In the 1930s he did much to promote modern art in Canada , founding the Contemporary Art Society in 1939 .
John Goodwin Lyman ( 29 September 1886 -- 26 May 1967 ) was an American - born Canadian modernist painter active largely in Montreal , Quebec .
In the 1930s John Goodwin Lyman did much to promote modern art in Canadian , founding the Contemporary Art Society in 1939 .
John Goodwin Lyman ( 29 September 1886 -- 26 May 1967 ) was an American - born Canadian modernist painter active largely in Montreal , Quebec .