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Some designs for H.D. Thoreau’s Walden

Series comprises a portfolio of ink drawings made in Toronto in 1933 for Thoreau MacDonald’s planned illustrated edition of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden (originally published: Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854), and a volume (booklet) of pencil sketches of the layouts of the book. A note pasted inside the front cover of the portfolio, written by MacDonald, indicates the scope of the project, which was to have
included some 60 designs for the book.

Macdonald, Thoreau

Vaseline/Vazaleen/Vazoween posters

Series consists of posters commissioned or designed by Will Munro for his Vazaleen event, which ran 1999-2009. The name of the event was originally “Vaseline,” but the spelling was changed in response to threatened legal action by Unilever, which owns the brand. The majority of these posters were designed and silk-screened by Michael Comeau for Will Munro.

Munro, Will

Moustache posters

Series consists of posters created by Will Munro for his “Moustache” series of events, 2005-2006.

Munro, Will

NO T.O. posters

Series consists of posters created by Will Munro for his “No T.O.” series of events, 2004-2008.

Munro, Will

Correspondence and related documentation

Series consists of correspondence with Avrom Isaacs, a photocopied typescript of "Out of the Park: Modernist Painting in Toronto 1950-1980" by Barrie Hale, and Dennis Burton’s curriculum vitae.

Burton, Dennis

Record books

Series comprises bound notebooks in which Jack Bush recorded notes on his paintings between 1930 and 1976. Beginning in 1957, some descriptions include thumbnail drawings. The notes include titles, dimensions, dates, some purchasers and other details of the paintings.

Bush, Jack

Members and associate members files

Series consists of artists’ CVs, artist statements, photographs and slides of the artists’ work, exhibition invitations, pamphlets and catalogues and published material about the artists from other sources, press releases and reviews who were members or associate members of the organization. Individual files contain some or all of these; the presence of slides or photographs is noted. Arrangement is alphabetical by artist name with the members followed by the associate members as indicated in the file titles.

Workscene Gallery

Exhibition files

Series consists of material related to various exhibitions and includes invitations, artist lists, brochures, guest books, photographs, slides, negatives, contact sheets, press clippings, press releases, grant application materials related to specific exhibitions and one video tape. Individual files contain some or all of these; the presence of photographs, slides, negatives, contact sheets or video tapes is noted. The guest books span multiple shows and are grouped in the final file. The files are arranged roughly chronologically with files for each year containing materials from smaller exhibitions and separate files for larger exhibitions. Within the files the materials are arranged chronologically where possible with exceptions noted.

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