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The War Years:
In 1940, as a recent graduate of the Art Program at Central Technical School in Toronto, Haydn opted for an all expenses paid holiday in Europe
(with some strings attached).
In an attempt to make the most of his situation Haydn busied himself with his art, sketching on trains and winning a poster competition.
Haydn was rewarded for his winning poster entry by being "Mentioned in Despatches". The poster is in the collection of the Victioria and Albert Museum in London.
First Place:
RCAF Poster Competition
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From Haydn's Sketchbook:
On The Train from Edinborough
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Stationed in England:
Haydn served 1939-1945
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The Young Artist:
Once "demob'd" from the RCAF, Haydn returned to the Ontario College of Art
to continue his art training.
In his last year at OCA, Haydn was a founding member of the
"Canadian Younger Artist's Group", along with Hilary Menzies,
Tom Hodgson and Art Thorne (pictured below with Haydn).
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The First Exhibition of the Younger Artist's Group at the AGO
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The Creative Director:
Throughout Haydn's early career in advertising, Eva was supportive and actively participated in many ventures.
At one point they started and published a magazine called "Display in Canada".
An early sales presentation (pictured below-right)
involved attending a meeting of the Display Club of Canada, where a slightly skewed gender ratio left Eva noticeably outnumbered.
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