J.W. Forster artist and author
Forster did two or three portraits of prominent Gooderham men including William Sr., William Jr. and William George Gooderham. This album contains an excerpt from Forster's book and photo(s) of these portraits.Matches 1 to 7 of 7 » See Gallery » Slide Show
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| 1 | | excerpt from J.W.L. Forster's book Under the Studio Light - leaves from a portrait painter's sketch book (Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1928). John Wycliffe Lowes Forster was an artist and wrote a book about his work. In this excerpt he talks about William Gooderham and his son William Jr. as well as his son James and the friendships between the two families. He refers to two portraits he did, one of William and one of his son William Jr. which is in the Victoria College Archives. In addition, the Distillery Heritage website refers to another Forster portrait of William's grandson, William George Gooderham which can be found in the Toronto-Dominion Bank Archives. | |
| 2 |  | Portrait of William Gooderham Jr. by J.W. Forster This portrait is mentioned in J.W.L. Forster's book Under the Studio Light - leaves from a portrait painter's sketch book (Toronto: Macmillan Co. of Canada, 1928). This photo was made available by Gillian Pearson , Archivist for Victoria College, Toronto. | |
| 3 |  | Portrait of Henry Gooderham, son of William. Painter unknown but possibly JWL Forster who did several other portraits for William and his children Provenance: The painting went from Henry Gooderham to daughter Florence Huestis to daughter Florence Simpson to son Napier Simpson Jr. to son Napier Simson 3rd | |
| 4 |  | George Gooderham portrait by JW Forster 1888 | |
| 5 |  | portrait of William George Gooderham by JWL Forster Courtesy of TD Bank | |
| 6 |  | Eliza Gooderham (nee Folwell) portrait by JWL Forster c 1900-1904 Oil on canvas, framed 68.6 x 55.8 cm (stretcher) | 91.4 x 78.7 in (frame) Signed lower left | |
| 7 |  | Portrait of Charles Horace GOODERHAM c1900-1904 by John Wycliffe Lowes Forster Oil on canvas, framed 68.6 x 56.0 cm (stretcher | 91.4 x 78.7 in (frame) Signed lower left |
| Linked to | Eliza Folwell, Charles Horace Gooderham, George Gooderham, Henry Gooderham, William Gooderham, William Gooderham, jr., William George Gooderham, I |
