Extended Artist Biographies
Edwy Francis Cooke
Edwy Francis Cooke was born in Toronto in 1926. He studied at the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD) under Charles Comfort, Yvonne McKague Housser, John Alfsen, Eric Aldwinke, and Grace...
Edwy Francis Cooke
Edwy Francis Cooke was born in Toronto in 1926. He studied at the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD) under Charles Comfort, Yvonne McKague Housser, John Alfsen, Eric Aldwinke, and Grace...
Florence Wyle
Florence Wyle (1881-1968), RCA. Florence Wyle was born in Trenton, Illinois into a strict and traditional family. As a child, she enjoyed sports and excelled in school. Against her family’s...
Florence Wyle
Florence Wyle (1881-1968), RCA. Florence Wyle was born in Trenton, Illinois into a strict and traditional family. As a child, she enjoyed sports and excelled in school. Against her family’s...
Frank Armington
Frank Armington (1876-1941) was born in Fordwich, Ontario. He studied art in Toronto under J.W.L. Forster, portrait painter to a number of Canadian prime ministers and also the uncle of Caroline Wilkinson, a...
Frank Armington
Frank Armington (1876-1941) was born in Fordwich, Ontario. He studied art in Toronto under J.W.L. Forster, portrait painter to a number of Canadian prime ministers and also the uncle of Caroline Wilkinson, a...
Frederick Bourchier Taylor
Frederick Bourchier Taylor (1906-1987) was born in Ottawa to a family that was—and would remain— well-established in Canadian commerce and military. When Taylor was about ten years old, his father’s work...
Frederick Bourchier Taylor
Frederick Bourchier Taylor (1906-1987) was born in Ottawa to a family that was—and would remain— well-established in Canadian commerce and military. When Taylor was about ten years old, his father’s work...
Harry Britton
Portrait of Harry Britton. ‘Catalogue of Valuable Paintings’Jenkins Art Galleries, 1921. Harry Britton was born in Cambridge, England to George Britton and Mary Cooper. In 1881, his family moved to Toronto,...
Harry Britton
Portrait of Harry Britton. ‘Catalogue of Valuable Paintings’Jenkins Art Galleries, 1921. Harry Britton was born in Cambridge, England to George Britton and Mary Cooper. In 1881, his family moved to Toronto,...
Harry Draper Wallace
Harry Draper Wallace (1982 – 1977), CPE, was born in Toronto to Lt. Col. Wellington Wallace and his wife Mary. He began his education at the University of Toronto, where he studied mineral...
Harry Draper Wallace
Harry Draper Wallace (1982 – 1977), CPE, was born in Toronto to Lt. Col. Wellington Wallace and his wife Mary. He began his education at the University of Toronto, where he studied mineral...