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OverviewThis book reveals the magnificent landscape paintings of the Group of Seven and their associates and explores how they contributed to Canada's modern cultural identity. The early decades of the 20th century were marked by artistic, economic, and social transformation in Canada and around the world. Starting in Toronto, a group of young modern artists, including Tom Thomson and Lawren S. Harris, and Emily Carr in British Columbia, desired to create a new painting vocabulary for the young nation coming into its own cultural identity. They turned away from city life and explored Canada's landscape, painting sublime vistas, monumental rivers, ancient forests around the great lakes, the mighty Rocky Mountains, and the arctic tundra, determined to break away from European stylistic traditions. Together, their paintings imagined a mythical Canada, expansive and rugged, that added to their country's growing sense of national pride. Featuring paintings, sketches, photographs, film stills, and documentary material, this catalog examines the language of Canadian modernism. It also includes essays and interviews that offer contemporary indigenous perspectives on the impact of industry on nature, issues surrounding national identity, and modern Canadian landscape painting. This generously illustrated book critically reviews Canada's modernism in art history. AUTHOR: Martina Weinhart is Curator at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt. 140 colour illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: Martina Weinhart , Katerina Atanassova, MA , Rebecca Herlemann , Georgiana UhlaryikPublisher: Prestel Imprint: Prestel Dimensions: Width: 24.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 28.10cm Weight: 1.242kg ISBN: 9783791359946ISBN 10: 3791359940 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 04 March 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMARTINA WEINHART is Curator at Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |