Northern Lights: Masterpieces of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven

by Joan Murray

We are drawn immediately to their powerful, dramatic visions of a vast and austere land. To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Group of seven, contemporary Canadian art expert Joan Murray has chosen more than 125 works of art for inclusion in this volume, including some paintings never before seen by the public. (1994)

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Canada

196 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Joan Arden Charlat Murray (August 12, 1943 - ) is an American-born Canadian art historian, writer and curator.

Joan Charlat studied art history at the University of Toronto and in 1968 she took a position at the Art Gallery of Ontario where she became Research Curator, and the first Curator of Canadian Art (1970–1973).

Murray was also the Director of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa & served as a Director at McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario.

Murray has written extensively on the Group of Seven, particularly Tom Thomson. She has authored many books on the history of Canadian art, most notably Canadian Art in the Twentieth Century, Northern Lights: Masterpieces of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, The McMichael Canadian Art Collection: One Hundred Masterworks.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is, literally, a beautiful book filled with paintings by Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven. It gives a good background on these artists, the context in which they worked, and the influence that they have had on the art world.

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful pictures.