May 7, 1920 to May 27, 1920 - The first exhibition of the Group of Seven was put on display at the Art Gallery of Toronto. The Group articulated a sense of a distinctly Canadian art, rooted in the Canadian landscape.

Anglomaxim Group of Seven

“The great purpose of landscape art is to make us at home in our own country.”

**Wikipedia Photo:

The Jack Pine, 1916 - 1917 byTom Thomson

Video:

The Canadians - Tom Thomson - 45:44 - Historica Canada

Restoring Tom Thomson's The Jack Pine - 5:59 - National Gallery of Canada

Group of Seven Art Exhibition

May 7, 1920