Adam Sherriff Scott RCA (1887 - 1980). Adam Sherriff Scott was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator. Dozens of his works are in Canadian museums. He was born in Perth, Scotland... Read full biography
Adam Sherriff Scott RCA (1887 - 1980). Adam Sherriff Scott was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator. Dozens of his works are in Canadian museums. He was born in Perth, Scotland and died in Montreal (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue), Quebec, Canada where he had lived since 1915. He had... Read full biography
Adam Sherriff Scott RCA (1887 - 1980). Adam Sherriff Scott was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator. Dozens of his works are in Canadian museums. He was born in Perth, Scotland and died in Montreal (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue), Quebec, Canada where he had lived since 1915. He had first emigrated to Brandon, Manitoba in about 1911 and also lived in Calgary, Alberta before moving to Montreal. (1). His mediums were oil, fresco, watercolor, ink, graphite, pastel, crayon, etching* and... Read full biography
Adam Sherriff Scott RCA (1887 - 1980). Adam Sherriff Scott was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator. Dozens of his works are in Canadian museums. He was born in Perth, Scotland and died in Montreal (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue), Quebec, Canada where he had lived since 1915. He had first emigrated to Brandon, Manitoba in about 1911 and also lived in Calgary, Alberta before moving to Montreal. (1). His mediums were oil, fresco, watercolor, ink, graphite, pastel, crayon, etching* and lithograph*. His subjects were portraits, still life, landscapes, seascapes, buildings, nudes, genre*, allegory*, Indians, Eskimos (Inuit) and historic events. His style was Realism*. AskART have some very good illustrations of his work. (2) . His... Read full biography
Adam Sherriff Scott RCA (1887 - 1980). Adam Sherriff Scott was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist and educator. Dozens of his works are in Canadian museums. He was born in Perth, Scotland and died in Montreal (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue), Quebec, Canada where he had lived since 1915. He had first emigrated to Brandon, Manitoba in about 1911 and also lived in Calgary, Alberta before moving to Montreal. (1). His mediums were oil, fresco, watercolor, ink, graphite, pastel, crayon, etching* and lithograph*. His subjects were portraits, still life, landscapes, seascapes, buildings, nudes, genre*, allegory*, Indians, Eskimos (Inuit) and historic events. His style was Realism*. AskART have some very good illustrations of his work. (2) . His education includes the Edinburgh School of Fine Arts (1904 - 1906); Hospitalfield* Allan-Fr... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (14)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
A National Soul: Canadian Mural Painting, 1860s-1930s
2002
McKay, Marylin
320 pages (color)
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Imponderable Joys: The Work of Austin Cooper (Exhibition catalog)
1993
Ray, Timothy
36 pages (color)
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
A Concise History of Canadian Painting (Second Edition)
1988
Reid, Dennis
418 pages (color)
Murals from a Great Canadian Train
1986
Thom, Ian
191 pages (color)
Passionate Spirits: A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980
1980
Sisler, Rebecca
296 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III
1960
Hubbard, R.H.
463 pages
Catalog of Paintings National Gallery of Canada (Exhibition catalog)
1948
National Gallery Of Canada
271 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index