The Best of the Group of Seven by Joan Murray

The Best of the Group of Seven by Joan Murray

A stunning, full-colour collection of the brilliant paintings that revolutionized Canadian art.

In the early twentieth century a group of young artists strived to create, in Lawren Harris's words, paintings that would embody the moods and character and spirit of the country. The fifty-four breathtaking colour plates in this book confirm their success. Well-loved landscapes, like Tom Thomson's Jack Pine, appear beside some unexpected treasures like Edwin Holgate's Nude in a Landscape. The essays by Joan Murray and Harris give historical context to the Group of Seven, and fascinating captions provide biographical notes and insightful critiques of each member's style. No Canadian library is complete without this beautiful volume.

Joan Murray is editor of Poems to Live By in Uncertain Times and The Best of Pushcart Poetry. A National Poetry Series Open Competition winner, she is author of Queen of the Mist, Dancing on the Edge, and Looking for the Parade. Her poems have also appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Ms., The Nation, and Best American Poetry and have been featured on NPR's Morning Edition. Murray lives in Old Chatham, New York.

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ISBN 13	9780771066740
ISBN 10	0771066740
Title	The Best of the Group of Seven
Author	Joan Murray
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	McClelland & Stewart Inc.
Year published	1993-09-11
Number of pages	96
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