Theodosia Bond Explained

Theodosia Mary Dawes Bond (1915  - October 27, 2009) was a Canadian art collector and amateur photographer living in Quebec. She was also known as Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton.[1]

The daughter of Rachel Mary Dawes and F. Lorne Campbell Bond,[1] vice-president of Canadian National Railway for eastern Canada, she was born in Montreal, Quebec, and studied at the New York Institute of Photography. She was a member of the Montreal Camera Club and an associate of the Royal Photographic Society. Bond was mainly interested in photographing plant life and landscapes.[2]

She married Robert Buchanan Thornton. The couple collected art, being particularly interested in the Group of Seven.[3]

Bond died in Montreal at the age of 93.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Theodosia Mary Dawes Bond . Montreal Gazette . October 31, 2009 . March 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180926130748/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/montrealgazette/obituary.aspx?n=theodosia-mary-dawes-bond&pid=135234511 . September 26, 2018 . live .
  2. Web site: Bond, Theodasia . Canadian Women Artists History Initiative . 2017-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312063840/http://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=5639 . 2017-03-12 . live .
  3. Web site: Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton Estate to be Offered by Heffel's . February 19, 2010 . Heffel . March 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111123023639/http://www.heffel.com/Links/News/2010_02_18_E.aspx . November 23, 2011 . live .

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