Group of Seven at Heritage Place

garym — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 21:43:38 -0400

A pleasant surprise found by chance today at the Heritage Mall in Owen Sound, there's a temporary kiosk in the main atrium selling quality framed prints of selected works of the Group of Seven -- you've probably seen poster art shops selling sundry lithographs of famous works, but it's really something to see a show of affordable Canadian reproductions, and you'd be hard pressed to find them presented with more curatorial care.

It's a little known fact, Tommy Thompson hated his Wildflowers print, so much so he tore it in two. The others found the pieces and taped it back together ... if you look closely at the print across here ... you can still see the seam ...

This is Bob's third year doing these displays at Heritage Mall; it's an apt weekend to be in Owen Sound -- his show marks Tom Thompson's birthday with a splash of Thompson's works along side Frank Carmichael, Johnston, Harris, Jackson, Lismer and Varley as well as other related artists like A.J. Casson.

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Group of Seven at Heritage Place