Canadian Painters in a Modern World, 1925-1955
2017Carney, Lora Senechal
322 pages (color)
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1901 - 1967. Known for: Abstract painting.
One of the leading abstract painters in Canada and a founding member of the Painters Eleven, Alexandra Luke was married to Ewart McLaughlin, and the couple gave financial support to the founding in... Read full biography
One of the leading abstract painters in Canada and a founding member of the Painters Eleven, Alexandra Luke was married to Ewart McLaughlin, and the couple gave financial support to the founding in 1967 of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Named for Ewart's grandfather, an amateur artist, the facility... Read full biography
One of the leading abstract painters in Canada and a founding member of the Painters Eleven, Alexandra Luke was married to Ewart McLaughlin, and the couple gave financial support to the founding in 1967 of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Named for Ewart's grandfather, an amateur artist, the facility was for the exhibition of local artists and for the establishment of a public art gallery in Oshawa. The Gallery had specific dedication to the Painters Eleven, who exhibited abstract art. Alexandra... Read full biography
One of the leading abstract painters in Canada and a founding member of the Painters Eleven, Alexandra Luke was married to Ewart McLaughlin, and the couple gave financial support to the founding in 1967 of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Named for Ewart's grandfather, an amateur artist, the facility was for the exhibition of local artists and for the establishment of a public art gallery in Oshawa. The Gallery had specific dedication to the Painters Eleven, who exhibited abstract art. Alexandra Luke had two identities. Her artist name was Alexandra Luke, but personally she used Margaret Alexander Luke McLaughlin. She was highly prominent in her community, and many of her upper-class friends had no idea she was an artist. Two of her artist... Read full biography
One of the leading abstract painters in Canada and a founding member of the Painters Eleven, Alexandra Luke was married to Ewart McLaughlin, and the couple gave financial support to the founding in 1967 of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Named for Ewart's grandfather, an amateur artist, the facility was for the exhibition of local artists and for the establishment of a public art gallery in Oshawa. The Gallery had specific dedication to the Painters Eleven, who exhibited abstract art. Alexandra Luke had two identities. Her artist name was Alexandra Luke, but personally she used Margaret Alexander Luke McLaughlin. She was highly prominent in her community, and many of her upper-class friends had no idea she was an artist. Two of her artist colleagues, Jack Bush and Harold Town, told people that she was one of the most succes... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (9)
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Color Creates Light: Studies With Hans Hoffman
2011Dickey, Tina424 pages (color)Painters Eleven: The Wild Ones of Canadian Art
2010Nowell, Iris384 pages (color)1953
2003Holubizky, Ihor and Robert McKaskell94 pages (color)The Outer Limits: Works from the permanent collection of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery
2001Johnston, Melanie43 pagesLocating Alexandra
1995Rodgers, Margaret170 pagesAlexandra Luke: Continued Searching (Robert McLaughlin Gallery)
1987
(Exhibition catalog)Editor0 pages (color)20th Century Canadian Drawings
1979Morris, Jerrold107 pagesFrom Women's Eyes: Women Painters in Canada Agnes Etherington Art Centre
1975
(Exhibition catalog)Farr, Dorothy; Natalie Luckyj81 pages