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C.W. Jefferys (48 Minute Version)

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Catalogue Number:  CIN015
Producer:  CineFocus
Producing Agencies:  CineFocus Canada Productions
Subject:  Arts, Biography, Canadian History, Canadian Politics, Canadian Social Studies, Documentary, Geography, Social Sciences
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2005
Running Time:  48:00


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C.W. Jefferys (1869-1951) was the first artist to take Canadian history and make it leap off the page and come to life. Before Jefferys, history was written down, but never illustrated in such a dramatic and refreshing way. As well as being a newspaper illustrator and historian, Jefferys was also an accomplished landscape artist and political cartoonist.

An inspiration for many artists, Jefferys played a hand in forming Canada’s most famous group of landscape painters, the Group of Seven. Even today, Jefferys remains Canada’s most reproduced artist and has influenced the work of Order of Canada recipient artist, Tony Urquhart, and comic book writer and illustrator, Chester Brown.

Through the artist’s own words, as read by passionate Canadian actor, Eric Peterson, expert opinions, and personal accounts from his daughters and grandson, this documentary provides a comprehensive look into Jefferys’ life and work and explains why he remains relevant for anyone interested in Canada’s political and cultural past.

Please click here for the 24 Minute version of this film.


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