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in 1912 with his family. His father found work with the treasury department for the city of
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Conference, a meeting of Canadian artists to discuss the role of art in society as well as other issues facing the arts at the time. He also helped to initiate Canada's World War II War Art program, serving as an
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Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction- Volume One: A-F ( Vancouver, B.C.: Westbridge Publications Ltd., 1999).
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until 1960. He taught primarily painting techniques, including mural-painting, and other studio courses later in his career at the university.
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painted a new mural representing the same scene with the intention to critique and re-negotiate
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and others. The painting was removed in 1969 when the hotel was renovated. The wife of Governor General of Canada
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transcontinental train. Each of the murals depicted a different national or provincial park; Comfort's was
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ceremony. Comfort researched the clothing of the era and consulted Aboriginal anthropologist Dr.
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artists, and the following year he designed the exterior frieze and interior murals for the
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661:"Charles F. Comfort - The Romance of Nickel - 1937"
418:Director of the National Gallery of Canada 1960-65
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625:"Interview with Charles Comfort, 3 October 1973,
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794:. Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Archived from
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753:"Canadian National Railway Central Station",
596:"Cybermuse Artist's Page: Charles F. Comfort"
294:. One of the artist's most celebrated works,
922:Take Comfort: The Career of Charles Comfort.
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836:"Telling Stories: Narratives of Nationhood"
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952:A Concise History of Canadian Painting
924:Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2007.
910:Agincourt, Ontario: Gage Pub., c1976.
901:Charles Fraser Comfort, the war years.
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335:In 1937, he was commissioned by the
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465:Royal Military College of Canada
446:in 1958. He was a member of the
353:Official Second World War artist
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428:National Gallery of Canada
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170:Career and biography
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1015:3 December
943:2009-04-16
865:References
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739:2015-02-07
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553:War artist
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56:Edinburgh
760:Archived
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542:See also
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185:Winnipeg
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