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Bruce Wilbur Beatty, CM SOM CD FRHSC, (July 6, 1922 – March 21, 2011) was a Canadian graphic designer best known as being chiefly responsible for designing the emblems of the Canadian Honours System, starting with the badge of the Order of Canada in 1967.
Bruce Wilbur Beatty was born on July 6, 1922, in Melfort, Sask. He was from an early age passionately interested in medals and military insignia, his father having served in Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) during the First World War.
Member of the Order of Canada. Awarded on: April 20, 1990. Invested on: October 24, 1990. An accomplished graphic artist, he is the creative force behind all of the symbolic representations which make up our Canadian honours system, beginning with the beautiful snowflake design of the Order of Canada.
Bruce W. Beatty, CM, SOM, CD (1922-2011) The man responsible for designing the elegant Order of Canada insignia and many of the other orders, decorations and medals that make up the modern Canadian honours system, Beatty served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during the Second World War and would go on to work for the RCAF’s art ...
Apr 6, 2011 · It is with sadness that we announce that Bruce W. Beatty (Capt ret'd) has passed away in March 2011. Bruce W. Beatty, CM, CD, FRHSC was a Canadian Forces...
May 23, 2011 · By 1958, about 56,000 men and women were wearing air force blue. Beatty was one of a group of RCAF public affairs officers, photographers and graphic artists who told the story to the Canadian ...
Bruce Wilbur Beatty, CM SOM CD FRHSC, (July 6, 1922–March 21, 2011) was a Canadian graphic designer best known as being chiefly responsible for designing the emblems of the Canadian Honours System, starting with the badge of the Order of Canada in 1967.
