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Author investigates the many deaths of Tom Thomson

Author Gregory Klages explores the mystery of artist Tom Thomson's death in new book

On July 8, 1917, renowned Canadian artist Tom Thomson, 39, disappeared during a canoe trip on Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park. His body was discovered eight days later. Today his death is still shrouded in mystery: was it an accident, suicide or murder? Where are his remains buried? An instructor at the University of Guelph-Humber,

Behind the lens: watch Greg Denton paint the final canvas in a 100-portrait project

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As the city’s 2015 artist-in-residence, Denton was commissioned to complete a public art project marking the centennial of the writing of In Flanders Fields by Guelph poet John McCrae. For “100 Portraits/100 Poppies: Sitting in Remembrance,” Denton, an instructor in U of G’s School of Fine Art and Music, painted portraits of local military personnel,

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Author investigates the many deaths of Tom Thomson

Behind the lens: watch Greg Denton paint the final canvas in a 100-portrait project

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