The Studio Building
The construction of the Studio Building for Canadian art was commissioned by renowned Canadian artist Lawren Harris (1885-1970), an heir to the Massey-Harris farm machinery fortune, and arts patron Dr. James MacCallum. Designed by Toronto architect Eden Smith (1859-1949) and completed in 1914, it soon became an important centre for new developments in Canadian painting. Group of Seven members, Harris, J.E.H. Macdonald and A.Y. Jackson were among the original occupants. Tom Thomson and Frederick Varley worked at various times in the rear shack, which was moved in 1962 to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg. The studio building was sold by Harris to artist Gordon MacNamara in 1948.
Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Toronto Plaques. Full page here.