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Award-winning artist Agnes Ivan finds widespread apathy to abstract art
Award-winning artist Agnes Ivan finds widespread apathy to abstract art

Award-winning artist Agnes Ivan finds widespread apathy to abstract art

Date6/30/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Award-winning artist Agnes Ivan finds widespread apathy to abstract art. When she displays a painting like this plain canvas with a border; the 23-year-old Hungarian-born painter is often asked: When are you going to finish it?
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0103934F
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