George Agnew Reid RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1860 - 1947). Quote: "He [G.A. Reid] could easily ruin Canadian art, but there's one thing, no one will ever want to buy his pictures." - Lucius Richard O'Brien,... Read full biography
George Agnew Reid RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1860 - 1947). Quote: "He [G.A. Reid] could easily ruin Canadian art, but there's one thing, no one will ever want to buy his pictures." - Lucius Richard O'Brien, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (c. 1890) (1). George Agnew Reid (AKA: G.A. Reid) was... Read full biography
George Agnew Reid RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1860 - 1947). Quote: "He [G.A. Reid] could easily ruin Canadian art, but there's one thing, no one will ever want to buy his pictures." - Lucius Richard O'Brien, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (c. 1890) (1). George Agnew Reid (AKA: G.A. Reid) was an important and influential Canadian painter, muralist, printmaker, educator and leader in the national art community. He was President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, President of the... Read full biography
George Agnew Reid RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1860 - 1947). Quote: "He [G.A. Reid] could easily ruin Canadian art, but there's one thing, no one will ever want to buy his pictures." - Lucius Richard O'Brien, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (c. 1890) (1). George Agnew Reid (AKA: G.A. Reid) was an important and influential Canadian painter, muralist, printmaker, educator and leader in the national art community. He was President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, President of the Ontario Society of Artists*, Principle of the Ontario College of Art, and one of the first Canadian artists to have an international reputation. He had a lifelong commitment to public art and education. He played an instrumental role in obtaining permanent... Read full biography
George Agnew Reid RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1860 - 1947). Quote: "He [G.A. Reid] could easily ruin Canadian art, but there's one thing, no one will ever want to buy his pictures." - Lucius Richard O'Brien, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (c. 1890) (1). George Agnew Reid (AKA: G.A. Reid) was an important and influential Canadian painter, muralist, printmaker, educator and leader in the national art community. He was President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, President of the Ontario Society of Artists*, Principle of the Ontario College of Art, and one of the first Canadian artists to have an international reputation. He had a lifelong commitment to public art and education. He played an instrumental role in obtaining permanent funding and a staff for the National Gallery of Canada; in establishing the Art Gallery of Toronto (now the Art Gallery... Read full biography
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About George Reid: Books
Books & Publications (37)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
AGO: Highlights from the Collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario
2013
Editor, Art Gallery of Ontario
357 pages (color)
Artists, Architects & Artisans: Canadian Art 1890-1918
2013
Hill, Charles Hill and Andrea Kunard, Laurier Lacroix
340 pages (color)
Canadian Paintings, Prints and Drawings
2007
Newlands, Anne
366 pages (color)
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
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
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Dictionary of Art: 34 Volume Set
1996
Turner, Jane (Editor)
0 pages (color)
The Group of Seven: Art for a Nation (Exhibition catalog)
1995
Hill, Charles C
374 pages (color)
Visions of Light and Air: Canadian Impressionism (Exhibition catalog)
1995
Lowrey, Carol
152 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)
Masterpieces of Canadian Art: From the National Gallery of Canada
1990
Burnett, David; Dr. Shirley L. Thomson (Foreward)
230 pages (color)
Canadian Impressionism
1990
Duval, Paul
166 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings
612 pages
Industrial Images (Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario) (Exhibition catalog)
1988
Donegan, Rosemary
143 pages
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)
A Distant Harmony: Comparisons in the painting of Canada and the United States of America Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba
1982
Davis, Ann
190 pages (color)
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979
1981
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
448 pages
The Society of Canadian Painter-Etchers and Engravers in Retrospect (Art Gallery of Hamiltonm Ontario)
1981
Oko, Andrew J. and Rosemary Donegan
96 pages
Passionate Spirits: A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980
1980
Sisler, Rebecca
296 pages (color)
Landmarks of Canadian Art
1978
Mellen, Peter
260 pages (color)
A Terrible Beauty: The Art of Canada at War (Sponsored by Robert McLaughlin Gallery and Canadian War Museum)
1977
Robertson, Heather
240 pages (color)
High Realism in Canada
1974
Duval, Paul
175 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
A Concise History of Canadian History, 1973
1973
Reid, Dennis
319 pages (color)
Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art
1967
Hubbard, R.H.; J.R. Ostiguy
254 pages (color)
Painting in Canada: A History (Second Edition)
1966
Harper, J Russell
443 pages
Great Canadian Painting: A Century of Art
1966
Kilbourn, Elizabeth; Frank Newfeld
128 pages (color)
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
George Reid, Canadian Artist
1946
Miner, Muriel Miller
230 pages (color)
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935
Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge
1,130 pages
Quebec of Yester-Year (Illustrator-George Agnew Reid)