"Another busman's holiday", complains Dr. Ogden at about 2 minutes in. A busman's holiday is a vacation or form of recreation that involves doing the same thing that one does at work. She was using a relatively new expression, as the first known use of busman's holiday was in 1893 in the UK. A busman (bus driver or conductor), to go off on a holiday, would on his salary most likely take an an excursion by bus, thereby engaging in a similar activity to his work.
The Group of Seven, also known as the Algonquin School, was a school of landscape painters. It was founded in 1920 as an organization of self-proclaimed modern artists and disbanded in 1933.
An artist commonly associated with the group was Tom Thomson (1877-1917). Although he died before its official formation, Thomson had a significant influence on the group. In an essay, Harris wrote that Thomson was "a part of the movement before we pinned a label on it"; Thomson's paintings The West Wind and The Jack Pine are two of the group's most iconic pieces.
An artist commonly associated with the group was Tom Thomson (1877-1917). Although he died before its official formation, Thomson had a significant influence on the group. In an essay, Harris wrote that Thomson was "a part of the movement before we pinned a label on it"; Thomson's paintings The West Wind and The Jack Pine are two of the group's most iconic pieces.