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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-07-14, Page 3THE CIIIIISTIfill SCIENCE 010111TOR Accurate Complete News Coverage Printed in BOSTON LOS ANGELES LONDON 1 Year $24 6 Months $12 3 Months $6 Clip this advertisement end return it with your cheek or money order to; The Christian Science Monitor CM* Norway Street Boston, Moss. 02115 PB-16 L.L.t L, . ' HOSPITALS, PRISONS "Pk ...A. ..15 • / HEAR YE! HEAR YE! /-/ / Ir ; 4 4 There Was a Time • n j41 1 • , when the only authentic news came from the leather lungs of the town crier, . . The spoken word was sometimes garbled, sometimes misunderstood, missed by the hard of hearing and distorted through repetition. Luckily today we can rely on the printed word and if we wish to refresh our memory about some news item, or some article offered for sale by local merchants, we can turn again to the reliable and informative pages of The e tlu:ingbain titianct-Zinte SERVING YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY has been a labour of love for the young couple and as unpaid curators of the collection they will continue to occupy a small suite above the new wing. In the 12 years since they first began construction of Tap- awing°, the couple have play- ed host to tens of thousands of visitors anxious to view the col- lection, many of them young- sters from Toronto area schools. The collection and home are open to the public from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sundays. Children under 12 are admitted only on pre-arranged weekday school tours. Gracing the walls of the hill- top dwelling, both upstairs and down, are the prized originals of Tom Thomson, Emily Carr and David Milne and the re- nowned Group of Seven compos- ed of J. E. H. MacDonald, Lawren Harris, A. Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, F. H. Varley, Franklin Carmichael and A. J. Casson. (The original Group of Sev- en included Frank (Franz) John- son, but not A. J. Casson.Hew- ever, Johnson eventually de- fected from the group and now Casson, is accepted as the sev- enth member.) And, not far from the main building stands the storied shack of Tom Thomson, mov- ed wall by wall from its origin- al site in Toronto's Yorkville district and restored here as a shrine. It was in the unpreten- tious quarters of this cabin he executed his greatest northern canvasses. Thomson was drowned mys- teriously in Algonquin Park in 1917 in the full bloom of his career. It was his example, as much as anything, that led to the formation of the Group of Seven school of distinctively Canadian painting. The McMichael assemblage of paintings is the most com- prehensive collection hanging permanently %anywhere, includ- ing even the National Gallery in Ottawa. And a noteworthy feature is that these paintings hang in a home setting, as in- tended by their originators, and that they consist of an exclus- ively Canadian pioneer art form with no other styles to disturb the theme. Part of the McMichael col- lection is made up of gifts from Canadian art lovers. And now that it is government-owned it is hoped that other public, spirited Canadians will con- tribute additional pieces, not only to increase the collection but to give them a permanent home. The subject settings in the McMichael collection span the length and breadth of Canada, but works by the Group of Sev- en and Thomson concentrate prinoipally in the Georgian Bay area, (specifically Go Home Bay), Algonquin Park and the wild Algoma region. Their favourite subjects range from little old houses and other landmarks in downtown Toronto to the wide open spaces of the north which they captured with unusual boldness. Tapawingo was build in 1954 of giant hemlock logs dismantl- ed from pioneer barns and homes, mostly from commun- ities within a 30-mile radius of Kleinburg. Many of its beams, hand- hewn with ancient broad axes, are the length of telephone poles and etched with the marks of the blade. Two fireplaces, which form the major part of the construction, each contain over 100 tons of native field stone gathered from neighbour- ing farms. Its formidable walls of giant hemlock joined with mortar preserve the pioneer image of this modern style home which is built to with- stand a hurricane. Its indoor swimming pool substitutes as a built-in humid- ifier equipped with fans and ducts to draw up moisture and distribute it through the estab- lishment to preserve the can- vasses. Sunday visitors and parties by appointment enter the grounds of Tapawingo through a stone gateway and travel on a paved access roadway to a park- ing lot near the house. The buildings and grounds are staffed by uniformed guides and security guards to protect their irreplaceable contents, for the works of these great artists didn't sail into the public lime- light on a particularly tranquil sea. Following World War I, for example, the intrepid group of Seven elected to stage an ex- hibition of their revolutionary works, only to be lambasted with criticism in such strong terms as "art gone mad" and their efforts tagged as "the inn- ards of a drunkard's stomach." But they survived the vicious onslaught to give Canada its own distinctive art form for generations yet unborn. Hubbard Reunion GORRIE—On Sunday over 100 descendants of the late W. J. Hubbard gathered in Gor- tie Conservation Park for the third annual reunion. Games and contests were ably conduct- ed by Mrs. Lloyd Jacques and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dickson of R. R. 1 and 2 Clifford. At the supper hour Wilfred Wolfe of Melbourne conducted the business, Telford r .ts of Kitchener gave the secretary's report. The slate of officers was returned for another year. A moment's silence was observ- ed in memory of those who had passed away in the last year. After a tasty meal, the re- union broke up to meet in the park in one year, on the sec- ond Sunday in July. People at- tended from such places as Gar- de, Hanover, Wingham, Lake- let, Melbourne, Kippen, Tor- onto, Clifford, Harriston, Glen- coe, Kitchener, Stratford, and Bluevale. Mrs. VanCamp Is Shower Hostess BELGRAVE—A miscellaneous shower for the relatives of Miss Lillian Bruce was held at the home of Mrs. Clare VanCamp. The bride was seated in a spec- ially decorated chair. Miss Marilyn Campbell and Miss Nancy VanCamp conduct- ed the contests. The gifts were presented in a decorated wagon and Mrs. Bruce assisted her daughter in opening thern. The address was read by Miss Marilyn Campbell. There were 17 rel- atives there. Lillian thanked all those present and a dainty lunch was served by the hostess, Mrs. Eleanor Campbell made a hat of the gift bows for Lil- lian. IU•111.1111 n. May be donatni. through your local funeral director Winghain Advance-Times, Thursday, July 14, 10(i' Page 0 Tapawingo Houses Fine Art Collection, a Gift From Enthusiastic Donors to Province of Ontario a n e w 5,000 square-foot wing of galleries and have added several important paintings, in- cluding a major J, E. II. Mae- Donald canvas. Assembling the collection TAPAWiNGO, Kleinburg, houses the Mc- Michael Conservation Collection of Art ael. Included in the gift was this large given to the Province of Ontario last and beautiful home and wooded grounds November by Robert and Signe McMich- on which it stands. THIS FINE TOM THOMSON painting k one of the more than 200 comprising the Mc- Michael Conservation Collection of Art at Cif DEDICATE GIDEO N BIBLES AS A CONTINUING MEMORIAL KLEINBURG—In a brief Queen's Park ceremony last No- vember, Robert and Signe. Mc- Michael turned over to the peo- ple of Ontario their horne,"Tap, awingo", and its collection of paintings and Canadiana. But, their generosity and en- thusiasm did not end with the signing of the agreement. Since that time -- at their own ex- pense -- they have completed Tapawingo, Kleinburg. The paintings were gvien to the Province of Ontario last Nov- ember by Robert arid igrle McMichael.