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take an interest in landscape painting as a recreation from their work in the city. Their sketching trips took them to Northern On- tario where, the author tells us. they became strongly attached to the rocky, pine-covered Wilderness with its silent lakes, burnt-over forests and brilliantly coloured autumn foli- age, which they decided “demanded a bold. vigorous treatment," This was the beginning of the new, bold style of Canadian painting. developed, each in his own way, by the artists J. E. H. MacDonald. Tom Thomson. Arthur l ismer. F. H. Varley, Lawren Harris, and A, Y. Jackson. The book has reproductions of t pictures by all of these, along with biographiâ€" cal notes and comments on their work: and. following the death of Tom Thomson. the ormation of “The Group of Seven"â€"Macâ€" donald, Lismer. Varley. Harris. Jackson. Franklin Carmichael and Franz Johnston. It has been said that Canadian art and Canadian poetry are alike in that there are no people in them; the subjects run largely to Nature, “Art in Canada" gives impressive examples of pictures with strong human in- terestâ€"not only in portraits by Varlcy, Jack Humphrey, Leduc and others. but in such paintings as "A Meeting of School Trustees“ by Robert Harris and “Child and Dog" by Alexander Colville. Emily Carr‘s picture featuring Indian art. Clarence Gagnon, well knmvn for his "Laur- entian Village” and illustrations for the book “Maria Chapdelaine,” David Milne, Carl Schaefer, Charles Comfort. Edward J. Hughes and others including those of the Abstract and Montreal schools are all noted in a chapter on Contemporary Art Since 1930. This book, "The Arts in Canada." is avail- able, free. for use in organized study and discussion groups. For any other purpose copies may be purchased from the Queen’s Printer, Ottawa for the price of 75 cents, UMMER 1958 “Child and Dog," by Alexander Colville, :1 young painter from New Brunswick, now Icoching curl at Moun1 Allison University. Editions may be had in either English or French. Incidentally it would scent that a study of the book might influence many renders Eu make plans for a visit in the National Gallery. Perhaps a bus excursion to the National Gale lcry may bf'L‘OnlL‘ as popular With the Women's Institutes 01' Eastern Ontario as tho Sll‘nlfni‘i'l Festival is to the Western counties, "A Mec1ing 0! School Trustees,” by Roberl Harris, lells the story of on 0rd on! young Icuchcr contronling a group at slubborn trustees. 13