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Arthur Lismer
Portrait by Melvin Ormond Hammond, 1930
Born(1885-06-27)27 June 1885
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died23 March 1969(1969-03-23) (aged 83)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityEnglish-born Canadian
Known forPainter
AwardsOrder of Canada

Arthur Lismer, CC RCA LL.D. (27 June 1885 – 23 March 1969) was an English-Canadian painter, member of the Group of Seven and educator. He is known primarily as a landscape painter and for his paintings of ships in dazzle camouflage.

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Arthur Lismer, CC RCA LL.D. (27 June 1885 – 23 March 1969) was an English-Canadian painter, member of the Group of Seven and educator. He is known primarily...

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canvases of dazzle ships after the war, based on his wartime work. Arthur Lismer similarly painted a series of dazzle ship canvases. At first glance...

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son of Edward Lismer, a draper and his wife Harriett. His brother was Arthur Lismer who became a prominent artist in Canada. He became a mechanical engineer...

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MacDonald, and Franklin Carmichael, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, and Frederick Varley, formed the Group of Seven. In the fall of 1921...

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as having seven members, five artists—Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley—were responsible for articulating...

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notable artists to be associated with the school in its early years was Arthur Lismer, who was a member of the Group of Seven and spent several years as the...

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favourite symbol in the city of Halifax. Noted Group of Seven artist Arthur Lismer made several paintings of her in Halifax. A large dance hall, the "Olympic...

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advice of another Sheffield native (and future Group of Seven member), Arthur Lismer, and found work at the Grip Ltd. design firm in Toronto, Ontario. Beginning...

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journalist and historian W. C. Leng, journalist Marina Lewycka, author Arthur Lismer, artist Stephen Mallinder, musician, writer, broadcaster and academic...

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Agawa Canyon

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Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Arthur Lismer. To access this area they rented a boxcar from The Algoma Central Railway...

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McGill School of Architecture

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carried on annually to various destinations since as a credited course. Arthur Lismer, a member of the Group of Seven, taught this course at the school for...

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Arthur Lipsett

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named 'best student' three times. His mentor, Group of Seven member Arthur Lismer, recommended him to the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Lipsett...

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Order of Canada

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Thérèse Casgrain, pioneering neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield, painter Arthur Lismer, public health leader Brock Chisholm, former political leader M. J....

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McMichael Canadian Art Collection

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includes a number of specialized collections. The Arthur Lismer Collection was bequeathed to the museum by Lismer, and contains a number of documents and works...

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Aba Bayefsky

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Art Gallery of Ontario, where he was encouraged by such artists as Arthur Lismer, Erma Sutcliffe, Dorothy Medhurst, and A. Y. Jackson. He later studied...

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Y. Jackson, J.E.H. MacDonald, James Wilson Morrice, David Milne or Arthur Lismer. Details of MacGregor's life and the art fraud case that he became embroiled...

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Thirty Thousand Islands

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features of the Canadian Shield. Franklin Carmichael, A.Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, Frederick Varley, A.J. Casson and Tom Thomson all painted extensively...

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needed] This charcoal of Robin Darwin was sketched by Canadian artist Arthur Lismer, a member of the Group of Seven. It was given by Darwin to John Bland...

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Canadian Group of Painters

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painters were also included in the new group including A. J. Casson, Arthur Lismer, A. Y. Jackson, F.H. Varley and Franklin Carmichael. Although the group...

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William Beatty, 1869–1941 Alexander Young Jackson CC CMG, 1882–1974 Arthur Lismer CC, 1885–1969 Frederick Varley, 1881–1969 Mabel May, 1877-1971 Marion...

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Ottawa Art Gallery

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by prominent Canadian artists such as A.Y. Jackson, Lawren Harris, Arthur Lismer, Edwin Holgate, (members of the Group of Seven), Emily Carr, Alma Duncan...

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Samuel McLaughlin

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community. Among other gifts, he gave Lawren Harris`s Pic Island, Arthur Lismer`s Bright Land, and Emily Carr`s Old Tree at Dusk to the McMichael Canadian...

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