Laura Adeline Muntz-Lyall - Artist Info

About Laura Adeline Muntz-Lyall

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Laura Adeline Muntz Lyall
  • Biography

    Laura Adeline Muntz (AKA: Laura Adeline Muntz Lyall, AKA: Laura Muntz Lyall) is considered to be the first Canadian woman artist to receive recognition outside Canada for her work (see awards below); and, in the late 20th and early 21st century the image of her most famous painting, Interesting Story, has become a ubiquitous poster and decorative print (1).

    A painter and teacher who was born in Radford, Warwickshire, England, and died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, she emigrated with her family to a farm in the Muskoka District of Ontario (100 miles north of Toronto) in 1869. She subsequently lived in Hamilton, Ontario (c.1880 - 1901); Toronto (c.1901 - 1906); and Montreal, Quebec (1906 - 1915); before movi...

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