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Portrait of Tomson Highway by Edward Gajdel [graphic material]

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Item

Date:

1999

Reference:

R11672-0-8-E, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Photographs

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3669860

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Portrait of Tomson Highway by Edward Gajdel
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Date(s):

1999

Place:

Toronto, Ontario:

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 photograph: Cprint; 50.8 x 61.0 cm.

Language of material:

English

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Item consists of a portrait of Tomson Highway by Edward Gajdel.

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Gajdel, Edward

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Highway, Tomson, 1951-

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Gajdel, Edward : Inspired by the great masters of photography, Edward Gajdel's creative style is based on formalism and simplicity. Although passionate about the power of black and white photography, his techniques and range of work are diverse. His work has been featured in Rolling Stone, GQ and Elle and appears in the permanent collections of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Royal Ontario Museum.

Highway, Tomson, 1951- : Tomson Highway was born in 1951, in northwest Manitoba, Canada. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Music (with honors) from the University of Western Ontario, in 1975 and a B.A. in English from the same University in 1977. Highway is known for his plays which depict life on the reservation. He is the president of Native Earth Performing Arts, a professional Native American theater company in Toronto. He has served as producer, actor, stage manager and playwright. His Native Earth Performing Arts company is dedicated to the development of Native dramatic art.

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Portraits

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Private

Related control no.:

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2006-00296-1
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]
To be viewed with the assistance of the Portrait Gallery of Canada.

Volume [R11672]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, archival reference number R11672-1, e006609443
Copyright: Edward Gajdel
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