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Alfred Joseph Casson OC RCA (May 17, 1898 – February 20, 1992) was a member of the Canadian group of artists known as the Group of Seven. He joined the group in 1926 at the invitation of Franklin Carmichael, replacing Frank Johnston.
- February 20, 1992 (aged 93), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Painting
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A. J. Casson was a Canadian painter and a subsequent member of the Group of Seven. He made a significant contribution to art in Canada. Learn more here.
The painter and designer A.J. Casson, younger than other members of the Group of Seven, became a full-time artist only on retirement from his successful commercial career. His art distills Ontario's farmland and forests into highly finished, carefully composed designs, with a stillness that sometimes seems ominous.
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- Canadian
22. Mai 2008 · Alfred Joseph Casson, painter (b at Toronto 17 May 1898; d there 20 Feb 1992). After study at Hamilton (1913-15) and Toronto (1915-17), A.J. Casson got his first real job in 1919 at a Toronto commercial art firm as Franklin Carmichael's apprentice.
3. Okt. 2022 · Casson is known for a painting style that used a limited color palette. He was one of 18 Canadian artists commissioned by the Canadian Pacific Railway to paint a mural inside its new railroad cars. At age 60, he retired to paint full-time. A.J. Casson died on February 20, 1992, at age 93.
A.J. Casson. Anglican Church at Magnetawan. 1933. Category: Later Canadian Art. In 1926 Casson moved to the Toronto firm of Sampson-Matthews Ltd. where he would become Vice-President and Art Director over the next thirty-two years.
