John Arthur Fraser RCA, OSA, ASPWC, SCA, NYWC, AWCS (AKA: J.A. Fraser, AKA: J.A. Frazer) was a very important 19th-century Canadian painter, photographer, illustrator, printmaker, educator and leader... Read full biography
John Arthur Fraser RCA, OSA, ASPWC, SCA, NYWC, AWCS (AKA: J.A. Fraser, AKA: J.A. Frazer) was a very important 19th-century Canadian painter, photographer, illustrator, printmaker, educator and leader in the artist community. He was a founder of the Ontario Society of Artists [1] and a charter... Read full biography
John Arthur Fraser RCA, OSA, ASPWC, SCA, NYWC, AWCS (AKA: J.A. Fraser, AKA: J.A. Frazer) was a very important 19th-century Canadian painter, photographer, illustrator, printmaker, educator and leader in the artist community. He was a founder of the Ontario Society of Artists [1] and a charter member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts[1]. Virtually every Canadian art history book discuses his work, and examples of it are in most Canadian museums. Attached below is a biography prepared by... Read full biography
John Arthur Fraser RCA, OSA, ASPWC, SCA, NYWC, AWCS (AKA: J.A. Fraser, AKA: J.A. Frazer) was a very important 19th-century Canadian painter, photographer, illustrator, printmaker, educator and leader in the artist community. He was a founder of the Ontario Society of Artists [1] and a charter member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts[1]. Virtually every Canadian art history book discuses his work, and examples of it are in most Canadian museums. Attached below is a biography prepared by Professor Dennis Reid courtesy of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. FRASER, JOHN ARTHUR, artist, businessman, and educator; b. 9 Jan. 1838 in London, England, one of five children of John Fraser of Portsoy, Scotland, and Isabella Warren of... Read full biography
John Arthur Fraser RCA, OSA, ASPWC, SCA, NYWC, AWCS (AKA: J.A. Fraser, AKA: J.A. Frazer) was a very important 19th-century Canadian painter, photographer, illustrator, printmaker, educator and leader in the artist community. He was a founder of the Ontario Society of Artists [1] and a charter member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts[1]. Virtually every Canadian art history book discuses his work, and examples of it are in most Canadian museums. Attached below is a biography prepared by Professor Dennis Reid courtesy of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. FRASER, JOHN ARTHUR, artist, businessman, and educator; b. 9 Jan. 1838 in London, England, one of five children of John Fraser of Portsoy, Scotland, and Isabella Warren of London; m. 4 April 1858 Anne Maria Sayer in Forest Hill (London), and they had three sons and three daughters; d.... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (35)
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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
Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
2003
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
250 pages
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
Early Views of British N America
1994
Lumsden, Ian G
74 pages
Revisiting the White City American Art at the 1893 World's Fair (Exhibition catalog)
1993
Carr, Carolyn K
408 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)
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 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)
Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985
Dawdy, Doris
1,184 pages
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979
1981
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
448 pages
Passionate Spirits: A History of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1880-1980
1980
Sisler, Rebecca
296 pages (color)
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
High Realism in Canada
1974
Duval, Paul
175 pages (color)
Our Land, Our Sky, Our Water An Exhibition of American & Canadian Art (Exhibition catalog)
1974
Frankenstein, Alfred
63 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
Canadian Landscape Painting 1670-1930 (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Hubbard, R H
198 pages (color)
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Naylor, Maria
1,075 pages
A Concise History of Canadian History, 1973
1973
Reid, Dennis
319 pages (color)
Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection
1970
Bradfield, Helen Pepall
603 pages
Early Painters and Engravers in Canada
1970
Harper, J. Russell
392 pages
Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art
1967
Hubbard, R.H.; J.R. Ostiguy
254 pages (color)
Canadian Painting 1850-1950 National Gallery Travelling Exhibition (Exhibition catalog)
1967
National Gallery of Canada
32 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
Canadian Art-Its Origin and Development (Paperback) 1967
1943
Colgate, William
278 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index