Peter Haworth RCA, OSA, CGP, CSPWC (1889-1986). Peter Haworth was a painter, illustrator, and teacher who was born in Lancaster, England and moved to Toronto, Canada in 1923, where he lived the rest... Read full biography
Peter Haworth RCA, OSA, CGP, CSPWC (1889-1986). Peter Haworth was a painter, illustrator, and teacher who was born in Lancaster, England and moved to Toronto, Canada in 1923, where he lived the rest of his life. His mediums were acrylic, oil, watercolor, mixed mediums and stained glass. His... Read full biography
Peter Haworth RCA, OSA, CGP, CSPWC (1889-1986). Peter Haworth was a painter, illustrator, and teacher who was born in Lancaster, England and moved to Toronto, Canada in 1923, where he lived the rest of his life. His mediums were acrylic, oil, watercolor, mixed mediums and stained glass. His subjects were primarily landscapes and coastal views. His mature paintings were an expressionist style using vibrant and sometimes arbitrary colors and geometric shapes. He studied at the Manchester School... Read full biography
Peter Haworth RCA, OSA, CGP, CSPWC (1889-1986). Peter Haworth was a painter, illustrator, and teacher who was born in Lancaster, England and moved to Toronto, Canada in 1923, where he lived the rest of his life. His mediums were acrylic, oil, watercolor, mixed mediums and stained glass. His subjects were primarily landscapes and coastal views. His mature paintings were an expressionist style using vibrant and sometimes arbitrary colors and geometric shapes. He studied at the Manchester School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London under Sir William Rothenstein (1872 - 1945) and Robert Anning Bell (1863 - 1933), graduating in 1922. In Toronto he was Director of Art (1929 - 1955) at the Toronto Central Technical School. His students... Read full biography
Peter Haworth RCA, OSA, CGP, CSPWC (1889-1986). Peter Haworth was a painter, illustrator, and teacher who was born in Lancaster, England and moved to Toronto, Canada in 1923, where he lived the rest of his life. His mediums were acrylic, oil, watercolor, mixed mediums and stained glass. His subjects were primarily landscapes and coastal views. His mature paintings were an expressionist style using vibrant and sometimes arbitrary colors and geometric shapes. He studied at the Manchester School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London under Sir William Rothenstein (1872 - 1945) and Robert Anning Bell (1863 - 1933), graduating in 1922. In Toronto he was Director of Art (1929 - 1955) at the Toronto Central Technical School. His students included Jean D'Allaire and Aba Bayefsky. He also taught design at the University of Toronto. Duri... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (16)
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From Drawing to Visual Culture: A History of Art Education in Canada
2006
Pearse, Harold (Editor)
318 pages
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
The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction
2001
Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar
622 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Art and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991
Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson
1,557 pages (color)
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts-Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 (Formerly Art Association of Montreal)
1988
McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing
417 pages
Watercolours Japan-Canada: An Exhibition Sponsored by the Canadian Socidety of Painters in Water Colour and the Japanese Watercolour Society
1978
Bennett, John and Akira Fuwa
72 pages
Canadian Painting in the Thirties (National Gallery of Canada Exhibition Catalogue) (Exhibition catalog)
1975
Hill, Charles C
223 pages (color)
A Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974
MacDonald, Colin, S.
3,667 pages
Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and their Contemporaries, 1930-1970
1972
Duval, Paul
192 pages (color)
Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection
1970
Bradfield, Helen Pepall
603 pages
The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III
1960
Hubbard, R.H.
463 pages
Catalog of Paintings National Gallery of Canada (Exhibition catalog)
1948
National Gallery Of Canada
271 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index