The Group of Seven: How These Artists Transformed Canada’s Cultural Identity
Between 1920 and 1933, seven Canadian painters revolutionized how an entire nation saw itself. Tom Thomson, Lawren Harris, J.E.H. MacDonald, Arthur Lismer, Frederick Varley, Frank Johnston, and Franklin Carmichael didn’t just create art. They forged a visual language that transformed the rugged Canadian wilderness from an intimidating frontier into a source of fierce national pride.
Their bold, expressive landscapes captured the untamed...