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Rosedale Ravine meetings begin
In a treed ravine near downtown Toronto, a group of artists began to meet. They believed that getting into nature was important for being able to paint and describe it. The group was funded by Lawren Harris who had money from being a part of the family Massey-Harris who got wealthy making farming equipment. Sometimes they also travelled to Georgian Bay to paint at this time. -
A.Y. Jackson enters WWI
During WWI, A..Y. Jackson was hired for his artistic skills as a painter for the Canadian military. He left for Europe in 1916 to paint the war. A year later, Frederick Varley joined him in Europe. Above is his painting of Ypres ("A House in Ypres") around the time of the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. -
"A Copse" is painted
"A Copse" is a painting by future memmer of the Group of Seven, A.Y. Jackson. It shows a copse (group) of trees in a battlefield that is covered in exploded shellholes in Europe in World War One. Jackson was sent by the Canadian government to paint the experiences that he saw in WWI. Often these paintings were not glorious but showed Canadians of the 1920s the dark and less exciting side of the war. -
Group of Seven is formed
The Group of Seven was a group of Canadian landscape artists. They often painted images of Canadian nature, especially the North and Algonquin Park. They were inspired by Canadian painter Tom Thomson who died in a canoe accident in Algonquin Park. The members of the group were Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, Frederick Varley, Franklin Carmichael, A.J. Casson, and J.E.H. MacDonald when the group began. Many did not understand their Impressionist art but became well-loved -
"North Shore, Lake Superior" is finished
"North Shore, Lake Superior" is a famous painting by Group of Seven artist Lawren Harris. It shows a single tree in the bleak empty wilderness along the shore of Lake Superior in northern Ontario. It gives the feeling of how alone Canadian nature can feel which gives an idea about what Canadian people must be like to live and survive in places like this. -
Exhibition of Canadian West Coast Art
Emily Carr was invited to participate in a major of own work from British Columbia. The art show was in Ottawa. 31 of her painting were shown along with pottery and rugs made by other artists. When she travelled to Ontario for the show she also visited Toronto and met the Group of Seven painters. -
"Totem Poles by Kitseukla" is painted
This is a famous painting by artist Emily Carr. Emily Carr was influenced by the Group of Seven. Often her painting were of nature and what she saw around her. She often painted indigenous themes and indigenous places in British Columbia where she lived. This painting features totem poles that are very well known among West Coast indigenous people