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An artist still to find fame, David Craven, stands before two of his paintings chosen by Alvin Balkind, former curator of contemporary art at the Art (...)
An artist still to find fame, David Craven, stands before two of his paintings chosen by Alvin Balkind, former curator of contemporary art at the Art (...)

An artist still to find fame, David Craven, stands before two of his paintings chosen by Alvin Balkind, former curator of contemporary art at the Art (...)

Date9/11/1975
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  • An artist still to find fame, David Craven, stands before two of his paintings chosen by Alvin Balkind, former curator of contemporary art at the Art (...)
  • An artist still to find fame; David Craven; stands before two of his paintings chosen by Alvin Balkind; former curator of contemporary art at the Art Gallery of Ontario; to represent the province at The Canadian Canavas exhibition. The exhibition opened at the AGO today and Craven is one of 46 artists from around the country whose works offer fresh discoveries; says Star art critic Gary Michael Dault.
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Original Toronto Star caption: An artist still to find fame; David Craven; stands before two of his paintings chosen by Alvin Balkind; former curator of contemporary art at the Art Gallery of Ontario; to represent the province at The Canadian Canavas exhibition. The exhibition opened at the AGO today and Craven is one of 46 artists from around the country whose works offer fresh discoveries; says Star art critic Gary Michael Dault.
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      David Craven's huge canvases shot him to a position of eminence among Canadian artists, says art critic Gary Michael Dault. He still makes lavish use (...)
      David Craven's huge canvases shot him to a position of eminence among Canadian artists, says art critic Gary Michael Dault. He still makes lavish use (...)
      Beaty, Keith
      12/14/1977
      Alvin Balkind, with painting by Claude Tonsignant
      Alvin Balkind, with painting by Claude Tonsignant
      Griffin, Doug
      12/11/1974
      Fighting plan: Toby Condiffe, president of the Moore Park Residents' Association, stands in front of the inglewood Dr. home that owners Fay and Jules Loeb want to turn into an art gallery for the University of Toronto. Residents say they want people, not paintings, next door to them.
      Fighting plan: Toby Condiffe, president of the Moore Park Residents' Association, stands in front of the inglewood Dr. home that owners Fay and Jules Loeb want to turn into an art gallery for the University of Toronto. Residents say they want people, not paintings, next door to them.
      Goode, Jeff
      3/29/1983
      Artist art Ross and his wife, Anne, look over his paintings in the trailer which is their home for six months of the year. The couple spent the summer(...)
      Artist art Ross and his wife, Anne, look over his paintings in the trailer which is their home for six months of the year. The couple spent the summer(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      10/15/1974
      Colville brushes up. Artist Alex Colville is brushing up his paintings, preparing for the First Major Retrospective of his work, at The Art Gallery of(...)
      Colville brushes up. Artist Alex Colville is brushing up his paintings, preparing for the First Major Retrospective of his work, at The Art Gallery of(...)
      Colville, Alex, 1920-2013
      7/11/1983
      Shifting the scene: Philip Monk says his main task as curator is to win more respect for contemporary Canadian art.
      Shifting the scene: Philip Monk says his main task as curator is to win more respect for contemporary Canadian art.
      Mahler, John
      12/28/1984
      George Minarsky: Circle Gallery director says buyers of the gallery's art jewelry pieces may already posses paintings or sculptures by the artists that they buy
      George Minarsky: Circle Gallery director says buyers of the gallery's art jewelry pieces may already posses paintings or sculptures by the artists that they buy
      Bull, Ron
      1/9/1989
      Chorus Ilne: Ihor Holubizkey, assistant curator of Harbourfront Art Gallery, stands beside one of Norman Andersen's modules, each of which contains organ pipes timed to go off randomly
      Chorus Ilne: Ihor Holubizkey, assistant curator of Harbourfront Art Gallery, stands beside one of Norman Andersen's modules, each of which contains organ pipes timed to go off randomly
      Bull, Ron
      2/15/1983
      Sir Frederick Banting was famous for art as well as science and this snowscape at Cap aux Oies, Quebec, is considered one of his finest paintings. He (...)
      Sir Frederick Banting was famous for art as well as science and this snowscape at Cap aux Oies, Quebec, is considered one of his finest paintings. He (...)
      Banting, F. G. (Frederick Grant), 1891-1941
      3/8/1941
      David Craven's career is at a crossroad, not with his painting that's in hand, but in terms of where to show and when, says The Star's Gary Michael Dault
      David Craven's career is at a crossroad, not with his painting that's in hand, but in terms of where to show and when, says The Star's Gary Michael Dault
      Barkley, Harold
      12/31/1974
      Lovell still a hero. Jocelyn Lovell, left, former world-class cyclist, admires a painting of himself done by Tony Kew. He and wife Sylvia Burka-Lovell, along with Dr. Eric Jackman, attended a reception in his honor at the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame yest
      Lovell still a hero. Jocelyn Lovell, left, former world-class cyclist, admires a painting of himself done by Tony Kew. He and wife Sylvia Burka-Lovell, along with Dr. Eric Jackman, attended a reception in his honor at the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame yest
      Bock, Tony
      8/6/1985
      Fred S. Haines, Principal of the Ontario College of Art and Art Commissioner for the C.N.E., with one of the paintings at the C.N.E. show
      Fred S. Haines, Principal of the Ontario College of Art and Art Commissioner for the C.N.E., with one of the paintings at the C.N.E. show
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/5/1936