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Library & Archives Unshelved: Back to School: Artists as Teachers and Students

page from a notebook including sketches and notes for a lesson by Rolph Scarlett

Rolph Scarlett: Correspondence course on non-objective painting (excerpt), 1976. Judith Nasby-Rolph Scarlett collection, Edward P. Taylor Library & Archives. Gift of Judith Nasby, 2021

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Library & Archives Unshelved: Back to School: Artists as Teachers and Students

Wednesday September 20, 6 - 8 pm drop-In
Marvin Gelber Print & Drawing Study Centre, Art Gallery of Ontario

This drop-in series, hosted by AGO librarians and archivists, gives visitors a first-hand glimpse of highlights from the Edward P. Taylor Library & Archives collection. In this installment, we head back to school with some Canadian artists whose work has involved teaching the next generation. Join Amy Furness, Rosamond Ivey Special Collections Archivist and Head, Library & Archives, for an archival view of artists as teachers and students – including Rolph Scarlett, Suzy Lake, Barbara Astman, Robert Markle, Dennis Burton and Tanya Mars. Please visit the Marvin Gelber Print & Drawing Study Centre at any point between 6 to 8 pm to enjoy a personalized encounter with this collection.

To learn more about our collections please visit the Library & Archives page.

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