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Petition for Don Bonham's Miss 50

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Shawn Burke
4 years ago

This move by McIntosh gallery is wrong on so many levels.

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Dave Gordon
4 years ago

I met Don Bonham in 1968 when we were hired to teach in Herb Ariss's Art Department at Beal Tech in London. Bonham shook up the London scene, representing the polar opposite of the regionalism of Greg Curnoe and Jack Chambers. Bonham's work is still making waves.

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Richard Vincil
4 years ago

As one of many artists mentored by Bonham, and a Canadian Citizen, I am very disappointed by the actions of the McIntosh Gallery. I trust that this letter, and the attached signatures will have a positive effect of changing the minds of those wishing to deaccess Miss 50. Mr. Graff has made some very excellent points in this letter, and I do hope the gallery will reconsider their judgement.

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Dave Gordon
4 years ago

I met Don Bonham in 1968 when we were hired to teach in Heb Ariss's Art Program at Beal Tech. Bonham shook up the art scene in London.

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Kristian Bostlund
4 years ago

I became a friend of Don's in Montreal where I also took one of his Sculpture classes. When I think of him, he was a teacher with a sense of humour and a love of life. I miss B.J., Leroy & most of all Don. thanks for the guidance. Kristian

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Laurie Triefeldt
4 years ago

Political correctness should not overshadow history.

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Rein Triefeldt
4 years ago

Western BFA 1944

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Gerald Pedros
4 years ago

It is a dangerous and slippery slope when society starts to rewrite history. The question is not if it is appropriate by todays standards, but was it acceptable by the standard at the time the sculpture was created.