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Spring cleaning for 55-year-old Whitby artist Peter van Gils involves removing winter grime from the sculptures on his lawn. He works as a stock atten(...)
Spring cleaning for 55-year-old Whitby artist Peter van Gils involves removing winter grime from the sculptures on his lawn. He works as a stock atten(...)

Spring cleaning for 55-year-old Whitby artist Peter van Gils involves removing winter grime from the sculptures on his lawn. He works as a stock atten(...)

Date3/13/1978
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  • Spring cleaning for 55-year-old Whitby artist Peter van Gils involves removing winter grime from the sculptures on his lawn. He works as a stock attendant at General Motors in Oshawa to give him freedom to paint and sculpt what he likes without monetary worries; he says. His works are in many Ontario galleries.
  • Spring cleaning for 55-year-old Whitby artist Peter van Gils involves removing winter grime from the sculptures on his lawn. He works as a stock atten(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Spring cleaning for 55-year-old Whitby artist Peter van Gils involves removing winter grime from the sculptures on his lawn. He works as a stock attendant at General Motors in Oshawa to give him freedom to paint and sculpt what he likes without monetary worries; he says. His works are in many Ontario galleries.
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      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0104248F
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