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Tom Thomson photographs

File contains a studio portrait ([1907]) of Tom Thomson; a photo (dated 1914) of Thomson with Lismer in a canoe (4 copies, one a detail); four photos (dated 1923) of lakes in Algonquin Park, Ont.; photos of the Tom Thomson Memorial Cairn (Canoe Lake, Ont.); and other photos. Most are annotated on verso.

Covers by unidentified artists

File contains 20 magazine covers by unidentified artists. The cover of Chic Parisien from the Atelier Bachwitz may have been used as a wrapper rather than being intended as an item in the collection. Covers are sorted alphabetically by magazine title; arrangement, by box-folder: 8-4) British Columbia magazine-Vanity fair; 8-5) Vogue.British Columbia magazine, June 1911;Chic Parisien, "Le Grand Tailleur," ca. 1911 (Atelier Bachwitz);Dress & Vanity fair, Sept. 1913, Dec. 1913 (signed "WDT"); The fashionist, Nov. 1922 (signed "ABP"); Harper's bazar, July 1916, Apr. 1923; Motoring, Mar. 1911; Vanity fair, Jan. 1914 (signed "WDT"), Dec. 1918, Sept. 1922, Oct. 1922;Vogue, 18 Apr. 1907, Feb. 1 1912, Apr. 1 1912 (signed "AL"), Sept. 15 1912 (unidentified monogram), Feb. 15 1913, Sept. 15 1914, Feb. 15 1915, Sept. 1 1915, Feb. 1 1916.

Maud Yarker Sketchbook

  • LA.SC129
  • Discrete item
  • [191-]?

The sketchbook contains 27 naturalistic watercolours of Canadian wildflowers painted by Maud Yarker, with 1 partial (torn) sheet of watercolour possibly detached from another sketchbook.

Yarker, Maud

Edward Penfield

File contains 4 magazine covers, some signed with his monogram, by Edward Penfield (1866-1925) from Collier's, Sept. 11 1909 and Sept. 4 1915, The ladies' home journal, Aug. 1908 and The literary digest, Oct. 30 1909.

Rugs

Series consists of 3 handmade hooked rugs by Florence Vale.

Vale, Florence

Florence Vale fonds

  • LA.SC110
  • Fonds
  • 1909-2006

Fonds consists of records relating to the life and work of Florence Vale. Textual materials include correspondence, records of exhibitions, and documentation of her artwork. Visual materials include photographic documentation of the artist, her family, friends, and her work; drawings, etchings, rugs, and box construction art pieces and dolls. Also includes are media materials in the form of audio reels and a videocassette.
Contains series:

  1. Documentation of Artwork
  2. Publicity Materials
  3. Correspondence
  4. Photographs
  5. Drawings and Etchings
  6. Poems by Florence Vale and Others
  7. Artist’s bookworks
  8. Audio reels of the singing and poetry readings of Florence Vale
  9. Video Documentary on Florence Vale
  10. Dolls and Box Constructions
  11. Rugs

Vale, Florence

Stencil designs

27 designs in pencil on paper and 1 stencil cut in heavy paper. The designs include borders, corner designs, book covers, etc. The verso of one sheet contains the first page of an undated draft letter in Kathleen Munn’s hand to her mother evidently en route to Buffalo and Boston in which she mentions a visit to Elbert Hubbard’s studio in East Aurora NY, and a scheme to make money.

The Reeses

File contains 7 magazine covers (including duplicates) by Emily Shaw Reese (b. 1886) and Walter Oswald Reese (1889-1943) from Scribner's magazine, May 1910 and Sept. 1910, Vanity fair, July 1914 and Mar. 1915 and Vogue, May 15 1915.

[Photographs: family, Poland]

Most of the photographs in this file depict Kielce, Poland; date is estimated to be 1960s based on clothing and other image details. Family photographs include apparent vintage print and several copies of family group as above; image of Iskowitz's mother (?) and unidentified woman; unidentified family group apparently from 1910s. One photograph depicts men in concentration camp uniforms, Iskowitz not apparently among them.

Gershon Iskowitz fonds

  • LA.SC114
  • Fonds
  • [191-?]-1988

Fonds consists of personal and professional records of Gershon Iskowitz, including photographic documentation of his family and early life, self and studio, and works of art; publicity material including newspaper clippings about his career; personal artefacts such as identity documents; a small amount of personal correspondence; and a condolence book signed at his memorial service.
Contains series:

  1. Photographs
  2. Publicity material
  3. Identity documents
  4. Personal correspondence and notes
  5. Writings about the artist
  6. Sketch and notes for Northern Lights Septet #3
  7. Audiovisual records
  8. Artist’s palettes
  9. Condolence book

Iskowitz, Gershon

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