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Oldest piece in Zacks' collection
Oldest piece in Zacks' collection

Oldest piece in Zacks' collection

Date5/11/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Oldest piece in Zacks' collection. The work dates back to 2800 B.C.; others to 1800 B.C.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0114722F
      Mrs. Samuel J. Zacks with collection of sculpted heads. It includes one from Grecian golden period, Henry Moore and 2nd century Rome
      Mrs. Samuel J. Zacks with collection of sculpted heads. It includes one from Grecian golden period, Henry Moore and 2nd century Rome
      Bezant, Graham
      5/11/1967
      In a two storey penthouse over-looking Toronto, is one of the most outstanding collections of art and sculpture in North America. It belongs to the Samuel J. Zacks
      In a two storey penthouse over-looking Toronto, is one of the most outstanding collections of art and sculpture in North America. It belongs to the Samuel J. Zacks
      Bezant, Graham
      5/11/1967
      The Zacks study: Not a reprint in sight, Derain's Three trees, I'Estaque (over chesterfield) complements Picasso at far end of room
      The Zacks study: Not a reprint in sight, Derain's Three trees, I'Estaque (over chesterfield) complements Picasso at far end of room
      Philp, Barry
      n.d.
      Former Ontario Premier John Robarts with Ayala Zacks
      Former Ontario Premier John Robarts with Ayala Zacks
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      5/20/1971
      Mrs. Samuel Zacks stands on veranda of her penthouse apartment with Jacques Lipchitz sculpture, Mother and Child. Despite her husband's death, she wil(...)
      Mrs. Samuel Zacks stands on veranda of her penthouse apartment with Jacques Lipchitz sculpture, Mother and Child. Despite her husband's death, she wil(...)
      Barkley, Harold
      5/11/1970
      Judges pick a winner, Mrs. Samuel J Zacks and Dr. Martin Baldwin, having just picked prize-winners in Aviva chapter, Hadassah's annual art auction and(...)
      Judges pick a winner, Mrs. Samuel J Zacks and Dr. Martin Baldwin, having just picked prize-winners in Aviva chapter, Hadassah's annual art auction and(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      n.d.
      Two visitors to the Zacks Gallery of the Art Gallery of Ontario admire painting from selection of Claude Tousignant works
      Two visitors to the Zacks Gallery of the Art Gallery of Ontario admire painting from selection of Claude Tousignant works
      Griffin, Doug
      12/11/1974
      Bulls, bears - and lions ? Zack the Lion, alias actor Paul Supak, visits the Toronto Stock Exchange with president Pearce Bunting yesterday. Zack was (...)
      Bulls, bears - and lions ? Zack the Lion, alias actor Paul Supak, visits the Toronto Stock Exchange with president Pearce Bunting yesterday. Zack was (...)
      Bunting, Pearce,
      12/8/1988
      Toronto's oldest Redcap, Jake Charendoff, sits waiting for new business at Toronto's Union Station, while behind him sits redcap Bert Fortune. Charendoff picked up his first piece of baggage at Union Station on the day it opened in 1927. But, although he claims the title oldest, he refuses to say exactly how old he is.
      Toronto's oldest Redcap, Jake Charendoff, sits waiting for new business at Toronto's Union Station, while behind him sits redcap Bert Fortune. Charendoff picked up his first piece of baggage at Union Station on the day it opened in 1927. But, although he claims the title oldest, he refuses to say exactly how old he is.
      Spremo, Boris
      1/24/1972
      In town promoting The Second Oldest Profession, a collection of great spy stories, Phillips Knightley couldn't resist talking about the book he's writ(...)
      In town promoting The Second Oldest Profession, a collection of great spy stories, Phillips Knightley couldn't resist talking about the book he's writ(...)
      Cooper, David
      2/22/1987
      Clear view: Former Ontario solicitor-general John Yaremko with a piece of glass from his 1,100-piece collection on display at the Royal Ontario Museum
      Clear view: Former Ontario solicitor-general John Yaremko with a piece of glass from his 1,100-piece collection on display at the Royal Ontario Museum
      McConnell, Colin
      10/26/1987
      Maggy Reeves: Toronto couturiere, famous for her elegant hand-made clothes, has designed a 15-piece collection of ready-to-wear after-5 dresses
      Maggy Reeves: Toronto couturiere, famous for her elegant hand-made clothes, has designed a 15-piece collection of ready-to-wear after-5 dresses
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      6/2/1981