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The McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg invites you to attend the media preview for:   PAINTING CANADA: TOM THOMSON   AND THE GROUP OF SEVEN

Tom Thomson, The Jack Pine, 1916-1917, Oil on canvas, 127.9 x 139.8 cm, National  Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Photo © NGC

MEDIA PREVIEW Thursday, November 1 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. McMichael Canadian Art Collection

Preview the exhibition that caught the imagination of art lovers in England and across Europe Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group Of Seven  November 3, 2012 to January 6, 2013 After a tremendous tour in Europe, Painting Canada comes to the McMichael, the only Canadian venue for this exhibition. The exhibition features a rare assembly of works of Tom Thomson and the Group and, whenever possible, includes both sketch and canvas by each artist--some familiar to audiences, from public institutions across Canada, but also a large number of works never seen in public, coming from private lenders.  WHO: Ian Dejardin, Dulwich Picture Gallery Director, Curator, Author  Katerina Atanassova, McMichael Chief Curator  Dr. Victoria Dickenson, McMichael Executive Director and CEO   WHAT: Tour the exhibition with our curators.  Light refreshments will be served. Tour the gallery grounds with an educator to visit the Tom Thomson shack from 1914, and the Artists' Cemetery where six members  of the Group of Seven are buried.    WHERE: The gallery is located at 10365 Islington Avenue, L0J 1C0, north of Major Mackenzie Drive in the village of Kleinburg, City of Vaughan.     HOW: RSVP by email to Stephen@stephenweir.com

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Michelle Kortinen 905-893-1121 ext. 2210 Mkortinen@mcmichael.com     Stephen Weir 416-489-5868 416-801-3101 Stephen@stephenweir.com For more information about Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, visit www.mcmichael.com.

Painting Canada: Tom Thomson and the Group Of Seven
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada and Dulwich Picture Gallery, in collaboration with the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, and the Groninger Museum, the Netherlands. With the generous support of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and other lenders.