ANDERSON Don

ANDERSON Donald Kenneth

 Born 26 June 1920 in Toronto.

He attended Danforth Technical School under the guidance of C. W. Jefferies. Then proceeded to the Ontario College of Art where he studied under J. W. Beatty, Franklin Carmichael and Rowley Murphy.

In  April 1941 he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and worked as an NCO artist in the Directorate of Public Relations in Ottawa. He was promoted to Flight Sergeant and served as an Official War Artist from spring 1944 to 1945. He was sent to Europe where he was posted to London, Scotland, and mainland Europe. Eighty-nine of his works are held in the Canadian War Collection.

After his discharge he became a freelance artist based in Montréal working for Maclean’s, Weekend magazines and several advertising agencies. He specialized in historical subjects His painting Maisonneuve’s founding of Ville-Marie painted for the Confederation Life Association’s Gallery of Canadian History hangs in the Montréal City Hall. He was awarded six Merit and Medal awards from the art director’s clubs in Montréal and Toronto.

He died 11 May 2009 near Toronto.

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Content history:

Canada’s First Bank. Writ., Merrill Denison. McClelland & Stewart, 1966. Painting: “The Gibraltar Of America”: 255. Part of a group of artists: Lorne Bouchard, Douglas Johnson, Bruce Johnson, Will Davies, William Kurelek, Henry Simpkins, Stuart Main, Gerald L. Sevier, Roy Hewitson , James Walker, Jack Tremblay, Fred Oakley, Franklin Arbuckle, Alex Taylor, Tom McNeely, Lewis Parker, Huntley Brown, Jerry Lazare commissioned for this work.

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Content advertising:

Maclean’s, June 1951: Coolerator Refrigerators: 40.

Maclean’s, 1 April 1954: “The First Mate” a painting for Weston’s Bakery:

Content essay:

Maclean’s, 31 January 1959: “The Two Ordeals Of Kikik”. Writ., Farley Mowat: 12-13.

Maclean’s, 14 February 1959: “Maclean’s Flashback: Stoker Mahoney and Pill No. 2-183”. Writ., John Rhodes Sturdy: 22-23.

Maclean’s, 5 December 1959: “The gallant death of the Jervis Bay”. Writ., Richard O’Hagan: 24-25.

Weekend Magazine, 17 April 1971: “What Did Hilter, Churchill And Mackenzie King Have In Common”. Writ., Robert McKeown: 4-5.

Content serial:

Maclean’s,14 May 1955: “Not This August”. Writ., C. M. Kornbluth: 14, 15, 16-17.

Content story:

Maclean’s, 15 April 1951: The Jinker”. Writ., Joseph Schull: 20, 21.

Maclean’s, 26 November 1955: “The Knife”. Writ., Theon Wright: 26, 27.

Maclean’s, 18 January 1958: “The Stowaway”. John Norman Harris: 22-23.

Maclean’s, 11 October 1958: Where Did Rafe Madison Go? Writ., Donald Jack: 26-27.

SOURCE:

Internet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_K._Anderson. Accessed 9  December 2024.

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