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MORSE, Susan Mary

Born
Saint John, New Brunswick, 1862
Died
Ottawa, Ontario, 1936
Biography synopsis
Known for her studies of flowers, Susan Mary Morse began her education at the Victoria School of Art in Halifax before leaving for New York to enrol at the Art Students' League. Following her American sojourn, she moved to Ottawa, where she continued her training under Franklin Brownell. Throughout her career, she exhibited with several societies, including the Art Associations of both Ottawa and Montreal (the latter in 1915), the Royal Canadian Academy (in 1913 and 1922) and the Ontario Society of Art (in 1928). Her work was also included in the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924.
Media used
Painting
Education
Victoria School of Art and Design (now NSCAD)
Art Students' League, New York
Private study (under Franklin Brownell (Ottawa, Ont.))
File & Archive locations
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, QC
National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
University of British Columbia - Fine Arts Library
University of Calgary Library, AB
Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, ON
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Writings about
"High Standard Set by R.C.A. Pictures: Forty-Fourth Exhibition Opened With Private View Last Night." Gazette (Montreal) 17 Nov. 1922: 9
"Much Good Work at R.C.A. Exhibition: Thirty-Fifth Annual Show Comprises Interesting Pictures by Local Artists." Gazette (Montreal) 21 Nov. 1913: 5
British Empire Exhibition. A Portfolio of Pictures from the Canadian Section of Fine Arts. London, England: British Empire Exhibition, 1924
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
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, ) "Spring Art Show Has 478 Exhibits. Even Excellence Dominant Note at Art Association Which Opened Last Night. Nothing Very Daring."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.5.   Full-text pdf
Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Art Works on View Set High Standard."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.7.   Full-text pdf
Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Art of Canadians Well Represented."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.9.   Full-text pdf
Royal Canadian Academy Annual Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "High Standard Set by R.C.A. Pictures. Forty-Fourth Exhibition Opened With Private View Last Night."  Gazette (Montreal)  .  p.9.   Full-text pdf

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