The McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg
invites you to attend the media preview for:
PAINTING CANADA: TOM THOMSON
AND THE GROUP OF SEVEN
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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
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Michelle Kortinen
905-893-1121 ext. 2210
Stephen Weir
416-489-5868
416-801-3101
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.
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.
