Owen Staples
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Owen 'Poe' Staples was an English-born Canadian painter, etcher, pastelist, political cartoonist, writer, musician, and naturalist.
Owen P. Staples, O.S.A.
Postcard featuring Staples in the Don valley circa 1909
Tom Thomson
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Thomas John Thomson was a Canadian artist active in the early 20th century. During his short career, he produced roughly 400 oil sketches on small wood panels and approximately 50 larger works on canv
Owen Staples
…In 1946, he lost the use of his right hand in what may have been a stroke. But he learned to make art using his left hand. He died in 1949. In 1905, Tom Thomson collected specimens for his cousin Dr. William Brodie. Brodie was the director of Biology at the Ontario Provincial Museum, the precursor of the Royal…
Thomson, c. 1910–1917
The Jack Pine, Winter 1916–17. 127.9 × 139.8 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Black Spruce and Maple, Fall 1915. Sketch. Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Portrait of a young Tom Thomson, c. 1900