Dorothy Haines Hoover

Dorothy Haines Hoover (1904–1995), was a Canadian artist.[1][2] She was born in Toronto, Ontario.[3] Hoover earned a B.A. in Modern History at the University of Toronto in 1924 and began painting in the 1930s after learning from her father.[4][5][6] She married G. L. J. Hoover in 1930.[7] Hoover worked for the Royal Ontario Museum, and taught art to Greg Curnoe.[6][8] She is known for her landscape oil paintings and still life scenes.[9]

References

  1. ↑ McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing (2003). Biographical Index of Artists in Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802027900.
  2. ↑ MacDonald, Colin S. (1967–1990). A dictionary of Canadian artists ([1st ed.] ed.). Ottawa,: Canadian Paperbacks. ISBN 0919554113. OCLC 1137593.
  3. ↑ "Canadian Women Artists History Initiative : Artist Database : Artists : HOOVER, Dorothy Haines". cwahi.concordia.ca. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ Small, Alastair (1994). The villas and their environment. Buck, Robert J., 1926–. Toronto, Ont.: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802027900. OCLC 244767022.
  5. ↑ King, James (September 2, 2017). The Way It Is: The Life of Greg Curnoe. Dundurn. ISBN 9781459736894.
  6. 1 2 King, James (2017). The way it is : the life of Greg Curnoe. Toronto: Dundurn. p. 60. ISBN 1459736885. OCLC 963913404.
  7. ↑ Hughes, Margaret E (1940). 976596420. 1. Toronto: King's Printer.
  8. ↑ 1942–, King, James,. The way it is : the life of Greg Curnoe. Toronto. ISBN 1459736885. OCLC 963913404.
  9. ↑ Westbridge, Anthony R; Bodnar, Diana (1999–2003). The collector's dictionary of Canadian artists at auction. Westbridge, Anthony R., Bodnar, Diana, 1950–. Vancouver, B.C.: Westbridge Publications. ISBN 0968590713. OCLC 46359945.



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