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Paul Till fonds

fonds1972-2004Fonds 291

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City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Creator
Till, Paul Raymond, 1953-
Dates
1972-2004 (indexed as 1972–2004)
Level
fonds
Extent
1,798 photographs; 38,454 photographs : negatives; 365 photographs : transparencies; 9 folders of textual records; 1 postcard
Scope & content
Fonds consists of eight series of photographs by Paul Till. The first series is comprised of colour, panoramic views of Toronto, which were taken at night during snowstorms. The second series consists of black and white portraits of people involved in Toronto's music and arts scene. The third series consists of black and white panoramic photographs documenting the staging area of the annual Toronto Santa Claus Parade. The fourth series is comprised of photographs documenting the evangelist R.W. Schambach's Miracle Revival event.The fifth and sixth series contain early and personal works by Paul Till that range in subject matter from Toronto streetscapes and buildings to wild plants and manipulated images of store fronts and xerox art.The seventh and eighth series consist of photographs and negatives Paul Till took for NOW magazine that document local and international artists in Toronto at various performances and events as well as notable news happenings. Many of these images were featured on the cover of NOW magazine and include writers, actors and musicians such as Roberston Davies, Michael Ondaatje, John Candy, Sally Fields, Norman Jewison, Billy Merasty, k.d. lang, Van Morrison, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Traci Chapman, Buffy St. Marie, the Spice Girls and Bruce Springsteen.Also included as part of the NOW series are photographs that document important news events such as Mike Harris at the provincial Conservative Party Leadership Convention in 1990, the 1992 Gay Pride Parade, an anti-abortion demonstration at the Morgentaler trial in 1983 as well as a pro-choice demonstration.
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Subjects
MUSICIANS; ACTORS
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2026-10-17T05:57:05Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto
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