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1911 Barmouth, Gwynedd, North Wales - 1974 Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Known for: Comic illustration, modernist marine and landscape painting.
Born in Wales, John Dingle settled near Toronto, Canada with his family when he was three years old. During his lifetime, he remained living near Toronto, building a home in the 1940s in Mississauga,... Read full biography
Born in Wales, John Dingle settled near Toronto, Canada with his family when he was three years old. During his lifetime, he remained living near Toronto, building a home in the 1940s in Mississauga, south of Toronto, and just prior to his death in Caledon. He began an illustration* career in the... Read full biography
Born in Wales, John Dingle settled near Toronto, Canada with his family when he was three years old. During his lifetime, he remained living near Toronto, building a home in the 1940s in Mississauga, south of Toronto, and just prior to his death in Caledon. He began an illustration* career in the early 1930s, and from 1941 to 1947, wrote and illustrated a comic book series, Nelvana of the Northern Lights. "Nelvana was the first Canadian superhero comic character whose debut was four months... Read full biography
Born in Wales, John Dingle settled near Toronto, Canada with his family when he was three years old. During his lifetime, he remained living near Toronto, building a home in the 1940s in Mississauga, south of Toronto, and just prior to his death in Caledon. He began an illustration* career in the early 1930s, and from 1941 to 1947, wrote and illustrated a comic book series, Nelvana of the Northern Lights. "Nelvana was the first Canadian superhero comic character whose debut was four months before that of Wonder Woman, a DC Comics book series popular in the United States", and like Dingle's character, featuring a female heroine. Other comic super-hero character created by Dingle was The Penguin, a "suave tuxedo-clad masked detective" who... Read full biography
Born in Wales, John Dingle settled near Toronto, Canada with his family when he was three years old. During his lifetime, he remained living near Toronto, building a home in the 1940s in Mississauga, south of Toronto, and just prior to his death in Caledon. He began an illustration* career in the early 1930s, and from 1941 to 1947, wrote and illustrated a comic book series, Nelvana of the Northern Lights. "Nelvana was the first Canadian superhero comic character whose debut was four months before that of Wonder Woman, a DC Comics book series popular in the United States", and like Dingle's character, featuring a female heroine. Other comic super-hero character created by Dingle was The Penguin, a "suave tuxedo-clad masked detective" who premiered in 1943. Because of potential litigation with the publishers of Batman,... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Harbor, Harbour View
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •England, London Great Britain After 1900
- •Europe
- •Italy
Art Association
- •Arts and Letters Club of Toronto
- •Ontario Institute of Painters
- •Ontario Society of Artists
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Teacher
- •James Bateman
- •John Mansbridge
- •John William Beatty
Art School
- •Goldsmith College of Art, London, Student
- •Ontario College of Art and Design (Toronto), Student
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Roberts Gallery, Toronto
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Ontario Society of Artists-
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Exhibition of Museum
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts