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Thomas E. (Tom) Matthews
A History of Peel County: To Mark Its Centennary*
Born in Montreal, Thomas E. (Tom) Matthews came to Peel County ten years ago [1957], taking up residence in Brampton. He studied art at the world renowned Ecole des Beaux Artes and the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, his home city, and took private tuition under several masters there. The last artist he worked under was Jaques de Tonnacour, one of the only three Canadian artists mentioned in the Encyclopedia Britannica [as of 1967].
Employed in the graphic art sphere, Mr. Matthews' first love is pure painting. He taught art for seven years, then found it encroached on the valuable time he needed to paint the things he wanted to paint, so he discontinued his teaching.
A Tom Matthews painting was selected to be hung in Ontario House, London, England, and the subject Mr. Matthews chose was a typical Peel County maple bush.
NOTE: Any words in square brackets [like these] are editors notes, to update old information.
* This article was used with permission from "A History of Peel County: To Mark Its Centennary", published in 1967, by what is now the Region of Peel. The segment in the book entitled "Renowned for Artists and Art" was written by Paddy Thomas. Thanks to the Peel Archives at the Peel Heritage Complex for the reprinting permission. All information was factually correct as of publication 1967, but may be inaccurate presently.
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