Jacobine Jones
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Phyllis Jacobine Jones was a sculptor. She was born in England, but migrated to Canada in 1933.
in London
. She moved to Canada in 1933, and joined the Sculptors' Society of Canada
in 1939.
From 1951 to 1956 she was the head of the department of sculpture at the Ontario College of Art.
Her close friend and protege was Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook
whom before her passing she gifted several artistic tools. Many of these tools have since been gifted to Holbrook's protege Christian Cardell Corbet.
There is a biography published called: Put On Her Mettle: The Life and Art of Jacobine Jones by Natalie Luckyj (1945-2002). Jones' birthdate is sometimes listed as 1898, which is incorrect, and in some places her mother's last name, "Nielsen," is misspelt as "Neilsen."
Life
Jones traveled around Denmark and Italy with her mother for years until, at 28, she studied casting, carving, and modeling at the Regent Street PolytechnicUniversity of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She moved to Canada in 1933, and joined the Sculptors' Society of Canada
Sculptors' Society of Canada
The Sculptors Society of Canada promotes and exhibits contemporary Canadian sculpture.Founded by Canadian sculptors Frances Loring, Florence Wyle, Elizabeth Wyn Wood, Wood's teacher and husband Emanuel Hahn, Henri Hébert and Alfred Laliberté, the Sculptors Society of Canada has been exhibiting...
in 1939.
From 1951 to 1956 she was the head of the department of sculpture at the Ontario College of Art.
Her close friend and protege was Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook
Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook
Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook, CM, O.Ont was a Canadian portrait sculptor, medal designer and liturgical artist...
whom before her passing she gifted several artistic tools. Many of these tools have since been gifted to Holbrook's protege Christian Cardell Corbet.
There is a biography published called: Put On Her Mettle: The Life and Art of Jacobine Jones by Natalie Luckyj (1945-2002). Jones' birthdate is sometimes listed as 1898, which is incorrect, and in some places her mother's last name, "Nielsen," is misspelt as "Neilsen."
Work
Jones' work includes:- architectural sculpture for the Gore Vale Insurance building, Galt, Ontario (now Cambridge, OntarioCambridge, OntarioCambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...
), 1934 - a sculpted family scene in prehistoric times, bearing the Latin legend “Sic Vita Vitalis” or “Thus Is Life Livable”, above the main entrance to the RogersRogers CommunicationsRogers Communications Inc. is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications, cable television, home phone and internet with additional telecommunications and mass media assets...
Campus in Toronto. - on the 1937 Bank of Canada BuildingBank of Canada BuildingThe Bank of Canada Building is the head office of the Bank of Canada, located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Built from 1937-1938 by architect S.G. Davenport of Montreal and completed by the Toronto firm of Marani, Lawson and Morris, it replaced the Victoria Building to the east of this building on...
in OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, seven figures representing Canada's seven principal industries at the time: fishing, electricity, mining, agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, and construction - figures of Scholar and Hockey Player on Kerr HallKerr HallKerr Hall is a series of four buildings in a square forming the Ryerson Community Park, also known as the Quad, on the campus of Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. The site of the former Toronto Normal School...
, Ryerson UniversityRyerson UniversityRyerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
, Toronto - six animal-themed bas-reliefs, including Walrus and Skunk, for the 1948 Bank of Montreal building at King & Bay Street in Toronto, removed to GuildwoodGuildwoodGuildwood, also known as Guildwood Village, is a historic and residential neighbourhood in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located along the Scarborough Bluffs, south of Kingston Road, from Grey Abbey Trail in the east to the end of Sylvan Avenue in the west.-History:Guildwood village...
's sculpture garden in 1972