Franklin Carmichael

Franklin Carmichael was a Canadian artist and member of the Group of Seven. Though he was primarily famous for his use of watercolours, he also used oil paints, charcoal and other media to capture the Ontario landscapes. Besides his work as a painter, he worked as a designer and illustrator, creating promotional brochures, advertisements in newspapers and magazines, and designing books. Near the end of his life, Carmichael taught in the Graphic Design and Commercial Art Department at the Ontario College of Art.

4 May 1890

Born on the same birth day (4 May): Amos Oz • Brad Maddox • Caroline Spelman • Colleen Hanabusa • Dick Dale • Eric Djemba-Djemba • Eric Sykes • Eugenie Clark • Georgi Asparuhov • Igor Bišćan • Jay Aston • Jean-Charles de Borda • John Watson (racing driver) • Manuel Contreras • Maynard Ferguson • Richard Baggallay (cricketer) • Robin Cook (American novelist) • Ruth Negga • Ryan Cayabyab • Wang Jingwei • Werner Faymann

Born in the same month (May 1890): Alfred Jodl • Christopher Morley • Clelia Lollini • E. E. Smith • Eveline Adelheid von Maydell • Helge Løvland • Ho Chi Minh • Roger Salengro • Willie Applegarth