J. Ernest Sampson
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July 11, 1887
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| Born | Joseph Ernest Sampson July 11, 1887 Liverpool, England |
| Died | October 29, 1946 (aged 59) |
| Education | Liverpool School of Art,: Julian Academy in Paris with Jean-Paul Laurens;, as well as the Grand Chaumière and Colarossi academies |
| Known for | portrait and landscape artist |
| Spouse | Ethel Gertrude Slee (m. 1918) |
Joseph Ernest Sampson (July 11, 1887 – October 29, 1946), was an artist, designer and printer who was co-founder, senior partner and president of the printing firm of Sampson-Matthews Ltd. with Charles (Chuck) Matthews (1890-1990) from 1918 to 1946.[1][2] He is best known today for the Sampson-Matthews silkscreens.
Sampson, born in Liverpool,[3] was the eldest son of William Sampson, a Canadian Pacific Steamships superintendent engineer.[2] He attended the Liverpool Academy of Art,[3] where he won several awards as he did at the Julian Academy in Paris, as well as the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and Colarossi Academy which he attended later.[2]
He moved to Canada in 1913,[1] settling in Toronto where he became a member of the Ontario Society of Artists in 1914.[2] In Toronto, he became art director at the printing firm of Stone Ltd (later Rolph-Clark-Stone Ltd), where he met Chuck Matthews and with him, started Sampson-Matthews Ltd in 1918.[2] The firm was known in time for its design and print work.
In 1918, he designed Victoria Loan posters prints and painted for the Canadian War Records,[3] including portraits and Armistice Day Toronto (1919).[1]
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Work
Sampson's paintings are in such public collections as the Art Gallery of Ontario,[3] the Government of Ontaruo Art Collection,[1] the Canadian War Art Collection[4] and elsewhere. He was a member of several artist groups in his career, including the Ontario Society of Artists (1914); the Arts and Letters Club (President 1938-1940); co-founder of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC/SCPA);[5][6] the Graphic Arts Club, Toronto; and an Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Arts (ARCA) (1939).[3]
