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The Group of Seven 1920-1933

Photos by Alan L Brown - May, 2009

Photo Source - Wikipedia

Plaque Location

The Region of York
The City of Vaughan
In Kleinburg at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington Avenue.
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Latitude and Longitude Coordinates

43.840864 -79.625173

Plaque Text

Coming together in Toronto, Frank Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald and F.H. Varley set out to give Canada a truly national form of painting. Spurred on by an association with Tom Thomson (1877 - 1917), these artists sought inspiration initially in the rugged northern Ontario landscape. They later expanded their horizons, making all of Canada their territory. Their first exhibition as a group, in 1920, was controversial, but their bold style attracted attention to Canadian painting and eventually won an enthusiastic following.

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