Fonds consists of speeches of, and an interview with, Albert Gilbert on the subject of photography. Photographic material consists of portraits of prominent Canadians such as: Alan Wilkinson, curator of the Art Gallery of Ontario; Conrad Black, Argus Corporation; Robertson Davies; William Davis, Premier of Ontario; John Turner; Archbishop Carter; Marjorie Piggott; Harold ballard; Bill Wen, restauranteur; Bishop Garnsworthy, Anglican Bishop of Toronto, Ontario; Pierre Berton; John Daniels, Cadillac-Fairview Corporation; John Roberts; Harold Adamson, Toronto Chief of Police; Philip Givens; Andy Russell; Liona Boyd; Carl Shaefer; Bishop Saturios, Greek Orthadoz Church; Victor Feldbrill; Murray Koffler; Ken Forbes; Bora Laskin; Jimmy Namaro, Peter Gordon; as well as portraits of brides, children, family, and groups. Photographs are by Albert Gilbert.
Other photographs depict: the First Baptist Church, Edmonton, Alberta, 1923; a tintype of a man; a portrait of a child by D. Zurbrigg, Palmerston, Ontario.
Gilbert, Albert, 1922- : Albert Gilbert, contemporary photographer. The Gilbert family has a long history in photography, with Nathan Gilbert opening his first studio in 1922. His son Albert Gilbert opened his first studio on College Street in Toronto, Ontario, in 1944. During this time, Albert mastered all aspects of portraiture and in 1949 was doing portraits of big band artists such as Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington. In 1955, Al Glibert moved his studio to Eglinton Avenue West in Toronto, where in the sixties he developed the natural light window style of portraiture, a style and interpretation in wide angle that gained him international recognition. Gilbert was awarded the Order of Canada in 1990 and holds the highest awards and degrees from Canadian, American, and British photographic societies. The Canadian Jewish News, Thursday, June 4, 1992.
