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Robert Bateman, A one-man show at the Royal Ontario Museum and works that sell for $40,000 help Canada's wildlife realist 'bear the cross' of popularity
Robert Bateman, A one-man show at the Royal Ontario Museum and works that sell for $40,000 help Canada's wildlife realist 'bear the cross' of popularity

Robert Bateman, A one-man show at the Royal Ontario Museum and works that sell for $40,000 help Canada's wildlife realist 'bear the cross' of popularity

Date1/26/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Robert Bateman; A one-man show at the Royal Ontario Museum and works that sell for $40,000 help Canada's wildlife realist 'bear the cross' of popularity
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0031206F
      In a rare bit of scientific detective work, phyicists at Ontario Research Foundation in Sheridan Park proved Canada's 1855 black 12-penny stamp was used in a mailing from Hamilton to England in 1855, boosting its value from about $3,000 to anywhere from $25,000 to $40,000 for owner, a British collector. Principal scientist in applied physics, Eric Chatfield shows enlargement of letter.
      In a rare bit of scientific detective work, phyicists at Ontario Research Foundation in Sheridan Park proved Canada's 1855 black 12-penny stamp was used in a mailing from Hamilton to England in 1855, boosting its value from about $3,000 to anywhere from $25,000 to $40,000 for owner, a British collector. Principal scientist in applied physics, Eric Chatfield shows enlargement of letter.
      Calleja, Frank
      8/23/1978
      Cultural crusader: Marcello Pacini, president of the Giovanni Agnelli Foundation, has brought an exhibition to the Royal Ontario Museum that uses photographs, art works, artifacts and audio-visual aids to show the cultural and technological evolution of modern Italy
      Cultural crusader: Marcello Pacini, president of the Giovanni Agnelli Foundation, has brought an exhibition to the Royal Ontario Museum that uses photographs, art works, artifacts and audio-visual aids to show the cultural and technological evolution of modern Italy
      Combs, Erin
      9/20/1984
      Ex-police artist's work is Hardly suspect. Jim Majury's wildlife paintings now sell for as much as $25,000
      Ex-police artist's work is Hardly suspect. Jim Majury's wildlife paintings now sell for as much as $25,000
      Majury, James
      2/25/1991
      Scientific View: Children, like these studying Royal Ontario Museum skeletons of man and bear should be taught the biblical creation story as well as evolution, some fundamentalists say
      Scientific View: Children, like these studying Royal Ontario Museum skeletons of man and bear should be taught the biblical creation story as well as evolution, some fundamentalists say
      Goode, Jeff
      1/6/1981
      Howard Bateman, Anticipates sell-out
      Howard Bateman, Anticipates sell-out
      Bateman, Howard
      1/15/1969
      The Mill of Kintail is a museum dedicated to the works of Dr. Robert Tait McKenzie, Almonte, Ontario
      The Mill of Kintail is a museum dedicated to the works of Dr. Robert Tait McKenzie, Almonte, Ontario
      McKenzie, R. Tait (Robert Tait), 1867-1938
      5/10/1978
      Artist Robert Bateman at work in his studio surrounded by a clutter of books, papers and sketches, above
      Artist Robert Bateman at work in his studio surrounded by a clutter of books, papers and sketches, above
      Bateman, Robert, 1930-
      11/12/1988
      Great Snaks! Jim Lovisek, a reptile expert who works in association with the Royal Ontario Museum, introduces a boa constrictor to pupils at Scarborough's Gooderham Junior Public School
      Great Snaks! Jim Lovisek, a reptile expert who works in association with the Royal Ontario Museum, introduces a boa constrictor to pupils at Scarborough's Gooderham Junior Public School
      Loek, Dick
      6/15/1981
      Surrounded by his works of art is Eskimo sculptor Axangayu, who was in Toronto earlier this week for the opening of his one-man show at the new Innuit(...)
      Surrounded by his works of art is Eskimo sculptor Axangayu, who was in Toronto earlier this week for the opening of his one-man show at the new Innuit(...)
      Geo, Mario
      5/13/1970
      Jean Marchand. He calls himself a 'realist'
      Jean Marchand. He calls himself a 'realist'
      Marchand, Jean
      3/3/1967
      Writer-director Robert Benton. He's enjoying watching The Late Show's popularity rise
      Writer-director Robert Benton. He's enjoying watching The Late Show's popularity rise
      Beny, Roloff
      3/14/1977
      Jack Bush: The late Toronto artist, one of Canada's best-known, is represented by two works
      Jack Bush: The late Toronto artist, one of Canada's best-known, is represented by two works
      Bush, John Hamilton "Jack", 1909-1977
      11/5/1968