Alfred Joseph Casson

Alfred Joseph Casson was born in Toronto on May 17, 1898, and for more than eight decades his life was centered in Southern Ontario. He was a young commercial artist, assistant to Frank Carmichael, when the Group of Seven (of which Carmichael was a member) was finally formed. This connection helped to lead A. J. Casson to fame. In 1926 the Group of Seven consisted of only six, because of the withdrawal of Frank Johnston, and the group turned to Casson in order to re-authenticate its name. Casson's subjects differ somewhat from those of the rest of the group, for he has never shown much interest in the North Woods landscape of which the others were so fond. His favorite subjects have consistently been rural scenes of Southern Ontario.

Alfred Joseph Casson Images:
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