Florence Vale, Canadian artist, was born on April 18, 1909 in llford, Essex, England and died on July 23, 2003 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her family immigrated to Toronto two years after her birth, where she grew up with an interest in music. She married artist Albert Franck on June 8, 1929, and together they bought a house on Hazelton Avenue in Toronto which became a centre for artists, writers, musicians, and critics. Florence Vale was the mother of two children, Trudy (who died as an infant) and Anneke.
Florence Vale began to paint with her husband’s paints and brushes in the late 1940’s with no previous artistic training-only what she had learned under the influence of her husband and the artists who visited her home. Her art was influenced by Surrealism, Cubism, Expressionism, and the works of Paul Klee. After her husband’s death in 1973, Florence Vale continued to express her artistic ability with oil paints, collages, and ink, also including her own poetry in some of her works. Many of her works, most prominently after the death of her husband, were erotic, while still viewed by critics as keeping a whimsical, innocent tone. Her art appeared in exhibitions throughout Ontario, with exhibitions also in Quebec and New York, U.S.A. She was associated with the Gadatsy Gallery, Toronto.
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Edward P. Taylor Library and Archives, Art Gallery of Ontario
Series consists of photographs, copies, and print reproductions of Florence Vale’s artwork. Series includes slides of artwork kept by Florence Vale. Series includes a list of the artworks of Florence Vale, and documentation of artwork sales and transfers of possession.
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Copyright is held by the heirs of Florence Vale. Copyright belonging to other parties, such as that of photographs, may still rest with the creator of these items.
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Containing photocopies and photographs of Florence Vale's works. All of the reproductions are loosely placed in photo album sleeves. All reproductions are numbered to correspond with the master list of the works of Florence Vale. The sleeves were originally contained in a black vinyl 3-ring binder.
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containing photocopies and photographs of Florence Vale's works. All of the reproductions are loosely placed in photo album sleeves. All reproductions are numbered to correspond with the master list of the works of Florence Vale. The sleeves were originally contained in a black vinyl 3-ring binder.
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Containing photocopies and photographs of Florence Vale's works. All of the reproductions are loosely placed in photo album sleeves. All reproductions are numbered to correspond with the master list of the works of Florence Vale. The sleeves were originally contained in a black vinyl 3-ring binder.
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File was originally kept in a black 3-ring binder and was rehoused for preservation reasons. Slides are numbered to correspond with the master list of the works of Florence Vale.
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File was originally kept in a black 3-ring binder and was rehoused for preservation reasons. Slides are numbered to correspond with the master list of the works of Florence Vale.
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File was originally kept in a black 3-ring binder and was rehoused for preservation reasons. Slides are numbered to correspond with the master list of the works of Florence Vale.
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File was originally kept in a black 3-ring binder and was rehoused for preservation reasons. Slides are numbered to correspond with the master list of the works of Florence Vale. Note: the slides in this file have not been rehoused in appropriate sleeves due to lack of resources as of April 11, 2012, and should be put into appropriate sleeves when the resources become available.
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File consists of Xerox copies of photographs of Florence Vale's works. Pictures are numbered to correspond with the master list of the works of Florence Vale. The copies were originally contained in a black vinyl 3-ring binder.
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File contains artwork sales records.
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File contains a ledger of gallery sales.
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File consists of a list of the works of Florence Vale prepared by Julie and Stephen Gadascy.
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