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The patient artist. Joseph Hood so impressed staff of Queen Elizabeth Hospital with the quality of the paintings he produced that they decided he shou(...)
The patient artist. Joseph Hood so impressed staff of Queen Elizabeth Hospital with the quality of the paintings he produced that they decided he shou(...)

The patient artist. Joseph Hood so impressed staff of Queen Elizabeth Hospital with the quality of the paintings he produced that they decided he shou(...)

Date4/28/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: The patient artist. Joseph Hood so impressed staff of Queen Elizabeth Hospital with the quality of the paintings he produced that they decided he should have his own exhibition in the hospital. Hood; in a wheelchair; shows his works to Khui Chinwala; occupational therapy supervisor (left) and Marguerite Smith; rehabilitation co-ordinator.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0103922F
      Ardent student: Jack Elmes' neighbors often bring him birds they find dead and he keeps them in the freezer so he can study their plumage for his paintings
      Ardent student: Jack Elmes' neighbors often bring him birds they find dead and he keeps them in the freezer so he can study their plumage for his paintings
      Bull, Ron
      5/22/1980
      I have suffered over these paintings, says 29-year-old Michaele Berman of the air-brushed depictions of dead whales she produced following a trip to B(...)
      I have suffered over these paintings, says 29-year-old Michaele Berman of the air-brushed depictions of dead whales she produced following a trip to B(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      1/13/1976
      Vancouver artist Reg Holmes, shown above with one of his paintings at the Isaacs Gallery, is making $30,000 a year in New York. He's part of a scheme (...)
      Vancouver artist Reg Holmes, shown above with one of his paintings at the Isaacs Gallery, is making $30,000 a year in New York. He's part of a scheme (...)
      Ross, Fred
      9/30/1969
      After knee ailment was cured at Shrine-sup-ported hospital in Montreal, Del Hopper decided he'd become Shriner, and in 1956 he did. Now on giving end, he visits young patients at the hospital
      After knee ailment was cured at Shrine-sup-ported hospital in Montreal, Del Hopper decided he'd become Shriner, and in 1956 he did. Now on giving end, he visits young patients at the hospital
      Combs, Erin
      6/27/1975
      Kidney specialist Dr. Paul Tam vowed to bring a $1 million kidney dialysis unit to Scarborough after Gary Belz died of a heart attack due to kidney failure more than two years ago. Tam said if Belz, then 37, hadn't had to wait a month for dialysis treatment at a downtown hospital, he would still be alive today. And Tam said the dozens of patients who travel downtown for dialysis would have a much, much better quality of life if a unit were Scaborough. But after [Incomplete]
      Kidney specialist Dr. Paul Tam vowed to bring a $1 million kidney dialysis unit to Scarborough after Gary Belz died of a heart attack due to kidney failure more than two years ago. Tam said if Belz, then 37, hadn't had to wait a month for dialysis treatment at a downtown hospital, he would still be alive today. And Tam said the dozens of patients who travel downtown for dialysis would have a much, much better quality of life if a unit were Scaborough. But after [Incomplete]
      Dunlop, Al
      11/24/1986
      Wildlife artist: Retired Metro policeman Jim Majury, 56, of Scarborough, displays one of the paintings that has made him a renowned wildlife artist
      Wildlife artist: Retired Metro policeman Jim Majury, 56, of Scarborough, displays one of the paintings that has made him a renowned wildlife artist
      Beaty, Keith
      5/14/1986
      Hospital defended: Alexander Trupp, hospital security chief, said he believed his staff had searched the room where Toronto General Hospital patient Howard Grossman was found dead
      Hospital defended: Alexander Trupp, hospital security chief, said he believed his staff had searched the room where Toronto General Hospital patient Howard Grossman was found dead
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      6/2/1981
      A Newfoundland lobster fisherman at work is just one of the paintings of artist William Kurelek on display at the Isaacs Gallery, 832 Yonge St
      A Newfoundland lobster fisherman at work is just one of the paintings of artist William Kurelek on display at the Isaacs Gallery, 832 Yonge St
      Griffin, Doug
      11/13/1974
      New collection of paintings by artist David Samila, all untitled, are currently on display at Bau-Xi gallery on Dundas St. W. Samila cuts plywood rect(...)
      New collection of paintings by artist David Samila, all untitled, are currently on display at Bau-Xi gallery on Dundas St. W. Samila cuts plywood rect(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      3/10/1976
      Ojibwa Indian Walter Currie (left), who opened the Royal Ontario Museum's 60th anniversary exhibit of British artist Paul Kane's paintings yesterday talks with his daughter, Leslie, student Philip Fischer (second from left) and Johnny Yesno, and Ojibwa and producer of CBC's Our Native Land in exhibition hall.
      Ojibwa Indian Walter Currie (left), who opened the Royal Ontario Museum's 60th anniversary exhibit of British artist Paul Kane's paintings yesterday talks with his daughter, Leslie, student Philip Fischer (second from left) and Johnny Yesno, and Ojibwa and producer of CBC's Our Native Land in exhibition hall.
      Goode, Jeff
      1/4/1972
      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
      Toronto Artist Harold Town is partly concealed here by one of his Silent Lights paintings, which are part of his current exhibitions at the Mazelow Ga(...)
      Toronto Artist Harold Town is partly concealed here by one of his Silent Lights paintings, which are part of his current exhibitions at the Mazelow Ga(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      12/1/1970