Wednesday Top 10: Group of Seven (Part II)
Yesterday I introduced you to five of the Group of Seven, a collective of Canadian painters in the early 20th century. Those 5 of 7 is not to be confused with Seven of Nine, Star Trek’s attempt to boost ratings among adolescent boys and males of all other ages*
I know that you really want to go to the bottom of the page to see what that asterisk is about, so I’ll wait.
Done? Great. Now here are a few more of those famous Canadian artists:
J. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932): Falls, Montreal River (1920)
Frederick Varley (1881–1969)
I thought I would deviate from the Canadian shield landscapes to show how even the early paintings had the distinctive the style.
German Prisoners (1918)
So that’s all seven, but wait, there’s more! Three others were added to the group.
A. J. Casson (1898–1992): October, Lake Superior
Edwin Holgate (1892–1977): Fisherman’s Houses (1933)
LeMoine FitzGerald (1890–1956): Doc Snyder’s House (1931)
More you say? I didn’t plan this to be Art Appreciation 101 week, but that’s how blogging goes, right? Tune in tomorrow for two more painters (and possibly less Star Trek).
If you want to know more, visit https://thegroupofseven.ca/
-Leon
*In case you are wondering, yeah it worked. Jeri Ryan played the rescued Borg drone and not coincidentally dating the producer/writer of the show at the time.
Oh you want some back story, do you? Well, turns out Annika Hansen was captured as a child by the Borg and assimilated into their cybernetic collective until she was found by the Federation starship Voyager (it had been flung 100s of lightyears from Earth and was attempting to return home). Seven of Nine was eventually to become a valued member of the crew.
And there’s a tangent for ya!
Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.
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