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New room for our works of Art, That's leftover political folk art pasted on the hoarding, above, around the construction site of the new addition to t(...)
New room for our works of Art, That's leftover political folk art pasted on the hoarding, above, around the construction site of the new addition to t(...)

New room for our works of Art, That's leftover political folk art pasted on the hoarding, above, around the construction site of the new addition to t(...)

Date1/4/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: New room for our works of Art; That's leftover political folk art pasted on the hoarding; above; around the construction site of the new addition to the Art Gallery of Ontario; on Dundas St. W. Inside; carpenter Andy Moller; below; is part of the construction crew at work on a $17;900;000 program to increase the gallery's size over five and a half times by 1975. In background is part of antiquated old gallery.
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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_0109315F
New room for our works of Art, That's leftover political folk art pasted on the hoarding, above, around the construction site of the new addition to t(...)
New room for our works of Art, That's leftover political folk art pasted on the hoarding, above, around the construction site of the new addition to t(...)
1/3/1973
Focal point: Art gallery owner Bernie Taylor works in his kitchen, above, with Duncan Phyfe drop-leaf table, painted with primitive folk art.
Focal point: Art gallery owner Bernie Taylor works in his kitchen, above, with Duncan Phyfe drop-leaf table, painted with primitive folk art.
9/26/1980
So that's how it's done. In what is believed to be the first time a major art exhibit has been staged at a regional shopping mall, about 125 works of (...)
So that's how it's done. In what is believed to be the first time a major art exhibit has been staged at a regional shopping mall, about 125 works of (...)
5/31/1976
Relaxing room, Norm Perry's study, above, is a sunny plant-filled space where walls are accented by colorful works of art. From the vantage point of a(...)
Relaxing room, Norm Perry's study, above, is a sunny plant-filled space where walls are accented by colorful works of art. From the vantage point of a(...)
9/20/1982
Mayor Art Eggleton, above, turned up with his wife, Brenda, who wore a basic beige georgette dress that's five years old
Mayor Art Eggleton, above, turned up with his wife, Brenda, who wore a basic beige georgette dress that's five years old
5/18/1982
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting. 
Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere; "My dear Smith; I want the enclosed sheet to be pasted on the flyleaf of the first volume of a set of my works..."
March 10, 1905
Office jobs with a view: Six specialists at the Ontario Gallery of Art spread over two rooms spend their days painstakingly restoring old works
Office jobs with a view: Six specialists at the Ontario Gallery of Art spread over two rooms spend their days painstakingly restoring old works
9/14/1989
Office jobs with a view: Six specialists at the Ontario Gallery of Art spread over two rooms spend their days painstakingly restoring old works
Office jobs with a view: Six specialists at the Ontario Gallery of Art spread over two rooms spend their days painstakingly restoring old works
9/14/1989
The new addition to the Ontario College of Art, Toronto
The new addition to the Ontario College of Art, Toronto
11/14/1915
Closed: Dull green hoarding wraps itself around the crumbling Corinthian columns, decaying lower roofs and overgrown gardens that hold many memories of a more relaced era
Closed: Dull green hoarding wraps itself around the crumbling Corinthian columns, decaying lower roofs and overgrown gardens that hold many memories of a more relaced era
8/17/1979
A brief visitor to Toronto yesterday, sculptor Henry Moore looked in on placing of some of his works in the new Henry Moore Centre of the Art Gallery (...)
A brief visitor to Toronto yesterday, sculptor Henry Moore looked in on placing of some of his works in the new Henry Moore Centre of the Art Gallery (...)
10/21/1974
A panel by Walter Yarwood is among the 29 art works bought by the Ontario government for its new building
A panel by Walter Yarwood is among the 29 art works bought by the Ontario government for its new building
12/13/1968