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Fred Curatolo fonds [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1986-2004.

Reference:

R2880-0-9-E

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

160458

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Fred Curatolo fonds
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Fonds includes:

1550 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1986-2004.

Place of creation:

Alberta

Extent:

1,220 drawings : pen and ink with wash.
313 watercolours.

Language of material:

English

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Fred Curatolo fonds [graphic material]

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Fonds comprises original editorial cartoons by Fred Curatolo, published in the Edmonton Sun.

Caricatures examine, primarily, national issues and include such topics as: federal-provincial relations, as seen from a prairie perspective; the rise of the Reform Party, from its ascendency in Alberta and its increasing influence in other provinces; the constitutional debates; income tax and the G.S.T.; cut-backs in social programs as initiated by the governments of Ralph Klein and Mike Harris; the plight of the western farmer; fishing disputes; the softwood lumber dispute and N.A.F.T.A.; poverty and the elderly; environmental concerns; health care and a two-tiered system; gun control and the Canadian Gun Registry; the Young Offender's Act; defence spending; the Oka crisis and aboriginal concerns; the Meech Lake Accord. International issues include the dissolution of the Soviet empire; Canada-U.S. relations; the Middle East; the Baltic upheavals; armed conflicts; the Gulf War; the Iraq War; ethnic-cleansing; hot-spots in Third World nations; the September 11th strikes; and Al-Qaeda.

Prime Ministers portrayed include Kim Campbell, Joe Clark, Jean Chrétien, Stephen Harper, Paul Martin, Brian Mulroney and John Turner. Prominent Cabinet Ministers include Sheila Copps, John Crobie, John Manley, Don Mazankowski, Anne McLellan, Allan Rock, and Michael Wilson. Also frequently portrayed are party leaders Joe Clark, Stockwell Day and Preston Manning.

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Curatolo, Fred, 1958-

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Curatolo, Fred, 1958- : Editorial cartoonist. Fred Curatolo, born in 1958, first published his cartoons in 1982, in the Toronto Sun. For several more years, he syndicated his work before moving to the Brampton Guardian. In 1989, he joined the staff of the Edmonton Sun where he continued as their staff cartoonist until 2006. He is now working as a free-lance cartoonist. See various editions of "Portfoolio", the annual compendium of the selected editorial cartoons, published by the Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists.

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Graphic (Electronic) Works from a 2000 acquisition have been item-level catalogued in the MINISIS-ICON data base. Descriptions of items from a 2006 accrual are available on an Excel spreadsheet, located on the accession file. (90: Open)

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Source of title:

Title is based on the name of the creator.

Citation/reference note:

Credit: Library and Archives Canada.
Subject heading:

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Editorial cartoons Canada

Caricatures en page éditoriale Canada

Canadian wit and humor, Pictorial

Humour par l'image canadien

Canada 1984-1993

Canada 1993-2003
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1999-01302-6
2007-00001-6
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
Physical access must be given through an art archivst.

Item no. assigned by LAC [R2880] 1--1551

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright: Fred Curatolo and/or Edmonton Sun.

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