1. To all my Canadian friends
Group of Seven
& Tom Thomson
The Spirit of Canada
Lawren Harris “ The story of the Group of Seven is that of seven artists who came together in a creative venture that no one of them could have carried through on his own.”
The Jack Pine (Detail) Tom Thomson.
To all my Canadian friends
First created 19 July Version July Jerry Tse. London.

2. In the early 20C, Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven artists wanted to create an art for the new country of Canada. These are some of the their paintings
Toronto. 1912
Group of Seven founded in 1920.
Yonge Steet.

3. Tom Thomson 1877-1917 Thomson Thomson’s paintings are very colourful.
Autumn Garland Oil on canvas x132.2 cm. Tom Thomson. Canadian. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa.

4. Thomson
Spring Ice Oil on canvas. 63.5x53.3 cm. Tom Thomson. Canadian. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa.

5. Thomson
The West Wind Oil on canvas x137.9 cm. Tom Thomson. Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto.

6. Thomson
The Drive Oil on canvas x137.5 cm. Tom Thomson. Macdonald Stewart Art Centre. Guelph.

7. JEH MacDonald 1873-1932 MacDonald
Tracks and Traffic Oil on canvas. 71.1x101.6 cm. JEH MacDonald. Canadian. Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto.

8. MacDonald
The Tangled Garden Oil on beaverboard x152.4 cm. JEH McDonald. Canadian. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa.

9. MacDonald
The Solemn Land Oil on canvas x153.5 cm. JEH MacDonald. Canadian. Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto.

10. F Varley
Varley
For What? Oil on canvas x180.6 cm. F H Varley. Canadian. Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto.

11. Varley
Squarely Weather, Georgian Bay Oil on canvas. 30x41 cm. FH Varley. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa.

12. Varley
Portrait of Mrs E Oil on canvas x86.4 cm. F H Varley. Canadian. Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto.

13. A Jackson
Jackson
The Red Maple Oil on canvas x 99.5 cm. A Y Jackson. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa.

14. Jackson
Frozen Lake, Early Spring Algonquin Park Oil on canvas. 81.4x99.4 cm. AY Jackson. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa.

15. Jackson
Camouflaged Huts, Villers-au-Bois Oil on canvas. 88.1x111.8 cm. AY Jackson. War Museum. Ottawa.

16. Jackson
The “Beothic” at Bache Post, Ellesmer Island Oil on canvas. 81.6x102.1 cm. A Y Jackson. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa.

17. Lismer
Arthur Lismer
The Guide’s Home, Algonquin Oil on canvas x114.4 cm. Arthur Lismer. Canadian. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa.

18. Lismer
The Group wanted to develop a similar style to set Canada apart from their European influence.
Sumach and Maple Oil on canvas. 127x101.6 cm. Arthur Lismer. Canadian. The Hudson’s bay Company Gallery.

19. Lismer
Minesweepers at Sea Oil on canvas. 30x41 cm. Arthur Lismer. Canadian. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Halifax.

20. Lismer
A September Gale, Georgian Bay Oil on canvas x163 cm. Arthur Lismer. Canadian. National Gallery of Canada Ottawa.

21. Lismer
Autumn, Bon Echo Oil on canvas. 106x132.9 cm. Arthur Lismer. Canadian. Mendel Art Gallery. Saakatoon.

22. Lismer
Seal Cove, Grand Manan Oil on canvas. 91.4x101.6 cm. Arthur Lismer. Canadian. Sidney Dawes Collection. McGill University. Montreal.

23. Lawren Harris
Harris
Snow II Oil on canvas x127.3 cm. A Y Lawren Harris. Canadian. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa.

24. Harris
Winter Afternoon, City Street, Toronto Oil on canvas x114. cm. Arthur Lismer. Canadian. The Hudson’s bay Company Gallery.

25. Harris
“The story of the Group of Seven is that of seven artists who came together in a creative venture that no one of them could have carried through on his own”, Lawren Harris.
Portrait (Bess Housser). c1920. Oil on canvas x 92.2 cm. Lawren Harris. Canadian. Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto.

26. Harris
Billboard Oil on canvas. 108x cm. Lawren Harris Canadian. Private Collection.

27. Harris
Algoma Hill Oil on canvas. 117x137 cm. Lawren Harris. Canadian. University Health Network. Toronto.

28. Harris
Lake in Algoma. c1925. Oil on canvas. 105 x 125 cm. Lawren Harris. Canadian. Magna International.

29. Harris
Mt Lefroy Oil on canvas x cm. Lawren Harris. Canadian. McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Kleinburg.

