J. Russell Harper | |
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| Born | John Russell Harper April 13, 1914 |
| Died | November 17, 1983 (aged 69) |
| Known for | pioneer of Canadian art history and curaror |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Goodchild |
| Awards | honorary Doctor of Literature from the University of Guelph (1972); Doctor of Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (1982); fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1974); Officer of the Order of Canada (1974) |
J. Russell Harper OC FRSC (April 13, 1914 – November 17, 1983) was a Canadian art historian and curator who pioneered the field of Canadian art history. As Robert Fulford said in the Toronto Star: "He did more than anyone else to give Canada a sense of its fine-art tradition".[1]