Digital History - Histoire Numérique

Montreal Harbor

Dublin Core

Title

Montreal Harbor

Subject

Harbor, Montreal

Description

Andrew Morris (fl. 1844-1852) was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, and likely emigrated to Canada, settling in Montreal, in the early 1840's. He is thought to have died in Montreal.

In 1844, he painted decorative panels representing Commerce and Agriculture in the Parliament buildings in Montreal, which were destroyed by fire 1849. In 1845, he sold his painting "Sir Charles Metcalfe opening Parliament" to Lord Metcalfe; this work is presently held by Library and Archives Canada. In 1847, Morris joined the newly founded Montreal Society of Artists which would later become the Art Association of Montreal and later still, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; the Society only had one exhibition before the spread of disease in the city forced it to cease all such events. In 1848, Morris exhibited "Jacques Cartier, his first interview with Indians at Hochelaga" in Toronto and was awarded a prize. Upset by the low prices obtained for the lithographs produced from this painting, however, he proceeded to destroy all but a few of them. It is believed that Morris spent 1848 to 1852 in New York - he exhibited a pair of portraits at the American Art Union in 1848.

Creator

Andrew Morris, 1844-1852

Source

https://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&rec_nbr=3916391&lang=eng

Date

1844-1852

Format

Painting: 1 painting: oil on canvas; 48.5 x 63.8 cm (stretcher) and 67.5 x 84 cm (frame).

Language

English

Type

painting

Identifier

2009-00145-1,
MIKAN no.:3916391



Files

HArbor.jpg

Citation

Andrew Morris, 1844-1852, “Montreal Harbor,” Digital History - Histoire Numérique, accessed November 22, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/jmccutcheon/items/show/382.

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