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Art of persuasion
Art of persuasion

Art of persuasion

Date9/10/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Art of persuasion: Nina Wright specializes in using a mean verbal crowbar on corporate wallets to pry loose cold cash for culture. She's responsible for art in the subways, bringing King Tut to Toronto and the Thomson Hall party tonight. She's a marriage broker between business and the arts.
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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_0090176F
Friendly persuasion: Fairview Mall security supervisor Gordon Garrett stops to chat with teenag ...
Friendly persuasion: Fairview Mall security supervisor Gordon Garrett stops to chat with teenagers who frequent the mall after school. The key to preventing problems, Garrett says, is trying to understand the younger crowd and making them aware of what is acceptable behavior.
5/28/1985
Friendly persuasion wasn't enough to get tenant Jane Barnett out of Rochdale College yesterday, so Metro police had to carry her. It took four policem(...)
Friendly persuasion wasn't enough to get tenant Jane Barnett out of Rochdale College yesterday, so Metro police had to carry her. It took four policem(...)
5/30/1975
Persuasion. Ray Collington has the secret of success in the advertising World
Persuasion. Ray Collington has the secret of success in the advertising World
3/24/1981
John McCracken is a Los Angeles sculptor whose exhibition at the Ontario Art Gallery presents a new aspect of minimal art, the art of simple shapes: M(...)
John McCracken is a Los Angeles sculptor whose exhibition at the Ontario Art Gallery presents a new aspect of minimal art, the art of simple shapes: M(...)
2/7/1969
Art for art's sake. Toronto mayor Art Eggleton does some wind-blown campaigning at the DAvisville subway station yesterday in his bid to keep the seat he's held since 1980
Art for art's sake. Toronto mayor Art Eggleton does some wind-blown campaigning at the DAvisville subway station yesterday in his bid to keep the seat he's held since 1980
10/18/1988
Tom Thomson's 'The West Wind' is almost a sacred icon of Canadian art, says Dennis Reid (above), curator of historical Canadian art at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Tom Thomson's 'The West Wind' is almost a sacred icon of Canadian art, says Dennis Reid (above), curator of historical Canadian art at the Art Gallery of Ontario
1/3/1989
Mrs. Loeb has been active in promoting art appreciation. She is to evaluate early Canadian art at Art gallery of Ontario
Mrs. Loeb has been active in promoting art appreciation. She is to evaluate early Canadian art at Art gallery of Ontario
7/27/1973
It's called modern art. A spectator takes a long, puzzled look at an example of modern art exhibited at the Gears sculpture exhibition at City Hall on Friday. The proceeds go to Hadassah
It's called modern art. A spectator takes a long, puzzled look at an example of modern art exhibited at the Gears sculpture exhibition at City Hall on Friday. The proceeds go to Hadassah
9/27/1971
Art's on the move. In an exclusive interview with Star columnist Joan Sutton, Art Eggleton, 37, says that after serving 11 years on council he has gai(...)
Art's on the move. In an exclusive interview with Star columnist Joan Sutton, Art Eggleton, 37, says that after serving 11 years on council he has gai(...)
10/30/1980
Art dealer in court. Art gallery owner Dorothy Cameron and her lawyer, Meredith Fleming, leave city hall court yesterday after hearing of obscenity ch(...)
Art dealer in court. Art gallery owner Dorothy Cameron and her lawyer, Meredith Fleming, leave city hall court yesterday after hearing of obscenity ch(...)
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The arts: Ted Cheung, Toronto artist and teacher: The arts are an effective means to join the Chinese identity with the rest of Toronto
The arts: Ted Cheung, Toronto artist and teacher: The arts are an effective means to join the Chinese identity with the rest of Toronto
8/18/1983
An artist still to find fame, David Craven, stands before two of his paintings chosen by Alvin Balkind, former curator of contemporary art at the Art (...)
An artist still to find fame, David Craven, stands before two of his paintings chosen by Alvin Balkind, former curator of contemporary art at the Art (...)
9/11/1975