A DICTIONARY O F CANADIAN ARTISTS
By Colin S. MacDonald
HONOURS / AWARDS
- Art Libraries Society of North America – The Melva J. Dwyer Award – 1997
Honouring outstanding reference works devoted to the history of the visual arts in Canada - Ontario Library Assoc. – Ontario Heritage Fdn. Grant 86-120525 – 1987
Canada Council (Juried research awards):
Honouring Body Award Identification
Explorations 1985-12-10 600-85-1291-7
Visual Arts 1983-05-03 252-83-0028-3
Visual Arts 1983-01-31 252-83-0010-3
Visual Arts 1981-04-30 252-81-oo27-6
Explorations 1978-09-26 600-78-0001-0
Explorations 1975-03-31 X74-1034
Canadian Horizons 1971-07-15 S71-0977
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO THE DICTIONARY
| Publication, Title | Author | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernissage, Fall NGC Foundation News | 2007 | ||
| Maclean’s, “Closing Notes – People” | Sharon Doyle Driedger | July | 2003 |
| Books in Canada, Artistic References | Douglas Fetherling | November | 1993 |
| Fine Arts & Auction Review, Profile | Staff Writer | April | 1991 |
| The Ottawa Citizen (Arts/Entertainment | Nancy Beale | 1990 | |
| The Toronto Star (War Artist, George Pepper) | Donald Jones | 1990 | |
| MMFA Spring Exhibitions, UTP, Tor., ON | Evelyn de R. McMann | 1988 | |
| The Ontario Collection, Fitz. & Wh., Markham, ON | Fern Bayer | 1984 | |
| Le Musée du Québec 500 Oeuvres…, Gouv. du Qué. | Pierre Lachapelle, Dir. | 1983 | |
| The Canadian Poster Book, Methuen, Agincourt, ON | Robert Stacey, AEAC | 1982 | |
| Bright Land (Arthur Lismer), Merritt, Tor. ON | Lois Darroch | 1981 | |
| RCA Exhibitions & Members, UTP, Tor., ON | Evelyn de R. McMann | 1981 | |
| The Index of Ontario Artists, Ont. Assoc. Gal. | Hennie Wolff, Ed., VAO | 1978 | |
| Modern Painting in Canada, Hurtig, Edn., AB | T. Fenton & Karen Wilkin | 1978 | |
| Permanent Collection 1977, Art Gallery, Cobourg, ON | Shirley M. O’Neil, AGC | 1977 | |
| The Laurentians, Painters in a Landscape, AGO/Gage, Tor. | M. Constantinidi & H. Duffy | 1977 | |
| Painting in Canada A History, Univ. Tor. Press, Tor., ON | J. Russell Harper, O.C. | 1977 | |
| Charles William Jefferys, AEAC, Kingston, ON | Robert Stacey | 1976 | |
| A. J. Casson (biography with reproductions), Gage, Tor., ON | M. Gray, M. Rand & L. Steen | 1976 | |
| Enjoying Canadian Painting, General Publ., Don Mills, ON | Patricia Godsell | 1976 | |
| The Ontario Community Collects, AGO, Tor., ON | William C. Forsey, Dir. Educ. | 1976 | |
| Women Painters in Canada, AEAC, Kingston, ON | D. Farr & N. Luckyj | 1975 | |
| Visual Arts Handbook 1975, VAO, Tor., ON | Louise Chénier, Editor | 1975 | |
| Contemporary Painting, M & S, Tor., ON | Wm. Withrow, former Dir. AGO | 1972 | |
| 1970-71 Can. Year Book (Gen. Ref. Works), Dom. Bur. Stat. | Margaret Pink, Editor | 1971 | |
| 150 Years in Manitoba, Wpg. Art Gallery, Wpg., MB | Ferdinand Eckhardt, Dir. | 1970 | |
| Canadian Art Today, Studio Intl., London, UK | Prof. William Townsend | 1970 | |
| The Group of Seven, NGC, Ottawa, ON | Denis Reid, Curator, AGO | 1970 | |
| The Group of Seven, M & S, Tor., ON | Prof. Peter Mellen | 1970 | |
| Early Painters & Engravers in Canada, UTP, Tor., ON | J. Russell Harper, O. C. | 1970 | |
| Ottawa Journal, “Faces of Ottawa” | W. Q. Ketchum | 1970 |
