Algoma Hilltop by J. E. H. MacDonald

Fine Art Print by Group of Seven

Algoma Hilltop by J. E. H. MacDonald

Group of Seven
Fine Art Print
Giclée on Watercolor Paper
24 × 20 in

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Artwork Description

Born in Durham, England in 1873. MacDonald came to Canada as a teen with his English mother and Canadian father (1887). He started to study art in Hamilton and Toronto. MacDonald worked at a Toronto commercial art firm, Grip Ltd., from 1895 to 1911. There he became the art director and is well known for his excellent commercial design work. He supervised many artists including Frank Johnston, Tom Thompson, Arthur Lismer and Franklin Carmichael. Mac Donald was the oldest and a founding member of the Group of Seven.