Tom Thomson

Tom Thomson

Thomas John "Tom" Thomson (August 5, 1877 – July 8, 1917) was an influential Canadian artist of the early 20th century. He directly influenced a group of Canadian painters that would come to be known as the Group of Seven, and though he died before they formally formed, he is sometimes incorrectly credited as being a member of the group itself. Thomson died under mysterious circumstances, which added to his mystique.

Read more about Tom Thomson:  Personal Life, Mysterious Death, Paintings, Art and Technique, Legacy and Influence

Famous quotes containing the words tom and/or thomson:

    Sir, there is more knowledge in a letter of Richardson’s, than in all Tom Jones.
    Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

    The savage soul of game is up at once—
    The pack full-opening various, the shrill horn
    Resounded from the hills, the neighing steed
    Wild for the chase, and the loud hunter’s shout—
    O’er a weak, harmless, flying creature, all
    Mixed in mad tumult and discordant joy.
    —James Thomson (1700–1748)