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1911 Toronto, Ontario - 1990 Toronto, Ontario. Known for: Painting, illustration, murals, teaching.
Alan Caswell Collier RCA, OSA (1911 - 1990). Alan Caswell Collier was a painter, commercial artist, illustrator, muralist and educator. He was born in Toronto and, with the exception of a residency... Read full biography
Alan Caswell Collier RCA, OSA (1911 - 1990). Alan Caswell Collier was a painter, commercial artist, illustrator, muralist and educator. He was born in Toronto and, with the exception of a residency in New York City from 1937 to 1942, lived there all of his life. His primary medium was oil, however... Read full biography
Alan Caswell Collier RCA, OSA (1911 - 1990). Alan Caswell Collier was a painter, commercial artist, illustrator, muralist and educator. He was born in Toronto and, with the exception of a residency in New York City from 1937 to 1942, lived there all of his life. His primary medium was oil, however he has done some watercolors, acrylics and ink drawings. His subjects are Canadian landscape, cityscape, mining, industry and portraiture. His style is realist with a focus on composition, texture,... Read full biography
Alan Caswell Collier RCA, OSA (1911 - 1990). Alan Caswell Collier was a painter, commercial artist, illustrator, muralist and educator. He was born in Toronto and, with the exception of a residency in New York City from 1937 to 1942, lived there all of his life. His primary medium was oil, however he has done some watercolors, acrylics and ink drawings. His subjects are Canadian landscape, cityscape, mining, industry and portraiture. His style is realist with a focus on composition, texture, volume and light. He studied at the Ontario College of Art under J.E.H. MacDonald, J.W. Beatty, Frederick Haines, F.S. Challener, Yvonne McKague Housser and Franklin Carmichael, graduating in 1933. He also attended the Art Student's League of New York... Read full biography
Alan Caswell Collier RCA, OSA (1911 - 1990). Alan Caswell Collier was a painter, commercial artist, illustrator, muralist and educator. He was born in Toronto and, with the exception of a residency in New York City from 1937 to 1942, lived there all of his life. His primary medium was oil, however he has done some watercolors, acrylics and ink drawings. His subjects are Canadian landscape, cityscape, mining, industry and portraiture. His style is realist with a focus on composition, texture, volume and light. He studied at the Ontario College of Art under J.E.H. MacDonald, J.W. Beatty, Frederick Haines, F.S. Challener, Yvonne McKague Housser and Franklin Carmichael, graduating in 1933. He also attended the Art Student's League of New York (1937) where he studied under Howard Allen Trafton (1897 -1964)*. He taught advertising art at t... Read full biography
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Keywords (39)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
- •Abstraction, Abstract
Art Subject
- •Industrial Scenes, Factories, Labor Genre and Figure
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Mining Scenes, Mining Towns, Miners
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Skyscape, Clouds and/or Storms
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Alaska After 1940
Art Association
- •Ontario Society of Artists
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Franklin Carmichael
- •Frederick (F.S.) Challener
- •Frederick Stanley Haines
- •James Edward Hervey Macdonald (J.E.H.)
- •John William Beatty
- •Yvonne McKague Housser
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Student
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Mural Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa