Alexander Young Jackson (1882-1974)

A.Y. Jackson was a founding member of The Group of Seven. Born in Montreal, Jackson studied under William Brymner at The Art Association of Montreal, as well as in Chicago and Paris. Jackson grew up in difficult financial circumstances and the patronage of Dr. James MacCallum brought him to Toronto in 1914. He shared a studio with Tom Thomson and joined Thomson on painting excursions to Algonquin Park. Serving in the Canadian infantry in World War I, Jackson painted many wartime subjects. As a native of Montreal, Jackson was the linchpin in connecting Quebec artists with those in Ontario. He brought Edwin Holgate into the Group in 1929. From 1943 until 1949, he taught at The Banff School of Fine Arts. A prolific artist, Jackson painted subjects across Canada. In 1968 he suffered a severe stroke and moved to Kleinburg, where he lived with the McMichael family until his death in 1974.

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