Wingham in Huron County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

George Agnew Reid

1860-1947

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 4, 2025

1. George Agnew Reid Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Born near Wingham, Reid became a successful genre painter and muralist who believed art to be an integral part of the human environment. He was active in organizing support organizations to promote various applications of art and served as president of both the Ontario Society of Artists (1897-1901) and the Royal Canadian Academy of Art (1906-09). In 1912 he became principal of the Ontario College of Art, a position he held for seventeen years. In the latter part of his career he painted many murals, notably that done for the Palaeontology Galleries of the Royal Ontario Museum. He died at Toronto.

Né près de Wingham, Reid est assez connu pour ses peintures de genre et ses murales. Pour lui, l'art était un élément essentiel du milieu humain. Il participa à la fondation de plusieurs organismes de patronage des arts et devint président de l'Ontario Society of Artists (1897-1901) et de l'Académie royale canadienne des arts (1906-09). En 1912, il fut nommé directeur de l'Ontario College of Art. poste qu'il occupa pendant dix-sept ans. Vers la fin de sa carrière, il peignit de nombreuses murales, notamment celle de la section de paléontologie du Royal Ontario Museum. Il mourut à Toronto.

Erected by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

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marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 43° 53.231′ N, 81° 18.753′ W. Marker is in Wingham, Ontario, in Huron County. It is on Josephine Street 0.1 kilometers south of Patrick Street West, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 274 Josephine Street, Wingham ON N0G 2W0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Huron-Perth-Waterloo-Wellington Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: “A Glimpse of the Past” (a few steps from this marker); The Founding of Wingham (within shouting distance of this marker); Alice Munro (within shouting distance of this marker); W. T. (Doc) Cruickshank (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Olympian Jennie Fletcher (approx.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 4, 2025

2. George Agnew Reid Marker

At the front of the Wingham Town Hall

12.5 kilometers away); Teeswater Cenotaph (approx. 12.6 kilometers away); The Founding of Teeswater (approx. 12.6 kilometers away); The Founding of Brussels (approx. 16.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wingham.

Also see . . . George A. Reid (National Gallery of Canada).

George A. Reid created oil and watercolour paintings depicting scenes of rural life, historical events and landscapes, in addition to illustrating books and designing furniture and small buildings. As president of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, he petitioned the government regarding the “importance and usefulness of an energetically administered National Gallery.” He was also a leading proponent of mural paintings in Canadian buildings.

(Submitted on July 9, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

1925

3. George Agnew Reid at home in 1925

Source: Archives of Ontario (public domain)

George Agnew Reid, Michipicoten Bay, 1927 (Algoma district Ontario) image. Click for full size.

4. George Agnew Reid, Michipicoten Bay, 1927 (Algoma district Ontario)

Public domain

Wingham Town Hall (marker is on the right of the central doorway) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 4, 2025

5. Wingham Town Hall (marker is on the right of the central doorway)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 9, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 9, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.