ENTERTAINMENT, THE HERALD, Wed. avs 4, 1976, 9 Canadian art i in n woodland setting - ‘By Krystyna Pottier Picture the wilderness scenes — forests, water- falls, rivers — painted by Canada’s Group of Seven artists, and you’ve pictured the setting of an art gallery - which houses a large part of their . work. ~ Located at Kleinburg,. about 25 miles north of.. Toronto, the McMichael Canadian, Collection is housed in a gallery set amid gently rolling hills, near the -. Humber River. ‘The gallery started as the - home of Robert and Signe MeMichael who in 1954 built, their house on this land. The McMichaels were avid . collectors of Canadian art, and before long had built up such a large collection that their friends were bringing other people to see it. By - .1965, the McMichaels’ home had become an art gallery. Cobblestone walks lead through beautiful, natural cunds to the "two-level gallery. the additions to the original McMichael home have been built in the ' original style. The walls are of square-hewn logs, nine inches thick and. Ontario stone. The entrance lobby is a work of art. A pitched roof. ‘soars toa height of 27 feet on. rafters of British Columbia ‘ . Douglas Fir measuring 38 feet in length and 12 by 22 ‘inches in thickness. Each beam was hand-hewn with adzes and broad axes. _ _ In the centre of the lobby stands a fountain reaching to the ceiling. Water pours from clefts in the granite . column.to a reflecting pool ‘at the.. base. The building which houses the McMichael Collection is low and sprawling and does '. not disturb the lie of the land 1 Wlieam Twin Theatus: 688-8 | Saturday Matinee at 2:00 Dm. only -@20 Lahti _Arthur Lismer, surrounding it Inside, floor- to-ceiling windows reveal the natural beauty-outdoors. White pine, cedars, birch and ash.as well as the oc- casional rabbit or raccoon compete for attention with the artist’s brush, The gallery contains only Canadian art, much of it by the Group ‘of Seven — Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris; A.Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, J.E.H. MacDonald and ‘Frederick’ Varley . which ‘was founded in 1920. It also in- cludes a large number of paintings by Tom Thomson who drowned in Algonquin Park in 1919. The shack in which he painted in downtown Toronto was added to the gallery in 1962. Most of the paintings by Tom Thomson and the’ Group of Seven illustrate the strong influence which northern Ontario exerted on. their’ lives. landscapes share wall space with delicate watercolors, blazing outbursts ‘of color and abstracts. ~ Canada’s native . people : MeMictiaél where visitors may touch Compelling . -children . ‘groups. It-is open to the == Canadian. Collection.’ Eskimo: stone cuts, colorful -prints and $08 stone sculpture are splayed in the first- room ot “the gallery. Some of the sculpture in the glass display cases has been carved with such minute detail that magnifying the glass to permit proper viewing. The larger pieces are displayed in the open a. ‘except ‘Monday, . and : most ° ‘public holidays throughout. the year. There is no ad- mission charge. - A gift shop just off the entrance lobby sells. art reproductions as well as a large selection of books and— other items. ‘glasses have been built into —— ~ Visitors to the gallery ¢ enjoy lunch in the: on -:pine-panelled dining’ room. -For. further - information “on the McMichae! Canadian Collection, please contact the Canadian Government . Office of Tourism, 150 Kent Street, Ottawa, Canada K1A © “The buties men have the most lelaure, ad English Priwerb | the stone to appreciate the sculptor’s talent. Brilliantly colored ‘ab- stract paintings, depicting scenes from Indian legends and straw masks are featured in the -part of the gallery devoted to the Woodlawn Indian. Another _ section displays the art off the west coast Indians — af 25-foot totem pole, argillite carvings. masks. Also i in this section is a 40-foot long. hand-hewn bench made from a single piece of red cedar, ° Mornings at the gallery are reserved for’ school and cultural are well represented in the_ GUNFIGHTER Lo 1950 Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell, Karl Maiden, Skip Homeier. Gun- fighter is followed'to his home . fown by brothers of a victim. Town tough kills him and takes: his place as the hunted... JEANNE EAGELS' .. .. 1957 Stars Kim Novak, Jeff Chandler, Agnes . Moorehead. ‘Life and loves of famed actress .. her rise, success ana eventual physical, mental and professional decline caused by alcohol. _ Ltd, public every anernoen TENAFLY . 1972, Stars James McEachin, Mel Ferrer, Ed Nelson. 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