Thomas Mower Martin RCA, OSA (1838-1934). Thomas Mower Martin was a painter, illustrator, writer and educator who was born in London England. He emigrated to Muskoka, Ontario, Canada in 1862, then... Read full biography
Thomas Mower Martin RCA, OSA (1838-1934). Thomas Mower Martin was a painter, illustrator, writer and educator who was born in London England. He emigrated to Muskoka, Ontario, Canada in 1862, then moved to Toronto (York Mills area) in 1863, which is where he lived for the rest of his life and died.... Read full biography
Thomas Mower Martin RCA, OSA (1838-1934). Thomas Mower Martin was a painter, illustrator, writer and educator who was born in London England. He emigrated to Muskoka, Ontario, Canada in 1862, then moved to Toronto (York Mills area) in 1863, which is where he lived for the rest of his life and died. His mediums were oil and watercolour. His primary subjects were North American landscapes, Indians, frontier life, genre, still life, animals, birds and figures. His styles were realism and... Read full biography
Thomas Mower Martin RCA, OSA (1838-1934). Thomas Mower Martin was a painter, illustrator, writer and educator who was born in London England. He emigrated to Muskoka, Ontario, Canada in 1862, then moved to Toronto (York Mills area) in 1863, which is where he lived for the rest of his life and died. His mediums were oil and watercolour. His primary subjects were North American landscapes, Indians, frontier life, genre, still life, animals, birds and figures. His styles were realism and representational. He attended the South Kensington School in London (the Royal College of Art since 1896); however, he is considered a mostly self taught artist. In Canada he was one of the founders and the director (1877 - 1879) of the Ontario School of Art.... Read full biography
Thomas Mower Martin RCA, OSA (1838-1934). Thomas Mower Martin was a painter, illustrator, writer and educator who was born in London England. He emigrated to Muskoka, Ontario, Canada in 1862, then moved to Toronto (York Mills area) in 1863, which is where he lived for the rest of his life and died. His mediums were oil and watercolour. His primary subjects were North American landscapes, Indians, frontier life, genre, still life, animals, birds and figures. His styles were realism and representational. He attended the South Kensington School in London (the Royal College of Art since 1896); however, he is considered a mostly self taught artist. In Canada he was one of the founders and the director (1877 - 1879) of the Ontario School of Art. In 1887 he became a member of a group of artists called the Railway Painters and travele... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (24)
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The Father of Canadian Art Thomas Mower Martin 1838-1934
2009
Graeme, Toni
72 pages (color)
Benezit Dictionary of Artists, English Version and Online (Fourteen Volumes)
2006
Benezit, E
0 pages
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 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
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)
Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings
612 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
From Desolation to Splendour Changing Perceptions-The British Columbia Landscape
1977
Tippett, Maria/Douglas Cole
159 pages (color)
The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
The Mountains and the Sky
1974
Render, Lorne E.
223 pages (color)
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Naylor, Maria
1,075 pages
Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection
1970
Bradfield, Helen Pepall
603 pages
Painting in Canada: A History (Second Edition)
1966
Harper, J Russell
443 pages
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