1. Nation Report: Culture
Canada Part II
By Tiffany Jacobs
HIST 141 (#71154)

2. Canada Architecture
• Heavily influenced by the First Nations
• Semi-nomadic Aboriginal people
• Arrival of Europeans brought Baroque
architecture
• Cape Cod style cottages emerged
throughout the region
• Germany & Switzerland influence could
be seen
• Most notably in Lunenburg
• Georgian style was popular before the
revolution
• Victorian architecture took hold in the
mid-19th century
• Modern day styles mimic great cities like
New York and Chicago, with high rises
• Known as an International Style

3. Canada Art
• Dominated by Tom Thomson
• Canada’s most famous painter
• Brief career spanned one decade
• Died at age 39 in 1917
• Primarily painted Canadian
landscapes as seen below
• Was a member of the Group of
Seven
• Nationalistic and idealistic group
of five artists

4. Canada Film
• Toronto International Film Festival
• One of most prestigious, world renowned film
festivals
• Founded in 1976
• Competes with Cannes
• Hollywood prefers the easy-going, non-
competitive nature
• Creates Oscar buzz for winning films
• Canada home to many well known actors and
actresses
• Michael J Fox
• Jim Carrey
• Ryan Reynolds
• Mike Meyers
• Seth Rogen
• Rachel McAdams
• Anna Paquin

5. Sources
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Inter
national_Film_Festival
 www.google.com