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McMichael Cemetery: Famous Artists Buried at an Art Gallery? Group of 7 Graves

McMichael Cemetery: Famous Artists Buried at an Art Gallery? Group of 7 Graves

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 This Canada Day Stephanie and Jocelyn explore the final resting place of the artists who created some of the most iconic images of Canada: the Group of Seven. Discover the graves of AJ Casson, Lawren Harris, AY Jackson, Arthur Lismer, Frederick Varley, Franz Johnston on the grounds of the McMichael Canadian Art Gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario.An art gallery is an unusual location for a cemetery but a visit to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection will explain it all! Join us as we take a virtual visit to the gallery and the cemetery on the grounds. Of course we can't forget the gift shop!Join us as we investigate Canadian cemeteries and discover what lies beneath. Dead Canadians Carved in Stone: the Canadian Cemetery Podcast.We have a full slate of content lined up but please do not hesitate to make suggestions in the comments below. Also let us know what you think of this video and where you have seen interesting headstones. Don’t forget to like and subscribe! We are new to making these videos and learning as we go so please leave a comment about any production or technical stuff. 0:00 Intro0:31 Where in the world is the McMichael Canadian Art Gallery?0:52 What is the McMichael Canadian Art Gallery?1:33 Cemetery2:00 Founding of the cemetery2:43 The Interments2:49 Franz Johnston3:16 Arthur Lismer3:40 FH Varley4:03 Lawren Harris4:29 AY Jackson4:51 AJ Casson5:14 Robert McMichael5:25 Signe McMichael5:37 The Grave Markers6:07 Summary6:23 OutroDead Canadians: http://deadcanadians.ca/McMichael Gallery: https://mcmichael.com/Main theme music: http://simoomsounds.com/Biography theme: https://www.estherabrami.com/#GroupOfSeven #FranzJohnston #ArthurLismer #FrederickVarley #LawrenHarris #AYJackson #AJCasson #cemetery #weirdcemeterylocation #unusualcemetery #CanadainArt #GroupOf7 Hosts: Stephanie Allen and Jocelyn GordonEquipment: Audio at cemetery: Rode Wireless Go II #RodeWirelessGoii Audio for voice over: Rode Videomic Go II #RodeVideomicGoiiCamera: GoPro Hero 7 Black & iPhone 11 #iPhone11
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