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The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case

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The Group of Seven & Tom Thomson Forgeries

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In May 2016, Jon S. Dellandrea came into possession of a box of the last effects of an obscure artist, William Firth MacGregor. The contents of the box chronicled a major, and long forgotten, trial involving forgeries of the art of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven.

The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case takes readers back to 1962, a time when forgeries were turning up on gallery walls, in auction houses, and (unwittingly) being hung in the homes of luminaries across Canada. Inspector James Erskine, enlisting the help of A.J. Casson, the youngest living member of the Group of Seven, set out to discover where the forgeries were coming from. Fifty years later, Dellandrea follows Erskine’s hunt to the end, uncovering the masterminds behind the forgeries.

Lavishly illustrated with reproductions and archival images, The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case unravels the mystery of the greatest art fraud trial in Canadian history. Along the way, it also tells the story of a talented artist whose career might have been so very different.

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John S. Dellandrea

Jon S. Dellandrea is a senior fellow at Massey College, chair emeritus of the Art Canada Institute, and a Member of the Order of Canada. Dellandrea was born in northern Ontario and holds degrees from the Universities of Toronto and Oxford. He has worked as Vice-President and Chief Advancement Officer at the University of Toronto, as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Development and External Affairs) at Oxford University, Chancellor of Nipissing University, and as President and CEO of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Foundation.

Chapter	Contributors	Pages	Year	Price
Cast of Characters & Introduction Introduction by the author and a list people involved throughout the book. View	John S. Dellandrea	15	2022	$1.50
Chapter 1 : The Box The author details the start of his research by finding a box with papers, notebooks, poems, and essay once belonging to one of the main subjects and artists of the book, William Firth MacGregor. View	John S. Dellandrea	14	2022	$1.40
Chapter 2: A National Mystery, 1962 In 1962 the Canadian art market is flooded with forgeries of Group of Seven paintings available at auction causing concern from police, art critics and the public. View	John S. Dellandrea	14	2022	$1.40
Chapter 3: The Search For Truth, 1962-63 James Erskine begins to investigate and collect evidence into art forgeries being sold, discovering that art collectors were fraudulently selling an artists work as paintings from the Group of Seven. View	John S. Dellandrea	14	2022	$1.40
Chapter 4: Portrait of a Scottish Artist, 1896-1979 The details of William Firth MacGregor’s early life and career. View	John S. Dellandrea	10	2022	$1.00
Chapter 5: The Shadow Artist This chapter discuses the decline of William Firth MacGregor’s career and his hiatus between 1950-1960 View	John S. Dellandrea	10	2022	$1.00
Chapter 6: The Preliminary Inquiry Begins This chapter covers the first day of the inquiry of Leslie W. Lewis and Neil Sharkey’s fraud. Included in this chapter is witness testimony and further evidence, Leslie W. Lewis and Neil … View	John S. Dellandrea	18	2022	$1.80
Chapter 7: The Cross-Examination of A Canadian Icon In this chapter the Group of Seven member, A.Y. Jackson, testifies during the trial. View	John S. Dellandrea	8	2022	$0.80
Chapter 8: The Chambers Collection This chapter details the second day of the inquiry and the collection of Gordon Chambers, a key collection of evidence. View	John S. Dellandrea	18	2022	$1.80
Chapter 9: Authentic Opinions This chapter discusses the third day of the trail as experts, Group of Seven members, and other witnesses called to testify. View	John S. Dellandrea	12	2022	$1.20
Chapter 10: William Firth MacGregor and the End of the Inquiry In this chapter the inquiry concludes with the testimony of William MacGregor and his unintentional involvement in the fraudulent Group of Seven paintings being sold. View	John S. Dellandrea	10	2022	$1.00
Chapter 11: Where are the Fakes , Chapter Twelve: Caveat Emptor The author discusses his research on the whereabouts of the fake paintings as well as his research and conversations with key figures in the case who are still alive. View	John S. Dellandrea	16	2022	$1.60
Chapter 12: Caveat Emptor The author concludes the art fraud case that took place in 1962-1964. The lasting impacts of this high profile case on the secondary Canadian art market is also discussed. View	John S. Dellandrea	3	2022	$0.30

The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case

The Group of Seven & Tom Thomson Forgeries

Contributors

John S. Dellandrea

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