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Eric Aldwinckle

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was published by the Theosophical Press in 1950), an accomplished chef, raconteur, astrologer, composer of music, playwright, writer, and social critic. He enjoyed mentoring young artists, and influenced the careers of the late composer
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in the 1920s and learned the graphic design trade along the way. He struck out on his own in 1930, and built a successful design practice on corporate work and illustration, including several covers for
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magazine. He then worked as Graphic Arts Designer for the University of Toronto from 1948 to 1953. His celebrity as a returned war artist helped him land high-profile mural commissions with the
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While his work as a war artist and as a graphic art designer were his most visible contribution, perhaps his most enduring legacy will be his role in the establishment of
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Aldwinckle was an out-of-the-box thinker decades before the term became popular. He was a student of Theosophy (his book
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Born in the UK in 1909, Aldwinckle immigrated to the Dominion of Canada in his teens. He apprenticed with printers in
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As a mature designer, he continued to work steadily during the 1950s, counting as his clients
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program. He applied and was accepted, receiving a commission in the
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World War II-era poster by Eric Aldwinckle in the collection of the
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asked him to design the cover of the new issue of its publication
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He returned to his Toronto design practice in late 1945. When
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The Great Adventure: 100 Years of the Arts and Letters Club
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Nothing Uninteresting The Work and Life of Eric Aldwinckle
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magazine. During this period he was active in Toronto's
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In late 1942 he heard that 858:How to use archival material 906:British emigrants to Canada 871:Library and Archives Canada 765:McBurney, Margaret (2007). 308:and others, he visited the 16:Canadian artist (1909-1980) 972: 911:Canadian graphic designers 846:Eric Aldwinckle Collection 371:and designer Theo Dimson. 145:Ontario Society of Artists 746:MacDonald, Colin (1967). 727:LeBlanc, Michael (2016). 651:. 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Oxford
United Kingdom
Toronto
Dominion of Canada
painter
muralist
graphic artist
Ontario College of Art
Great Seal of Canada
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Ontario Society of Artists
Canadian Society of Graphic Art
RCA
Official Second World War artist
illustrators
Ontario College of Art
Great Seal of Canada

National Archives of the United States
Toronto
Maclean's
Arts and Letters Club
Bertram Brooker
Ontario College of Art
World War II
conscientious objector
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Ottawa
War Artist

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