Kanada ühiskond ja kultuur/Society and Culture of Canada
responsible for controlling and shaping the world. "If you give both a Canadian and an American one million
dollars, the American will use that million to try to make 10 million. The Canadian will buy a cottage and retire."
28. Which was the most famous grouping of Canadian artists in the early 20 th century? To which Estonian
artists could they be compared?
Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven (from 1920 to 1933), originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael, Lawren
Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley. Although he died
before its official formation, Thomson had a significant influence on the group. Thomson's paintings "The West
Wind" and "The Jack Pine" are two of the group's most iconic pieces. Believing that a distinct Canadian art could
be developed through direct contact with nature, The Group of Seven is most famous for its paintings inspired by