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1879 Binbrook, Ontario, Canada - 1959 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Portrait, nude figure and street scene, teaching.
John Wentworth Russell (1879 – 1959). “… controversy erupted over the exhibition in 1927 of an academic nude painting by John Wentworth Russell at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto.... Read full biography
John Wentworth Russell (1879 – 1959). “… controversy erupted over the exhibition in 1927 of an academic nude painting by John Wentworth Russell at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto. During its ten day run, the CNE Art Gallery broke all previous attendance records as 158,888 people... Read full biography
John Wentworth Russell (1879 – 1959). “… controversy erupted over the exhibition in 1927 of an academic nude painting by John Wentworth Russell at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto. During its ten day run, the CNE Art Gallery broke all previous attendance records as 158,888 people filed through the gallery…” (1). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman, and educator, John Wentworth Russell was born in Binbrook, Ontario (near Hamilton); lived in Paris, France for over 20 years... Read full biography
John Wentworth Russell (1879 – 1959). “… controversy erupted over the exhibition in 1927 of an academic nude painting by John Wentworth Russell at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto. During its ten day run, the CNE Art Gallery broke all previous attendance records as 158,888 people filed through the gallery…” (1). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman, and educator, John Wentworth Russell was born in Binbrook, Ontario (near Hamilton); lived in Paris, France for over 20 years (c. 1904 – 1927); and, died in Toronto, Ontario where he had lived since 1927. While living in Paris he exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Francais*. In Canada his works were exhibited with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and the... Read full biography
John Wentworth Russell (1879 – 1959). “… controversy erupted over the exhibition in 1927 of an academic nude painting by John Wentworth Russell at the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto. During its ten day run, the CNE Art Gallery broke all previous attendance records as 158,888 people filed through the gallery…” (1). A prominent Canadian painter, draftsman, and educator, John Wentworth Russell was born in Binbrook, Ontario (near Hamilton); lived in Paris, France for over 20 years (c. 1904 – 1927); and, died in Toronto, Ontario where he had lived since 1927. While living in Paris he exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Francais*. In Canada his works were exhibited with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and the Ontario Society of Artists*; and, in 1927, his nude painting entitled A Modern Fantasy was famously credited with breaking all atten... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Impressionism, Impressionist
- •Realism, Naturalism
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Still Life
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
Art Association
- •Canadian Art Club, Toronto
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Hamilton Art Schjool, Student
- •Russell School of Fine Arts, Ontario, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Nude Figure Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Canadian National Exhibition/Toronto Industrial Exhibition
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Canadian Art Club, Toronto-
- •Central Canada Exhibition, Ottawa
- •Ontario Society of Artists-
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Toronto (Art Gallery of Ontario)
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Salon des Artistes Francais de Paris
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons