CA-K579Culture & sport
J. E. H. MacDonald, painter of the Group of Seven
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J. E. H. MacDonald, painter, designer and poet, was a founding member of the Group of Seven and a key figure in creating a national style of landscape painting. A talented graphic designer of Canadian motifs, he painted southern Ontario farmland, Algoma’s autumn colours, Nova Scotia shores and the Rockies, and inspired students at the Ontario College of Art.
Scope & context
MacDonald as described in his designation, not the Group of Seven as a whole (see CA-K131).
Sources behind this record
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James E.H. MacDonald National Historic Person ↗
Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)
Importance; plaque text