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Artist Frank de Matteis, 21, became intrigued with birds printed on the back of bubble gum cards when he was 11 and now borrows specimens from museums(...)
Artist Frank de Matteis, 21, became intrigued with birds printed on the back of bubble gum cards when he was 11 and now borrows specimens from museums(...)

Artist Frank de Matteis, 21, became intrigued with birds printed on the back of bubble gum cards when he was 11 and now borrows specimens from museums(...)

Date8/22/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Artist Frank de Matteis; 21; became intrigued with birds printed on the back of bubble gum cards when he was 11 and now borrows specimens from museums to better study their exact color. His paintings can be seen at Pollock Gallery.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0103790F
Don't worry, they're pickled. Dr. E. J. Crossman, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's department of ichthyology and herpetology, checks two sharks he has taken from an alcohol solution. He's making the checks as the museum moves 1 million fish specimens to a warehouse during renovations.
Don't worry, they're pickled. Dr. E. J. Crossman, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's department of ichthyology and herpetology, checks two sharks he has taken from an alcohol solution. He's making the checks as the museum moves 1 million fish specimens to a warehouse during renovations.
8/26/1977
Hundreds of rocks are displayed in the mineralogy department laboratory of the Royal Ontario Museum as Dr. Joseph Mandarino, head of the department, talks with 13-year-old Steven Berdock. Steven began collecting specimens two years ago and is proud of the display he has at home. The museum's collection is one of the fienst in North America and among the best ten in the world.
Hundreds of rocks are displayed in the mineralogy department laboratory of the Royal Ontario Museum as Dr. Joseph Mandarino, head of the department, talks with 13-year-old Steven Berdock. Steven began collecting specimens two years ago and is proud of the display he has at home. The museum's collection is one of the fienst in North America and among the best ten in the world.
1/8/1971
Ray Fischer, museum artist, working on a cyclorama setting for some of the new specimens
Ray Fischer, museum artist, working on a cyclorama setting for some of the new specimens
2/18/1933
Toronto artist Joan Hamilton-Smith has been known for her portraits and her paintings of old houses, but now she is taking birds and animals as her su(...)
Toronto artist Joan Hamilton-Smith has been known for her portraits and her paintings of old houses, but now she is taking birds and animals as her su(...)
2/25/1976
Gone! Erik Peters, Head of the picture department of Waddington's and the Bird's Nest, a Painting by 19th-century Belgian artist, Henry Campotosto. The picture sold for $11,000 in December
Gone! Erik Peters, Head of the picture department of Waddington's and the Bird's Nest, a Painting by 19th-century Belgian artist, Henry Campotosto. The picture sold for $11,000 in December
1/17/1980
Appeal 'Borrows' 70 Executives
Appeal 'Borrows' 70 Executives
9/10/1970
Spiritual leader: Rev. Diane Matthews is pastor of the Unity Centre of Light, a Christian-based church that borrows liberally from other religions and philosophies
Spiritual leader: Rev. Diane Matthews is pastor of the Unity Centre of Light, a Christian-based church that borrows liberally from other religions and philosophies
11/1/1989
Pick a card: Angelo Savelli, right, of Hamilton, and his son Mark set up shop with a part of Angelo's million-dollar bubble gum card collection yesterday at a collectables show in Scarborough
Pick a card: Angelo Savelli, right, of Hamilton, and his son Mark set up shop with a part of Angelo's million-dollar bubble gum card collection yesterday at a collectables show in Scarborough
1/24/1988
Studying rocks is a complicated business. Here Dr. Joseph Mandarino shows 13-year-old Steven Berdock how to operate an x-ray spectograph which is used by the museum for analyzing chemical materials in specimens.
Studying rocks is a complicated business. Here Dr. Joseph Mandarino shows 13-year-old Steven Berdock how to operate an x-ray spectograph which is used by the museum for analyzing chemical materials in specimens.
1/8/1971
Cleever the beaver is the hero of the new series of greeting cards designed by Mike Chortyk, art director of the Canadian subsidiary of Coutts-Hallmar(...)
Cleever the beaver is the hero of the new series of greeting cards designed by Mike Chortyk, art director of the Canadian subsidiary of Coutts-Hallmar(...)
12/23/1975
Birthday and everyday cards for hand colouring 1932
Birthday and everyday cards for hand colouring 1932
1932
Multiple sclerosis turned Kathy Harvey into a quadriplegic but her atrt adorns cards sold to help fellow sufferers
Multiple sclerosis turned Kathy Harvey into a quadriplegic but her atrt adorns cards sold to help fellow sufferers
12/13/1991