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1911 Toronto, Ontario - 1990 Toronto, Ontario. Known for: Painting, illustration, murals, teaching.
Alan Caswell Collier RCA, OSA (1911 - 1990). Alan Caswell Collier was a painter, commercial artist, illustrator, muralist and educator. He was born in Toronto and, with the exception of a residency... Read full biography
Alan Caswell Collier RCA, OSA (1911 - 1990). Alan Caswell Collier was a painter, commercial artist, illustrator, muralist and educator. He was born in Toronto and, with the exception of a residency in New York City from 1937 to 1942, lived there all of his life. His primary medium was oil, however... Read full biography
Alan Caswell Collier RCA, OSA (1911 - 1990). Alan Caswell Collier was a painter, commercial artist, illustrator, muralist and educator. He was born in Toronto and, with the exception of a residency in New York City from 1937 to 1942, lived there all of his life. His primary medium was oil, however he has done some watercolors, acrylics and ink drawings. His subjects are Canadian landscape, cityscape, mining, industry and portraiture. His style is realist with a focus on composition, texture,... Read full biography
Alan Caswell Collier RCA, OSA (1911 - 1990). Alan Caswell Collier was a painter, commercial artist, illustrator, muralist and educator. He was born in Toronto and, with the exception of a residency in New York City from 1937 to 1942, lived there all of his life. His primary medium was oil, however he has done some watercolors, acrylics and ink drawings. His subjects are Canadian landscape, cityscape, mining, industry and portraiture. His style is realist with a focus on composition, texture, volume and light. He studied at the Ontario College of Art under J.E.H. MacDonald, J.W. Beatty, Frederick Haines, F.S. Challener, Yvonne McKague Housser and Franklin Carmichael, graduating in 1933. He also attended the Art Student's League of New York... Read full biography
Alan Caswell Collier RCA, OSA (1911 - 1990). Alan Caswell Collier was a painter, commercial artist, illustrator, muralist and educator. He was born in Toronto and, with the exception of a residency in New York City from 1937 to 1942, lived there all of his life. His primary medium was oil, however he has done some watercolors, acrylics and ink drawings. His subjects are Canadian landscape, cityscape, mining, industry and portraiture. His style is realist with a focus on composition, texture, volume and light. He studied at the Ontario College of Art under J.E.H. MacDonald, J.W. Beatty, Frederick Haines, F.S. Challener, Yvonne McKague Housser and Franklin Carmichael, graduating in 1933. He also attended the Art Student's League of New York (1937) where he studied under Howard Allen Trafton (1897 -1964)*. He taught advertising art at t... Read full biography
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Alan Caswell Collier RCA, OSA (1911 - 1990)
Alan Caswell Collier was a painter, commercial artist, illustrator, muralist and educator. He was born in Toronto and, with the exception of a residency in New York City from 1937 to 1942, lived there all of his life. His primary medium was oil, however he has done some watercolors, acrylics and ink drawings. His subjects are Canadian landscape, cityscape, mining, industry and portraiture. His style is realist with a focus on composition, texture, volume and light.
He studied at the Ontario College of Art under J.E.H. MacDonald, J.W. Beatty, Frederick Haines, F.S. Challener, Yvonne McKague Housser and Franklin Carmichael, graduating in 1933. He als...But wait, there's more...
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