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    A show with drawing power  Apr 15, 2008
    The artists making up the Group were Lawren Harris, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald, Fred Varley, Frank Johnston, Franklin Carmichael and Jackson himself. "The organization," Jackson adds, "was a loose one; it had a name and a purpose but it had no officers, no bylaws and no fees.". (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Bidding brisk for Canadian art  Jun 1, 2006
    TORONTO The record-setting sale of a small oil by the Group of Seven's Franklin Carmichael was the high point of last night's auction in Toronto of important Canadian art. The sketch, Spring, Frood Lake, from 1939, sold for $365,900 including buyer's premium, at Joyner Waddington's. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Painting put Group of Seven on the world stage  Jan 1, 2006
    The Group's original members -- A.Y. Jackson, Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H. MacDonald and F.H. Varley -- had declared themselves Canada's national group of painters, much to the ire of the artistic establishment. (Tom Thomson was a member of the small circle, but he died before the group formally organized. (Ottawa Citizen)




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