Collection

Official Portraits

Title

Robert P. Bedard

Name Access

Bedard, Robert P.

Robert P. Bedard

Hourd, Mary Lennox

Artist or Maker

Mary Lennox Hourd

Manufacturer Notes

painting from a photograph

Subject Access

1980s

1990s

School Head

Art

Artwork

Painting

Portrait

Canadian Artists

Category

Art

Sub-Category

Portrait

Geographic Access

Aurora

Place Used

Towers Library, Upper Level, Dunlap Hall

Start Date

1981

End Date

1997

Description

1 painting : oil on canvas; 35 x 29 in

Public Description

An oil painting of St. Andrew's 6th Head of School, Robert P. Bedard, painted by artist Mary Lennox Hourd. Robert Bedard was born in Quebec, Canada and was SAC’s sixth Head. He was one of Canada’s best tennis players. He won a singles silver medal at the 1959 Pan American Games and three-time Canadian Open singles champion (1955, 1957, 1958), doubles champion (1955, 1957, 1959), and won the mixed doubles title in 1959. Bedard was awarded the Queen’s Jubilee Prize in 1977. As Head at SAC, Laidlaw House came into existence in 1982 to honour Robertson Laidlaw, a faculty member from 1909 to 1960. Barbara Houlding was the first female member appointed to the Board of Governors (1983). Fourth House got a new name: Sifton, a tribute to the Sifton family’s many contributions to the College (1984). The MacPherson Hockey Tournament was held for the first time in 1984, named after Lloyd MacPherson, who was Assistant to the Headmaster from 1957 to 1982. “Project ’85” provided an addition to McLaughlin Hall for an art studio, computer science, and mathematics (1985). A six-plex apartment building for staff housing was completed, and New House was established (1988). An addition to the Athletic Centre in 1990 included three new squash courts, a half Olympic swimming pool to replace the one built in 1926, and classrooms. That same year, the Focus Festival of the Arts was introduced. The Ketchum Library was renamed in honour of Graham F. Towers ’13, the first Governor of the Bank of Canada (1993). Lennox was born in Ontario, Canada and has enjoyed a successful career as a commissioned portrait painter. She portrays her subjects based on decades of experience. Her commissioned portraits can be found in corporate and private collections in Canada and the United States.

History Of Use

Hangs in the Gallery of Headmasters and Heads of School

Material

Oil paint

Canvas

Culture

Part of SAC Art Collection

Width

29

Length

35

Units Of Measurement

Inches

Number Of Parts

1

Accession No.

A-6

Type

Artifact

Less detail