MONTH LY LETTER

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Charles Burchfield, one of the leading water-colour painters of the
U.S., opened the 25th Anniversary exhibition of the Canadian Society of Watercolours
Painters in the Art Gallery of Toronto on Friday, January 26, and on
the 31st was the guest of honour at a luncheon party in the Arts and Letters
Club with Charles Comfort as host. Mr. Comfort introduced his guest in a brief
but felicitous address to which Mr. Burchfield responded happily.
Prof. W. E. Carswell, a notable specialist on colour in the School
of Architecture, University of Toronto, toward the end of January gave a
special lecture to the final year and graduate students in which he spoke of
the extraordinary discoveries in recent years of colour relationships as applied
to practical uses and commercial purposes. As an illustration Prof.
Carswell referred to the room colour schemes of the new Hospital for Sick
Children just opened. In this case, he said, an expert in colour had carefully
worked out shadings and hues of colours, scientifically harmonising and with
definite physiological effects beneficial upon ailing children. The expert
who worked out the colour scheme was Win. A. Howard, a pillar of the Arts and
Letters Club*
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M E M B E R S
Recent additions to the Membership List are:
Robin Strachan. publisher. Elected as a Non-Pro member.
Marsh Jeanneret, Author-Editor, elected as a Professional member.
J. R. Kidd. Associate Director Adult Education, Non-Pro member.
Philip T. Clark. Comptroller of Revenue for Ontario, (Non-Pro).
Stuart W. Griffiths. Program Director C.B.C., (Professional).
A. G. Wynne Field, Editor, (Non-Pro).
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February 16th, 1951 •