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AGO Welcomes Margaux Williamson as Next Artist-in-Residence
Press Release
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is delighted to announce Margaux Williamson as its next artist-in-residence. The Toronto-based contemporary artist will be based in the Gallery’s Weston Family Learning Centre through the end of March 2012.
AGO to Present Major Kahlo/Rivera Exhibition in Fall 2012
Press Release
This fall, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) will present a major survey of masterworks by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, two renowned and prolific early 20th-century painters whose work continues to resonate with viewers around the world. Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics and Painting features 75 works by the artists, drawn primarily from the collection of Mexico’s Museo Dolores Olmedo.
From the Collections
born and died Victoria, British Columbia, 1871 – 1945
Thunderbird, 1942
oil on canvas, 69.0 x 54.2 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Paul Cezanne
born and died Aix-en-Provence, France, 1839-1906
Interior of a Forest, around 1885
oil on canvas, 46.4 x 56.1 cm
Given in loving memory of Saidye Rosner Bronfman by her family, 1996 Prayer Bead: The Queen of Sheba Visiting King Solomon, and Adoration of the Magi
Northern Dutch (Duchy of Brabant), around 1520
boxwood, 6.5 cm (diameter)
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Charles Edenshaw (Tahayghen)
born Skidegate, Haida Gwaii (also known as Queen Charlotte Islands), 1839; died Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, 1924
Model Totem Pole, around 1890-1905
argillite, 15.6 x 3.3 x 4.0 cm
Gift of Roy C. Cole, Rousseau, Ontario, 1997 Eugene Louis Boudin
born Honfleur, France, 1824; died Deauville, France, 1898
Beach Near Trouville, 1864
oil on canvas, 67.5 x 104.0 cm
Anonymous Gift, 1991 Troop Landing Craft, Georgian Model
made in Great Britain, around 1755 - 1760
wood, painted and varnished; metal (including iron and copper), painted, 16.0 x 36.0 x 42.0 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Portrait of Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642)
Flemish, around 1633-1642
ivory, 31.0 x 10.0 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Laura Muntz Lyall
born Radford, England, 1860; died Toronto, Ontario, 1930
Interesting Story, 1898
oil on canvas, 81.3 x 100.3 cm
Gift of the Government of the Province of Ontario, 1972 Daniel Saint
born and died Saint-Lo, France, 1778-1847
Portrait of the Empress Josephine (1763-1814), around 1800-1809
gouache and watercolour on ivory, with gold and enamel, 8.1 x 5.9 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Jean-Simeon Chardin
born and died Paris, France, 1699-1779
Jar of Apricots, 1758
oil on canvas, 57.2 x 50.8 cm
Purchase, 1962
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