John Goodwin Lyman CAS, EGP (1886 - 1967). "In the 1930s, Montreal was the one centre in Canada that encouraged a "modernist" approach to art, because of the influence of a single artist: John... Read full biography
John Goodwin Lyman CAS, EGP (1886 - 1967). "In the 1930s, Montreal was the one centre in Canada that encouraged a "modernist" approach to art, because of the influence of a single artist: John Lyman." - Page 42, Landmarks of Canadian Art (1978), by Peter Mellen (see AskART book references). John... Read full biography
John Goodwin Lyman CAS, EGP (1886 - 1967). "In the 1930s, Montreal was the one centre in Canada that encouraged a "modernist" approach to art, because of the influence of a single artist: John Lyman." - Page 42, Landmarks of Canadian Art (1978), by Peter Mellen (see AskART book references). John Goodwin Lyman was an important Canadian painter, draughtsman, art critic, art theorist, educator and leader in the art community. Hundreds of his works are in the permanent collections of Canadian... Read full biography
John Goodwin Lyman CAS, EGP (1886 - 1967). "In the 1930s, Montreal was the one centre in Canada that encouraged a "modernist" approach to art, because of the influence of a single artist: John Lyman." - Page 42, Landmarks of Canadian Art (1978), by Peter Mellen (see AskART book references). John Goodwin Lyman was an important Canadian painter, draughtsman, art critic, art theorist, educator and leader in the art community. Hundreds of his works are in the permanent collections of Canadian museums. However, his major role in the development of Canadian art in the 20th century was as a bulwark against what he viewed as its isolationism. Lyman was a key catalyst advocating the School of Paris* and the internationalization of Canadian art.... Read full biography
John Goodwin Lyman CAS, EGP (1886 - 1967). "In the 1930s, Montreal was the one centre in Canada that encouraged a "modernist" approach to art, because of the influence of a single artist: John Lyman." - Page 42, Landmarks of Canadian Art (1978), by Peter Mellen (see AskART book references). John Goodwin Lyman was an important Canadian painter, draughtsman, art critic, art theorist, educator and leader in the art community. Hundreds of his works are in the permanent collections of Canadian museums. However, his major role in the development of Canadian art in the 20th century was as a bulwark against what he viewed as its isolationism. Lyman was a key catalyst advocating the School of Paris* and the internationalization of Canadian art. Given his background, he was the perfect person for the job . Quote: "Lyman... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (42)
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Canadian Painters in a Modern World, 1925-1955
2017
Carney, Lora Senechal
322 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
The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson
2003
Silcox, David P
441 pages (color)
The Birth of the Modern: Post Impressionism in Canada, c. 1900-1920 (Exhibition catalog)
2001
Murray, Joan
160 pages (color)
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Concordia Collects: Selected Art Acquisitions, 1974-2000 (Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery
2000
Antaki, Karen
72 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Egregore: A History of the Montreal Automatist Movement
1998
Ellenwood, Ray
357 pages (color)
The Group of Seven: Art for a Nation (Exhibition catalog)
1995
Hill, Charles C
374 pages (color)
Robert Ayre: The Critic and the Collection
1992
Paikowsky, Sandra and Lois Valliant
59 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)
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)
John Lyman 1886-1967 (Agnes Etherington Art Centre)
1986
Dompierre, Louise
234 pages (color)
The Advent of Modernism Post-Impressionism...1900-1918 (Exhibition catalog)
1986
Morrin, Peter (others)
200 pages (color)
A Visual Bestiary: Animals in Art (Stewart Art Centre)
1984
Brice, Megan
61 pages
The Hand Holding the Brush: Self Portraits by Canadian Artists
1983
Stacey, Robert
132 pages
The Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Art
1981
Osborne, Harold
656 pages (color)
20th Century Canadian Drawings
1979
Morris, Jerrold
107 pages
Modern Painting in Canada: Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art
1978
Fenton, Terry; Karen Wilken
119 pages (color)
Landmarks of Canadian Art
1978
Mellen, Peter
260 pages (color)
Coasts, the Sea and Canadian Art
1978
Varley, Christopher and Jeffrey Spaulding
96 pages
Through Canadian Eyes: Trends and Influences in Canadian Art, 1815-1965 (Glenbow Museum)
1976
Williamson, Moncrieff
88 pages (color)
Canadian Painting in the Thirties (National Gallery of Canada Exhibition Catalogue) (Exhibition catalog)
1975
Hill, Charles C
223 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
Painters of Quebec-National Gallery of Canada (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Hubbard, R.H.
212 pages
A Concise History of Canadian History, 1973
1973
Reid, Dennis
319 pages (color)
Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and their Contemporaries, 1930-1970
1972
Duval, Paul
192 pages (color)
Canadian Art Today
1970
Townsend, William
114 pages (color)
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)
Modern Painting in French Canada
1967
Viau, Guy
93 pages
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)
Sixth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Painting, 1965 (National Gallery of Canada) (Exhibition catalog)
1965
Townsend, William
47 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
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by the 'Canadian Group of Painters'
1936
Lismer, Arthur
12 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index