Alex Colville was born on August 24, 1920 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Rhoda Wright. He died on July 16, 2013 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Graham Alexander Coville, Charles Wright Colville, Ann Christian Coville, John Harrower Coville
Star Sign
Virgo
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Trademark
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His paintings often depict ordinary scenes, but with a sense of foreboding.
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Fact
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He grew up in Nova Scotia, and graduated from Mount Allison University in New Brunswick in 1942. After the war, he taught art and art history at Mount Allison.
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During WWII, he was given almost free rein to travel and paint Allied activities throughout Europe. He painted English training camps and the Canadian Navy landing at Toulon. At the end of the war, he was one of three Canadian artists sent to paint images of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany.
Known for movies
Alex Colville: The Splendour of Order 1984 as Himself
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