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Alex Colville Turns 90 Today

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Alex Colville is the artist who designed the 1967 Canadian Centennial coinage that really got me interested in coin collecting. He lives about an hour away from me and is neighbours with a friend of mine. It would be nice to meet him someday. Fantastic artist!

http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1198434.html
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Go knock on his door with a birthday cake. It's not all that creepy.
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Now that's funny. Don't forget to duck if you hear a "click".
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An email addy would be cool.
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Wow. I didn't know he was still living! I thought he was an older artist from group of 7 and passed on. Maybe I'm thinking of another artist? I didn't know Alex Colville had designed the Centenial cent, so thanks for posting about this :)
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Yup, he did all the critters that year: dove, rabbit, mackerel, bobcat, wolf, and Canada goose.

No, Bobby, that wouldn't be at all creepy
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Interesting timing to find a Centenial cent in a roll on his birthday. Wow, 90 years and still painting and doing his creative thing I'd guess :) The centenial coins are still making it around, just not so often in change anymore. I love the Bobcat best :)
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