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A later member of Canada's Group of Seven. A.J. Casson was born in Toronto where he worked as a freelance commercial designer. He founded the Ontario Society of Painters in Water Colour in 1925. The following year, Casson accepted an invitation from Carmichael to join the Group of Seven and often accompanied the artists on their sketching trips. [Adapted from Group of Seven]


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