Bertram Brooker
Bertram Brooker | |
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Brooker painting in his studio, 1943 | |
| Born | Bertram Richard Brooker 31 March 1888 Croydon, England |
| Died | March 21, 1955 (aged 66) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | English-Canadian |
| Known for | Writer, Painter, Musician |
| Movement | Abstraction |
| Spouse | Mary Aurilla ("Rill") Porter (m. 1913) |
| Awards | Governor General's 1936 Award for Fiction |
Bertram Richard Brooker (March 31, 1888 – March 21, 1955) was a Canadian abstract painter. A self-taught polymath (the first in Canadian art), in addition to being a visual artist, Brooker was a Governor General's Award-winning novelist, as well as a poet, screenwriter, playwright, essayist, copywriter, graphic designer, and advertising executive. A key part of the art community in Toronto, he is considered one of its "most gifted first responders".