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Canadian Landscape

1941 18 min
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This documentary follows painter A.Y. Jackson on his canoe trips and on foot to the northern wilderness of Canada in autumn. This leading member of the Group of Seven discusses his approach to his subject matter and shows some of his paintings.

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This documentary follows painter A.Y. Jackson on his canoe trips and on foot to the northern wilderness of Canada in autumn. This leading member of the Group of Seven discusses his approach to his subject matter and shows some of his paintings.

Visual Arts All subjects
  • director
    Radford Crawley
  • photography
    Radford Crawley
  • script
    Graham McInnes
  • narrator
    Stephen Dale
  • music
    Bernard Naylor

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Education

Ages 15 to 17
School subjects
Arts Education - Visual Arts Geography - Territory: Regional

Research the Group of Seven, and their contributions to our knowledge of Canadian history through their art. Comment on Jackson's particular style, his "signature". Discuss the possibility of this medium vanishing as a result of modern technology.

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