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The Group of Seven: Painters in the Wilderness
Around 1912 a loosely knit group of artists began to paint Canada as they saw it. Sketch boxes in tow, they journeyed all over the country to paint the wilderness with bold colours and a broad, decorative style. Despite the death of mentor Tom Thomson in 1917, these painters banded together as the Group of Seven in 1920 to forge a new Canadian expression. Their vision shaped how Canadians saw their own country and left a legacy that continues to provoke debate and discussion. Thanks to the estates of Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Frederick Varley, Arthur Lismer and A.J. Casson for their assistance in this archival project.
Last updated: November 29, 2012
Page consulted on April 2, 2013
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Lawren Harris remembers why the Group of Seven banded together and how...
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Rheumatism hasn't slowed down Group member A.Y. Jackson in 1955, and h...
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From his early city paintings to more recent abstract work, Lawren Har...
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Frederick Varley reflects on life after the Group and his technique as...
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The Group of Seven artist recalls his assignments as a war painter.
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At their home in Kleinburg, Ont. Robert and Signe McMichael share thei...
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A gallery is mobbed as Casson's latest works go on the market.
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Arthur Lismer remembers deceased Group members Franklin Carmichael and...
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An art expert dispels the belief that the Group of Seven were not acce...
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A report on the opening of a major exhibit of Canadian Depression-era ...
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A.J. Casson was "the kid" when he joined the Group in 1926. Sixty year...
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A Hamilton art dealer insists a small double-sided birch panel was pai...
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Peter Gzowski learns about newly discovered sketches of the 1917 explo...
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A curator's-eye view of one of Thomson's most famous paintings.
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Two writers debate the mythology of Canadian nature as seen in the lan...
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A profile of the building commissioned by Lawren Harris as a place for...
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An Edmonton gallery stages a retrospective of two Group of Seven membe...
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Billionaire art collector Ken Thomson nabs Baffin Island.
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A previously unknown work by Tom Thomson sells for $170,000.
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Around 1912 a loosely knit group of artists began to paint Canada as t...