Canadian Art and Culture
of the 1920s
Art
• The Group of Seven
– Members travelled in groups to Northern Ontario
and painted rugged northland in an interpretive
style, using strong, deep colours.
– This ‘impressionism’ was unusual for the time,
because people were used to seeing realistic
paintings, not interpretation.
Group of Seven Art
Group of Seven Art cont’d
Not
Group of Seven Art
Literature
• Stephen Leacock
– Wrote humorous books
• Mazo de la Roche
• Morley Callaghan
• Leslie McFarlane
– Wrote the Hardy Boys
Sports
• ‘Canada’s Golden Age of Sports’
– Canadian athletes won medals and trophies all around the
world.
– The racing schooner Bluenose was fastest boat of its time.
(it is on our dime)
– Hockey league (NHL) extremely popular and expanded
into the US.