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Alfred Joseph Casson, A Canadian Painter and Member of The Group of Seven • Authentic Hand Painted Canvas Art (Famous Masterpieces) Free Shipping.... • http://www.FamousArtistsofHistory.com... • http://www.GodistheCreator.com • Alfred Joseph Casson, OC (May 17, 1898 -- February 20, 1992) was a member of the Canadian group of painters known as the Group of Seven. He joined the group in 1926 at the invitation of Franklin Carmichael. Casson is best known for his depictions of landscapes, forests and farms of southern Ontario, and for being the youngest member of the Group of Seven. • The Group of Seven — sometimes known as the Algonquin school — was a group of Canadian landscape painters from 1920 to 1933, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael (1890--1945), Lawren Harris (1885--1970), A. Y. Jackson (1882--1972), Frank Johnston (1888--1949), Arthur Lismer (1885--1969), J. E. H. MacDonald (1873--1932), and Frederick Varley (1881--1969). Later, A. J. Casson (1898--1992) was invited to join in 1926; Edwin Holgate (1892--1977) became a member in 1930; and LeMoine Fitzgerald (1890--1956) joined in 1932. • In 1919 Casson moved to Rous and Mann where he was influenced by and assistant to Group of Seven member Franklin Carmichael to sketch and paint on his own. Carmichael introduced Casson to The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, where he met many well-known artists, including other Group of Seven members. • During the 1920s, Casson continued to paint during his spare time alone and with the Group of Seven. Alfred enjoyed watercolour and in 1925 along with Carmichael and F.H. Brigden (Fredrick), founded the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour. • After Frank Johnston, a Group of Seven member, left the group in 1921, Casson seemed like an appropriate replacement. Later in 1926, he was invited by Carmichael to become member of the Group of Seven. Ironically, in the same year he also became an Associate Member of the most conservative Royal Canadian Academy. He and Carmichael left Rous and Mann Ltd. in 1926 to join Sampson Matthews. After Carmichael left in 1932 to teach at the Ontario College of Art, Casson became their Art Director and later their vice-president in 1946. • In 1924 Casson married Margaret Petry. His father died shortly after his marriage, and he had to take care of and support his widowed mother. After the ending of the Group of Seven in 1932, he co-founded the Canadian Group of Painters in 1933. Several members of the Group of Seven later became members of the Canadian Group of Painters including Lawren Harris, Arthur Lismer, A. Y. Jackson, and Franklin Carmichael. • Casson developed a painting style with clear colours and background designs. Alfred retired in 1957 at age 60, to paint full time. • A.J. Casson died in 1992 at age 93 and is buried on the grounds of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, along with six other Group of Seven members. • Authentic Hand Painted Canvas Art (Famous Masterpieces) Free Shipping and Free Returns...... • http://www.FamousArtistsofHistory.com...
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