Robert Tait McKenzie
(1867–1938) Canadian artist (1867–1938)
Robert Tait McKenzie (Canada, 1867–1938) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, Robert Tait McKenzie belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Robert Tait McKenzie was born in Mississippi Mills and died in Philadelphia. Robert Tait McKenzie trained at McGill University and Lisgar Collegiate Institute. Robert Tait McKenzie worked in Philadelphia. Robert Tait McKenzie became a member of Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. The awards include Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts and Person of National Historic Significance.
One of the best-known works is ‘The Ideal Scout’. The works belong mainly to the genre public art. The catalogue has 4 works by Robert Tait McKenzie with free images. The dated works span the years 1915–1937. Works by Robert Tait McKenzie are held by Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include James Wilson Morrice, Maurice Galbraith Cullen, Henry de Groux, Robert Hermann Sterl, and Eva Watson-Schütze.