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St. Anne's Church

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted September, 2006

On the left side of the entrance to this church on Gladstone Avenue is a plaque from the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Here's what it tells us:

Coordinates: 43.650683 -79.4303

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St. Anne's vibrant wall paintings make this church a place of national historic significance. They were executed in 1923 by ten Toronto artists, including J.E.H. MacDonald, F. Varley and F. Carmichael from the Group of Seven. Their decorative composition inspired by Byzantine art, complements the church's architectural style chosen in 1907 by Canon Lawrence Skey, the rector for more than 30 years. The art reflects the revival of mural decoration in the late 19th century, and is also a manifestation of the Arts and Crafts movement which united painting and sculpture with architecture.

Another plaque at this location
St. Anne's Anglican Church

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