COLLINS Gordon Wayne
Born 4 February 1928 in Winnipeg.
He was a sculptor, painter, illustrator, cartoonist and art professor. He illustrated books, comic books, board games, and television commercials. He was awarded the Arthur Award for Artistic Distinction in Painting. For ten years he was a professor of Art and Design at George Brown College of Toronto.
Died 13 November 2019 in Don Mills (Toronto).
WORK:
ILLUSTRATOR:
BOOK TEXT:
Content novel & Cover dustjacket front:
The Mystery Of The Missing Emerald. Writ., Robert Thomas Allen. Little Brown & Co (Canada) Ltd., 1963.
SOURCE:
Obituary:
Kane-Jerret Funeral Homes, Toronto, 22 Nov. 2019: “Gordon Wayne Collins”.
The illustration from the dust jacket of The Mystery Of The Missing Emerald.