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 Bomac Engravers in Toronto,[3] 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,[4] in a solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Toronto (later the Art Gallery of Ontario) in 1940 and a group exhibition in 1941,[5][6] and in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from 1946 to 1967.[7][8]
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.[9]
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)[10] and "They Shared to Survive, The Native People of Canada" (1975)[11] as well as illustrating historical themes for major Canadian corporations such as Seagram's (today this collection is in the McCord Museum, Montreal)[12][13] and the Pulp and Pape Industry of Canada (1951).[14] He also painted murals, including one for Hamilton City Hall (1961)[15][16] as well as designing tapestries.[17]
In 1996, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection exhibited Souvenir viewpoints: watercolours by Franklin Arbuckle;[18] He died in Toronto in 2001.[19]
Selected public collections
[edit]- Art Gallery of Algoma;[20]
- Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto;[21]
- Canadian Association of New York (CANY);[22]
- Dalhousie Art Gallery;[23]
- Government of Ontario Art Collection, Toronto;[24]
- McCord Museum, Montreal;[12]
- Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec;[25]
- National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa;[26]
- Ottawa Art Gallery;[9]
Memberships
[edit]- Ontario Society of Artists (1933-2001);[27]
- Canadian Society of Book Illustrators;[28]
- Royal Canadian Academy of Arts (1945); full member, president of the RCA from 1960 to 1964;[4]
Awards
[edit]- Jessie Dow award, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Spring Shows (1946 and 1947);[28]
- four major prizes, Montreal Art Directors' Club;[28]
- Canadian Centennial Medal;[29]
Legacy
[edit]- 2004: The McCord Museum exhibited the ‘’Cities of Canada’’.[12]
- 2022: Ottawa Art Gallery showed a number of Arbuckle's Maclean's covers in a separate gallery in its show A Family Palette Exhibition.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "History of Illustration, Index". canadianillustrators.wikidot.com. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Student Annual, OCA". library.gallery.ca. OCAD. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Barbara Moon, "The Franklin Arbuckles", Maclean's, p. 20ff, Feb. 28, 1959.
- ^ 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