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1900 Edinburgh, Scotland - 1994 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Landscape and mural painting, illustration, printmaking, teaching.
Charles Fraser Comfort OC, LLD, RCA, CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FRSA, MSA, OSA (1900 - 1994) . "Be original, but not as original as can be." - Charles Fraser Comfort (1931). (1). Charles Fraser Comfort was a... Read full biography
Charles Fraser Comfort OC, LLD, RCA, CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FRSA, MSA, OSA (1900 - 1994) . "Be original, but not as original as can be." - Charles Fraser Comfort (1931). (1). Charles Fraser Comfort was a Canadian painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist, commercial artist, educator and a very... Read full biography
Charles Fraser Comfort OC, LLD, RCA, CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FRSA, MSA, OSA (1900 - 1994) . "Be original, but not as original as can be." - Charles Fraser Comfort (1931). (1). Charles Fraser Comfort was a Canadian painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist, commercial artist, educator and a very prominent leader in the national art community. He was Canada's Senior Official War Artist during World War II, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and the Director of the National Gallery of... Read full biography
Charles Fraser Comfort OC, LLD, RCA, CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FRSA, MSA, OSA (1900 - 1994) . "Be original, but not as original as can be." - Charles Fraser Comfort (1931). (1). Charles Fraser Comfort was a Canadian painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist, commercial artist, educator and a very prominent leader in the national art community. He was Canada's Senior Official War Artist during World War II, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and the Director of the National Gallery of Canada. Hundreds of his works are in Canadian museums and his numerous awards and honors include one of Canada's highest, the Order of Canada*. He was born in Cramond, Scotland, now part of Edinburgh. His family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in... Read full biography
Charles Fraser Comfort OC, LLD, RCA, CGP, CSGA, CSPWC, FRSA, MSA, OSA (1900 - 1994) . "Be original, but not as original as can be." - Charles Fraser Comfort (1931). (1). Charles Fraser Comfort was a Canadian painter, printmaker, illustrator, muralist, commercial artist, educator and a very prominent leader in the national art community. He was Canada's Senior Official War Artist during World War II, President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and the Director of the National Gallery of Canada. Hundreds of his works are in Canadian museums and his numerous awards and honors include one of Canada's highest, the Order of Canada*. He was born in Cramond, Scotland, now part of Edinburgh. His family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1912, where he lived until 1925 when he moved to Toronto, Ontario. He died in Ottawa, Ontario... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Book Illustration
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Linoleum Cut Block, Linocut
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Tempera
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Woodblock, Woodcut, Wood Engraving
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Farm, Barn, Ranch Scene and/or Agricultural Genre
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Industrial Scenes, Factories, Labor Genre and Figure
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Canadian Rocky Mountains
- •Europe
- •Italy
Art Association
- •Art Directors Club of Toronto
- •Arts and Letters Club of Toronto
- •Canadian Group of Painters
- •Canadian Society of Graphic Art
- •Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
- •Federation of Canadian Artists
- •Manitoba Society of Artists and Craftsmen
- •Ontario Society of Artists
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •Alexander Musgrove
- •Allen Tucker
- •Frank Vincent DuMond
- •Joseph Pennell
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff Centre, Teacher
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Teacher
- •Winnipeg School of Art, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Centennial Medal of Canada
- •Order of Canada, Elected Member
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Combat, War Artist: Illustration, Painting or Photography
- •Commercial Art and Design
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •New York World's Fair, 1939-1940
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Art Association of Montreal/Montreal Museum of Fine Art
- •Art Directors Club of Toronto-
- •Arts and Letters Club of Toronto-
- •Canadian Group of Painters-
- •Canadian Society of Graphic Artists
- •Canadian Society of Painters in Water Color-
- •Manitoba Society of Artists-
- •Ontario Society of Artists-
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Ontario
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Group of Seven Guest Exhibitors, Canada
- •Group of Seven: Art for a Nation, National Gallery