Main entry:

Hill, Charles C., 1945-

Title & Author:

The Group of Seven : art for a nation / Charles C. Hill.

Publication:

Toronto, Ont. : McClelland & Stewart, ©1995.

Description:

374 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Catalog published in conjunction with an exhibition organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada, Oct. 13, 1995-Dec. 1, 1996.
Artists include: Carl Ahrens ; Archibald Barnes ; André Biéler ; Bertram Brooker ; Archibald Browne ; Franklin Carmichael ; Emily Carr ; A.J. Casson ; Frederick Simpson Coburn ; Charles Comfort ; Kathleen Daly ; L.L. FitzGerald ; Kenneth Forbes ; Ernest Fosbery ; E. Wyly Grier ; Lawren S. Harris ; Arthur Heming ; Prudence Heward ; Randolph S. Hewton ; Edwin Holgate ; Bess Housser ; Richard Jack ; A.Y. Jackson ; F.H. Johnston ; Arthur Lismer ; J.E.H. MacDonald ; Thoreau MacDonald ; Mabel May ; Yvonne McKague ; Isabel McLaughlin ; Doris Mills ; Kathleen Munn ; Lilias Torrance Newton ; George Pepper ; Sarah Robertson ; Albert H. Robinson ; Percy Robinson ; G. Horne Russell ; Anne Savage ; Carl Schaefer ; F.H. Varley ; Lowrie Warrener ; William J. Wood.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-367) and index.
A Canadian art -- The beginnings -- The First World War -- Defining the program -- Formation of the group -- Outreach and alliances -- The critics -- International recognition -- The second stage -- A new prosperity -- At home and abroad -- The collectors -- Consolidation ad growth -- A Canadian group.

Summary:

It has been some 25 years since the last historical survey of Canada's important "Group of Seven" was undertaken, so this is a welcome addition to the literature of Canadian art. Hill, who is currently the curator of Canadian art for the National Gallery of Canada, lends his expertise to this study of the small group of artists who found abundant material in Canada's rich landscapes to promote a truly national art during the 1920s. The book complements a new touring exhibition of the Group of Seven's work that has been mounted by the National Gallery. It is a richly illustrated and beautifully written document, complete with scholarly apparatus. One minor complaint is the difficulty one encounters searching for illustrations of specific art works; italicized figure references in the index would have been helpful. That small quibble aside, this is a book that should be acquired by most libraries that offer representative art collections. ~ Steven Thomas, Illinois State University.

ISBN:

0888846452 (pbk.)
9780888846457 (pbk.)
077106716X (hardcover)
9780771067167 (hardcover)

Subject:

Group of Seven (Group of artists) Exhibitions.
Groupe des Sept (Groupe d'artistes) Expositions.
Group of Seven (Group of artists)
Painting, Canadian 20th century Exhibitions.
Peinture canadienne Expositions.
Peinture 20e siècle Canada Expositions.
Peinture canadienne 20e siècle Expositions.
Painting, Canadian
Group of Seven.
Kunstenaarsgroepen.
1920-1965

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition catalogs.

Added entries:

National Gallery of Canada.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 113315
Call No.: ID PLB ND37.G76 H5 CAN; ID:96-B233
Status: Available