Ivor Lewis
Ivor Rhys Lewis (1882 – November 1958) was a Canadian artist and business director. • Illustration — Timothy Eaton statue by Ivor Lewis Lewis was born in Wales, but emigrated to Canada as a small boy. He trained as an artist at the Ontario School of Art, and was hired in the art department of the Eaton's department store chain in Toronto. In 1919, he was commissioned by his fellow Eaton's employees to create the noted life-size statue of Timothy Eaton, which was presented to the Eaton family in honour of the store's 50th anniversary.
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- Name
- Ivor Lewis
- Born
- 1882
- Birthplace
- Wales
- Birth Name
- Ivor Rhys Lewis
- Died
- 1958
- Occupation
- artist and business director
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Ivor Rhys Lewis (1882 – November 1958) was a Canadian artist and business director. • Illustration — Timothy Eaton statue by Ivor Lewis Lewis was born in Wales, but emigrated to Canada as a small boy. He trained as an artist at the Ontario School of Art, and was hired in the art department of the Eaton's department store chain in Toronto. In 1919, he was commissioned by his fellow Eaton's employees to create the noted life-size statue of Timothy Eaton, which was presented to the Eaton family in honour of the store's 50th anniversary.
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Lewis was an accomplished painter, and he was also known for creating the medallions on the Dr. Young Memorial in Toronto's Kew Gardens. Along with C. Jefferys and other artists, Lewis co-founded the Graphic Arts Club (later named the Canadian Society of Graphic Art), which by the 1940s became one of the primary artists' groups in Canada. He was also a noted actor and singer, and actively participated in Toronto's theatre scene. A prominent member of the Eaton's management team, serving as both Supervisor of Publicity and Public Relations and Staff Superintendent. He held the latter position until 1950. He was made a director of the T. Limited in 1942. Lewis died in 1958. Lewis' 1922 bronze sculpture War Memorial is on public display in Burlington Ontario.
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• Name — Ivor Lewis • Born — 1882 • Birthplace — Wales • Birth Name — Ivor Rhys Lewis • Died — 1958 • Occupation — artist and business director
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- 1.Canada Law Book. Ontario Reports: Reports of Cases Determined in the Courts of Ontario. 1966.
- 2.Bennett, Carol. In search of the red dragon: the Welsh in Canada. Juniper Books. 76. 1985. 9780919137134.
- 3.Timothy Eaton, Businessman. Famous, Should Be Famous, and Infamous Canadians. Retrieved on July 19, 2007.
- 4.Dr. William D. Young Memorial , torontohistory.org. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
- 5.Lacroix, Laurier. Canadian Artists' Organizations. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Canadian Encyclopedia.
- 6.Famed Timothy Eaton Statue moves to its new home -- at the Royal Ontario Museum. Royal Ontario Museum Newsrelease (November 4, 1999). Retrieved July 19, 2007.
- 7.Ivor Lewis's Staff Superintendent and Publicity Office files , Archives of Ontario. Retrieved on July 19, 2007.
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