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"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. -
"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