Arthur Lismer
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Image:Arthur Lismer.jpg 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. Another artist also associated with the group is Tom Thomson (though technically he died before the group formed), who also worked with the cadre at Grip.
Arthur Lismer's style was influenced by his pre-Canadian experience (primarily in Antwerp) where he found the Barbizon and post-impressionist movements a key inspiration.
Collaborating with the group of artists who would, in 1919, become the Group of Seven, Lismer exhibits the characteristic organic style, and spiritual connection with the landscape that would embody that group's work.
During the Centennial of the City of Toronto, in 1934, Lismer was on the Pictures Committee.
In 1967 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
[edit] External links
- Order of Canada Citation
- Arthur Lismer at The Canadian Encyclopedia
- CBC Digital Archives - The Group of Seven: Painters in the Wilderness
| Group of Seven |
| Original members: Franklin Carmichael | Lawren Harris | A. Y. Jackson | Frank Johnston | Arthur Lismer | J. E. H. MacDonald | Frederick Varley |
| Other members: A. J. Casson | Edwin Holgate | LeMoine Fitzgerald | Tom Thomson |
