Oscar Cahén

Oscar Cahén
Life & Work by Jaleen Grove
Weider, Jozo (Czech/Canadian, 1907–1971)
This Czech-born Canadian immigrant was, with Denis Tupy, cofounder of Blue Mountain
Pottery, a Canadian pottery brand collected internationally and recognized for its unique
glazing process.
Wilson, York (Canadian, 1907–1984)
A painter, collagist, and prominent muralist who lived for many years in Mexico. Wilson
worked as a commercial illustrator prior to the 1930s, and while he experimented with
abstraction for much of his life, he never abandoned his concern for drawing technique,
which he worked continually to refine.
woodcut
A relief method of printing that involves carving a design into a block of wood, which is
then inked and printed, using either a press or simple hand pressure. This technique
was invented in China and spread to the West in the thirteenth century.
Yarwood, Walter (Canadian, 1917–1996)
Originally a painter, Yarwood abandoned the medium for sculpture after the demise of
Painters Eleven, of which he was a member. He constructed his works from such
materials as cast aluminum, bronze, wood, and found objects. His public commissions
can be found in Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal.
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