active participant in the Montreal art scene during her career, Jane Corbus Luke came to Ottawa in 1904 following her marriage, and later settled in Montreal. At the Art Association of Montreal, she studied under William Brymner, G. Horne Russell, and Berthe DesClayes, eventually becoming a member of this society in 1926. After joining the Montreal West Women's Club and the American Women's Club, Luke would occasionally give illustrated lectures at their meetings. She included two oil paintings of French-Canadian cottages in an exhibition of the Women's Art Society at Montreal's Johnson Art Galleries in 1931, earning extensive praise in local papers. In particular, the charm of her subjects and the dazzling quality of light and colour in her canvasses were recognized.
Media used
Oil painting
Painting
Education
Art Association of Montreal (under William Brymner, G. Horne Russell, and Berthe Des Clayes)
Memberships
Art Association of Montreal, 1926
File & Archive locations
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, QC
National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Writings about
"... Some sixty canvases now being exhibited by members of the Women's Art Society..." ? (Montreal) 28 Jan. 1931
"Art Association 48th Spring Show High in Interest." Gazette (Montreal) 21 Mar. 1931
"Canadian Art Trends Towards New Ventures: European Tradition Being Laid Aside for Something More Native and Free." Phoenix (Saskatoon) 29 Oct. 1928
"Dutch Master's Art Subject of Comment: Lecture by Mrs. E. B. Luke to American Club." ? (Montreal) ? Mar. 1933
"Meritorious Work At Spring Exhibit: Mural Paintings in R.C.A. Competition Part of Entries at Art Gallery." Gazette (Montreal) 28 Mar. 1924
"Profuse Variety Marks Art Show: Third Exhibition of Works by Quebec Artists at Eaton Galleries." Montreal Star 13 May 1930
"Tendency in Art Towards Freedom: Montreal West Women's Club hears Lecture by Mrs. E. B. Luke." Daily Star (Montreal) 11 Oct. 1927
"The Week's Review: Some features of the Spring Exhibition." Star (Montreal) 26 Apr. 1934: 90
"Work of Canadian Artists Reviewed" The Gazette (Montreal) Montreal: October 11, 1927: ?
MacDonald, Colin S. The Dictionary of Canadian Artists. (Volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker) Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 2009.

Full text pdfs of exhibition reviews
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Exhibits Drawn From Wide Area. Growing Importance of Spring Art Exhibition More Generally Recognized."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.5.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Meritorious Work at Spring Exhibit. Mural Paintings in R.C.A. Competition Part of Entries at Art Gallery."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.15.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Over 300 Exhibits in Spring Art Show. Forty-fourth Exhibition Opened with Private View Last Night. Will Close April 18. Landscapes and Marines Predominate - Some Prominent Artists and Several of Younger Group Unrepresented."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.6.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) Albert Laberge.  "Appreciation de quelques oeuvres du present salon. De remarquables tableaux par M. Horne Russell, Rita Mount, Archibald Brown, Kathleen Morris, Fred Haines, Mary Grant, F.M. McGillivray, Ethel Seath, etc. La section d'artchitecture."  La Presse (Montreal)  .  p.8.   Full-text pdf
Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (Montreal, ) Albert Laberge.  "Appréciation de quelques toiles du Salon des artistes Canadiens."  La Presse (Montreal)  .  p.52.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Spring Exhibition at Art Galleries. Younger Men and Women Encouraged by Jury of Selection."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.8.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) Albert Laberge.  "Appréciation des oeuvres de quelques-uns de nos peintures. Plusieurs toiles deja vendues."  La Presse (Montreal)  .  p.9.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Spring Exhibition at Art Galleries. Jury Selection Sympathetic to Sincere and Normal Work - Promise Shown by New Exhibitors."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.12.   Full-text pdf
Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "R.C.A. Show Opened with Private View. Fifty-first Annual Exhibition Housed in Art Association Galleries."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.18.   Full-text pdf
Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (Montreal, ) H. Poynter Bell.  "The Fifty-First Exhibition of the Royal Canadian Academy."  Royal Architectural Institute of Canada  .  pp.29-33.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Spring Exhibition Has Private View."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.3.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Art Association 48th Spring Show High In Interest."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.16.   Full-text pdf
Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Wide Range of Art In R.C.A. Exhibition."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.10.   Full-text pdf
Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Paintings Show Big Advance on Those of Last Exhibition.`"  Standard (Montreal)  .  p.54.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Art Association's Spring Exhibition Is 49th of Series. Some Five Hundred Works Greet Invited Guests at Private View."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.6.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Pictures at Art Association Have Wide Variety in Theme."  Montreal Star  .  p.12.   Full-text pdf
Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Governor-General Opens Annual Art Exhibition. His Excellency Recalls Tradition of Predecessors-Stresses Art's Part in Renaissance of National Taste."  Montreal Star  .  p.20.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Art Association Spring Show Opens. Private View Inaugurates Exhibition Containing Over Five Hundred Works."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.17.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Fifty-First Spring Exhibition of the Art Association."  Montreal Star  .  p.15.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Spring Exhibition of Art Association Opened on Thursday."  Montreal Star  .  p.17.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Nearly 500 Works at Spring Exhibit. Variety in Show at Galleries of Art Association of Montreal. 1,080 Items Submitted. Judges Reveal Open Minds and 52nd Annual Contains Much to Meet Differing Tastes."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.3.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Annual Spring Exhibition at Art Association."  Montreal Star  .  p.8.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Spring Exhibition on Generous Scale. Show at Art Gallery Opened Last Night Contains 621 Items."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.2.   Full-text pdf
Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Art Association Opens 57th Spring Exhibit. Notable Feature of Display Is Unusually Large Proportion Of Portraits or Portrait Studies."  Montreal Star  .  p.19.   Full-text pdf

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