Arthur Lismer, C.C. (June 27, 1885 - March 23, 1969) was a Canadian painter and member of the Group of Seven Born in Sheffield, England, he immigrated from England to Canada in 1911. He settled in Toronto, Ontario and took a job with Grip - a commercial design company. The collaboration of four artists employed at Grip gradually evolved into as the "Group of Seven", easily the most famous art movement in Canadian history. Wikipedia
Around 1912 a loosely knit group of artists began to paint Canada as they saw it. Sketch boxes in tow, they journeyed all over the country to paint the wilderness with bold colours and a broad, decorative style. Despite the death of mentor Tom Thomson in archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-68-754/arts_entertainment/group_of_...
Arthur Lismer, painter, educator (b at Sheffield, Eng 27 June 1885; d at Montréal 23 Mar 1969). Lismer studied at Sheffield School of Art 1899-1906 and the Académie royale des beaux-arts, Antwerp, 1906-07. He moved www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params...
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