Nation ReportPart 2

CanadaJosh Miranda

Hist 141Dr. Arguello

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Canadian art first began with the works of the Indigenous people The art made by the First Nations and Inuit weren’t

architectural, they were meant to be worn and also were portable.

In the 19th century and the first half of the 20th the Canadian government tried to ban such works of arts They banned traditional religion and governance In the 1950’s and 1960’s artists like Mungo Martin, Bill

Reid and Norval publicly renewed these works of artsThey also reinvented some of the Indigenous art

traditions

Art in Canada

Art of this time was done by many different explorersSamuel de Champlain drew many sketches of various

sights as he explored the North American Territory

It was mainly influenced by the Roman Catholic ChurchArtists such as Pommier and Claude Francois believed

in the style of the High Renaissance ArtBack then few artists signed their work so it’s hard to

tell who had done which pieces

Art of the French Colonial Period(1665-1759)

Art in the English Colonial Period(1759–1867)

During the battle for Quebec many off-duty officers would sketch and paint the Canadian land and people They were required to do so

because photography was not yet invented

During the late 1700’s more artists came about due to more commissions from the public and construction of the church François Baillairgé was one of the

first of this generation’s artists○ Focused more on sculptures and

the Neo-classicism style of art

Early 20th Century During this time period a group of artists called “The Group

of Seven” wished to make Canada have it’s on distinct style of art• They all focused on painting these very elaborate and

brilliant pieces of the Canadian wilderness• This group consisted of Franklin Carmichael, Lawren

Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley. Tom Thomson and Emily Carr

Over time this group of seven expanded to a group of 28 artists

• This association was called “The Canadian Group of Painters”

Sources Bradley, Jessica and Lesley Johnstone. Sightlines: Reading

Contemporary Canadian Art. Montreal: Artexte Information Centre, 1994. ISBN 2980063290

Harper, Russell. Painting in Canada: A History 2nd ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981. ISBN 0802063071

Nasgaard, Roald. Abstract Painting in Canada, Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre, 2007. ISBN 9781553652267

Reid, Dennis A Concise History of Canadian Painting 2nd Edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1988. ISBN 019540663X.

Tippett, Maria. By a Lady: Celebrating Three Centuries of Art by Canadian Women. Toronto: Penguin Books, 1993. ISBN 0140169555