Purple and Blue Academic Hood

Date1962

Credit LineGift of Mrs. C. Bice, 1987

Object number1987.023.006

Label TextAlbert Clare Bice was born on January 24, 1909 in Durham, Ontario to Reverend A.A. and Elizabeth (née McKay) Bice. Moving to London with his family in 1910, Clare Bice graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1928. After studying under Eva Bradshaw in London, Ontario, Bice attended the Art Students' League and the Grand Central School of Art, both in New York City, between 1930 and 1932. While working for an advertising agency and as a commercial artist, Bice began writing in the 1930's. His first of five children’s books, Jory’s Cove, was published in 1941. Bice joined the Western Art League in 1932 and acted as its secretary from 1934 to 1940. Aside from his three years of war-time service, between 1942 and 1945, Bice was curator of the London Art Gallery from 1940 to 1972. He also held part time teaching positions at numerous schools of art throughout Southern Ontario. Clare Bice was a member of the Ontario Society of Artists, the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, and the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto. Bice was the recipient of the Canadian Government Fellowship (1952), the Canada Arts Council Senior Fellowship (1962 for art and 1972 for writing), and the Canadian Centennial Medal (1967). He received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario in 1962 and was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1973. Clare Bice married Marion Reid (b. 1916) in November, 1943. The couple had two children: Kevin Bice (b. 1946) and Megan Bice (b. 1949). Clare Bice died on May 18, 1976 while on a sketching trip in Newfoundland. Marion Bice died in 1998. Clare Bice is interred at Woodland Cemetery in London, Ontario. From: https://www.lib.uwo.ca/files/archives/archives_finding_aids/AFC_139_-_Clare_Bice_Family_fonds.pdf

NameHood, Academic