Fred S. Haines

Frederick Stanley Haines (29 March 1879 in Meaford, Ontario – 21 November 1960 in Thornhill, Ontario), more commonly known as Fred S. Haines, was a Canadian painter.

Frederick Stanley Haines
Born	29 March 1879 Meaford, Ontario
Died	21 November 1960 Thornhill, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Known for	Landscape art

An accomplished and versatile artist, he is well known for his watercolours, oil paintings, gouaches, engravings and prints. He was the president of the Ontario Society of Artists, a founding member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour, a founding member of the Canadian Society of Etchers and Printers. He also was a colleague and friend of the Group of Seven. He was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.[1]

The National Gallery of Canada has acquired several original Haines art works, as well as the Public Archives of Canada.

William E. Coutts, owner of the Coutts Company and a great supporter of the arts in Canada, commissioned 26 artists, including Haines, to design greeting cards as a means of increasing interest in contemporary Canadian art. The cards were produced between 1926 and 1931 as serigraphs and as reproductive prints.

The Town of Meaford hosted an exhibition from 10 September to 30 September 2010 which honoured his memory on the 50th anniversary of his death.

Signature

He signed his artwork Fred. S. Haines.[2]

Notes

1. "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
2. Frederick Stanley Haines Signature on Find Art Info

References

• The Frederick S. Haines Commemorative Exhibition
• Haines at the National Gallery
• Haines at National Archives
• BOOK: Frederick S. Haines RCA, OSA, 1879-1960 : commemorative exhibition - PUBLISHER: Meaford Museum, 2010
• Heffel: Frederick Stanley Haines

Cultural offices
Preceded by Wylie Grier	President of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts 1939-1942	Succeeded by Percy Erskine Nobbs, acting