Discovery District in Toronto, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Charles William Jefferys
1869 - 1951
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 19, 2010
1. Charles William Jefferys Marker
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Writer, artist, and illustrator of historical novels and textbooks, Charles Jefferys emigrated to Canada from England in 1879. After studying at the Toronto Art Students League, he joined the New York Herald as an illustrator in 1892, but returned to Canada in 1900 to work as a freelance artist for the Globe and the Daily Star. From 1911 to 1939 he taught drawing and painting at the University of Toronto. He painted landscapes and historical subjects across Canada, but is best known for his carefully researched drawings, such as those in his three volume Picture Gallery of Canadian History.
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Auteur, artiste et illustrateur de romans historiques et des manuels de histoire, Charles Jeffereys émigra d’Angleterre en 1879. Il étudia les arts à Toronto et devint illustrateur au Herald de New York en 1892. De retour en Canada en 1900, il collabora comme pigiste au Globe et au Daily Star, puis enseigna le dessin et la peinture à la université de Toronto de 1911 à 1939. Paysagiste canadien et interprète de sujets divers, il est renommé pour la qualité documentaire de ses illustrations, notamment celles de sa trilogie Picture Gallery of Canadian History.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Commission
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Erected by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.
Location. 43° 39.661′ N, 79° 23.676′ W. Marker is in Toronto, Ontario. It is in the Discovery District. It is at the intersection of Kings College Circle and Galbraith Road, on the right when traveling east on Kings College Circle. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Kings College Circle, Toronto ON M5S, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto and on the Golden Horseshoe. 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 walking distance of this marker: The Discovery of Insulin (within shouting distance of this marker); The Royal Tour of 1939 / Le Voyage Royal de 1939 (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Pendarves - Cumberland House / Pendarves - Maison Cumberland (about 210 meters away); National Council of Jewish Women of Canada / Le Conseil national des femmes juives du Canada (about 210 meters away); William Lyon Mackenzie (about 210 meters away); Sir Oliver Mowat (about 210 meters away); Frederic W. Cumberland 1820-1881 (about 210 meters away); Sir Daniel Wilson (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 19, 2010
2. Charles William Jefferys Marker - wide view
