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The Contemporary Arts Society was founded by John Lyman in 1939 to promote modern art in Montreal, at a time when Canada was dominated by academic art. Lyman was the Society's first president. The additional officers were vice-president Paul-Émile Borduas, secretary Fritz Brandtner, and treasurer Philip Surrey.

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  • The Contemporary Arts Society was founded by John Lyman in 1939 to promote modern art in Montreal, at a time when Canada was dominated by academic art. Lyman was the Society's first president. The additional officers were vice-president Paul-Émile Borduas, secretary Fritz Brandtner, and treasurer Philip Surrey. (en)
  • La Société d'art contemporain (en anglais : Contemporary Arts Society), est une initiative de John Lyman qui désirait, à son retour d'Europe, promouvoir l'art non académique à Montréal (alors dominé par le conservatisme incarné par le Groupe des sept). De 1939 à 1948, elle recruta des artistes, des amateurs d'art et organisa des expositions en collaboration avec l'Art Association (connue aujourd'hui sous le nom de Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal). (fr)
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  • The Contemporary Arts Society was founded by John Lyman in 1939 to promote modern art in Montreal, at a time when Canada was dominated by academic art. Lyman was the Society's first president. The additional officers were vice-president Paul-Émile Borduas, secretary Fritz Brandtner, and treasurer Philip Surrey. (en)
  • La Société d'art contemporain (en anglais : Contemporary Arts Society), est une initiative de John Lyman qui désirait, à son retour d'Europe, promouvoir l'art non académique à Montréal (alors dominé par le conservatisme incarné par le Groupe des sept). De 1939 à 1948, elle recruta des artistes, des amateurs d'art et organisa des expositions en collaboration avec l'Art Association (connue aujourd'hui sous le nom de Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal). (fr)
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  • Contemporary Arts Society (en)
  • Société d'art contemporain (fr)
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