C.W. Jefferys 1869-1951

Charles William Jefferys 1869-1951

There are two plaques in Toronto about this gentleman.
Both can be seen on this page.

Photos by contributor Wayne Adam - Posted November, 2010

Photo Source - Wikipedia

This house, located at 4111 Yonge Street on the east side, just north of York Mills Road, is the former residence of artist C.W. Jefferys. An Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board plaque there tell us this:

Plaque coordinates: 43.745875 -79.406888

This house was the residence and studio of one of Canada's leading historical artists. Born in Rochester, England, he came to Toronto about 1880, and first worked as a lithographer's apprentice. He studied art under G.A. Reid and C.M. Manley, and was a pioneer in the painting of distinctive Canadian scenes. Jefferys had an intense interest in history and his reputation rests principally on his accurate and meticulous portrayal of early Canadian life. The best known collection of his historical sketches is "The Picture Gallery of Canadian History". Jefferys was a president of the Ontario Society of Artists and a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted May, 2010

Photo Source - Wikimedia Commons

An Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque here at the west end of the Medical Sciences Building at 1 King's College Circle on the grounds of the University of Toronto says this about the artist:

Plaque coordinates: 43.661015 -79.394706

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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