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1900 Edinburgh, Scotland - 1994 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Landscape and mural painting, illustration, printmaking, teaching.
Charles Fraser Comfort OC, LLD, RCA, CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FRSA, MSA, OSA (1900 - 1994) . "Be original, but not as original as can be." - Charles Fraser Comfort (1931). (1). Charles Fraser Comfort was a... Read full biography
Charles Fraser Comfort OC, LLD, RCA, CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FRSA, MSA, OSA (1900 - 1994) . "Be original, but not as original as can be." - Charles Fraser Comfort (1931). (1). Charles Fraser Comfort was a Canadian painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist, commercial artist, educator and a very... Read full biography
Charles Fraser Comfort OC, LLD, RCA, CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FRSA, MSA, OSA (1900 - 1994) . "Be original, but not as original as can be." - Charles Fraser Comfort (1931). (1). Charles Fraser Comfort was a Canadian painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist, commercial artist, educator and a very prominent leader in the national art community. He was Canada's Senior Official War Artist during World War II, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and the Director of the National Gallery of... Read full biography
Charles Fraser Comfort OC, LLD, RCA, CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FRSA, MSA, OSA (1900 - 1994) . "Be original, but not as original as can be." - Charles Fraser Comfort (1931). (1). Charles Fraser Comfort was a Canadian painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist, commercial artist, educator and a very prominent leader in the national art community. He was Canada's Senior Official War Artist during World War II, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and the Director of the National Gallery of Canada. Hundreds of his works are in Canadian museums and his numerous awards and honors include one of Canada's highest, the Order of Canada*. He was born in Cramond, Scotland, now part of Edinburgh. His family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in... Read full biography
Charles Fraser Comfort OC, LLD, RCA, CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FRSA, MSA, OSA (1900 - 1994) . "Be original, but not as original as can be." - Charles Fraser Comfort (1931). (1). Charles Fraser Comfort was a Canadian painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist, commercial artist, educator and a very prominent leader in the national art community. He was Canada's Senior Official War Artist during World War II, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and the Director of the National Gallery of Canada. Hundreds of his works are in Canadian museums and his numerous awards and honors include one of Canada's highest, the Order of Canada*. He was born in Cramond, Scotland, now part of Edinburgh. His family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1912, where he lived until 1925 when he moved to Toronto, Ontario. He died in Ottawa, Ontario... Read full biography
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Charles Fraser Comfort OC, LLD, RCA, CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FRSA, MSA, OSA (1900 - 1994)
"Be original, but not as original as can be." - Charles Fraser Comfort (1931). (1)
Charles Fraser Comfort was a Canadian painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist, commercial artist, educator and a very prominent leader in the national art community. He was Canada's Senior Official War Artist during World War II, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and the Director of the National Gallery of Canada. Hundreds of his works are in Canadian museums and his numerous awards and honors include one of Canada's highest, the Order of Canada*.
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