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Inventive . . . skillful . . . apparently effortless, those are the words of Star art critic Gary Michael Dault in describing the newest landscapes of(...)

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Inventive . . . skillful . . . apparently effortless, those are the words of Star art critic Gary Michael Dault in describing the newest landscapes of(...)

Date11/30/1977

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Fairley, Barker, 1887-1986 (subject)

Innell, Reg, 1926-2018 (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Inventive . . . skillful . . . apparently effortless; those are the words of Star art critic Gary Michael Dault in describing the newest landscapes of 91-year-old scolar artist Barker Fairley. He painted 100 landscapes this summer and a selection of them go on display tomorrow at the Marianne Friedland gallery; 122 Scollard St.

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