30. Frank Johnston 1888-1949 Johnston
This painting is of the earliest view of Canada from the air. Canada emerged from the First World War, proud and victorious. The country became one of the front rank of nations in the world. Diversion of resources to support the war efforts led to unemployment at home. It also brought home the tragedy of war.
Beanville Oil and charcoal on canvas x137.1 cm. Frank Johnston. Canadian. Canadian War Museum. Ottawa.

31. Johnston
Fire-swept, Algoma Oil on canvas x167.5 cm. Frank Johnston. Canadian. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa.

32. Johnston
The Dark Woods, Interior. c1920. Gouache on masonite. 55.9x46.7 cm. Frank Johnston. Canadian. Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto.

33. Franklin Carmichael 1890-1945 Carmichael
Autumn Hillside Oil on canvas. 76x91.4 cm. Frank Carmichael. Canadian. Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto.

34. Carmichael
The Upper Ottawa, near Mattawa Oil on canvas. 101x123 cm. Franklin Carmichael. Canadian. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa.

35. Carmichael
A Northern Silver Mine Oil on canvas x121.2 cm. Frank Carmichael. Canadian. McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Kleinburg.

36. Carmichael
Grace Lake Oil on canvas x122 cm. Frank Carmichael. Canadian. McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Kleinburg.

37. LeMoine Fitzgerald 1890-1956 Fitzgerald
The Harvester. c1921 Oil and canvas. 66.8x59.5 cm. LeMoine Fitzgerald. Canadian. McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Kleinburg.

38. Fitzgerald
Doc Snyder’s House Oil on canvas. 74.9x85.1 cm. LeMoine FitzGerald. Canadian. National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa.

39. Edwin Holgate 1892-1977 Holgate
Lumberjack Oil on canvas. 64.8x54.6cm. Edwin Holgate. Canadian. Gallery Lambton. Sarnia.

40. Holgate
Chief Tsimshian Jim Larahnitz Charcoal and brown chalk on paper. 58.5x47.1 cm. Edwin Holgate. Canadian. Musee du Quebec. Quebec City.

41. Alfred J Casson 1898-1993 Casson
Mill House Oil on canvas. 76.2x91.4 cm. AJ Casson. Canadian. Agnes Etherington Art Centre. Queen’s University. Ontario.

42. Casson
Old Store at Salem Oil on canvas. 76.7x91.5 cm. AJ Casson. Canadian. Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto.

43. Casson
White Pine Oil on canvas. 76x101.3 cm. AJ Casson. Canadian. McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Kleinburg.

45. Chronology
Thomson, MacDonald, Lismer, Varley, Johnston and Carmichael met as employee of the design firm Grip Ltd. Later joined by Harris and Jackson.
Thomson died in an accident, before the Group of Seven was formed
Ending of War World I, which delayed the formation of the group.
Group of Seven formed, followed by an exhibition a month later in the Art Gallery of Toronto
The American exhibition in Minneapolis, Kansas City, Omaha, Milwaukee, Rhode Island and Worcester and Brooklyn Museum.
World debut at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, London.
The group disbanded and was replaced by The Canadian Group of Painters.
1970 The Group of Seven works appeared on postage stamps and again in 1995.
1917 Thomson died
1919 World War One ended
1920 Formation of the Group of Seven, followed by the first Group of Seven exhibition, one months later in Art Gallery of Toronto (Art Gallery of Ontario).
1924 Exhibition at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley.
1931 The Group of Seven disbanded and was replaced by The Canadian Group of painters.
2001 Group of Seven Exhibition in China – Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
2011 Group of Seven Exhibition in Dulwich Picture Galley, south London.
1975 The first showing of the Group of Seven paintings in China, during the Cultural Revolution
2001 The Group of Seven Exhibition in China – in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
2011 The Group of Seven Exhibition in Dulwich Picture Galley, London, in Holland and Norway.

46. The End To love one’s country Without belittled others
Without creating a national myth
Without triumphant national virtues
Without promoting an ideology
Without the greatness of power
Without being exclusive
But on the heritage of an inspiration
The End
I love Canadian Nationalism. It is a love of a country without be little others, without creating their own national myth, without trumpeting their national virtues, without promotion of a superior ideology, without the greatness of national power, but a record of a heritage of an ascending country.
The lone pine is a symbol of romantic solitude and the stand against nature for survival.
Music – An extract of the national anthem of Canada ‘O Canada’.
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