ARTIST BIOGRAPHY: JOHN (JACK) WILSON MCLAREN (1896-1988) OSA Artist, Comedian, Actor, Publisher, Illustrator. PERSONAL: b. Edinburgh, Scotland, 11 August, 1899. MEDIUMS: Block Prints. SUBJECTS: Caricatures. MILITARY SERVICE: WWI, Lance Corporal, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. SELF-EMPLOYED: McClaren & McCall Publishers. EXHIBITED: Royal Canadian Academy; Surrey Art Gallery (Art of the Block Print, Dec. 6 1978-Jan. 7, 1979); Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. COLLECTIONS: Art Gallery of Ontario; Trent University. MEMBERSHIP: Ontario Society of Artists; Toronto Arts & Letters Club. SOURCE: Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
