Fred Haines – Famous Meaford Artist
Fred Haines studied at Central Ontario School of Art under G.A. Reid & William Cruikshank. Academie Royale des Beaux Arts, Antwerp, 1913 under Juliaan de Vriendt
Meaford, Ontario, 1879 - Died, Thornhill, Ontario, 1960
CAREER:
Began printmaking in 1919.
Commissioner of Fine Arts, CNE (1924).
Was responsible for bringing the work of Picasso & Dali to CNE shows in the 1930′s.
Curator, Art Gallery of Toronto, 1928-32.
Principal, Ontario College of Art, 1932-51.
APPOINTMENTS:
Secretary, Department of Graphic Art, Canadian National Exhibition, 1920 President, Ontario Society of Artists, 1924
President, Royal Canadian Academy, 1939
MEMBER:
Ontario Society of Artists
Royal Canadian Academy
COMMISSIONS:
Produced two large (30 x 40) silkscreens with Sampson-Matthews Ltd. during WWII to decorate servicemen’s hostels and lounges
COLLECTIONS:
National Gallery of Canada
Thornhill High School
Meaford High School
Hart House, University of Toronto
numerous private collections
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