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She paints in acrylics, but artist Rita Letendre uses oil in her kitchen, especially when she's cooking her favorite Middle Eastern dishes
She paints in acrylics, but artist Rita Letendre uses oil in her kitchen, especially when she's cooking her favorite Middle Eastern dishes

She paints in acrylics, but artist Rita Letendre uses oil in her kitchen, especially when she's cooking her favorite Middle Eastern dishes

Date2/29/1980
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0062671F
She switched: After oil paints gave her severe headaches and nausea, artist Lillian Sarafincham switched to acrylics and stopped heavy use of turpentine and her problems disappeared
She switched: After oil paints gave her severe headaches and nausea, artist Lillian Sarafincham switched to acrylics and stopped heavy use of turpentine and her problems disappeared
6/10/1981
Another side of Carol Lawrence's life is shown here in her hotel room where she spreads her artist's equipment out and paints to fill her spare time in a constructive way while away from home
Another side of Carol Lawrence's life is shown here in her hotel room where she spreads her artist's equipment out and paints to fill her spare time in a constructive way while away from home
2/10/1972
Rita Letendre's six-storey explosion of color atop Neill Wycik College building is example of industry's help to artists, which she says is crucial.
Rita Letendre's six-storey explosion of color atop Neill Wycik College building is example of industry's help to artists, which she says is crucial.
6/30/1973
Delicious dishes: Carla Azevedo, right, works with Portuguese women such as Maria Pereira to get their recipe and techniques for a cookbook of Portuguese dishes she is writing
Delicious dishes: Carla Azevedo, right, works with Portuguese women such as Maria Pereira to get their recipe and techniques for a cookbook of Portuguese dishes she is writing
2/27/1987
Bert Dinkel (left) and Urs Hirzel cook up Swiss dishes, including raclette, fondue and air-dried beef, at a Calgary restaurant that the Swiss Tourist Board set up especially for the Winter Games
Bert Dinkel (left) and Urs Hirzel cook up Swiss dishes, including raclette, fondue and air-dried beef, at a Calgary restaurant that the Swiss Tourist Board set up especially for the Winter Games
1/25/1988
Festival Fare: Native chef/caterer David Wolfman displays some of the traditional Indian dishes - bannock and corn - he will be cooking at the Earth Spirit Festival
Festival Fare: Native chef/caterer David Wolfman displays some of the traditional Indian dishes - bannock and corn - he will be cooking at the Earth Spirit Festival
6/21/1991
Toronto-born artist Judy Singer never paints same design twice on the dresses she creates
Toronto-born artist Judy Singer never paints same design twice on the dresses she creates
12/23/1977
Receipt of customer John Lauder Esq. Part of Morris Norman donation of business papers, 2002.
Bought of Dunspaugh & Watson drugs, medicines, chemicals, paints, oils, putty, colours, patent dryers, brushes of all kinds, varnishes, naval stores, dye-stuffs, glassware, artist materials, surgical instruments, patent medicines, perfumery, fancy goods, &c. &c.
1867
Formerly Dunspaugh & Watson. Receipt of customer John Lauder Esq. Part of Morris Norman donatio ...
Bought of J.L. Margach & Co., drugs, medicines, chemicals, paints, oils, putty, colours, patent dryers, brushes of all kinds, varnishes, naval stores, dye-stuffs, glassware, artist materials, surgical instruments, patent medicines, perfumery, fancy goods, &c. &c.
1870
Receipt of customer John Lauder Esq. Part of Morris Norman donation of business papers, 2002.
Bought of Bronsdon & Paton, importers of paints, oils, varnishes, German & English window glass, brushes, artists' tools etc. wholesale and retail.
1875
Kenneth Burnett, shown mixing one of his special luminous formulas, wants to sell the business which has saturated most of his 70 years in imitation glamor. He has spent most of his life creating new uses for glowing paints.
Kenneth Burnett, shown mixing one of his special luminous formulas, wants to sell the business which has saturated most of his 70 years in imitation glamor. He has spent most of his life creating new uses for glowing paints.
5/15/1970
Trata chef Sasan Mirab with his favorite dishes
Trata chef Sasan Mirab with his favorite dishes
8/8/1988