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Travel to 㽶ƵֱGroup of Seven㽶Ƶֱ art sites using Google Street View, 100 years after first exhibit

Art group㽶Ƶֱs first formal exhibit was on May 7, 1920, in Toronto
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The painting 㽶ƵֱMountain Solitude (Lake Oesa)㽶Ƶֱ (left) was inspired by Lake Oesa, British Columbia (right).

A century after the Group of Seven㽶Ƶֱs very first exhibit, art lovers can view the places that inspired the artists, thanks to Google Canada technology.

㽶ƵֱOn May 7, 1920, a group of artists calling themselves the Group of Seven mounted their first formal exhibition at the Art Gallery of Toronto (now the Art Gallery of Ontario),㽶Ƶֱ notes an advisory from Google Canada. 㽶ƵֱTheir artwork captured the raw, rugged beauty of Canada through their landscape paintings.

While visiting these historic locations isn㽶Ƶֱt advised right now, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people can use Google Street View to virtually visit the real-life locations that inspired the Group of Seven㽶Ƶֱs art.

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