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St. Anne's Church
This church, at 270 Gladstone Avenue, has paintings by the Group of Seven inside. An Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque gives us this information:
St. Anne's vibrant wall paintings make this church a place of national historic significance. They were executed in 1923 by ten Toronto artists, including J.E.H. MacDonald, F. Varley and F. Carmichael from the Group of Seven. Their decorative composition inspired by Byzantine art, complements the church's architectural style chosen in 1907 by Canon Lawrence Skey, the rector for more than 30 years. The art reflects the revival of mural decoration in the late 19th century, and is also a manifestation of the Arts and Crafts movement which united painting and sculpture with architecture.
Location Co-ordinates: 43.650664 -79.430391
Photo by Alan L Brown - September 2006
Related page:
St. Anne's Anglican Church
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