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Canadian Landscape

Radford Crawley

1941 18 min

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This documentary follows painter A.Y. Jackson on his canoe trips and on foot to the northern wilderness of Canada in autumn. This leading member of the Group of Seven discusses his approach to his subject matter and shows some of his paintings.

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This documentary follows painter A.Y. Jackson on his canoe trips and on foot to the northern wilderness of Canada in autumn. This leading member of the Group of Seven discusses his approach to his subject matter and shows some of his paintings.

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Credits

• director
  Radford Crawley
  
• photography
  Radford Crawley
  
• script
  Graham McInnes
  
• narrator
  Stephen Dale
  
• music
  Bernard Naylor
  

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Education

Ages 15 to 17

Arts Education - Visual Arts
Geography - Territory: Regional

Research the Group of Seven, and their contributions to our knowledge of Canadian history through their art. Comment on Jackson's particular style, his "signature". Discuss the possibility of this medium vanishing as a result of modern technology.

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