Jack Lorimer Gray, 1927-1981, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Scottish parents. His talents as an artist were spotted by E. Wyly Grier while Gray was still a child. He attended the Nova Scotia... Read full biography
Jack Lorimer Gray, 1927-1981, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Scottish parents. His talents as an artist were spotted by E. Wyly Grier while Gray was still a child. He attended the Nova Scotia College of Art for one year, but left to work on fishing boats. He was an excellent sailor, which is... Read full biography
Jack Lorimer Gray, 1927-1981, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Scottish parents. His talents as an artist were spotted by E. Wyly Grier while Gray was still a child. He attended the Nova Scotia College of Art for one year, but left to work on fishing boats. He was an excellent sailor, which is reflected in his paintings of fishermen, boats, and the piers and buildings of the waterfront. Sources include:. http://www.zwickersgallery.ca/jlgray/.... Read full biography
Jack Lorimer Gray, 1927-1981, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Scottish parents. His talents as an artist were spotted by E. Wyly Grier while Gray was still a child. He attended the Nova Scotia College of Art for one year, but left to work on fishing boats. He was an excellent sailor, which is reflected in his paintings of fishermen, boats, and the piers and buildings of the waterfront. Sources include:. http://www.zwickersgallery.ca/jlgray/. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. The following additional information was submitted in July of 2006 by John Gray:. 1947-1954 Jack and his first wife lived in Nova Scotia; their son was born in 1953. During this time the artist created numerous... Read full biography
Jack Lorimer Gray, 1927-1981, was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Scottish parents. His talents as an artist were spotted by E. Wyly Grier while Gray was still a child. He attended the Nova Scotia College of Art for one year, but left to work on fishing boats. He was an excellent sailor, which is reflected in his paintings of fishermen, boats, and the piers and buildings of the waterfront. Sources include:. http://www.zwickersgallery.ca/jlgray/. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. The following additional information was submitted in July of 2006 by John Gray:. 1947-1954 Jack and his first wife lived in Nova Scotia; their son was born in 1953. During this time the artist created numerous watercolors and works on canvas, sharing a rustic studio with Joseph Purcell in the summer of 1947.... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (8)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Stonehurst by the Sea
2007
Cameron, J. E.
24 pages (color)
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
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Nova Scotian Pictures: Art in Nova Scotia, 1940-1966 (Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax) (Exhibition catalog)
1994
Paikowsky, Sandra
48 pages
The New England Fisheries A Treasure Greater than Gold
1984
Johnston, Paul Forsythe
52 pages (color)
Dictionary of Sea Painters
1980
Archibald, E H H
455 pages (color)
The Marine Paintings and Drawings in the Peabody Museum