Robert Holmes (artist)
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Royal Canadian Academy (A.R.C.A. 1909 - R.C.A. 1921) |
Robert Holmes
Biography
Robert Holes, born in
When he returned to Canada, he taught art in various schools in Ontario and finally settled as resident master and teacher of drawing at Upper Canada College (then King Street), Toronto, where he taught for thirty years and became a good friend of Stephen Leacock who was also a resident master. He also taught at St. Andrew's College and for a while at the Toronto Art School where he had been a pupil. From 1912 until his death in 1930, he was on the staff of the Ontario College of Art (head, department of design, and later, lecturer in the history of art and head of the department of elementary art).[1]
He became interested in painting flowers when he wanted to teach students a project that involved a characteristically Canadian subject in design classes and found that flowers lend themselves to this purpose.
During his career he was active with many groups and societies including: the Art Students' League (1890 - Pres. 1891-1904); the Mahlstick Club (1899-1903); the Graphics Arts Club (1904 - Pres. 1909-1911); the
A stone plaque to his memory is today located in the Guild Park in Scarborough, Ontario. A historical plaque was also placed in MacLeod Park, Cannington, 1967, in memory of Holmes.[4][9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
- ^ a b "Robert Holmes, Artist, Dies Addressing Graduate Class". Toronto Star, Toronto, May 15, 1930.
- ^ Gertrude Pringle, "Robert Holmes, O.S.A., R.C.A. Gifted Painter of Canadian Wild Flowers". Saturday Night. June 26, 1926, p. 267.
- ^ a b c "Forest of Delight". ago.ca. Art Gallery of Ontario, May 7, 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ McMann, Evelyn (1981). Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Artist Falters, Then Drops Dead During Speech. The Globe, Tor., Ont., May 15, 1930.
- ^ Sybille Pantazzi. “The Library of a Canadian Artist: Books from the Library of Robert Holmes.” Journal of Canadian Art History / Annales d’histoire de l’art Canadien, vol. 2, no. 1, Journal of Canadian Art History, 1975, pp. 34–41, http://www.jstor.org/stable/42615717.
- ^ "The art of Gerald Moira". archive.org. Internet Archive. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Robert Holmes 1861-1930". www.heritagetrust.on.ca. Ontario Heritage Trust. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
Bibliography
- Drawings, watercolours and design studies by Robert Holmes / arranged by the Art Gallery of Cobourg in co-operation with the Ontario College of Art. Cobourg and Toronto: Art Gallery of Cobourg and the Ontario College of Art. 1974. Retrieved 27 November 2021.