The early decades of the 20th century were marked by artistic,
economic, and social transformation in Canada and around the world.
Starting in Toronto, a group of young modern artists, including Tom
Thomson, Lawren S. Harris, or Emily Carr in British Columbia,
desired to create a new painting vocabulary for the young nation
coming into its own cultural identity. They turned away from city
life and explored Canada's landscape, painting sublime vistas,
monumental rivers, ancient forests around the great lakes, the
mighty Rocky Mountains, and the arctic tundra, determined to break
away from European stylistic traditions Together, their paintings
imagined a mythical Canada, expansive and rugged, that added to
their country's growing sense of national pride. Featuring
paintings, sketches, photographs, film stills, and documentary
material, this catalogue examines the language of Canadian
modernism. It also includes essays and interviews that offer
contemporary indigenous perspectives on the impact of industry on
nature, issues surrounding national identity, and modern Canadian
landscape painting. This generously illustrated book critically
reviews Canada's modernism in art history.
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