John David Kelly (artist)

John David Kelly
Born(1862-10-15)15 October 1862
Gore's Landing, Ontario
Died27 December 1958(1958-12-27) (aged 96)
Toronto
EducationOntario School of Art, later known as OCAD, Toronto
Known forpainting, printmaking, artist-illustrator
SpouseAlice Bigelow (m. 1886)

John David Kelly (October 15, 1862 – December   27, 1958) who signed his work J. D. Kelly was an "enormously popular" painter, printmaker and artist-illustrator known for the series of calendar illustrations he did for the Confederation Life Association, depicting great moments in Canadian history. He researched his historical paintings with such accuracy that he has been described by the Toronto Globe & Mail as a reconstructor rather than a painter of historical scenes. His work "made history more real to hundreds and thousands of Canadians".

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