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No escape

Date6/3/1986

Names

Atwood, Margaret, 1939- (subject)

Bock, Tony (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: No escape: Margaret Atwood, left, and Robertson Davies, right, come under attack from John Metcalf, who called Atwood's Survival disastrous and seemed disappointed Davies was neither homesexual nor alcoholic.

Subject

Portraits

Authors, Canadian

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0030018F

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