Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Ecological sign, Oakville sculptor Josef Petriska says his sculpture of a dying bird could be like a roadside sign warning of a hazard - in this case, the danger of pollution
Ecological sign, Oakville sculptor Josef Petriska says his sculpture of a dying bird could be like a roadside sign warning of a hazard - in this case, the danger of pollution

Ecological sign, Oakville sculptor Josef Petriska says his sculpture of a dying bird could be like a roadside sign warning of a hazard - in this case, the danger of pollution

Date8/17/1982
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Ecological sign, Oakville sculptor Josef Petriska says his sculpture of a dying bird could be like a roadside sign warning of a hazard - in this case, the danger of pollution.
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0073521F
Survival bird, Oakville sculptor Josef Petriska stands beside his famous sculpture of a metal bird, Struggle For Survival, a symbol for his protest ag(...)
Survival bird, Oakville sculptor Josef Petriska stands beside his famous sculpture of a metal bird, Struggle For Survival, a symbol for his protest ag(...)
8/23/1986
Symbol of fight, Sculptor Josef Petriska sits beneath a sculpture that he calls Struggle For Survival
Symbol of fight, Sculptor Josef Petriska sits beneath a sculpture that he calls Struggle For Survival
10/8/1985
Sign of the times: The warnings against using Metro's beaches may be up indefinitely, as officials fear sewer improvements, costing $250 million, may not be enough to clean up pollution
Sign of the times: The warnings against using Metro's beaches may be up indefinitely, as officials fear sewer improvements, costing $250 million, may not be enough to clean up pollution
7/26/1987
Signs of worrying times: Picketing postal workers and a roadside omen
Signs of worrying times: Picketing postal workers and a roadside omen
10/25/1978
Danger warnings like these on transformers do nothing about the problems of disposal or storage of PCBs
Danger warnings like these on transformers do nothing about the problems of disposal or storage of PCBs
11/1/1979
Ecological heroes: Elizabeth and Jim Knowiton of Oakville have made significant reductions in their household garbage with recycling, composting and by using cloth diapers for son, Mathew
Ecological heroes: Elizabeth and Jim Knowiton of Oakville have made significant reductions in their household garbage with recycling, composting and by using cloth diapers for son, Mathew
5/9/1990
Warning sign: Raymond MacDonald, 55, will receive a summons to appear in court and explain why his two pit bulls shouldn't be put to death
Warning sign: Raymond MacDonald, 55, will receive a summons to appear in court and explain why his two pit bulls shouldn't be put to death
5/9/1988
Pet hate. North York Alderman Howard Moscoe likes his city all right, it's just that he can't stand the boundary signs which he says are ugly, nor the(...)
Pet hate. North York Alderman Howard Moscoe likes his city all right, it's just that he can't stand the boundary signs which he says are ugly, nor the(...)
6/25/1980
House that Bruce built, 30 miles northeast of Toronto, caters to all his family's ecological needs, now, he say, they've never felt better
House that Bruce built, 30 miles northeast of Toronto, caters to all his family's ecological needs, now, he say, they've never felt better
2/14/1979
George Swann stands by a sign outside his home. The sign was given to him by Oakville when it was replaced by a newer one.
George Swann stands by a sign outside his home. The sign was given to him by Oakville when it was replaced by a newer one.
1/9/1979
Must leave: I feel like if I had a gun I could put it to my head and pull the trigger, says Hearo Johnson after he and wife Miles lost immigration case
Must leave: I feel like if I had a gun I could put it to my head and pull the trigger, says Hearo Johnson after he and wife Miles lost immigration case
7/16/1991
Fair warning for water fowl. Ducks wintering on Grenadier Pond can ignore the warning sign but you had better not. It got as warm as 11C (52F) yesterd(...)
Fair warning for water fowl. Ducks wintering on Grenadier Pond can ignore the warning sign but you had better not. It got as warm as 11C (52F) yesterd(...)
12/20/1988