Frederick Hagan

Early life and career Fred Hagan was born in Toronto in the area known as "Cabbagetown". When he was 13 years old, his father died, leaving his mother with eight children to support, so he went to work in a paper-box factory to help the family. From a studio he created in the family garage, he sketched his neighborhood.

Four of his drawings were selected to be hung at the 1939 New York World's Fair and that same year, he began to exhibit his work at the Royal Canadian Academy (he was awarded the RCA medal in 1998). He eventually settled in Newmarket, and married Isabelle Heald.

Frederick Hagan died in Newmarket, Ontario, September 6, 2003. Fred Hagen Court in Newmarket, Ontario is named for him. A plaque in his honour is located at 262 Ontario Street, Toronto. His papers are in the Art Gallery of Ontario E. P. Taylor Research Library and Archives.

Among his students was master printmaker J. C. Heywood.