West Wind

This short documentary features a visual tour of legendary Canadian painter Tom Thomson's favourite natural landscapes. The film traces Thomson's career, which began in Toronto, where he worked as a commercial artist. Later, Thomson's weekend sketching trips in the country turned into longer journeys farther north, and he finally settled in northern Ontario's Algonquin Park. Thomson spent less than four years as an artist and was barely 40 when a canoe accident ended his life. Fellow artists Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson and Arthur Lismer pay tribute to this genius, who, in Jackson's words, "contributed more to Canadian painting than any other artist."
Directed by Graham McInnes - 1944 | 21 min
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[@VictorSalus]

The combination of classic NFB filmmaking and the glorious beauty of Tom Thomson’s sublime paintings is almost more than my old Canadian heart can bear. Wonderful. 🍁

[@andrewbellavie795]

Can't wait to visit Ontario someday and do some painting

[@Ladyblue7620]

I love this channel with all my heart 🤗

[@VEGTheAgingHippie]

Pretty sure that we were shown this film in high school art class way back when. Nothing captures the Canadian north quite like the group of seven. Interesting to think that this film was produced during WW2. I wonder if it was used to bolster the troops morale and bring about a sense of national pride. Thompson is the quintessential Canadian artist. More old NFB please.

[@DeWessel97]

wonderful

[@andrewbellavie795]

pure poetry

[@DiscoLeafs]

Pure Canadiana ❤

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