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Toolbox eroticism: Sorel Etrog's witty sculptures, which rarely sink to formalistic exercise, use nuts, bolts and screws as stand-ins for human relationships

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Toolbox eroticism: Sorel Etrog's witty sculptures, which rarely sink to formalistic exercise, use nuts, bolts and screws as stand-ins for human relationships

Date4/29/1990

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Etrog, Sorel, 1933-2014 (subject)

Power, Peter (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Toolbox eroticism: Sorel Etrog's witty sculptures; which rarely sink to formalistic exercise; use nuts; bolts and screws as stand-ins for human relationships.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0046018F

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