John Little (painter)

John Little RCA (born 1928) is a Canadian artist, known as the chronicler of the urban heritage of his home city of Montreal in oils.[1][2]

John Carruthers Little
Born (1928-02-20) February 20, 1928
Montreal
Other namesJohn Geoffrey, John Geoffrey Carruthers
Known forpainter of urban Montreal

Career

Little was born in Montreal. After studying at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and with the Art Students League of New York (where he met Ray Bailley and helped to illustrate the Bruce Gentry comic strip), Little joined Luke & Little, his family's architectural practice in 1951, working as a draftsman.[3] After his marriage in 1953 he made painting his primary profession, and showed his work at the Watson Art Gallery. Besides painting, he illustrated covers for Maclean's Magazine.

Little joined the Royal Canadian Academy as an associate member in 1961 and became a full member in 1973.[2][4][5] His work is held in many public collections such as the National Gallery of Canada, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery at Concordia University, and the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art.[2][5]

References
  1. Alan Klinkhoff, John Little: City Life From 1951 (Alan Klinkhoff Gallery: Toronto, 2017), 10, 17
  2. Silverbrooke, M. D. "John Geoffrey Caruthers Little". AskART. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  3. A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
  4. "Little, John". Canadian Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  5. "John Little, 1928-". Thompson Landry Gallery. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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