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TOZER, Marjorie
- Born
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1900
- Died
- Chiswick, England, 1959
- Biography synopsis
- A versatile artist and inspiring teacher, Marjorie Hughson Tozer studied under Arthur Lismer at Halifax's Victoria School of Art and Design, where she was considered to be one of his most promising students. In the summer of 1924, while still a post-graduate student, Tozer moved to Toronto to teach at the Ontario College of Art and Design's Teachers' Summer Courses in Art alongside Lismer. She later returned to Halifax and became an instructor at her alma mater, and a member of the Nova Scotia Society of Artists. Eventually, she accepted a job as a mural decorator in Eaton's and Simpsons' deparment stores, and left Nova Scotia for Montreal. Tozer was sketching partners with Marion Bond, and completed the illustrations for Claire Harris MacIntosh's "Attune with Spring in Acadie." On her marriage to James Leefe, the artist moved to Radlett, a village in England, where she continued to teach (at St. Margarets, a small girls' school) and exhibit, occasionally with the Royal Academy.
- Media used
- Book illustration
- Mural painting and decoration
- Painting
- Watercolour
- Education
- Victoria School of Art and Design (now NSCAD) (under Arthur Lismer)
- Memberships
- Nova Scotia Society of Artists
- 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- "Art Association 48th Spring Show High in Interest." Gazette (Montreal) 21 Mar. 1931
- "Spring Exhibition at Art Galleries: Younger Men and Women Encouraged by Jury of Selection." Gazette (Montreal) 23 Mar. 1928: 8
- "The Week's Review: Some features of the Spring Exhibition." Star (Montreal) 26 Apr. 1934: 90
- Cranston, Marla. "Artistic legacy: Diamond Jubilee celebrates a group of artists who came together 75 years ago." Daily News (Halifax) 5 Dec. 1997: 41
- Creighton, Helen. Helen Creighton: A Life in Folklore Whitby, Ontario: McGraw-Hill, 1975: 77
- Grigor, Angela Nairne. Arthur Lismer: Visionary Art Educator Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen' Press, 2002
- Halifax City Hall. Diamond Jubilee: Nova Scotia Society of Artists Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1997
- Hughes, Margaret E. A Guide to Canadian Painters Toronto: King's Printer, 1940
- Maritime Art Association. Paintings by Artists of the Maritime Provinces Wolfville: Maritime Art Association, 1935
- McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Formerly Art Association of Montreal: Spring Exhibitions, 1880-1970 Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1988
- 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
- Morin, Leo-Pol. "Le Salon du Printemps à la 'Art Association'." La Patrie (Montreal) 28 Mar. 1928
- O'Neill, Mora Dianne. Diamond Jubilee: Nova Scotia Society of Artists Halifax: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1998
- Soucy, Donald. "More Than a Polite Pursuit: Art College Education for Women in Nova Scotia 1887-1930s." Art Education 42.2 (Mar. 1989): 23-40
- Superintendent of Education, Nova Scotia. Annual Report of the Superintendent of Education of Nova Scotia Halifax: King's Printer, 1925: 192
- Superintendent of Education, Nova Scotia. Annual Report of the Superintendent of Education on the Public School of Nova Scotia Halifax: Commissioner of Public Works and Mines, 1932: 125
- Tippett, Maria. By a Lady. Toronto: Viking, 1992.
Writings by- MacIntosh, Claire; illustrated by Marjorie Hughson Tozer. Attune with Spring in Acadie New York: G. P. Putnam, 1931
Full text pdfs of exhibition reviews- Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (Montreal, November 24, 1927) Albert Laberge. "Appréciation de quelques toiles du Salon des artistes Canadiens." La Presse (Montreal) December 03, 1927. p.52. Full-text pdf
- Ontario Society of Artists Annual Exhibition: (Toronto, March 1930) Constance C. Mackay. "O.S.A. Exhibit." Toronto Saturday Night March 15, 1930. p.39. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, March 21, 1930) "Spring Exhibition Has Private View." Gazette (Montreal) March 22, 1930. p.3. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, March 20, 1931) "Art Association 48th Spring Show High In Interest." Gazette (Montreal) March 21, 1931. p.16. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, March 17, 1932) "Art Association Has Forty-Ninth Annual Spring Exhibition." Montreal Star March 18, 1932. p.7. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, March 17, 1932) "Art Association's Spring Exhibition Is 49th of Series. Some Five Hundred Works Greet Invited Guests at Private View." Gazette (Montreal) March 18, 1932. p.6. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, April 15, 1934) "Art Association Spring Show Opens. Private View Inaugurates Exhibition Containing Over Five Hundred Works." Gazette (Montreal) April 20, 1934. p.17. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, April 15, 1934) Reynald. "Le 51e salon de printemps. Morte-saison pour les nôtres." La Presse (Montreal) April 20, 1934. p.29. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, April 15, 1934) René Chicoine. "Le Salon du Printemps." L'Ordre (Montreal) April 28, 1934. p.4. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, March 21, 1935) "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) March 22, 1935. p.3. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, March 21, 1935) "Spring Exhibition of Art Association Opened on Thursday." Montreal Star March 22, 1935. p.17. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, March 19, 1936) "Spring Exhibition on Generous Scale. Show at Art Gallery Opened Last Night Contains 621 Items." Gazette (Montreal) March 20, 1936. p.2. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, March 19, 1936) "Annual Spring Exhibition at Art Association." Montreal Star March 20, 1936. p.8. Full-text pdf