Art Gallery Drop-In Tour: Harold Mortimer-Lamb

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Sunday, February 23rd, 2014
Feb 23, 2014 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm | Feb 26, 2014 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Join us for an Exhibition tour led by experienced Gallery Docents. Tours are a great way to learn about art history, put our exhibitions into context, and delve deeper into the themes being presented.

Who was Harold Mortimer-Lamb? The first to write about A.Y. Jackson; the leading pre-WWI Canadian art photographer; and father of Molly Lamb Bobak. He was a patron of Frederick H. Varley; associate of photographer John Vanderpant; neighbour of Lawren Harris; and friend of Jack and Doris Shadbolt. At the age of 70, he married Varley's 30-year-old model and lover, artist Vera Weatherbie. They enjoyed 28 years of marriage.

The Mortimer-Lambs' estate arrived at the Gallery in 1978; since then, Robert Amos has been researching the story of Harold Mortimer-Lamb: The Art Lover. The exhibition features Mortimer-Lamb's photographs and paintings, and works by the many artists in his life.

Exhibition tours led by experienced Gallery Docents occur weekly, on Saturday and Sunday, plus the first Tuesday and last Thursday of the month. Tours are a great way to learn about art history, put our exhibitions into context, and delve deeper into the themes being presented. Included with Gallery admission or free with membership.