{"product_id":"a-like-vision-the-group-of-seven-and-tom-thomson-9781773102054","title":"A Like Vision: The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Canadian Museums Association's Outstanding Achievement in Research Award \u003cbr\u003eSilver Medal Winner, IPPY Awards (Fine Art)\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e Holiday Gift Guide Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Like Vision\u003c\/i\u003e is a lavish celebration of the legacy of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, Canada's canonical landscape painters. The Group's depiction of the rugged beauty of the Canadian landscape -- from the coastal mountains of British Columbia to the north shore of Lake Superior, the villages of rural Quebec, and the rocky, windswept coves of Newfoundland -- charged Canadians to experience their country in a bold new light and changed the face of Canadian art forever. Through their vigorous and expressive painterly style and vibrant colours, the Group of Seven significantly contributed to Canada's sense of autonomy and identity as a modern state in the aftermath of the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing three hundred full-colour images, \u003ci\u003eA Like Vision\u003c\/i\u003e includes a lead essay by Ian A.C. Dejardin, Executive Director of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, and contributions by a host of artists, curators, and writers. Among them are Indigenous art historian and curator Gerald McMaster, filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal, novelists David Macfarlane and Jane Urquhart, painters John Hartman and Robert Houle, and Inuk writer Tarralik Duffy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne hundred years on from the Group's first exhibition in 1920, \u003ci\u003eA Like Vision\u003c\/i\u003e is both a chance to review the Group's legacy and a tribute to these giants of Canadian art and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDejardin, Ian A. C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ian A.C. Dejardin is an art historian and executive director of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilroy, Sarah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sarah Milroy is Chief Curator at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. A highly respected art critic and exhibition curator, she has contributed to more than a dozen books on art, including \u003ci\u003eMary Pratt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Forest to the Sea: Emily Carr in British Columbia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDavid Milne: Modern Painting\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Goose Lane Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807206408466,"sku":"9781773102054","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_256888a1-b794-429f-bb1b-319b7701e9fe.jpg?v=1766045248","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-like-vision-the-group-of-seven-and-tom-thomson-9781773102054","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}