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DUFFERIN, Lady Harriot Georgina Rowan
- Born
- Down, Northern Ireland, 1844
- Died
- London, England, 1936
- Biography synopsis
- Born Harriot Georgina Rowan Hamilton, Lady Dufferin married in 1862. When her husband Lord Dufferin was appointed Governor General in 1872, Lady Dufferin accompanied him to Canada for four years. In 1876 they visited British Columbia where Dufferin painted totem poles, homes and canoes at Skidgate, Metlakatla and other places along the coast. During a time of controversy surrounding the building of the Canada Pacific Railway, Lady Dufferin documented her experiences with writing and pictures. Following their time in Canada, the Dufferin's diplomatic postings included Russia, Turkey, Egypt, Rome and Paris.
- Media used
- Painting
- Watercolour
- File & Archive locations
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
- Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, ON
- Canadian Museum of Civilization Archives, QC
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- Cornell University, NY - Kroch Library Rare & Manuscripts
- Duke University, NC - David M Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- "The Spring Exhibition Opened at the Art Gallery Last Night." Montreal Daily Star 7 Mar. 1895: 1
- Bell, Michael. Painters in a New Land: From Annapolis Royal to the Klondike Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1973
- Carter, Alixe. "They Recorded an Exciting Period." Ottawa Journal 11 Feb. 1972: 25
- Gilmore, Bernice C. Artists Overland: A Visual Record of British Columbia 1793-1886 Burnaby: Burnaby Art Gallery, 1980
- Public Archives of Canada. Image of Canada: Documentary Watercolours and Drawings from the Permanent Collection of the Public Archives of Canada Ottawa: Information Canada, 1972
- Tippett, Maria. By a Lady Toronto: Viking, 1992
Writings by- Dufferin, Lady Hariot Georgina. My Canadian Journal 1872-1878. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1891
Full text pdfs of exhibition reviews- Ontario Society of Artists Annual Exhibition: (Toronto, June 13, 1876) "The Art Exhibition." Toronto Daily Mail June 15, 1876. p.2. Full-text pdf
