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Craftsman at work
Craftsman at work

Craftsman at work

Date1/18/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Craftsman at work: Despite many new techniques and materials; building is still a craft; says architect-columnist Leon Whiteson. But many question the architect's place in it.
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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_0005198F
Craftsman at work: Luigi D'Andrea, 67, works on a piece of wrought iron in his workshop in a laneway at Ossington Ave. and Bloor St. D'Andrea, who brought his skills from Italy, has been plying his trade in Toronto since 1949, but now demand for hand-made
Craftsman at work: Luigi D'Andrea, 67, works on a piece of wrought iron in his workshop in a laneway at Ossington Ave. and Bloor St. D'Andrea, who brought his skills from Italy, has been plying his trade in Toronto since 1949, but now demand for hand-made
6/15/1987
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Mon eith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.[Incomplete]
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Mon eith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.[Incomplete]
1/7/1976
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Moneith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching. Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.
Weaver Robert Cawood is at work at his loom in his shop The Village Weaver, at Church and Moneith Sts. The craftsman, who learned his skills in his native Yorkshire, England, has been teaching. Metro residents the crafts of spinning and weaving for 10 years. Classes run one night a week for three months.
1/7/1976
Wooden art: Craftsman Raymond Prince in work shop, creating beautifully-designed wooden boxes like one at right, called Rising Sun
Wooden art: Craftsman Raymond Prince in work shop, creating beautifully-designed wooden boxes like one at right, called Rising Sun
7/29/1980
Specification of the excavating and the masonry and bricklayers' works, labor and materials and other works, etc
Specification of the excavating and the masonry and bricklayers' works, labor and materials and other works, etc
1886?
Construction work on Bloor Street Viaduct, Pier E, Sep
Construction work on Bloor Street Viaduct, Pier E, Sep
1915
Lonely work. Welders and painters are at work on a three-storey Tippet-Richardson Ltd. warehouse, going up on Queen St. E., near the Don Valley. Busin(...)
Lonely work. Welders and painters are at work on a three-storey Tippet-Richardson Ltd. warehouse, going up on Queen St. E., near the Don Valley. Busin(...)
10/17/1990
Expert craftsman
Expert craftsman
4/15/1985
Caring craftsman: Mahogany woodwork on a turn-of-the-century grand piano is restored by Gary Sevier
Caring craftsman: Mahogany woodwork on a turn-of-the-century grand piano is restored by Gary Sevier
2/15/1988
Derek Maw, an antique furniture craftsman, serenades wife Linda and daughter Justine, 2, in their Brooklin area pioneer farmhouse
Derek Maw, an antique furniture craftsman, serenades wife Linda and daughter Justine, 2, in their Brooklin area pioneer farmhouse
3/10/1972
Master craftsman Jean-Francois Furieri fell in love with Canada on his honeymoon, returned later with his wife to open the family plaster business in Toronto.
Master craftsman Jean-Francois Furieri fell in love with Canada on his honeymoon, returned later with his wife to open the family plaster business in Toronto.
2/6/1989
Craftsman: Pasquale Cosentino, left, built this ceremonial chair for a Thornhill synagogue from sketches made by artist Ron Henig.
Craftsman: Pasquale Cosentino, left, built this ceremonial chair for a Thornhill synagogue from sketches made by artist Ron Henig.
10/6/1989