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From left: Varley, Jackson, Harris, friend Barker Fairley, Johnston, Lismer, MacDonald. Missing: Carmichael.
From left: Varley, Jackson, Harris, friend Barker Fairley, Johnston, Lismer, MacDonald. Barker Fairley ( May 21 1887 &ndash October 11 1986) was a British -born painter writer and educator Missing: Carmichael.

The Group of Seven was a group of Canadian landscape painters in the 1920s, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For the art of designing external spaces see Landscape architecture. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada Franklin Carmichael ( May 4 1890 - October 24 1945) was a Canadian artist Lawren Stewart Harris ( October 23, 1885 &ndash January 29, 1970) was a Canadian painter Alexander Young Jackson, CC, CMG (October 3 1882 in Montreal Quebec – April 5 1974 in Kleinburg Ontario) was a Canadian Frank Johnston ( June 19 1888 &ndash July 19 1949) was a Canadian Artist associated with the Group of Seven. Arthur Lismer, CC (27 June 1885 in Sheffield England &ndash 23 March 1969 in Canada was a Canadian painter and member of the Group of Seven. James Edward Hervey MacDonald ( May 12 1873, Durham England – November 26 1932) was a member of the famous Group of Seven Frederick Horsman Varley, also known as Fred Varley, ( January 2, 1881 - September 8, 1969) was a member of the Canadian Tom Thomson (who died in 1917) and Emily Carr were also closely associated with the Group of Seven, though neither were ever official members. Thomas John Thomson ( August 5, 1877 &ndash July 8, 1917) was an influential Canadian artist of the early 20th century Emily Carr ( December 13, 1871 &ndash March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist and writer heavily inspired by the Indigenous The Group of Seven is most famous for its paintings of the Canadian landscape. It was succeeded by the Canadian Group of Painters in the 1930s. The Canadian Group of Painters, 28 painters from across Canada came together as group in 1933

The Group of Seven was strongly influenced by European Impressionism of the late nineteenth century in the Montmartre district of Paris. Impressionism was a 19th-century Art movement that began as a loose association of Paris -based Artists exhibiting their art publicly in the 1860s Montmartre is a hill (the butte Montmartre) which is 130 metres high giving its name to the surrounding district in the north of Paris in the 18th Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

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History

Tom Thomson, J. E. H. MacDonald, Arthur Lismer, A. J. (Alfred Joseph) Casson, Frederick Varley, Frank Johnston and Franklin Carmichael met as employees of the design firm Grip Ltd. in Toronto. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario In 1913, they were joined by A. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Y. Jackson and Lawren Harris. They often met at the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto to discuss their opinions and share their art. The Arts and Letters Club of Toronto (usually just called The Arts and Letters Club is a private Club in Toronto, Ontario which brings together writers

This group received monetary support from Harris (heir to the Massey-Harris farm machinery fortune) and Dr. James MacCallum. Harris and MacCallum jointly built the Studio Building in the Rosedale ravine to serve as a meeting and working place for the new Canadian art movement. The Studio Building in Toronto, Canada was the home and working studios of several of the famous Group of Seven painters their predecessors and their

MacCallum owned land on Georgian Bay and Thomson worked as a guide in nearby Algonquin Park, both places where he and the other artists often travelled for inspiration. Georgian Bay (French baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. Algonquin Provincial Park is a provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in central Ontario.

The informal group was temporarily split up during World War I, during which Jackson and Varley became official war artists. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All A further blow to the group came in 1917 when Thomson died while canoeing in Algonquin Park. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He appeared to have suffered a blow to the head and showed no signs of drowning. The circumstances of his death remain mysterious.

Red Maple by A.Y. Jackson
Red Maple by A. Y. Jackson

The seven who formed the original group reunited after the war. They continued to travel throughout Ontario, especially the Muskoka and Algoma regions, sketching the landscape and developing techniques to represent it in art. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The District Municipality of Muskoka more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka or simply Muskoka is a Regional Municipality located in Central Ontario Algoma District is a District and Census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. In 1919 they began to call themselves the Group of Seven, and by 1920 they were ready for their first exhibition. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Prior to this, many artists believed the Canadian landscape was either unpaintable or not worthy of being painted. Reviews for the 1920 exhibition were mixed, but as the decade progressed the Group came to be recognized as pioneers of a new, Canadian, school of art. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Art movement Art school is a colloquial term for any educational institution (whether elementary secondary post-secondary/undergraduate or graduate/postgraduate with a primary focus

After Frank Johnston left the group in 1921, A. J. Casson seemed like an appropriate replacement. Alfred Joseph Casson, OC ( May 17 1898 - February 20 1992) was a member of the Canadian group of painters known as the Franklin Carmichael had taken a liking to him and had encouraged Casson to sketch and paint for many years beforehand. A. J. Casson was invited to join in 1926, and accepted.

The Group's champions during its early years included Barker Fairley, a co-founder of Canadian Forum magazine, and the warden of Hart House at the University of Toronto, J. Barker Fairley ( May 21 1887 &ndash October 11 1986) was a British -born painter writer and educator This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus Burgon Bickersteth.

The members of the Group began to travel elsewhere in Canada for inspiration, including British Columbia, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and the Arctic. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's The Arctic is the Region around the Earth 's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. These painters were the first artists of European descent who depicted the Arctic. In 1926 A. J. Casson joined the group which soon numbered ten members with the additions of Edwin Holgate and LeMoine Fitzgerald. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Joseph Casson, OC ( May 17 1898 - February 20 1992) was a member of the Canadian group of painters known as the Edwin Holgate (born in Allandale, Ontario on August 19 1892; died in Montreal, Quebec on May 21 1977 Lionel LeMoine Fitzgerald ( March 17 1890 – August 7 1956) was a Winnipeg -based Canadian painter and member of the

The Group's influence was so widespread by the end of 1931 that they no longer found it necessary to continue as a group of painters. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At their eighth exhibition in December of that year they announced that they had disbanded and that a new association of painters would be formed, known as the Canadian Group of Painters. The Canadian Group held its first exhibition in 1933. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The Work

One of the best collections of work from the Group of Seven can be found in the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinberg, Ontario. McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an art gallery in Kleinburg Ontario, northwest of Toronto Ontario, Canada. Kleinburg is a small unincorporated village located in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. This gallery contains over 6000 pieces of art from the Group of Seven, Tom Thomson and their contemporaries, and First Nations, Inuit and other artists who have made a contribution to Canada’s artistic heritage. 　The gallery was founded by Robert and Signe McMichael, who began collecting paintings by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries in 1955. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)

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