Saturday, August 4, 2007

A.J. (Alfred Joseph) Casson (1898-1992)

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Quotation

The secret to success as an artist is to outlast the competition.

Books

Please browse our Amazon list of titles about A.J. (Alfred Joseph) Casson. For rare and hard to find works we recommend our Alibris list of titles about A.J. (Alfred Joseph) Casson.

AlibrisResearch

Logos Group of Seven Art Gallery
Powerpoint Presentation: The Road to Expressionism
COPAC UK: A. J. Casson
Library of Canada: A. J. Casson
Library of Congress: A. J. Casson

Biographical

A later member of Canada's Group of Seven. A.J. Casson was born in Toronto where he worked as a freelance commercial designer. He founded the Ontario Society of Painters in Water Colour in 1925. The following year, Casson accepted an invitation from Carmichael to join the Group of Seven and often accompanied the artists on their sketching trips. [Adapted from Group of Seven]

Books from Alibris: A. J. Casson

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Interesting to know.