David P. Silcox has received the Order of Canada and a Governor General’s Award for his many contributions to all the disciplines of the arts in Canada. He has written several award-winning books: Painting Place: The Life and Work of David B. Milne; Tom Thomson: The Silence and the Storm (with Harold Town); The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson; and Christopher Pratt, as well as numerous articles, catalogues, and reviews on artists and the arts. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.