William Arthur Winter RCA, MSA, OSA, CGP, CSPWC (1909-1996). William Arthur Winter was a painter, illustrator, graphic artist, commercial artist, educator and muralist. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba he... Read full biography
William Arthur Winter RCA, MSA, OSA, CGP, CSPWC (1909-1996). William Arthur Winter was a painter, illustrator, graphic artist, commercial artist, educator and muralist. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba he moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1937, where he lived and worked for most of his life. He died in... Read full biography
William Arthur Winter RCA, MSA, OSA, CGP, CSPWC (1909-1996). William Arthur Winter was a painter, illustrator, graphic artist, commercial artist, educator and muralist. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba he moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1937, where he lived and worked for most of his life. He died in England, where he had lived since 1994. His mediums were oil, gouache, watercolor, pencil, colored chalk, ink, graphite and mixed mediums. His subjects were children, ballet, urban life, genre, social... Read full biography
William Arthur Winter RCA, MSA, OSA, CGP, CSPWC (1909-1996). William Arthur Winter was a painter, illustrator, graphic artist, commercial artist, educator and muralist. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba he moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1937, where he lived and worked for most of his life. He died in England, where he had lived since 1994. His mediums were oil, gouache, watercolor, pencil, colored chalk, ink, graphite and mixed mediums. His subjects were children, ballet, urban life, genre, social commentary, portraits, figures and landscape. His styles were Realist and Modernist. His work in the 1940's and 50's, which some consider his best, was in a social realist vein similar to that of Ben Shahn and Thomas Hart Benton (see both in AskART).... Read full biography
William Arthur Winter RCA, MSA, OSA, CGP, CSPWC (1909-1996). William Arthur Winter was a painter, illustrator, graphic artist, commercial artist, educator and muralist. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba he moved to Toronto, Ontario in 1937, where he lived and worked for most of his life. He died in England, where he had lived since 1994. His mediums were oil, gouache, watercolor, pencil, colored chalk, ink, graphite and mixed mediums. His subjects were children, ballet, urban life, genre, social commentary, portraits, figures and landscape. His styles were Realist and Modernist. His work in the 1940's and 50's, which some consider his best, was in a social realist vein similar to that of Ben Shahn and Thomas Hart Benton (see both in AskART). Though, he is most famous for his, more cheerful, later work depicting children and their activities. Quot... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (4)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
1953
2003
Holubizky, Ihor and Robert McKaskell
94 pages (color)
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)
Murals from a Great Canadian Train
1986
Thom, Ian
191 pages (color)
The National Gallery of Canada: Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture, Volume III