Franklin Arbuckle
Franklin Arbuckle | |
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| Born | George Franklin Arbuckle February 17, 1909 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | July 29, 2001 (aged 92) Toronto |
| Education | Ontario College of Art with J.W. Beatty and J.E.H. MacDonald; summer classes at Franz Johnston's Georgian Bay art school |
| Known for | illustrator, painter, educator |
| Spouse | Frances-Anne Johnston (m. 1934) |
| Awards | Jessie Dow award, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Spring Shows (1946 and 1947) and four major prizes, Montreal Art Directors' Club |
Franklin Arbuckle (nicknamed Archie) RCA (February 17, 1909 – July 29, 2001) was a Canadian illustrator, painter and educator who contributed more than 100 covers and many illustrations to Maclean's magazine in a 60-year career.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Toronto, he attended the Ontario College of Art, studying with J.W. Beatty, J.E.H. MacDonald, and C.W. Jefferys (1927-1930). As a student, he was one of the illustrators for the Student Annual published at the college (1929?) along with teachers such as Carl Schaefer.[2]
When he graduated he taught at Northern Vocational School in Toronto, took classes and taught in a summer art school run by Franz Johnston, and worked as a commercial artist. During the Second World War, he became an illustrator. He worked for an engraving company with offices in Ottawa and Montreal which moved Arbuckle and his family to Montreal (1941-1958). During these years, he exhibited his paintings at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts from 1932 to 1966,[3] in a solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Toronto (later the Art Gallery of Ontario) in 1940 and a group exhibition in 1941,[4][5] and in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from 1946 to 1967.[6][7]
He did his first cover for Maclean's magazine in 1944. Directed by the magazine editors, Arbuckle went cross-country by Canadian Pacific Railway and did paintings for covers and illustrations of different subjects. His total production numbered over 100 covers as well as illustrations for many articles.[8]
The Arbuckle family returned to Toronto in 1958 and Arbuckle taught at the Ontario College of Art till 1989. During this time, he illustrated a number of books on historical themes including "Great Canadians" (1965)[9] and "They Shared to Survive, The Native People of Canada" (1975)[10] as well as illustrating historical themes for major Canadian corporations such as Seagram's (today this collection is in the McCord Museum, Montreal)[11][12] and the Pulp and Pape Industry of Canada (1951).[13] He also painted murals, including one for Hamilton City Hall (1961)[14][15] as well as designing tapestries.[16]
In 1996, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection exhibited Souvenir viewpoints: watercolours by Franklin Arbuckle;[17] He died in Toronto in 2001.[18]
Selected public collections
[edit]- Art Gallery of Algoma;[19]
- Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto;[20]
- Canadian Association of New York (CANY);[21]
- Dalhousie Art Gallery;[22]
- Government of Ontario Art Collection, Toronto;[23]
- McCord Museum, Montreal;[11]
- Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec;[24]
- National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa;[25]
- Ottawa Art Gallery;[8]
Memberships
[edit]- Ontario Society of Artists (1933-2001);[26]
- Canadian Society of Book Illustrators;[27]
- Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (1945); full member, president of the RCA from 1960 to 1964;[3]
Awards
[edit]- Jessie Dow award, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Spring Shows (1946 and 1947);[27]
- four major prizes, Montreal Art Directors' Club;[27]
- Canadian Centennial Medal;[28]
Legacy
[edit]- 2004: The McCord Museum exhibited the ‘’Cities of Canada’’.[11]
- 2022: Ottawa Art Gallery showed a number of Arbuckle's Maclean's covers in a separate gallery in its show A Family Palette Exhibition.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "History of Illustration, Index". canadianillustrators.wikidot.com. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Student Annual, OCA". library.gallery.ca. OCAD. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b McMann, Evelyn (1981). Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, volumes 1-8 by Colin S. MacDonald, and volume 9 (online only), by Anne Newlands and Judith Parker National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
- ^ "Franklin Arbuckle, Leonard Brooks, Frank Hennessey, Manly MacDonald". library.gallery.ca. Art Gallery of Toronto, 1941. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ MMFA Spring Exhibitions 1880-1970 by Evelyn de R. McMann, UTP, 1988, P.9
- ^ "Artists". www.heffel.com. Heffel Auction House. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Article". macleans.ca. Maclean's. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Great Canadians: a century of achievement / selected by Vincent Massey ... [et. al.]; illustrated by Franklin Arbuckle. Toronto: Canadian Centennial Pub. Co. 1965. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Dewdney, Selwyn H. (1975). They shared to survive: the native peoples of Canada, illustrated by Franklin Arbuckle. Toronto: Macmillan Company of Canada. ISBN 0770513204. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Exhibitions". www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca. McCord Museum, Montreal. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Article". everydaytourist.ca. Everyday Tourist. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Six forest landscapes : from the original paintings commissioned by the Pulp & Paper Industry of Canada. Montreal: Six forest landscapes : from the original paintings commissioned by the Pulp & Paper Industry of Canada. 1951. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "A City and its people, a mural by Franklin Arbuckle, P.R.C.A., O.S.A., in the City Hall, Hamilton, Ontario: presented to the citizens of Hamilton by the Steel Company of Canada". City Hall, Hamilton. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Weekend Magazine Vol. 12, No. 4, 1962 "Mural That Mirrors A City" by Bill Brown/Photos by Horst Ehricht
- ^ "Tapestries, Royal Bank Collection". digitalarchive.tpl.ca. To Star, 1965. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Exhibitions". ago.ent.sirsidynix.net. Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Obituary". www.legacy.com. Globe and Mail 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Collection". www.artgalleryofalgoma.com. Art Gallery of Algoma. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Collection". ago.ca. Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Collection". www.canadanyc.com. Canadian Association of New York (CANY). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Collection". artgallery.dal.ca. Dalhousie Art Gallery. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Collection". www.archives.gov.on.ca. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Collection". collections.mnbaq.org. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Collection". www.gallery.ca. National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Murray, Joan (1972). Ontario Society of Artists:100 Years. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario. p. 61. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Article". fineartcollector.ca. Fine Art Collector. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Artists". www.langmann.com. Uno Langmann Gallery. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1909 births
- 2001 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian painters
- Canadian male painters
- Painters from Toronto
- Canadian landscape painters
- Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
- 20th-century Canadian male artists
- Canadian watercolourists
- Canadian illustrators
- Canadian muralists
- Artists from Ontario
- OCAD University alumni
- Academic staff of OCAD University