Dennis Reid
Dennis Reid | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 |
| Died | April 30, 2023 (aged 79–80) Toronto |
| Known for | art historian, curator |
Dennis Reid CM D.F.A. (1943 – April 30, 2023) was a prominent Canadian curator and art historian.
Education and career
Dennis R. Reid received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Toronto, then worked at the National Gallery of Canada from 1967 till 1979. He was a professor of art history at the University of Toronto from 1977 to 2018[1][2] and from 1979-2010, Curator of Post-Confederation Canadian Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, as well serving in other positions such as as Director of Collections and Research.[1]
Honours
Reid became a Member of the Order of Canada in 1998.[3] Other awards he received throughout his career include Honorary Fellow of OCAD (the Ontario College of Arts and Design) (2000), an honorary doctorate from the University of Lethbridge (2001),[4] and the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal (2002) and Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012).[1]
Publications
Reid was the author of numerous publications on Canadian art, including A Concise History of Canadian Painting. First published in 1973, Reid wrote in the book about Canadian painting through 1965, beginning in the French colonial period. The second edition covered events through 1980, with a new long chapter covering the intervening fifteen years that saw developing in Canada a tremendous interest in other art forms, and an apparent waning of interest in painting. Reid traced the contributions of established artists who produced steadily in the period as well as new arrivals on the scene who have since joined the ranks of leading Canadian artists. A third edition was even more inclusive and illustrated with large, glossy, colour reproductions.[5].
Among Reid's other publications were The MacCallum Bequest.& The Mr and Mrs H. R. Jackman Gift (1969); The Group of Seven (1970); A Bibliography of the Group of Seven (1971); Toronto Painting: 1953-1965 (1972); Our Own Country Canada (1980); Alberta Rhythm: The later work of A.Y. Jackson (1982); Canadian Jungle: The Later Work of Arthur Lismer (1985); Atma buddhi manas: the later work of Lawren S. Harris (1985); Collector's Canada: Selections from a Toronto private collection (1988); Lucius R. O'Brien: Visions of Victorian Canada (1990) and Krieghoff: Images of Canada (1999). Reid also collaborated on publications such as Visual Art: The Michael Snow Project and Michael Snow Project: Music/Sound: Music/Sound 1948-1993 (both 1994), and many others[6] as well as co-authoring with Charles C. Hill, Tom Thomson (2002).
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Faculty". arthistory.utoronto.ca. U Toronto. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Dennis Reid". Douglas & McIntyre. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
- ^ Reid, Dennis R. (1988). About the Author. ISBN 978-0-19-540663-4. Retrieved 7 April 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Recipients" (PDF). www.ulethbridge.ca. U Lethbridge. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Article". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Contributions". /e-artexte.ca. e-artexte. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
