CHAPTER FIVE: ART AND NARRATIVE
A) LADY BORDEN
This portrait of a young woman who married into a political
family. The wife of an important Canadian political figure head,
Laura Borden is painted here without her husband Robert
which makes this piece most unique.
or
B) BESS
This is one of the very few portraits this artist made of his wife.
This artist was part of the well-known Group of Seven and left
behind this piece of his wife after his passing.
or
C) BETSY COMMONS
This portrait of a village commoner painted in the 1920’s is now
famous because of it’s creator who later in his artistic career
went on to create famous works of art that have sold for over
10 million dollars at various auctions.
ANSWER:
born Brantford, Ontario, 1885; died Vancouver, British Columbia 1970
oil on canvas
LAWREN S. HARRIS, BESS (1920)
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