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Shifting the scene: Philip Monk says his main task as curator is to win more respect for contemporary Canadian art.
Shifting the scene: Philip Monk says his main task as curator is to win more respect for contemporary Canadian art.

Shifting the scene: Philip Monk says his main task as curator is to win more respect for contemporary Canadian art.

Date12/28/1984
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131062F
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
Reviving the giant: Paul Jacobus Erasmus, the 38-year-old bachelor president of Canadian Breweries Ltd., would like to find more time to spend on the finer details of investing $55 million which Canadian Breweries has available. He is leading the fight to life the beer giant from its present economic doldrums. His major task now, however, is to sell more beer in Canada and the United States.
Reviving the giant: Paul Jacobus Erasmus, the 38-year-old bachelor president of Canadian Breweries Ltd., would like to find more time to spend on the finer details of investing $55 million which Canadian Breweries has available. He is leading the fight to life the beer giant from its present economic doldrums. His major task now, however, is to sell more beer in Canada and the United States.
11/7/1970
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
Learning from past: Oliver Botar, who organized the Hungarians in Canada exhibition, says he now identifies with contemporary Hungarian-Canadian achievers.
Learning from past: Oliver Botar, who organized the Hungarians in Canada exhibition, says he now identifies with contemporary Hungarian-Canadian achievers.
11/9/1989
Lifetime achievement. Avrom Isaacs, art dealer and champion of contemporary Canadian art [Incomplete]
Lifetime achievement. Avrom Isaacs, art dealer and champion of contemporary Canadian art [Incomplete]
9/10/1992
Former chief curator of the Louvre in Paris, 70-year-old Germain Bazin - along with his 15,000-volume library - is now setting in at York University, with a five-year contract (at $25,000 a year) as research professor of fine arts. He will also be writing books.
Former chief curator of the Louvre in Paris, 70-year-old Germain Bazin - along with his 15,000-volume library - is now setting in at York University, with a five-year contract (at $25,000 a year) as research professor of fine arts. He will also be writing books.
4/1/1971
Proof only editor Victor Coleman. He says new art magazine will take people to task
Proof only editor Victor Coleman. He says new art magazine will take people to task
11/20/1973
Minorities who excel are readily embraced by the Canadian establishment, says Joseph Chiappetta, a lawyer and community leader of Metro's Italian community. You have to be better than average to be recognized, he said. But this is part of life. You earn recognition and respect. [Incomplete]
Minorities who excel are readily embraced by the Canadian establishment, says Joseph Chiappetta, a lawyer and community leader of Metro's Italian community. You have to be better than average to be recognized, he said. But this is part of life. You earn recognition and respect. [Incomplete]
10/2/1985
Cheaper cars: Mel Stein, president of AHA, says it's his state-of-the-art Brampton plant, not subsidies, that allows him to sell strech limousines more cheeply than his U
Cheaper cars: Mel Stein, president of AHA, says it's his state-of-the-art Brampton plant, not subsidies, that allows him to sell strech limousines more cheeply than his U
9/20/1989
Corporate art collector: Ron LOngstaffe of Canadian Forest Products says mistakes in buying art are unavoidable but they'll teach you more about you taste, Whatever you pick, he emphasizes, Don't ever worry whether it matches your drapes
Corporate art collector: Ron LOngstaffe of Canadian Forest Products says mistakes in buying art are unavoidable but they'll teach you more about you taste, Whatever you pick, he emphasizes, Don't ever worry whether it matches your drapes
8/15/1980
William Philip Rowley, who says he is philosophi cally closer to the Waffle movement than to the main body of the NDP, believes that it's time socialists lived their faith, and not just talked about it
William Philip Rowley, who says he is philosophi cally closer to the Waffle movement than to the main body of the NDP, believes that it's time socialists lived their faith, and not just talked about it
11/10/1970
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
Scotty Dunbar, a guard at Canadian Tire's Brampton warehouse, says the company's profit-sharing plan has given him incomparable security for his old age. Dunbar, 49, has used his equity in Canadian Tire shares to pay off his mortgage and start a business that later failed. He still has more than $120,000 left. He hopes to retire in few years.
6/18/1975