John Goodwin Lyman

Visual Artist

1886 – 1967

 Credit »
15

Who was John Goodwin Lyman?

John Goodwin Lyman was an American-born Canadian modernist painter active largely in Montreal. In the 1930s he did much to promote modern art in Canada, founding the Contemporary Art Society in 1939. Stylistically he opposed both the Group of Seven and the Canadian Group of Painters, painting in a more "refined" style influenced by the School of Paris.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Sep 29, 1886
Biddeford
Education
  • Royal College of Art
  • Académie Julian
Died
May 26, 1967

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"John Goodwin Lyman." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/john_goodwin_lyman>.

Discuss this John Goodwin Lyman biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net