Tom Thomson (1877-1917) occupies a prominent position in Canada\'s national culture and has become a celebrated icon for his magnificent landscapes as well as for his brief life and mysterious death.
Originally a commercial artist, Thomson.
The shy, enigmatic Artist and woodsman\'s innovative painting style produced such seminal Canadian images as The Jack Pine and The West Wind , while his untimely drowning nearly a century ago is still a popular subject of fierce debate.
Tom Thomson (1877-1917) occupies a prominent position in Canada\'s national culture and has become a celebrated icon for his magnificent landscapes as well as for his brief life and mysterious death