Born in Toronto, Ontario, George Franklin Arbuckle attended the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) where he studied with John William Beatty (1869-1941). Following graduation from OCAD, he succeeded in... Read full biography
Born in Toronto, Ontario, George Franklin Arbuckle attended the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) where he studied with John William Beatty (1869-1941). Following graduation from OCAD, he succeeded in supporting himself through art: by selling his paintings and by teaching at Northern Vocational School... Read full biography
Born in Toronto, Ontario, George Franklin Arbuckle attended the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) where he studied with John William Beatty (1869-1941). Following graduation from OCAD, he succeeded in supporting himself through art: by selling his paintings and by teaching at Northern Vocational School and Franz Johnston's Art School at Georgian Bay. Even during leaner times, he relied on his art to land a job as a comercial artist, working in Montreal and Ottawa for the Bomac Engravers. His... Read full biography
Born in Toronto, Ontario, George Franklin Arbuckle attended the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) where he studied with John William Beatty (1869-1941). Following graduation from OCAD, he succeeded in supporting himself through art: by selling his paintings and by teaching at Northern Vocational School and Franz Johnston's Art School at Georgian Bay. Even during leaner times, he relied on his art to land a job as a comercial artist, working in Montreal and Ottawa for the Bomac Engravers. His special knowledge of historical subjects contributed greatly to his stature as an illustrator. His paintings are often representational, peopled views of the rural and urban landscape painted in varying degrees of realism and impressionism. His sensitivity... Read full biography
Born in Toronto, Ontario, George Franklin Arbuckle attended the Ontario College of Art (OCAD) where he studied with John William Beatty (1869-1941). Following graduation from OCAD, he succeeded in supporting himself through art: by selling his paintings and by teaching at Northern Vocational School and Franz Johnston's Art School at Georgian Bay. Even during leaner times, he relied on his art to land a job as a comercial artist, working in Montreal and Ottawa for the Bomac Engravers. His special knowledge of historical subjects contributed greatly to his stature as an illustrator. His paintings are often representational, peopled views of the rural and urban landscape painted in varying degrees of realism and impressionism. His sensitivity to facial expressions, a balance between caricature and realism, resulted in his art occasionally a... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (8)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
1953
2003
Holubizky, Ihor and Robert McKaskell
94 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
Murals from a Great Canadian Train
1986
Thom, Ian
191 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976
Jaques Cattell Press
756 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index