Theodosia Bond

Theodosia Mary Dawes Bond (1915 – October 27, 2009) was a Canadian art collector and amateur photographer living in Quebec. She was also known as Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton.[1]

The daughter of Rachel Mary Dawes and F. Lorne Campbell Bond,[1] vice-president of Canadian National Railway for eastern Canada, she was born in Montreal and studied at the New York Institute of Photography. She was a member of the Montreal Camera Club and an associate of the Royal Photographic Society. Bond was mainly interested in photographing plant life and landscapes.[2][3]

She married Robert Buchanan Thornton. The couple collected art, being particularly interested in the Group of Seven.[2]

Bond died in Montreal at the age of 93.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Theodosia Mary Dawes Bond". Montreal Gazette. October 31, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton Estate to be Offered by Heffel's". Heffel. February 19, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Bond, Theodasia". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative.
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