The Clever Pup

Photo of Misia by Vuillard, 1897 Misia by Renoir 1904 In 1907 Misia’s marriage to Alfred Edwards was in tatters. Misia was extremely jeal...

Portrait of Misia - Henri-Toulouse Lautrec I had never heard of Misia until G-Pup bought me the book Misia, The Life of Misia Sert, by Ar...

Pierre Bonnard Pierre Bonnard Edouard Vuillard In 1900 Misia was a voluptous 28 years old. The Paris Exposition was on. Misia was abou...

Scene from Hugo , Paramount Pictures   I first posted this story 2 years ago. I've just returned from seeing Martin Scorsese's ...

Scene from Hugo , Paramount Pictures   I first posted this story 2 years ago. I've just returned from seeing Martin Scorsese's ...

I originally posted this on Sept 3, 2009. I see that the book is about to hit the big screen with some big talent. Can't wait. It really...

"I myself still find photographs frightful and don’t like to have any, especially not of people whom I know and love."   Vincent...

A few years back I bought this cookbook at an open-air antique show about 45 minutes west of Toronto. “ A Years Dinners: 365 Seasonable D...

An intimate warmth predominates James Tissot’s The Shop Girl (1883-1885). The shaded interior makes the viewer feel like an elite in...

Bob Dylan's first studio album came out 50 years ago this year. Amnesty International is also commemorating fifty years since its ince...

Photo: Associated Press Thursday, July 28, 1886. To Theo Van Gogh from Antwerp "My dear Theo... This week I painted a large thing...

In the autumn of 2012  the Art Gallery of Ontario will exhibit works by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and her on again, off again husband Dieg...

I bought these compelling photos at an auction about ten years ago as part of the "contents of a drawer". I return to them again a...

John McCrae, a Canadian soldier, doctor and a poet is best remembered for his poem, "In Flanders Fields". Born in Guelph , Ontar...

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Patrick Cain painstakingly mapped the homes listed as the next of kin addresses for 3,224 Toronto residents killed in World War II and marke...