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Alfred Joseph Casson Biography
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1941 |
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For Victory Loan poster - design used for roll of honour for firms, churches & educational institutions
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1956 |
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Stamp designs honouring pulp & paper industry and mining (1957)
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1970 |
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Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa: University of Western Ontario
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1971 |
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University of Toronto
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1974 |
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Casson Lake (dist. of Sudbury) named in his honour
Casson Township (near Thessalon, Ont.) named in his honour
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1975 |
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University of Saskatchewan
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Studied:Ryerson School, Hamilton Technical School under J.S. Gordon, Ontario College of Art
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Apprenticed to Laidlaw Lithography Co. in Hamilton, retouched photos
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Ontario Society of Artists 1923 (past President)
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Royal Canadian Academy 1926 (President 1948-52)
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Canadian Group of Painters
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Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (founded with Franklin Carmichael & Fred Brigden)
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Committees of Ontario College of Art, O'Keefe Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario
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Quebec Graphic Designers Society
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1998
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Roberts Gallery, Toronto
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1988
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Roberts Gallery, Toronto
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1984
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Roberts Gallery, Toronto
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1980
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Roberts Gallery, Toronto
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1978
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Retrospective, Art Gallery of Windsor & Art Gallery of Ontario
Roberts Gallery, Toronto
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1975
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Roberts Gallery, Toronto
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1972
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Roberts Gallery, Toronto
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1971
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Retrospective, McMaster University Art Gallery
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1967
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Roberts Gallery, Toronto
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1965
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Roberts Gallery, Toronto
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1962
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Roberts Gallery, Toronto
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1960
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Roberts Gallery, Toronto
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1959
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Roberts Gallery, Toronto
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