Description
F. Carmichael Born in Orillia, Ontario – it was there Carmichael formed his passion for the north. His love of art caused Carmichael to leave Toronto to study at the Ontario College of Art at the age of 20. Apprenticing as a commercial artist at Grip Ltd. He met other artists who would later form the Group of Seven, including Tom Thomson. Carmichael was the youngest member of the Group, but went on to found the Ontario Society for Painters in Watercolours along with A.J. Casson and F.H. Brigden. Carmichael later taught at the Ontario College of Art. A family man, Carmichael had a cottage on Cranberry Bay in the La Cloche hills. He would share his cabin with the other Group members making a central point for paints trips to sketch and paint La Cloche. When A.Y. Jackson learned of potential logging in the area around Trout Lake, Carmichael, Casson and Jackson took action to have the area designated as a nature preserve. In their honour, there are lakes in the area named after each of them.
About the Print: Triple matted with a navy inset. The framing is black molding with silver inlay. original paining info: ight and Shadow 1937, oil on hardboard, 96.2 x 121.6 cm, The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario
Dimensions:(37” x 32.5”)
