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GILL, Mary C. (Catharine)
- Born
- Pierreville, Quebec, 1861
- Died
- Lennoxville, Quebec, 1946
- Biography synopsis
- Mary Catharine Gill painted landscapes in the Charlevoix and Eastern Township regions in Quebec. She exhibited at the Art Association of Montreal Spring Exhibitions for most years from 1897 to 1920 and at the Royal Canadian Academy in 1899. A retrospective exhibition of her works was held at the Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre, Sherbrooke in 2008.
- Media used
- Oil painting
- Painting
- 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- "A la Galérie des Arts." La Presse (Montreal) 24 Mar. 1906: 5, 26
- "Exhibits At Spring How Now Open, Number Nearly 500." Montreal Herald and the Daily Telegraph 26 Mar. 1915
- "Exposition des arts." La Patrie (Montreal) 26 Mar. 1915
- "La Galerie des arts." La Patrie (Montreal) 12 Apr. 1929
- Bertrand, Magdeleine. Les Femmes artistes du Québec de 1875 à 1925. Montreal: Université de Montréal, 1990
- Gill, Charles. "Le Salon." Unknown 5 Apr. 1906: 4
- Harper, J. Russell. Early Painters and Engravers in Canada Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1970
- McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Formerly Art Association of Montreal: Spring Exhibitions, 1880-1970. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1988
- Nadeau-Saumier, Monique. Mary Catherine (Minnie) Gill, 1861-1946, Paysages des Cantons et de Charlevoix/Townships and Charlevoix Landscapes. (bilingual). Sherbrooke, QC: La Société d'histoire et de musée de Lennoxville-Ascot, 2008
- Petteys, Chris, et al. Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1985
Full text pdfs of exhibition reviews- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "The Spring Exhibition. A Good Average Showing of Pictures by Canadian Artists." Daily Witness (Montreal) . p.6. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "At the Art Gallery. An Enjoyable Private View." Daily Witness (Montreal) . p.4. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition.: (Montreal, ) Charles Gill. "Le salon." Le Canada (Montreal) . p.4. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition.: (Montreal, ) "Exhibition of Art. Some Brilliant Canvases Dazzle Eye in 24th Spring Exhibit in Art Gallery." Gazette (Montreal) . p.4. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Exhibition of Art. High Water Mark Reached in This Year's Spring Showing in Art Galleries. Stricter Standard Set." Gazette (Montreal) . p.9. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Variety in Spring Picture Exhibit. Private View Opened 31st Spring Show at Art Gallery Last Night. Works Number Over 400. Sanity, Sincerity and Progress Characterize Majority of Pictures-Various Branches Well Represented." Gazette (Montreal) . p.11. Full-text pdf
- 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
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "No Freak Pictures at Spring Show. Big Exhibition at Art Gallery but Works Small in Size. An Added Attraction: French War Posters, Medals and Souvenirs on View to Aid Red Cross Work." Gazette (Montreal) . p.13. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Spring Exhibition at Art Gallery. Returned Soldier Exhibits Two Works Sketched at the Front." Gazette (Montreal) . p.5. Full-text pdf
- The Joint Annual Exhibition of the RCA and the OSA: (Toronto; Montreal (Fall), ) "Spring Exhibit at Art Gallery. Returned Soldier Exhibits Two Works Sketched at the Front. Four Artists Overseas. Late Exhibition of R.C.A. Held Works that Usually Came to Montreal - Good Watercolors." Gazette (Montreal) . p.7. Full-text pdf
- Art Association of Montreal Annual Spring Exhibition: (Montreal, ) "Artist's Efforts Reach High Level." Gazette (Montreal) . p.6. Full-text pdf
