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ARTHURS, Annie J.
- Born
- Toronto, Ontario, 1845
- Died
- ?, 1927
- Biography synopsis
- This painter of genre and portraits in oil had an international training, studying in Milan, Florence and Paris. Her work was shown at the exhibitions of the Ontario Society of Artists (1875) and the Royal Canadian Academy (1880) and she participated in the Toronto Industrial Exhibition (1879) and the Canadian National Exhibition (1927), where she won a bronze medal.
- Media used
- Painting
- Education
- Private study (under J. Colin Forbes)
- Académie Julian, Paris
- File & Archive locations
- Art Gallery of Ontario - Edward P. Taylor Research Library and Archives
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon: Die bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker Leipzig: G. K. Saur, 1992
- Harper, J. Russell. Early Painters and Engravers in Canada Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1970
- Hughes, Margaret E. A Guide to Canadian Painters Toronto: King's Printer, 1940
- McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing. Royal Canadian Academy of Arts/Académie royale des arts du Canada: Exhibitions and Members 1880-1979 Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981
- Petteys, Chris, et al. Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900 Boston: G. K. Hall, 1985
- Simpson, Kieran, ed. Canadian Who's Who, 1936 Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1936
Full text pdfs of exhibition reviews- Ontario Society of Artists Annual Exhibition: (Toronto, June 18, 1874) "The Art Exhibition in the Music Hall" Globe (Toronto) June 18, 1874. p. 2. Full-text pdf
- Ontario Society of Artists Annual Exhibition: (Toronto, May 06, 1875) "Ontario Society of Artists. Third Annual Exhibition." Toronto Daily Mail May 05, 1875. p.4. Full-text pdf
- Ontario Society of Artists Annual Exhibition: (Toronto, May 06, 1875) "The Art Exhibition for 1875. Second Notice." Globe (Toronto) May 06, 1875. p. 2. Full-text pdf
- Women's Art Association of Canada (Tor) - 8th Annual Spring Exhibition: (Robert's Art Galleries, April 04, 1896) "Women And Art. Annual Exhibition of the Woman's Art Association. Purely Canadian Exhibits. Great Discretion Exercised in the Selection of Paintings. Lieutenant-Governor Kirkpatrick and Party Present at the Opening-The Exhibit Open Till the 17." Globe and Mail April 07, 1896. p.8. Full-text pdf
- Women's Art Association of Canada (Tor) - 8th Annual Spring Exhibition: (Robert's Art Galleries, April 04, 1896) "ART" Toronto Saturday Night April 11, 1896. p.9. Full-text pdf
- Ontario Society of Artists Annual Exhibition: (Toronto, March 18, 1922) Hector Charlesworth. "Past and Present Among the Painters. Retrospective and Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibitions of the O.S.A." Toronto Saturday Night April 01, 1922. p.3. Full-text pdf
