Art and Work: Frederick Brigden and the History of the Canadian Illustrated Press

Abstract

Art and cultural development in nineteenth-century Cunadian cities has most frequently been discussed in terms of the business community and its support of the “fine arts." The more obvious connections of nineteenth-century businessmen with an art associated with the everyday world of commerce and industry has received less attention. Through an examination of the early years of the Toronto Engraving Company, this paper suggests that the reproduced images creaicd for newspapers, advertising, and illustrated magazines were an essential element in the development of modern, urban, Canadian society.