McMichael Art Collection Burial Grounds
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N 43° 50.550 W 079° 37.180
17T E 610959 N 4855305
The McMichael Art Collection Burial Grounds are located on the property of the McMichael Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario
Waymark Code: WM9JMF
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/26/2010
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The cemetary contains the gravesites of six members of the Group of Seven, a group of Canadian landscape painters in the 1920s, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J. E. H. MacDonald, and Frederick Varley. Tom Thomson (who died in 1917) and Emily Carr were also closely associated with the Group of Seven, though neither were ever official members. The Group of Seven is most famous for its paintings of the Canadian landscape. It was succeeded by the Canadian Group of Painters in the 1930s.
The graves of 5 original members are found here: Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Frank Johnston, Arthur Lismer and Fred Varley. A. J. Casson, a non-original member of the group (he replaced Frank Johnston) is also interred here.
2 othere graves are also on site. Robert McMichael and his wife Signe McMichael co-founders of the McMichael Art Collection are buried here as well.
The cemetery is located on the grounds of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Parking is available either on the McMichael grounds (cost is $5), or optional parking is in Binder Twine Park on Stegman's Mill Road (free).
McMichael Parking:
N 43° 50.548 W 079° 37.122
Free parking coords:
N 43° 50.689 W 079° 37.313
Then follow the signs to the McMichael Hiking Trails.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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