On The Shoulders of Giants

  • McMichael Story
    Hills, Killarney, Ontario (Nellie Lake) c.1933

    Hills, Killarney, Ontario (Nellie Lake) c.1933

    A.Y. Jackson (1882-1974)
    oil on canvas, 77.3 x 81.7 cm
    Gift of Mr. S. Walter Stewart
    McMichael Canadian Art Collection
    1968.8.2

    Jim Waddington Quote
    • Introduction

      Introduction

      Learn about the painting that inspired Jim and Sue

    • Tutored Genius

      Tutored Genius

      Learn how commitment and experience led to Group success

    • Impressions of Europe

      Impressions of Europe

      See A.Y. Jackson's early Impressionist paintings

    • Landscape Traditions

      Landscape Traditions

      Learn the history of landscape painting in Canada before the Group of Seven

    • A New Direction

      A New Direction

      Read about the development of Impressionism in Europe

    • Canadian Pioneers

      Canadian Pioneers

      Read about early Canadian Impressionist painters

    • On the Shoulders of Giants

      On the Shoulders of Giants

      See work by artists who paved the way for Group of Seven success

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