{"title":"Macdonald, James E.H.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Edward Hervey MacDonald (1873–1932)\u003c\/strong\u003e, usually known as J.E.H. MacDonald, was an English-born Canadian painter, designer and teacher. A founding member of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/group-of-seven-the\"\u003eGroup of Seven\u003c\/a\u003e, he helped establish a bold approach to Canadian landscape painting, particularly through his depictions of northern Ontario and the Rocky Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacDonald was born in Durham, England, on 12 May 1873 and moved with his family to Hamilton, Ontario, in 1887. He studied at the Hamilton Art School and later in Toronto, where he trained in commercial art and design. His early career included work for the design firm Grip Limited, where he met several artists who would become important figures in Canadian painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis graphic work was influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement and by the designs of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/morris-william\"\u003eWilliam Morris\u003c\/a\u003e. MacDonald also wrote poetry and practised calligraphy, interests reflected in the strong patterns and carefully arranged shapes of his paintings. Around 1911 he began devoting more time to landscape painting, encouraged by fellow artists and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Grip, MacDonald had worked alongside \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/thomson-tom\"\u003eTom Thomson\u003c\/a\u003e, whose explorations of Algonquin Park influenced the developing circle of landscape painters. MacDonald’s own subjects ranged from the countryside around Toronto to the forests, lakes and waterfalls of northern Ontario. His painting \u003ca href=\"\/products\/macdonald-james-e-h-1873-1932-the-tangled-garden-1916\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tangled Garden\u003c\/em\u003e (1916)\u003c\/a\u003e attracted attention for its dense vegetation and vigorous colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1918 MacDonald began visiting the Algoma region with other artists, travelling in a railway boxcar adapted for living and painting. These journeys inspired works such as \u003ca href=\"\/products\/macdonald-james-e-h-1873-1932-falls-montreal-river-1920\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFalls, Montreal River\u003c\/em\u003e (1920)\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Solemn Land\u003c\/em\u003e (1921), in which sweeping hills and rich autumn colours form a powerful composition. He helped found the Group of Seven in 1920, three years after Thomson’s death, and later painted in the Canadian Rockies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacDonald taught at the Ontario College of Art and became its principal in 1928. He died in Toronto on 26 November 1932. His colourful landscapes offer a contrast to the quieter modernism of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/milne-david\"\u003eDavid Milne\u003c\/a\u003e and the Impressionist winter scenes of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cullen-maurice\"\u003eMaurice Cullen\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"macdonald-james-e-h-1873-1932-falls-montreal-river-1920","title":"Macdonald, James E.H. (1873-1932) - Falls, Montreal River 1920","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtwork by the Canadian artist J.E.H. 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