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
{Marker Text in English:}
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.
{Marker text in French:}
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.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. 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. Marker 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.
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); William Lyon Mackenzie (about 210 meters away); Sir Oliver Mowat (about 210 meters away); Sir Daniel Wilson (about 210 meters away); The Macdonald-Mowat House (about 240 meters away); The Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion / Le Bataillon Mackenzie-Papineau (about 240 meters away); Hon. George Brown (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toronto.
More about this marker. The marker is mounted on a low pole between the trees, just to the west (i.e. "right") of a couple of benches at the west end
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 19, 2010
2. Charles William Jefferys Marker - wide view
Also see . . . Charles William Jefferys : Picturing Canada. Cinefocus Canada's short biography of Jefferys, as well as a trailer for the Charles William Jefferys: Picturing Canada documentary. The trailer presents a useful visual introduction to his work. (Submitted on October 20, 2010.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 950 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 19, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2. submitted on October 20, 2010, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
