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Art form: Sharon Lee gets inspiration for her handpainted needlepoint canvases from Oriental design, combining her painting skill with her lifelong love of Oriental art
Art form: Sharon Lee gets inspiration for her handpainted needlepoint canvases from Oriental design, combining her painting skill with her lifelong love of Oriental art

Art form: Sharon Lee gets inspiration for her handpainted needlepoint canvases from Oriental design, combining her painting skill with her lifelong love of Oriental art

Date12/5/1980
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  • Art form: Sharon Lee gets inspiration for her handpainted needlepoint canvases from Oriental design; combining her painting skill with her lifelong love of Oriental art.
  • Art form: Sharon Lee gets inspiration for her handpainted needlepoint canvases from Oriental design, combining her painting skill with her lifelong love of Oriental art
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Original Toronto Star caption: Art form: Sharon Lee gets inspiration for her handpainted needlepoint canvases from Oriental design; combining her painting skill with her lifelong love of Oriental art.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0103996F
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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
      One of her screen roles, The Son-Daughter, presented her in Oriental make-up
      One of her screen roles, The Son-Daughter, presented her in Oriental make-up
      Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993
      11/16/1937
      The artist, or, Young ladies' instructor in ornamental painting, drawing, &c. : consisting of lessons in Grecian painting, Japan painting, oriental tinting, mezzotinting, transferring, inlaying, and manufacturing ornamental articles for fancy fairs
      The artist, or, Young ladies' instructor in ornamental painting, drawing, &c. : consisting of lessons in Grecian painting, Japan painting, oriental tinting, mezzotinting, transferring, inlaying, and manufacturing ornamental articles for fancy fairs
      Baxter, George, 1804-1867
      1835
      As painting: A modern Japanese screen depicting four Oriental beauties is used as a painting (left) in the Walmer Rd
      As painting: A modern Japanese screen depicting four Oriental beauties is used as a painting (left) in the Walmer Rd
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      7/3/1980
      Keys to inspiration: Pianist Carolyn Jones used visualization to tune her skills
      Keys to inspiration: Pianist Carolyn Jones used visualization to tune her skills
      Gower, Patti
      11/16/1992
      Marci Lipman: Graphic arts dealer gets her sense of style from the posters she sells at her Toronto store
      Marci Lipman: Graphic arts dealer gets her sense of style from the posters she sells at her Toronto store
      Lipman, Marci
      8/13/1984
      Father gets a kiss from the bride, Bridegroom John Gouzecky, 19, leans on wheelchair while his bride, Sharon Monnel, 17, kisses her father after weddi(...)
      Father gets a kiss from the bride, Bridegroom John Gouzecky, 19, leans on wheelchair while his bride, Sharon Monnel, 17, kisses her father after weddi(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      3/12/1972
      Art Work: John Doherty of Port Hope at the Sportsmen's Show displays handpainted work done in watercolor and Ink on bone, leather, wood and canvas.
      Art Work: John Doherty of Port Hope at the Sportsmen's Show displays handpainted work done in watercolor and Ink on bone, leather, wood and canvas.
      Spremo, Boris
      3/11/1993
      New showroom: Interior designer Randy Christensen and associate Joan Hindley have put together a stylish mix of traditional, contemporary and Oriental furnishings and accessories in his office at 229 MacPherson Ave. He invites the public to drop by for an informal visit to get an idea of the type of work his firm does.
      New showroom: Interior designer Randy Christensen and associate Joan Hindley have put together a stylish mix of traditional, contemporary and Oriental furnishings and accessories in his office at 229 MacPherson Ave. He invites the public to drop by for an informal visit to get an idea of the type of work his firm does.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      8/1/1986
      Dorothy Kaestner (right) and her husband, George, are in Toronto for a workshop on needlepoint
      Dorothy Kaestner (right) and her husband, George, are in Toronto for a workshop on needlepoint
      Combs, Erin
      9/15/1976
      Singer Patti Page relaxes in her suite at Royal York Hotel, Needlepoint is hobby she started when she tried to give up smoking
      Singer Patti Page relaxes in her suite at Royal York Hotel, Needlepoint is hobby she started when she tried to give up smoking
      Griffin, Doug
      3/2/1973
      Hollis McLaren, Windsor University dramatic arts graduate, and who had walk-on part in Shaw Festival, gets her first big break in movie with Ernest Borgnine
      Hollis McLaren, Windsor University dramatic arts graduate, and who had walk-on part in Shaw Festival, gets her first big break in movie with Ernest Borgnine
      Griffin, Doug
      7/14/1973