Zinnias (c. 1924), oil on canvas, 38.5 x 46 cm., gift of A. L. Furanna, London, 1990 Comfort Place (1944), oil on canvas, 71.1 x 91.4 cm., gift of the artist, 1989 Ridout and Carling Streets (1954), oil on canvas, 61.3 x 76.5 cm., gift of the Estate of Albert Templar, 1993 Albert Edward Templar (Canadian: 1897-1992) was one of the better known artists on the London scene in this century. He was born in this city in 1897 and died here in 1992. His career began with lessons from Edward Glen and later he was apprenticed from c. 1913 to 1918 as an engraver with the firms of Lawson & Jones and Tom Knowles Lithography. During the same period, Templar served in the War with the 63rd Battery. Afterward he studied in New York City at the National Academy of Design from 1919-1923 with Charles Curren, Francis C. Jones and Ivan Olinsky. Templar won several important prizes in this period: 1920 Honourable Mention, Life Class and 1921 Silver Medal for Drawing. On his return to London, Templar worked part-time for Wright Lithography from 1924 - c.1942. He also taught commercial design at H.B. Beal Technical School from 1928-1931 and later gave classes at the art gallery at the London Public Library where he had both Greg Curnoe and Jack Chambers as students. His work was exhibited mainly in the London area but was included in both Ontario Society of Artists and Royal Canadian Academy annual exhibits. His career was honoured with a large retrospective by the London Regional Art and Historical Museums in 1985.