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THE WOMEN OF BEAVER HALL: CANADIAN MODERNIST PAINTERS
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Evelyn Walters
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Nora Collyer Emily Coonan Prudence Heward Mabel Lockerby Henrietta Mabel May Kathleen Morris Lilias Torrance Newton Sarah Robertson Anne Savage Ethel Seath
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Fine Art's Department, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
CANADIAN ART IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Special Topic: The Life and Work of Anne Savage (offered by Alena M. Buis)
This course examines the career of Anne Savage within the context of twentieth century Canadian art. A member of the Beaver Hall Group and closely linked to the Group of Seven, Savage was an influential artist and educator.
Although the registration date may have passed, it would be worthwhile to explore similar courses offered in the future.
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THE HOUSE OF COMMONS HERITAGE COLLECTION
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada
Several portraits by Beaver Hall artist Lilias Torrance Newton are on view in the House of Commons. Look for The Honourable William Ross Macdonald (1951) and The Honourable Alan Aylesworth Macnaughton (~1964) in the Speakers' Gallery and for Queen Elizabeth II (1957) in the Centre Block.
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The Virtual Museum of Canada has an online learning centre for teachers and students. It provides access to museum collections in the form of digital learning resources created by educators and museum professionals. It is bilingual and is full of content from the fields of art, science, social studies and more.
Teachers:
Craft lesson plans by drawing from authoritative and copyright free texts, images, audio clips, animations and video clips of museums' treasures.
Students:
You're invited to learn, create and interact with your teacher and classmates in this secure, moderated and user-freindly domain.
Of special interest is the lesson plan Women Artists in North America: Land and Space which includes Anne Savage and Prudence Heward of the Beaver Hall Group.
Image: Prudence Heward, The Blue Church, Prescott
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ANNE SAVAGE: CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL 
This website, devoted to the Beaver Hall Group's Anne Savage, is an excellent resource for students, researchers and collectors. Put together under the direction of Leah Sherman, the site includes archival documents, several images of works found in galleries across Canada , a slide library, a detailed bibliography and other background information.
Image: Anne Savage, Red House, Dorval, Musee Nationale des Beauxs-Arts du Quebec
CANADIAN PAINTING IN THE THIRTIES
CyberMuse, the National Gallery of Canada’s on-line research and educational website, has posted Canadian Painting in the Thirties which brings to life an important 1975 exhibition shown across the country about thirty three years ago. This study documents the development of Canadian modernist painting from the nationalism of early schools of landscape painting to the international trends of the 1940s. You can explore the cultural, social, economic and political factors that influenced artistic life in Canada during the thirties by browsing through archival images and documents. The exhibition catalogue, installation photographs, newspaper clippings, a film and interviews are some highlights of the collection. Look for the section on the Beaver Hall Group.
In addition to artworks featured in the original exhibition, Canadian Painting in the Thirties features many other related works from the National Gallery's collection.
Image: Paraskeva Clark , Self-Portrait , (cropped): from cover of catalogue, Canadian Painting in the Thirties
CANADIAN WOMEN ARTISTS HISTORY INITIATIVE 
Department of Art History
Concordia University, Montreal, QC
A collaborative endeavour that brings resources and researchers together in order to enhance scholarship on historical women artists in Canada . Included are Activities, Artists Database and a Documentation centre.
Image: Sarah Robertson, The Red Sleigh, 1924, Private Collection
75 King Street West, Gananoque, Ontario
You will find a charming B & B in Gananoque, not far from Fernbank, the summer place of Prudence Heward. Members of the Beaver Hall group were often guests of the Hewards and would entertain themselves with “painting picnics” in the countryside. Check out Janette Higgins’ review in The Best Places to B&B in Ontario: A Selective Guide: http://www.bbontario.com/bedbreakfastgananoquebeaverhall.cfm
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THE WOMEN OF BEAVER HALL: CANADIAN MODERNIST PAINTERS
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