A.J. Casson

Alfred Joseph Casson, OC (May 17, 1898 - February 20, 1992) joined the Group Of Seven in 1926 at the invitation of Franklin Carmichael. Casson is best known for his depictions of landscapes, forests and farms of southern Ontario, and for being the youngest member of the Group of Seven. A. J. Casson died in 1992, just three months short of his 94th birthday, and is buried on the grounds of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario, along with six other Group of Seven members.