Harold Town, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harold Town

Canadian artist

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1924

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 27-Dec-1990

Profession: graphic designer, painter

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Harold Barling Town, OC (June 13, 1924 – December 27, 1990) was a Canadian abstract painter.
He is best known as a member of Painters Eleven a group of abstract artists active in Toronto from 1954-1960.
Town coined the name of the group, which was based simply on the number of artists that were present the first meeting.
He also worked as an illustrator, a profession he credited with imparting a sense of discipline that would last throughout his entire artistic career.
His early illustrative appeared in magazines such as Maclean's and Mayfair.