Alfred Joseph Casson

Alfred Joseph Casson

Alfred Joseph Casson

1898 - 1992

Casson studied art in Hamilton and Toronto. In 1919, he got his first real job at a Toronto commercial art firm as Franklin Carmichael's apprentice. Carmichael had the greatest influence on Casson as an artist, taking him sketching and camping, and introducing him to members of the Group of Seven, including Lawren Harris and J.E.H. MacDonald. Along with Carmichael and F.H. Brigden, Casson revived and championed the watercolour medium.

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Lawren Harris

1885 - 1970

Lawren Harris was a leading figure in Canadian Art. His paintings are some of the most iconic symbols of Canadian art from the 20th century. Through a lifetime of leadership in the arts; from financing the famous Algoma box car trips to building the Studio Building in Toronto which helped provide space to artists, his impact on the arts in Canada is profound. He is one of the Founding Members of the Group of Seven, Canadian Group of Painters and the Transcendental Painting Group.