{"id":41607,"date":"2023-10-03T21:23:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T01:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/film\/painted-land-in-search-of-the-group-of-seven\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T12:37:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:37:21","slug":"painted-land-in-search-of-the-group-of-seven","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/film\/painted-land-in-search-of-the-group-of-seven\/","title":{"rendered":"Painted Land: In Search of the Group of Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"
A must for fans of the Group of Seven and a great introduction for those who only know a few of their most iconic paintings. Painted Land <\/em>weaves seamlessly the experiences of Lawren Harris, J.E.H. MacDonald, A.Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, Franklin Carmichael and A.J. Casson \u2013 with the adventures of three modern day sleuths. Historian Michael Burtch, and the writer and photographer team of Gary and Joanie McGuffin are determined to track down the precise locations of these famous paintings.<\/p>\n Archival film, letters, journals and photographs of the artists \u2013 some of which have never been seen in public \u2013 take the viewers back in time. This film weaves this history with a modern day adventure, up mountains, down canyon rivers and over portages with our trio as they try to achieve their own personal quest: to actually \u2018walk in the Group of Seven\u2019s footsteps\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A must for fans of the Group of Seven and a great introduction for those who only know a few of their most iconic paintings. Painted Land weaves seamlessly the… <\/p>\n