Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook, C.M., O.Ont., LL.D., R.C.A., OSA, SSC, CPA, FOCAD, NSSNY. (b. 1913) is regarded as one of Canada’s finest portrait sculptors, her career has spanned over seven decades. Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, on 7 November 1913^[1] the great-great-grand-daughter of John Willson, she was a student of the eminent sculptor Emanuel Hahn 1937-1938. Holbrook studied at the Ontario College of Art, Royal College of Art in London England 1936 and at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan at the studio of Carl Milles 1948. Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - Representatives 5 MPs and 5 MPPs Area [2]  - City 1,138. ... John Willson (August 5, 1776 – May 26, 1860) was a judge and political figure in Upper Canada. ... Emanuel Otto Hahn, 1928 Credit: Library and Archives Canada / PA-103159 Emanuel Otto Hahn (30 May 1881 – 14 February 1957) was a German-born Canadian sculptor and coin designer. ... The Ontario College of Art & Design is Ontarios premier school devoted entirely to art and design. ... The Royal College of Art in South Kensington, London. ... Cranbrook may mean the following places: In Australia: Cranbrook, Tasmania, Australia Cranbrook, Western Australia In Canada: Cranbrook, British Columbia Cranbrook (electoral district), a provincial electoral district centred on Cranbrook, British Columbia, from 1903 to 1963 In England: Cranbrook, Devon, which is a planned new town in East Devon, England Cranbrook... Triton Blowing a Shell, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Carl Milles, born Carl Emil Wilhelm Andersson son of lieutenant Emil Mille Andersson and his wife Walborg Tisell, (June 23, 1875–September 19, 1955) was a Swedish sculptor, best known for his fountains. ...

She was an Art Lecturer and Instructor in Sculpture at Dundas Valley School of Art 1964, 1968. She was a lecturer and instructor of sculpture at the Burlington Cultural Centre 1990-1993 and at McMaster University, Faculty of Arts in Hamilton, Ontario 1995-1999.

A recipient of the Lieut. Governor’s Silver Medal for Sculpture, 1935; National Sculpture Society of New York, Gold Medal, 1969 and the Canadian Portrait Academy Cleeve Horne Award - Best Portrait Sculpture, 1998; Holbrook’s sculptures are among some of the very best that Canada has known. In 1995, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada and was awarded the Order of Ontario in 1997. The Canadian Portrait Academy (CPA), is a leading professional Canadian Academy dedicated to the practise and appreciation of portraiture within Canada and abroad. ... Arthur Edward Cleeve Horne, O.C., O.Ont. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country (Hebrews 11. ... The Order of Ontario is an award given in the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

Her celebrated statue of George Bernard Shaw, 1997 located at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario attests to this contribution. Holbrook’s portrait sculptures are represented in over 50 important public collections worldwide. George Bernard Shaw (born 26 July 1856, Dublin, Ireland died November 2, 1950, Hertfordshire, England) was an Irish writer. ... Niagara-on-the-Lake in the Niagara Region Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake (2001 population 13,839) is a town where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. ...

Her works include the bronze 24' standing figure of a Royal Military College of Canada cadet 1979 (later known as ‘Brucie’), which was a gift of the Royal Military College Club. She also produced a bronze bust of Colonel George Stanley, a former Royal Military College professor, who designed the Canadian Flag. ^[2] The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), is the military academy of the Canadian Forces and is a full degree-granting university. ... The Flag of Canada George Francis Gillman Stanley, C.C., C.D., F.R.S.C., F.R.H.S.C. (hon). ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 (1965-Present) The National Flag of Canada (), popularly known as the Maple Leaf Flag (French: lUnifoli the one-leaved), is a base red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a red stylized 11-pointed maple leaf. ...

She was mentor to noted Canadian artist Christian Cardell Corbet. Christian Cardell Corbet (born January 31, 1976) is a Canadian painter, sculptor and designer. ...

References

1. ^ Canadian Who's Who Biography: Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook. Retrieved on 2007-01-18.
2. ^ http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:fHUEHzahEpIJ:https://dspace.ucalgary.ca/

• Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry. University of Toronto Press. Retrieved on June 14, 2006.