Waits for her touch

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Waits for her touch

Date4/11/1980

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Slaughter, Mike (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Waits for her touch: Mary Fisher's loom stands in the studio of her Rosedale house; seldom empty; holding half-finished tapestries of vibrant color. Fisher uses the beauty of her 100-acre farm to weave works of art on display at Pollock Gallery next month.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019616F

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