May 7, 1920 to May 27, 1920 - The first exhibition of the Group of Seven was put on display at the Art Gallery of Toronto. The Group articulated a sense of a distinctly Canadian art, rooted in the Canadian landscape.
“The great purpose of landscape art is to make us at home in our own country.”
**Wikipedia Photo Credit Compliance:
The Jack Pine, 1916 - 1917 byTom Thomson
Video:
The Canadians - Tom Thomson - 45:44 - Historica Canada
Restoring Tom Thomson's The Jack Pine - 5:59 - National Gallery of Canada
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Canadian History
May 7, 1915