The story of Painters Eleven, the brilliant, flamboyant group of Toronto-based Abstract Expressionist painters. This volume covers a major period in Canadian art history in vivid, intimate detail. Nowell accompanies her story with 279 full-colour images of Painters Eleven artworks and 75 archival photographs of the artists in their milieu.

Tom Hodgson (1924-2006) -- Jack Bush (1909-1977) -- Tough early years -- William Ronald (1926-1998) -- Alexandra Luke (1901-1967) -- The founding of Painters Eleven -- Oscar Cahén (1916-1956) -- Harold Town (1924-1990) -- Painters Eleven in New York -- Jock Macdonald (1897-1960) -- Ray Mead (1921-1998) -- Hortense Gordon (1886-1961) -- Art collectors and dealers -- Walter Yarwood (1917-1996) -- Kazuo Nakamura (1926-2002) -- The disbanding of Painters Eleven.