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David Bowie is coming to the AGO this fall
This fall the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) offers North America its first chance to take an exciting odyssey through the world of pioneering artist David Bowie—musician, performer and style icon—in the acclaimed exhibition David Bowie is, direct from the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in London, England.
Pioneering Canadian artist Geoffrey Farmer wins the 2013 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation are pleased to announce that Vancouver-born artist Geoffrey Farmer is the recipient of the 2013 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO. The award, which is presented annually to one artist who has made an outstanding contribution to the visual arts in Canada, includes a $50,000 cash prize and a solo exhibition at the AGO. Farmer’s exhibition will open in February 2014.
From the Collections
born near Burgoyne, Ontario, 1882; died Bancroft, Ontario, 1953
The Store, Boston Corners, 1920
oil on canvas, 45.7 x 55.6 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Horse and Rider
Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria
late 19th - early 20th century
wood, traces of polychrome, glass beads
64.3 x 24.0 x 29.2 cm
Gift from Dr. Murray Frum, 1997 Cornelius Krieghoff
born Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1815; died Chicago, Illinois, United States, 1872
Duck Shooting, 1856
oil on canvas, 33.4 x 46.1 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Virgin and Child
French or Canadian, around 1750
wood with traces of paint, 16.2 x 57.2 x 53.4 cm
Gift of Walter C. Laidlaw, Toronto, 1935 James Wilson Morrice
born Montreal, Canada East (now Quebec), 1865; died Tunis, Tunisia, 1924
Beach at Mers, around 1898
oil on canvas, 60.3 x 81.6 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Emily Carr
born and died Victoria, British Columbia, 1871-1945
Trees in the Sky, 1939
oil on canvas, 111.6 x 68.7 cm
Gift of Richard Ivey, 2008 Death Triumphant
German (Bavaria?), around 1670
lindenwood, 24.0 x 13.5 x 7.5 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Odilon Redon
born Bordeaux, France, 1840; died Paris, France, 1916
Vase de fleurs, around 1915
oil on canvas, 65.7 x 55.0 cm
Purchase, 1935 Model Warship: Two-decker, Third-rate (called Scipion)
French, around 1794-1815
wood, copper alloy, paper, thread, 15.2 x 6.0 x 19.0 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Tom Thomson
born Claremont, Ontario, 1877; died Canoe Lake (Algonquin Park), Ontario, 1917
Study for "Northern River", 1914 - 1915
gouache, brush and ink over graphite on illustration board, 30.0 x 26.7 cm
Purchase, 1982
