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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 (...)

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 (...)

Date9/11/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 Gallery of Ontario; to represent the province at The Canadian Canavas exhibition. The exhibition opened at the AGO today and Craven is one of 46 artists from around the country whose works offer fresh discoveries; says Star art critic Gary Michael Dault.
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David Craven's huge canvases shot him to a position of eminence among Canadian artists, says art critic Gary Michael Dault. He still makes lavish use (...)
David Craven's huge canvases shot him to a position of eminence among Canadian artists, says art critic Gary Michael Dault. He still makes lavish use (...)
12/14/1977
Alvin Balkind, with painting by Claude Tonsignant
Alvin Balkind, with painting by Claude Tonsignant
12/11/1974
Artist art Ross and his wife, Anne, look over his paintings in the trailer which is their home for six months of the year. The couple spent the summer(...)
Artist art Ross and his wife, Anne, look over his paintings in the trailer which is their home for six months of the year. The couple spent the summer(...)
10/15/1974
Colville brushes up. Artist Alex Colville is brushing up his paintings, preparing for the First Major Retrospective of his work, at The Art Gallery of(...)
Colville brushes up. Artist Alex Colville is brushing up his paintings, preparing for the First Major Retrospective of his work, at The Art Gallery of(...)
7/11/1983
David Craven's career is at a crossroad, not with his painting that's in hand, but in terms of where to show and when, says The Star's Gary Michael Dault
David Craven's career is at a crossroad, not with his painting that's in hand, but in terms of where to show and when, says The Star's Gary Michael Dault
12/31/1974
Fred S. Haines, Principal of the Ontario College of Art and Art Commissioner for the C.N.E., with one of the paintings at the C.N.E. show
Fred S. Haines, Principal of the Ontario College of Art and Art Commissioner for the C.N.E., with one of the paintings at the C.N.E. show
9/5/1936
Keeping Canadian art alive. Paterson Ewen, 62, has an exhibition of gouged plywood paintings opening at the Art Gallery of Ontario that rank among the(...)
Keeping Canadian art alive. Paterson Ewen, 62, has an exhibition of gouged plywood paintings opening at the Art Gallery of Ontario that rank among the(...)
1/13/1988
Artist David Craven with his work
Artist David Craven with his work
12/31/1974
Ardent student: Jack Elmes' neighbors often bring him birds they find dead and he keeps them in the freezer so he can study their plumage for his paintings
Ardent student: Jack Elmes' neighbors often bring him birds they find dead and he keeps them in the freezer so he can study their plumage for his paintings
5/22/1980
Youthful first-nighters Kevin Davie, 8, and his sister Karin, 6, are shown one of the paintings of French artist Edouard Vuillard at the opening of hi(...)
Youthful first-nighters Kevin Davie, 8, and his sister Karin, 6, are shown one of the paintings of French artist Edouard Vuillard at the opening of hi(...)
9/10/1971
New collection of paintings by artist David Samila, all untitled, are currently on display at Bau-Xi gallery on Dundas St. W. Samila cuts plywood rect(...)
New collection of paintings by artist David Samila, all untitled, are currently on display at Bau-Xi gallery on Dundas St. W. Samila cuts plywood rect(...)
3/10/1976
A featured work in the exhibition of Group of Seven paintings, which opened at the Art Gallery of Ontario last night, is the portrait of Barker Fairle(...)
A featured work in the exhibition of Group of Seven paintings, which opened at the Art Gallery of Ontario last night, is the portrait of Barker Fairle(...)
3/23/1970