Richard Borthwick Gorman - Artist Info

About Richard Borthwick Gorman

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    Richard Borthwick Gorman RCA (1935 - 2010)

    A prominent Canadian painter, printmaker, draftsman, graphic artist, sculptor and educator, Richard Gorman was born in Ottawa, Ontario and died in Toronto, Ontario. His life and work are discussed in most Canadian art history books written since the late 1960s. His art is collected by many major Canadian museums. (1)

    His mediums included oils, acrylics, watercolors, Lucite 44, charcoal, pen & ink, Conte crayon*, graphite, collage*, monoprint*, etching*, lithography*, serigraph*, woodcut*, magnetic drawing (applied on paper with a paint covered ball-bearing manipulated with a magnet), mixed mediums, aluminum sculptures, assemblage* (e.g. cigar box constructions), masks, color photo...

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