MacDonald, J.E.H. (1873-1932)

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MacDonald, J.E.H. (1873-1932)

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        1873-1932

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        James Edward Hervey MacDonald was born in England in 1873. He arrived in Canada in 1887 and settled in Hamilton, Ontario. In 1890 the family moved to Toronto where MacDonald became an apprentice at the Toronto Lithography Company. In1893, while still working as an apprentice, he started taking classes at Central Ontario School of Art and Designs. In 1902 he became a member of the Toronto Art Students League. In May of 1920 the first exhibition of the Group of Seven took place, of which J.E.H. MacDonald was one of the founding members. He worked at the Ontario College of Art as an instructor of decorative and commercial design. He died of a stroke in Novemeber 1932.

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            MacDonald, Colin S. A Dictionary of Canadian Artists. 1st ed., Canadian Paperbacks Pub, 1967. p 981-987

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