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Alfred Joseph Casson
Written on 26 Apr, 2009 at 9:38 in Artists' Biography, Canadian Group Of Seven | viewed 34 views times | 0 Comments
Artist Alfred Joseph Casson Birth May 17, 1898 Birthplace Totonto, Canada Death February 19, 1992 Place of Death Toronto, Canada Gender Male Nationality Canada Movement Canadian Group Of Seven Media Painter A.J. Casson began a close friendship with Franklin Carmichael in 1919, when, he joined Rous and Mann and became Carmichael’s assistant. Casson was born in Toronto, Ontario but... (Continue reading)
Edwin Holgate
Written on 26 Apr, 2009 at 9:33 in Artists' Biography, Canadian Group Of Seven | viewed 33 views times | 0 Comments
Artist Edwin Holgate Birth August 19, 1892 Birthplace Ontario, Canada Death May 21, 1977 Place of Death Montreal, Quebec, Canada Gender Male Nationality Canada Movement Canadian Group Of Seven Media Painter Edwin Holgate joined the Group in 1931 and is considered to have played a relatively minor role in their history. Previous to joining, Holgate had exhibited with... (Continue reading)
Lionel Fitzgerald
Written on 26 Apr, 2009 at 9:30 in Artists' Biography, Canadian Group Of Seven | viewed 30 views times | 0 Comments
Artist Lionel Fitzgerald Birth 1890 Birthplace Winnipeg Death 1956 Place of Death Winnipeg Gender Male Nationality Canada Movement Canadian Group Of Seven Media Painter L. L. Fitzgerald became known as the “Painter of the Prairies,” even though he did almost no works of the flat mid-western countryside. He was the last artist to join the Group. Born in Winnipeg... (Continue reading)
Franklin Carmichael
Written on 26 Apr, 2009 at 9:28 in Artists' Biography, Canadian Group Of Seven | viewed 31 views times | 1 Comment
Artist Franklin Carmichael Birth May 4, 1890 Birthplace Orillia, Ontario, Canada Death October 24, 1945 Place of Death Toronto, Ontario, Canada Gender Male Nationality Canada Movement Canadian Group Of Seven Media Painter Frank Carmichael was born in Orillia, and was the youngest member of the original Group of Seven. Frank apprenticed to his father’s carriage-making business in Orillia but... (Continue reading)
Frank Johnston
Written on 26 Apr, 2009 at 9:25 in Artists' Biography, Canadian Group Of Seven | viewed 35 views times | 0 Comments
Artist Frank Johnston Birth 1888 Birthplace Toronto, Canada Death 1949 Place of Death Toronto Gender Male Nationality Canada Movement Canadian Group Of Seven Media Painter Frank Johnston was the only member of the Group who did not retain his membership throughout the years The Group existed. This Toronto born artist also worked briefly for Grip Ltd. Johnston started... (Continue reading)
Arthur Lismer
Written on 26 Apr, 2009 at 9:23 in Artists' Biography, Canadian Group Of Seven | viewed 32 views times | 0 Comments
Artist Arthur Lismer Birth June 27, 1885 Birthplace Sheffield, England Death March 23, 1969 Place of Death Toronto, Ontario, Canada Gender Male Nationality Britain/Canada Movement Canadian Group Of Seven Media Painter In 1911, at age twenty-six, Arthur Lismer joined Grip. He had just arrived in Canada from the industrial city of Sheffield,England. At the age of thirteen, Lismer won... (Continue reading)
Lawren S. Harris
Written on 26 Apr, 2009 at 9:21 in Artists' Biography, Canadian Group Of Seven | viewed 36 views times | 0 Comments
Artist Lawren S. Harris Birth October 23, 1885 Birthplace Brantford, Ontario, Canada Death January 29, 1970 Place of Death Vancouver, British Columbia Gender Male Nationality Canada Movement Canadian Group Of Seven Media Painter Lawren Harris met the other artists who were to form the Group of Seven through the Arts and Letters Club. He had been a founding... (Continue reading)
A.Y. Jackson
Written on 26 Apr, 2009 at 9:18 in Artists' Biography, Canadian Group Of Seven | viewed 41 views times | 0 Comments
Artist A.Y. Jackson Birth October 3, 1882 Birthplace Montreal, Quebec, Canada Death April 5, 1974 Place of Death Kleinburg, Ontario Gender Male Nationality Canada Movement Canadian Group Of Seven Media Painter A.Y. Jackson is the man often regarded as the leading advocate for the Group. Born in Montreal, Jackson was forced to earn a living at an early... (Continue reading)
F.H. Varley
Written on 25 Apr, 2009 at 6:43 in Artists' Biography, Canadian Group Of Seven | viewed 36 views times | 0 Comments
Artist F.H. Varley Birth January 2, 1881 Birthplace Sheffield, England Death Sept 8, 1969 Place of Death Unionville, Ontario, Canada Gender Male Nationality Canada Movement Canadian Group Of Seven Media painter As Varley and Lismer were schoolmates, the early history of their lives is very similar. Like Lismer, Varley was born in Sheffield, studied at the Sheffield School of... (Continue reading)
J.E.H.MacDonald
Written on 25 Apr, 2009 at 6:30 in Artists' Biography, Canadian Group Of Seven | viewed 32 views times | 0 Comments
Artist J.E.H.MacDonald Birth May 12, 1873 Birthplace Durham, England Death November 26, 1932 Place of Death Toronto, Ontario, Canada Gender Male Nationality Britain/Canada Movement Canadian Group Of Seven Media Painter J. E. H. MacDonald was the major force and inspiration in the formation of the Group of Seven. Born in England, he came to Canada at age thirteen,... (Continue reading)