1940s as well as more intimate examinations of a river valley, the bright blue of the water contrasting with snow-laden banks. His subjects range from the pastoral countryside of the Wyebridge area, to northern Quebec, and the Northwest Territories. He had begun to hold regular solo exhibitions in the 1920s and his paintings found a great following among the public. Unlike many Canadian artists, Johnston was able to achieve considerable financial success in his own lifetime. He was made an associate member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He was also a member of the Ontario Society of Artists. His work is in many public collections such as the National Gallery of Canada. He died in Toronto in 1949 and buried with fellow members of the Group of Seven at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection museum grounds in Kleinburg, Ontario. In 1969, he was given a Medal by the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts for being a member of the Group of Seven. Of his four children, two were artists: Francis-Anne Johnston and Paul Roderick. A retrospective of his work was organized at the Rothmans Art Gallery, Stratford (today called Gallery Stratford) in 1970. References Further reading External links A brief history of the Canadian Group of Seven CBC Digital Archives - The Group of Seven: Painters in the Wilderness Ontario Plaques - Franz Johnston 1888 births 1949 deaths 20th-century Canadian painters Canadian male painters Artists from Toronto Artists from Winnipeg Canadian landscape painters Group of Seven (artists) Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts OCAD University faculty 20th-century Canadian male artists