Thomas Garland Greene (September 12, 1875- November 18, 1955) was a Canadian painter and etcher best known for his landscapes and etchings.

Education and teaching career

Thomas Garland Greene (also known as T. G. Greene), was born in Toronto on 12 September 1875 to Thomas G. Greene and Maria Cumming Greene.Finding aid for the Thomas Garland Greene fonds at the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives. https://www.gallery.ca/library/ngc052.html He trained with the Toronto Engraving Company for seven years before studying with artist William Cruikshank at Toronto’s Central Ontario School of Art. In 1902, he left Toronto to continue his training in

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, at the

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, and at the Finsbury Art School under

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. In 1904, he returned to Ontario and taught art techniques at the Ontario Ladies College in Whitby until 1914, before also teaching at St. Andrew's College in Aurora and at the Northern Vocational School in Toronto. In 1937, Greene lectured at the Art Institute of Chicago for the Department of Education. He also wrote art catalogues and educational texts for children.

Art clubs

Greene was an active member of various art clubs, beginning in 1897 when he joined the Polypictus Club. He became a member of the

Ontario Society of Artists The Ontario Society of Artists (OSA) was founded in 1872. It is Canada's oldest continuously operating professional art society. When it was founded at the home of John Arthur Fraser, seven artists were present. Besides Fraser himself, Marmaduke M ...

in 1911, the

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in 1915, the Toronto Art Students' League, and the Mahlstick Club in 1915. In 1926, Greene was a founding member of the

Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (in French: La Société Canadienne de Peintres en Aquarelle), founded in 1925 is considered to be Canada's official national watercolour Society. Since the 1980s the Society has enjoyed Vice-regal ...

, becoming its President in 1929. He also co-founded the

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, becoming its President from 1931 to 1933. He exhibited often at these clubs, as well as at the prestigious

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and at the

Art Gallery of Toronto The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO; french: Musée des beaux-arts de l'Ontario) is an art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum is located in the Grange Park neighbourhood of downtown Toronto, on Dundas Street West between McCaul and Beve ...

Collections

Greene's artworks can be found in the collections of the

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, the

Art Gallery of Ontario The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO; french: Musée des beaux-arts de l'Ontario) is an art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum is located in the Grange Park neighbourhood of downtown Toronto, on Dundas Street West between McCaul and Beve ...

, the

McCord Museum The McCord Stewart Museum (french: Musée McCord Stewart) is a public research and teaching museum dedicated to the preservation, study, diffusion, and appreciation of Canadian history. The museum, whose full name is McCord Museum of Canadian His ...

, and the Ontario Government Collection.

References

External links

Thomas Garland Greene fonds
at the

, Ottawa, Ontario
T. G. Greene collection
at the National Gallery of Canada {{DEFAULTSORT:Greene, Thomas Garland 1875 births 1955 deaths Canadian male artists People from Old Toronto 20th-century Canadian artists 20th-century Canadian male artists