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Bernard Middleton

Bernard Middleton (1909 - 1996) was active/lived in Ontario / Canada.  Bernard Middleton is known for Landscape, mountains, rural scenes, buildings and industrial painting, teaching.

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Photo courtesy of Banff School of Fine Arts (1938)
Bernard Middleton ASA, CSPWC (1909 – 1996)

A Calgary, Alberta painter and educator, Bernard Middleton was born in Derbyshire, England. He came to Canada with his parents in 1911. He appears to have lived in Calgary for most of his life. He was a prominent artist in the mid 20th century: He taught at the Banff School of Fine Arts*, he was chosen to represent Alberta at the Kingston Conference*, he was invited to exhibit several times with the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*, and his works were chosen by the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour* to be exhibited at the 1939 New York world’s Fair. (1)

His mediums included oils, watercolors and charcoal. His subjects were prairie landscapes, mountain views, rural scenes, old buildings and industrial sites. His style could be described as Naturalism* or Realism*. The askART auction results have some good illustrations of his work. (2)

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   Publications  Book References:  9
Magazine References:  0

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9 Book References for Bernard Middleton
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 Townshend, Nancy A History of Art in Alberta, 1905-1970 202 Yes
2003 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Biographical Index of Artists in Canada 250 No
2001 Westbridge, Anthony R. and Diana L. Bodnar The Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction 622 No
1982 Leighton, David; Peggy Leighton, McClelland, Stewart Artists, Builders and Dreamers-50 Years at the Banff School 160 No
1981 McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing Royal Canadian Academy of Arts: Exhibitions and Members, 1880-1979 448 No
1975 Hill, Charles C Canadian Painting in the Thirties (National Gallery of Canada Exhibition Catalogue)
(Exhibition catalog)
223 Yes
1974 MacDonald, Colin S. A Dictionary of Canadian Artists: Volume 4 Little-Myles 477 Yes
1941 Editor, IBM Corporation Contemporary Art of the Western Hemisphere 217 No
1939 National Gallery of Canada, Canadian Society of Painters in Water-Colour Canadian Art: New York World's Fair (1939)
(Exhibition catalog)
18 No
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