text

Displaying 131 - 140 of 160
Letter from Bendale Junior Public School
Description
A letter congratulating Doris on her receipt of the Order of Canada and acknowledging her help in fundraising efforts to send 23 grade 5/6 students to Scarborough Visual Arts Camp. Letter written to Doris McCarthy on June 2, 1997 from L.R. Vincent, Principal, Bendale Junior Public School in Scarborough, ON.
Type
A Passage Through Time: 75 Years of Intuition
Description
Invitation to an exhibition held at First Canadian Place Gallery in Toronto. Features a reproduction of "Iceberg Fantasy #40."
Type
The Good Wine: An Artist Comes of Age
Description
Book launch invitation for the sequel to Doris McCarthy's memoir, held at the Wynick/Tuck Gallery in Toronto, Ontario.
Type
Letter from Jean Chretien
Description
A letter to Doris McCarthy from Jean Chretien, sent on June 1, 1987 from Ottawa, ON, regarding her letter of praise for his book. Letter reads: "Mrs. Doris McCarthy 1 Meadowcliff Drive Scarborough, Ontario M1M 2X8 Dear Doris McCarthy, Thank you for your letter which I recently received in my office. I was touched by your words of praise. I am pleased that you enjoyed my book and certainly appreciated your comments. The response it has received has for me been a source of great satisfaction. I am sure that, as an artist, you can truly understand the pleasure one feels at receiving accolades from friends, family and perfect strangers who want to share their thoughts. Again, thank you for taking the time to write to me. Yours sincerely, Jean Chretien P.S Your paintings is the one that my adopted son who is from the north want to keep it, all the family loves it. Best Wishes Jean Chretien."
Type
Childhood
Title
Description
Draft of a chapter for Doris's autobiography "A Fool in Paradise: An Artist's Early Life," covering Doris's childhood up to 1918.
Type
Donation letter to Peter Newman
Description
Letter to Peter Newman, in response to his "Statement," indicating Doris McCarthy's support for Canadian unity and her donation to the cause, sent on August 27, 1992 from Scarborough, ON.
Type
Good Wine
Title
Description
Draft of "Good Wine" for Doris McCarthy's autobiography.
Type