Joan Murray (art historian)

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Joan Murray OOnt
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Born
Joan Arden Charlat Murray

(1943-08-12) August 12, 1943 (age 78)
New York City, United States
NationalityCanadian
Occupation
Known forTom Thomson catalogue; museum director; curator; writing

Joan Arden Charlat Murray OOnt FRSC (born August 12, 1943), is a Canadian writer, curator and art historian.

Life[]

Joan Charlat was born in New York City in 1943.[1] She moved to Canada in 1959 to marry W. Ross Murray (1930-2020) and studied art history at the University of Toronto, receiving an Honours B.A. (1965). Murray completed an M.A. at Columbia University in 1966.[1][2]

Career[]

In 1969, the Art Gallery of Ontario promoted her to Research Curator, and then to Curator of Canadian Art (the first such Gallery appointment) (1970–73). At the Gallery, she also served as the Acting Chief Curator (1972). From 1974 to 1999, Murray served as Director of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa where she organized over one hundred exhibitions and built a substantial collection,[3] largely of Canadian art, as well as assisting with the creation of a new building by Arthur Erickson in 1987. In 1999 she retired from the RMG but remained as Director Emerita. From 2005-2006, Murray served as the Interim Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario.

Murray was responsible for bringing the paintings of Tom Thomson to world attention through a series of exhibitions and books, including a biography.[3] She has prepared a full-scale catalogue raisonné of his work, a project which took her over fifty years.[4][5] She also has authored many books on the history of Canadian art,[6] most notably Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century (1999),[7] Northern Lights: Masterpieces of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven (1994),[8][9] McMichael Canadian Art Collection: One Hundred Masterworks (2006), and Laura Muntz Lyall: Impressions of Women and Childhood (2012). She has published over one hundred catalogues and two hundred articles on subjects ranging from folk art to contemporary artists.[3] She is also a regular contributor to Wikipedia.

Murray's collection of papers and over 600 interviews with artists can be found in Library and Archives Canada.[10]

Honours[]

Murray was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1992;[11] and in 1993, was honoured with the Senior Award from the Association of Cultural Executives (A.C.E.) for her outstanding contribution and dedication to Canadian cultural life.[12] She received the Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Ontario Association of Art Galleries in 2000.[12] She received the Order of Ontario in 2003.[3] Murray was selected as University College, University of Toronto 2013 Alumni of Influence in 2013.[13]

Books[]

  • Murray, Joan (1971). The Art of Tom Thomson. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario.
  • Bruce, William Blair; Murray, Joan (1982), Letters Home, 1859-1906: The Letters of William Blair Bruce, Penumbra Press, ISBN 978-0-92080-636-4
  • Murray, Joan; Fulford, Robert (1983), The Beginnings of Vision: The Drawings of Lawren S. Harris, Univ of Washington Pr, ISBN 978-0-29596-050-0
  • Kurelek, William; Murray, Joan (1983), Kurelek's Vision of Canada, Hurtig, ISBN 978-0-88830-254-0
  • Murray, Joan (1984), The Last Buffalo: The Story of Frederick Arthur Verner, Painter of the Canadian West, Pagurian Press, ISBN 978-0-88932-130-4
  • ——— (1984). The Best of the Group of Seven. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers. ISBN 978-0-77106-674-0.[14]
  • ——— (1986). The Best of Tom Thomson. Edmonton: Hurtig. ISBN 978-0-88830-299-1.
  • ——— (1987), The Best Contemporary Canadian art, Hurtig, ISBN 978-0-88830-318-9
  • ———; Harris, Lawren (1993), The Best of the Group of Seven (2nd ed.), McClelland & Stewart, ISBN 978-0-77106-674-0
  • ——— (1994a). Northern Lights: Masterpieces of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven. Toronto: Key Porter. ISBN 978-0-88665-347-7.
  • ——— (1994b). Tom Thomson: The Last Spring. Toronto: Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55002-218-6.
  • ——— (1996). Tom Thomson: A Sketchbook. Toronto: Golden Press.
  • ——— (1997), Home Truths: A Celebration of Family Life by Canada's Best-Loved Painters, Key Porter Books, ISBN 978-1-55013-882-5
  • ——— (1998). Tom Thomson: Design for A Canadian Hero. Toronto: Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55002-315-2.
  • ——— (1999). Tom Thomson: Trees. Toronto: McArthur & Co. ISBN 978-1-55278-092-3.
  • ——— (2002a). "Tom Thomson's Letters". In Reid, Dennis (ed.). Tom Thomson. Toronto/Ottawa: Art Gallery of Ontario/National Gallery of Canada. pp. 297–306. ISBN 978-1-55365-493-3.
  • ——— (2002b). "Chronology". In Reid, Dennis (ed.). Tom Thomson. Toronto/Ottawa: Art Gallery of Ontario/National Gallery of Canada. pp. 307–317. ISBN 978-1-55365-493-3.
  • ——— (2002c). Flowers: J. E. H. MacDonald, Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven. Toronto: McArthur & Co. ISBN 978-1-55278-326-9.
  • ——— (2003), Lawren Harris: An Introduction to His Life and Art, Firefly Books, ISBN 978-1-55297-764-4
  • ——— (2004). Water: Lawren Harris and the Group of Seven. Toronto: McArthur & Co. pp. 108–15. ISBN 978-1-55278-457-0.
  • ——— (2006). Rocks: Franklin Carmichael, Arthur Lismer, and the Group of Seven. Toronto: McArthur & Co. pp. 92–7. ISBN 978-1-55278-616-1.
  • ——— (2008), Michael Adamson: Open Country Paintings, 1, Panda Group Canada, p. 205, ISBN 978-0-9811116-0-5
  • ——— (2010), The Art of Florence Vale, Art Gallery of Peel, ISBN 978-0-98115-072-7
  • ——— (2011). A Treasury of Tom Thomson. Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre. ISBN 978-1-55365-886-3.
  • ——— (2012). Laura Muntz Lyall: Impressions of Women and Childhood. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 9780773540989.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Murray, Joan. "Joan Murray | Life". Joan Murray Art Website. Archived from the original on April 15, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "Proposed gallery impresses curator". The Windsor Star. April 27, 1973. p. 36. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Joan Murray - 2013 Award Recipient". www.uc.utoronto.ca. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Tom Thomson's 'last painting' expected to sell for between $500,000 and $700,000 at Toronto auction". National Post. October 28, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Murray, Joan. "Tom Thomson Catalogue Raisonné". Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  6. ^ Lehmann, Henry (December 7, 2002). "Group of Seven in the garden". The Gazette. p. 119. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  7. ^ Kellogg, Alan (December 13, 1999). "How artists saw Canada for 100 years". Edmonton Journal. p. 20. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  8. ^ Mandel, Charles (December 4, 1994). "Art books not necessarily a boring proposition". Edmonton Journal. p. 46. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "Picture Perfect". Maclean's: 57. 1994. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Joan Murray fonds". Library and Archives Canada. July 20, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "RSC Membership List". RSC.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Murray, Joan, 1943- (2003). Lawren Harris : an introduction to his life and art. Toronto, Ont. ISBN 1-55297-763-3. OCLC 51925178.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Alumni of Influence | University College U of T". www.uc.utoronto.ca. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  14. ^ Johnson, Eve (November 22, 1984). "The Hardy boys of art". The Vancouver Sun. p. 45. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
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