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George Reid

George Agnew Reid (1860 - 1947) was active/lived in Ontario, New York / Canada.  George Reid is known for Narrative and rural genre easel and mural painting, printmaking, teaching.

George Agnew Reid RCA, OSA, CSPWC (1860 - 1947)

Quote: "He [G.A. Reid] could easily ruin Canadian art, but there's one thing, no one will ever want to buy his pictures." - Lucius Richard O'Brien, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (c. 1890) (1)

George Agnew Reid (AKA: G.A. Reid) was an important and influential Canadian painter, muralist, printmaker, educator and leader in the national art community.  He was President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, President of the Ontario Society of Artists*, Principle of the Ontario College of Art, and one of the first Canadian artists to have an international reputation.  He had a lifelong commitment to public art and education.  He played an instrumental role in obtaining permanent funding and a staff for the National Gallery of Canada; in establishing the Art Gallery of Toronto (now the Art Gallery of Ontario); and in creating the Ontario College of Art [now the Ontario College of Art and Design U   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 20631 characters.]  Artist bio

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