George Horne Russell

George Horne Russell (April 18, 1861 June 25, 1933)[1] was a Canadian painter.

George Horne Russell
Born(1861-04-18)April 18, 1861
Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
DiedJune 25, 1933(1933-06-25) (aged 72)
St. Stephen, New Brunswick

Born in Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he studied at the Alberdeen School of Art and the South Kensington School of Art. In 1889, he moved to Canada settling in Montreal.[2] From 1922 to 1926, he was the president of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[3]

References

  1. Encyclopedia Canadiana: Volume 9. 1977.
  2. "George Horne Russell". Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2006-11-02.
  3. Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Homer Watson
President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
1922-1926
Succeeded by
Henry Sproatt


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