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Tom Thomson—Painter of the North

An avid outdoorsman, Tom Thomson was a close friend and colleague of the Group of Seven members. Although the Group of Seven formed after his death, Thomson had a large impact on Canadian art.

Born in Claremont, Ontario in 1877, Tom Thomson moved to Leith, Ontario as a small child.

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Growing up in such rural surroundings, he was an experienced hunter and fisher from a young age. In 1901, Thomson moved to Seattle, Washington to study at his brother’s business school. Soon after, he left school to join a photoengraving firm.

It wasn’t creative work, but it did help to develop his design skills.

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By 1905, Thomson was living in Toronto, Ontario and working as a photoengraver. He joined the staff of Grip Ltd around 1907 where he worked with many future members of the Group of Seven.

Painting the North

In May of 1912, Thomson took his first extended canoe trip to Algonquin Park in northern Ontario with other artists from Grip.

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