Leith in Grey County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Tom Thomson 1877-1917
Photographed by Doreen Thomson, July 15, 2016
1. Tom Thomson 1877-1917 Marker
One of Canada's most distinguished painters, Thomson was born at Claremont, Ontario County but two months later moved with his parents to Leith where he lived until the age of twenty-one. After working in Toronto as a commercial artist until 1913, he supplemented his limited income from painting and fulfilled his love for the Canadian wilderness, by serving as a guide and fire ranger in Algonquin Park. An exponent of a distinctive style of Canadian landscaped painting, Thomson influenced the work of the "Group of Seven". Among his better known paintings are "West Wind", "Jack Pine", "Spring Ice" and "Northern River". His brief career ended tragically in July 1917, when he was drowned in Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park.
Erected by Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 44° 37.298′ N, 80° 52.638′ W. Marker is in Leith, Ontario, in Grey County. It is on Tom Thomson Lane, on the right
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgian Bay Country and in Southwestern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Survey of the Great Lakes / Le levι des Grande lacs (approx. 8.4 kilometers away).
Regarding Tom Thomson 1877-1917.
Canadian Landscape Painter
Born Thomas John Thomson, August 5, 1877, Claremont, Ontario
Died July 8, 1917 (aged 39) by drowning at Canoe Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada
Additional keywords. Historic Leith Church
Photographed by Doreen Thomson, July 15, 2016
2. Tom Thomson 1877-1917 Marker
The Leith Church of Leith, Ontario can be seen to the right.
Photographed by Doreen Thomson, July 15, 2016
3. Tom Thomson's Headstone
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2020, by Doreen Thomson of Calgary, Alberta Canada. This page has been viewed 323 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2020, by Doreen Thomson of Calgary, Alberta Canada. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
