Doris Jean McCarthy (AKA: Doris McCarthy) is a painter, sculptor, printmaker, educator and author. She was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 1913, her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, which is... Read full biography
Doris Jean McCarthy (AKA: Doris McCarthy) is a painter, sculptor, printmaker, educator and author. She was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 1913, her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, which is still (as of 2009) her home. Her primary mediums are oil, watercolour, acrylic, gouache, woodblock... Read full biography
Doris Jean McCarthy (AKA: Doris McCarthy) is a painter, sculptor, printmaker, educator and author. She was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 1913, her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, which is still (as of 2009) her home. Her primary mediums are oil, watercolour, acrylic, gouache, woodblock print, lithograph and mixed mediums. Her subjects are landscapes, seascapes, harbours, figures, genre, still life, religion and the Arctic. Quote: "In my first year in the Arctic (1972) I met my first... Read full biography
Doris Jean McCarthy (AKA: Doris McCarthy) is a painter, sculptor, printmaker, educator and author. She was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 1913, her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, which is still (as of 2009) her home. Her primary mediums are oil, watercolour, acrylic, gouache, woodblock print, lithograph and mixed mediums. Her subjects are landscapes, seascapes, harbours, figures, genre, still life, religion and the Arctic. Quote: "In my first year in the Arctic (1972) I met my first iceberg and I went crazy about icebergs. " - Doris Jean McCarthy. Her most well known styles are Fauvism* and Plein Air*; however, she has tried others. The locations of her paintings come from her extensive travels in Canada and around the world (see... Read full biography
Doris Jean McCarthy (AKA: Doris McCarthy) is a painter, sculptor, printmaker, educator and author. She was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 1913, her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, which is still (as of 2009) her home. Her primary mediums are oil, watercolour, acrylic, gouache, woodblock print, lithograph and mixed mediums. Her subjects are landscapes, seascapes, harbours, figures, genre, still life, religion and the Arctic. Quote: "In my first year in the Arctic (1972) I met my first iceberg and I went crazy about icebergs. " - Doris Jean McCarthy. Her most well known styles are Fauvism* and Plein Air*; however, she has tried others. The locations of her paintings come from her extensive travels in Canada and around the world (see below). Quote: "My original ambition to become a professiona... Read full biography
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About Doris Jean McCarthy: Books
Books & Publications (19)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Doris McCarthy: My Life
2006
McCarthy, Doris; Charis Wahl
254 pages
From Drawing to Visual Culture: A History of Art Education in Canada
2006
Pearse, Harold (Editor)
318 pages
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
Doris McCarthy: Ninety Years Wise
2004
McCarthy, Doris
119 pages (color)
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Celebrating Life: The Art of Doris McCarthy (McMichael Canadian Art Collection)
1999
Moore, William; Stuart Reid (Essays), Barbara Taylor, Foreward
239 pages (color)
Doris McCarthy: The View from Here (Art Gallery of Mississauga) (Exhibition catalog)
1999
Reid, Stuart (Essay)
0 pages (color)
Female Gazes: Seventy-Five Women Artists
1997
Martin, Elizabeth; Vivian Meyer
176 pages (color)
The Ontario Society of Artists '96' (The Ontario Society of Artists)
1996
Arbuckle, Franklin
29 pages (color)
Rediscovering the Landscape of the Americas (Gerald Peters Gallery of Santa Fe) (Exhibition catalog)
1996
Clemmer, David and Evan Eckerstrom
111 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)
The Good Wine: An Artist Comes of Age
1991
McCarthy, Doris
266 pages
A Fool in Paradise An Artist's Early Life
1990
McCarthy, Doris
258 pages (color)
Watercolours Japan-Canada: An Exhibition Sponsored by the Canadian Socidety of Painters in Water Colour and the Japanese Watercolour Society
1978
Bennett, John and Akira Fuwa
72 pages
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
Eclectic Eve
1972
Cameron, Janice et al
125 pages
The Ontario Centennial Art Exhibition (Ontario Council for the Arts)