Fred S. Haines
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Frederick Stanley Haines (born 29 March 1879 in Meaford, Ontario
; died 21 November 1960 in Thornhill, Ontario
), more commonly known as Fred S. Haines, was a Canadian
painter.
An accomplished and versatile artist, he is well known for his watercolours, oil paintings, gouaches, engravings and prints
.
He was the president of the Ontario Society of Artists
, a founding member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
, a founding member of the Canadian Society of Etchers and Printers. He also was a colleague and friend of the Group of Seven
.
Tne National Gallery of Canada has acquired several original Haines art works, as well as the Public Archives of Canada.
William E. Coutts, owner of the Coutts Company and a great supporter of the arts in Canada, commissioned 26 artists, including Fred S. Haines, to design greeting cards as a means of increasing interest in contemporary Canadian art. The cards were produced between 1926 and 1931 as serigraphs and as reproductive prints.
The Town of Meaford is the host of an exhibition that occurred from 10 September to 30 September 2010 which honoured his memory on the 50th anniversary of his death.
Meaford, Ontario
Meaford is a Canadian municipality in Grey County, Ontario. Meaford is located on Nottawasaga Bay, a sub-basin of Georgian Bay, in southern Ontario....
; died 21 November 1960 in Thornhill, Ontario
Thornhill, Ontario
Thornhill is a community in the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the northern border of the city of Toronto. Once a municipal village, Thornhill is now a community and postal designation geographically split into two municipalities along Yonge Street, the city of...
), more commonly known as Fred S. Haines, was a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
painter.
An accomplished and versatile artist, he is well known for his watercolours, oil paintings, gouaches, engravings and prints
Printmaking
Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable...
.
He was the president of the Ontario Society of Artists
Ontario Society of Artists
Founded in 1872, the Ontario Society of Artists is Canada's oldest continuously operating art society. The list of objectives drawn up by the founding executive included 'the fostering of Original Art in the province, the holding of Annual Exhibitions, and formation of an Art Library and Museum...
, a founding member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour , founded in 1925 is considered to be Canada’s official national water colour Society. Since the 1980s the Society has enjoyed Vice-regal Patronage from the incumbent Governor-General of Canada...
, a founding member of the Canadian Society of Etchers and Printers. He also was a colleague and friend of the Group of Seven
Group of Seven (artists)
The Group of Seven, sometimes known as the Algonquin school, were a group of Canadian landscape painters from 1920-1933, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael , Lawren Harris , A. Y. Jackson , Franz Johnston , Arthur Lismer , J. E. H. MacDonald , and Frederick Varley...
.
Tne National Gallery of Canada has acquired several original Haines art works, as well as the Public Archives of Canada.
William E. Coutts, owner of the Coutts Company and a great supporter of the arts in Canada, commissioned 26 artists, including Fred S. Haines, to design greeting cards as a means of increasing interest in contemporary Canadian art. The cards were produced between 1926 and 1931 as serigraphs and as reproductive prints.
The Town of Meaford is the host of an exhibition that occurred from 10 September to 30 September 2010 which honoured his memory on the 50th anniversary of his death.