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'There is really magic in a medal,' says Dora de Pedery Hunt, Canada's leading art medal-maker
'There is really magic in a medal,' says Dora de Pedery Hunt, Canada's leading art medal-maker

'There is really magic in a medal,' says Dora de Pedery Hunt, Canada's leading art medal-maker

Date12/1/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: 'There is really magic in a medal,' says Dora de Pedery Hunt, Canada's leading art medal-maker
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0042924F
      Medal designer Dora de Pedery Hunt works on medal she's making to mark 100th anniversary of the granting of Commonwealth's first bachelor's degree to (...)
      Medal designer Dora de Pedery Hunt works on medal she's making to mark 100th anniversary of the granting of Commonwealth's first bachelor's degree to (...)
      Combs, Erin
      7/8/1975
      Painstaking detail of a medal Mrs. Dora de Pedery Hunt is making for the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo involves working with a scalpel and examining the work through a magnifying glass. The medal depicts an ark load of animals.
      Painstaking detail of a medal Mrs. Dora de Pedery Hunt is making for the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo involves working with a scalpel and examining the work through a magnifying glass. The medal depicts an ark load of animals.
      Combs, Erin
      7/8/1975
      I'm much stronger now than I ever was, says sculptor Dora De Pedery-Hunt, 67
      I'm much stronger now than I ever was, says sculptor Dora De Pedery-Hunt, 67
      De Pédery-Hunt, Dora, 1913-
      7/24/1980
      Medallist Dora de Pedery-Hunt and Jack Pickersgill compare Orders of Canada
      Medallist Dora de Pedery-Hunt and Jack Pickersgill compare Orders of Canada
      Cooper, David
      2/7/1987
      Dora De Pedery-Hunt, sculptor who is opening the Classical Cabaret's 12th season Oct
      Dora De Pedery-Hunt, sculptor who is opening the Classical Cabaret's 12th season Oct
      De Pédery-Hunt, Dora, 1913-
      10/4/1991
      Dora de Pedery-Hunt: Known chiefly for her medallions, she'll be part-time Ontario censor
      Dora de Pedery-Hunt: Known chiefly for her medallions, she'll be part-time Ontario censor
      De Pédery-Hunt, Dora, 1913-
      7/24/1980
      Portrait of the artist: Hungarian-born artist Dora De Pedery-Hunt, wears her small sterling silver sculpture entitled The Kiss as a dramatic necklace over a turtleneck
      Portrait of the artist: Hungarian-born artist Dora De Pedery-Hunt, wears her small sterling silver sculpture entitled The Kiss as a dramatic necklace over a turtleneck
      De Pédery-Hunt, Dora, 1913-
      1/19/1990
      'There is really magic in a medal
      'There is really magic in a medal
      De Pédery-Hunt, Dora, 1913-
      12/1/1978
      W. Bell & Co., makers of prize medal organs and melodeons, and proprietors of the Organette
      W. Bell & Co., makers of prize medal organs and melodeons, and proprietors of the Organette
      W. Bell & Co. (Guelph, Ont.)
      1873
      Moment of triumph, Canada's Brian Orser, king of the world of figure skating, shows his joy after winning his gold medal. Actually the medal got mislaid and had to be delivered to his hotel room
      Moment of triumph, Canada's Brian Orser, king of the world of figure skating, shows his joy after winning his gold medal. Actually the medal got mislaid and had to be delivered to his hotel room
      Goode, Jeff
      3/13/1987
      A winning team. Ashley Nicol and her horse Reipo, hot prospects for a dressage medal in Seoul, work out in Richmond Hill. He's really lovely to ride, (...)
      A winning team. Ashley Nicol and her horse Reipo, hot prospects for a dressage medal in Seoul, work out in Richmond Hill. He's really lovely to ride, (...)
      Munroe, Ashley
      7/21/1988
      On her own: Lori Fung, 22, who won a gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics for Canada at the Los Angeles Olympics, says if she still feels she is world-class in 1988, she'll compete at Seoul Olympics
      On her own: Lori Fung, 22, who won a gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics for Canada at the Los Angeles Olympics, says if she still feels she is world-class in 1988, she'll compete at Seoul Olympics
      Beaty, Keith
      3/6/1985