Marjorie Pigott RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1904 – 1990). A prominent Canadian painter and educator, Marjorie Pigott was born in Yokohama, Japan to an English father and a Japanese mother. She immigrated to... Read full biography
Marjorie Pigott RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1904 – 1990). A prominent Canadian painter and educator, Marjorie Pigott was born in Yokohama, Japan to an English father and a Japanese mother. She immigrated to Canada in 1940, settling briefly in Vancouver, B.C. and then in Toronto, Ontario where she lived for... Read full biography
Marjorie Pigott RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1904 – 1990). A prominent Canadian painter and educator, Marjorie Pigott was born in Yokohama, Japan to an English father and a Japanese mother. She immigrated to Canada in 1940, settling briefly in Vancouver, B.C. and then in Toronto, Ontario where she lived for the rest of her life and died. She was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts* and the Ontario Society of Artists*. Her paintings are in the collections of several museums including the National... Read full biography
Marjorie Pigott RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1904 – 1990). A prominent Canadian painter and educator, Marjorie Pigott was born in Yokohama, Japan to an English father and a Japanese mother. She immigrated to Canada in 1940, settling briefly in Vancouver, B.C. and then in Toronto, Ontario where she lived for the rest of her life and died. She was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts* and the Ontario Society of Artists*. Her paintings are in the collections of several museums including the National Gallery of Canada and the Royal Collection of Queen Elizabeth II. Pigott’s primary medium was wet-into-wet watercolors. Her primary subjects were landscapes and florals. Her styles are described as Nanga School and Semi-Abstraction. The askART... Read full biography
Marjorie Pigott RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1904 – 1990). A prominent Canadian painter and educator, Marjorie Pigott was born in Yokohama, Japan to an English father and a Japanese mother. She immigrated to Canada in 1940, settling briefly in Vancouver, B.C. and then in Toronto, Ontario where she lived for the rest of her life and died. She was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts* and the Ontario Society of Artists*. Her paintings are in the collections of several museums including the National Gallery of Canada and the Royal Collection of Queen Elizabeth II. Pigott’s primary medium was wet-into-wet watercolors. Her primary subjects were landscapes and florals. Her styles are described as Nanga School and Semi-Abstraction. The askART auction results have dozens of excellent illustrations of her oeuvre. In Japan, she studied Nanga School painting for 12 years earning... Read full biography
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About Marjorie Pigott: Books
Books & Publications (15)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Independent Spirit: Early Canadian Women Artists
2008
Prakash, A.K.
409 pages (color)
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
Canadian Who's Who, 1989
1989
Simpson, Kieran (Editor)
976 pages
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 16th Edition
1984
Cattell, Jacques, ed.
1,186 pages
Canadian Who's Who, 1983
1983
Simpson, Kieran
1,239 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 15th Edition
1982
Editor, Jaques Cattell Press
1,204 pages
The Collection: Sarnia Public Library and Art Gallery
1981
Editor, Sarnia Public Library
98 pages (color)
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)
Watercolours Japan-Canada: An Exhibition Sponsored by the Canadian Socidety of Painters in Water Colour and the Japanese Watercolour Society
1978
Bennett, John and Akira Fuwa
72 pages
The Index of Ontario Artists (Visual Arts Ontario and Ontario Association of Art Galleries)
1978
Wolff, Hennie (Editor)
337 pages
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists Volume 6, Perrin-Rakine
1975
MacDonald, Colin S.
324 pages
The Fourth Biennial Exhibition of Canadian Art, 1961 (National Gallery of Canada)