Born in Montreal, Canada, John Hammond settled in St. John, New Brunswick where he became a noted landscape, marine, and portrait painter. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art, a... Read full biography
Born in Montreal, Canada, John Hammond settled in St. John, New Brunswick where he became a noted landscape, marine, and portrait painter. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art, a group of Quebec artists much influenced by European trends. He is remembered as one of the first eastern... Read full biography
Born in Montreal, Canada, John Hammond settled in St. John, New Brunswick where he became a noted landscape, marine, and portrait painter. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art, a group of Quebec artists much influenced by European trends. He is remembered as one of the first eastern Canadian artists to depict the landscape of Western Canada, and was commissioned by the Canadian Pacific to paint murals commemorating the role of the railroad in opening routes through the West. In... Read full biography
Born in Montreal, Canada, John Hammond settled in St. John, New Brunswick where he became a noted landscape, marine, and portrait painter. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art, a group of Quebec artists much influenced by European trends. He is remembered as one of the first eastern Canadian artists to depict the landscape of Western Canada, and was commissioned by the Canadian Pacific to paint murals commemorating the role of the railroad in opening routes through the West. In 1866, when he was age 23, he joined an Army regiment known as "Ladies Pets", and subsequently spent several years prospecting gold in New Zealand. He returned to Canada in 1870, and began his first trip to the West when he joined the Transcontinental... Read full biography
Born in Montreal, Canada, John Hammond settled in St. John, New Brunswick where he became a noted landscape, marine, and portrait painter. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art, a group of Quebec artists much influenced by European trends. He is remembered as one of the first eastern Canadian artists to depict the landscape of Western Canada, and was commissioned by the Canadian Pacific to paint murals commemorating the role of the railroad in opening routes through the West. In 1866, when he was age 23, he joined an Army regiment known as "Ladies Pets", and subsequently spent several years prospecting gold in New Zealand. He returned to Canada in 1870, and began his first trip to the West when he joined the Transcontinental Railway Survey party to Yellowhead Pass. The next year, he worked in the studio of William Notman in Montreal, painting over photographs. In 1... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (12)
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Miriam and Hudson Sargeant: Art Collection (Ottawa Art Gallery)
2014
Sinclair, Catherine
35 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
Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings
612 pages
Atque Ars: Art from Mount Allison University, 1854-1989 (The Owens Art Gallery)
1989
Kelly, Gemey, Charlotte Townsend-Gault and Cliff Eyland
48 pages
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Naylor, Maria
1,075 pages
Painting in Canada: A History (Second Edition)
1966
Harper, J Russell
443 pages
The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860
1957
Groce, George; David Wallace
759 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index