Join executive director of the McMichael Gallery Ian Dejardin for an exclusive pre-show conversation before Can Geo Talks: Ian Dejardin. Dejardin is a globally respected expert on Canada’s iconic Group of Seven. Hailing from Scotland, the esteemed art historian was the director of London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery for more than a decade before becoming executive director of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection (in Kleinburg, near Toronto), the spiritual home of the Group of Seven. Dejardin has long been a champion of this famed assemblage of artists and knows almost everything there is to know about both the art and the men behind the paintings. During this exclusive three quarters of an hour, pull up a chair, have a drink and prepare to be amazed by stories you’ve never heard before about the painters that showed us the geography of Canada. |
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Not only will our VIP guests have the chance to ask Dejardin the burning questions they’ve always had about this group of painters, but they will also take home: An AUTOGRAPHED copy of A Like Vision: The Group of Seven & Tom Thomson by Ian A.C. Dejardin and Sarah Milroy, “a lavish celebration of the legacy of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven, Canada’s canonical landscape painters.” A code to redeem FREE ENTRY to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection A copy of Canadian Geographic’s The Group of Seven: Special Collector’s Edition, featuring a selection of the Group’s top works as well as archived stories from the very first issues of the Canadian Geographical Journal. The event will be hosted on Zoom by Canadian Geographic assistant editor Abi Hayward, who produced the magazine’s Group of Seven special issue The Group of Seven: Special Collector’s Edition. Dejardin will be introduced by Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s CEO John Geiger. Don’t miss out on this special opportunity to get a greater insight into the Group of Seven from an international expert. Purchase your ticket. |
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After this exclusive conversation, we invite you to join us for Can Geo Talks: Ian Dejardin for a more broad look at the Group and their history. |
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