William John Wood ALCT, CGP, CPE, CSGA (1877 - 1954). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman and printmaker, William John Wood (aka: W.J. Wood) was born in Ottawa, Ontario and died in Midland,... Read full biography
William John Wood ALCT, CGP, CPE, CSGA (1877 - 1954). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman and printmaker, William John Wood (aka: W.J. Wood) was born in Ottawa, Ontario and died in Midland, Ontario, where he had lived since 1913. He exhibited twice with the Group of Seven*, he was a founding... Read full biography
William John Wood ALCT, CGP, CPE, CSGA (1877 - 1954). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman and printmaker, William John Wood (aka: W.J. Wood) was born in Ottawa, Ontario and died in Midland, Ontario, where he had lived since 1913. He exhibited twice with the Group of Seven*, he was a founding member of the Canadian Group of Painters*, and hundreds of his works are in the collections of several major Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1). His mediums included oil,... Read full biography
William John Wood ALCT, CGP, CPE, CSGA (1877 - 1954). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman and printmaker, William John Wood (aka: W.J. Wood) was born in Ottawa, Ontario and died in Midland, Ontario, where he had lived since 1913. He exhibited twice with the Group of Seven*, he was a founding member of the Canadian Group of Painters*, and hundreds of his works are in the collections of several major Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1). His mediums included oil, watercolor, gouache*, graphite, ink, etching* and linocut*. His subjects were landscapes, portraits, interiors, figures, nudes, street scenes and genre. His styles were Impressionism, Plein Air*, Fauvism* and Realism*. The AskART images are good... Read full biography
William John Wood ALCT, CGP, CPE, CSGA (1877 - 1954). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman and printmaker, William John Wood (aka: W.J. Wood) was born in Ottawa, Ontario and died in Midland, Ontario, where he had lived since 1913. He exhibited twice with the Group of Seven*, he was a founding member of the Canadian Group of Painters*, and hundreds of his works are in the collections of several major Canadian museums including the National Gallery of Canada. (1). His mediums included oil, watercolor, gouache*, graphite, ink, etching* and linocut*. His subjects were landscapes, portraits, interiors, figures, nudes, street scenes and genre. His styles were Impressionism, Plein Air*, Fauvism* and Realism*. The AskART images are good illustrations of his work. He was largely a self taught painter and printmaker. His formal art education includes studies at the Eric Pape... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (24)
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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
The Group of Seven: Art for a Nation (Exhibition catalog)
1995
Hill, Charles C
374 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)
The Canadian Encyclopedia: Second Edition: (Four Volumes)
1988
Marsh, James H. (Editor)
2,736 pages (color)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
The Canadian Encyclopedia: (Three Volumes)
1985
Marsh, James H. (Editor)
2,089 pages (color)
W. J. Wood, Paintings and Graphics
1983
Boyanoski, Christine; John Hartman
152 pages (color)
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979
1981
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
448 pages
Painting in Canada: A History (1977)
1977
Harper, J. Russell
463 pages (color)
Canadian Painting in the Thirties (National Gallery of Canada Exhibition Catalogue) (Exhibition catalog)
1975
Hill, Charles C
223 pages (color)
Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and their Contemporaries, 1930-1970
1972
Duval, Paul
192 pages (color)
Creative Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth Century Creative and Performing Arts (Two Volumes)
1972
Rodney, Helen M.
616 pages
Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection
1970
Bradfield, Helen Pepall
603 pages
The Group of Seven (Exhibition catalog)
1970
Reid, Dennis
0 pages
The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III
1960
Hubbard, R.H.
463 pages
A Painter's Country: The Autobiography of A.Y. Jackson
1958
Jackson, A.Y.
182 pages (color)
Canadian Drawing and Prints
1952
Duval, Paul
100 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