Thoreau MacDonald Papers [manuscript]. 1905-1980.

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Thoreau MacDonald Papers [manuscript]. 1905-1980.

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The collection consists of papers pertaining to MacDonald, including original drawings and designs, along with correspondence and biographical material. These papers also include notes and drafts by Margaret E. Edison which she collected during the course of her research for her book, Thoreau MacDonald: A Catalogue of Design and Illustration (1973). A second accession includes more of MacDonald's original drawings and designs, notebooks and diaries, a small amount of correspondence, photographs and some printed materials.

27 boxes.

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7065171

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

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MacDonald, Thoreau, 1901-1989

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Thoreau MacDonald, born in 1901 in Toronto, was a Canadian illustrator, designer and painter. Macdonald was the son of Group of Seven member J. E. H. MacDonald. He was mainly self-taught, but did work with his father. MacDonald was colour blind, and as a result he worked primarily in black and white. As an illustrator, Macdonald worked for the Ryerson Press and Canadian Forum magazine. His work is found in the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Hart House at the University of Toronto, the Art...

Edison, Margaret E.

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