The Toledo Museum of Art has had 540 individual shows featuring local artists, but they stopped in 1970. Below is a list. Although there had been local artist solo shows before 1933, this is when the museum began a series of monthly shows lasting four decades until 1970. The exhibits were hung in Gallery 21 until September 1947, when they were moved to Gallery 8.
Although the shows ended in 1970, thanks to Robert and Sue Savage who donated to the museum to build a new local art gallery, the local artist shows are returning, as reported in the Blade, June 21, 2021. Thank you, Robert and Sue Savage!
But it’s April 2022, and where is the Robert and Sue Savage Gallery? Not one person employed by the museum to interact with the public even knows a thing about the newly promised local art gallery. Every few weeks when I visit the museum, I ask them about it, and nobody knows a thing. No answer to my recent email to the Director of the museum and the Director of Belonging and Community Engagement, either. The museum announced the Robert and Sue Savage Gallery in June 2021, to be located in the area by the restaurant winter garden and across from the rare book room, but as of this month, it is still an un-renovated space that they use for storage.
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Opening Date
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Title of Show
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9/1/1933
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Paintings by Walt Dehner |
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12/1/1933
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Paintings by Isabel Kuhlman |
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1/1/1934
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Pottery by Louise A. Kitchen |
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2/1/1934
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Paintings by Paul T. Cahill |
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3/1/1934
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Paintings by Anna L. Thorne |
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4/22/1934
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Work of Thomas Ewing King |
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10/1/1934
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Paintings by Mary Arnold |
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11/1/1934
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Paintings by Isaac Rader |
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12/1/1934
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Paintings by Lydia Spitzer |
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1/1/1935
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Paintings by John Richards |
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2/1/1935
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Paintings by John Swalley |
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9/1/1935
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Paintings by Robert Dohn |
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10/1/1935
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Work of Hazel Bartley |
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11/1/1935
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Paintings by Amy Kimpton |
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12/1/1935
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Paintings by George Dinckel |
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1/1/1936
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Paintings by Catherine Lauer |
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2/1/1936
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Paintings by John G. Rideout |
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5/1/1936
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Annual Exhibition of the Toledo Camera Club |
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5/9/1937
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Toledo Architect’s Exhibition of School and Prize Problems |
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9/1/1937
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Work by Louis Bruyere |
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11/1/1937
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Paintings by Pearl Hunter |
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12/1/1937
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Drawings by Maude Phelps Hutchins |
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2/1/1938
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Paintings by John F. Swalley * |
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3/1/1938
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Paintings by Fritz Boehmer |
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5/1/1938
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Toledo Camera Club |
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6/1/1938
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Paintings by Marjorie K Muggy, Toledo Artist |
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1/1/1939
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Watercolors by Amy Kimpton |
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3/1/1939
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Paintings by Marian D. Maxwell |
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5/1/1939
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Toledo Camera Club |
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5/1/1939
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Metal Work by Mrs. Myron T. Hill |
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10/1/1939
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Paintings by Elizabeth Beckman |
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11/1/1939
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Watercolors by Louis Bruyere |
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12/17/1939
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Weavings by Frances Long |
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1/1/1940
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Watercolors and Oils by Carrie Mae Weber |
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2/1/1940
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Paintings and Drawings by Jean Vandermade |
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3/1/1940
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Paintings and Prints by Lulu Snell |
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5/1/1940
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Paintings by Emily Derr |
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12/1/1940
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Paintings and Drawings by Ellen Sinclair |
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1/1/1941
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Paintings by Hazel Jacoby |
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2/1/1941
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Paintings and Drawings by Patricia Stickney |
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3/1/1941
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Paintings by Miles Silverman |
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2/15/1942
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Art Work of Sister Jane Catherine |
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7/1/1942
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Walbridge Collection of Prints |
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10/1/1942
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Water Colors by Harold Boutin, Toledo Artist |
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12/13/1942
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Paintings by Members of the Tile Club |
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1/1/1943
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Paintings and Drawings by William A. Smith, Toledo Artist |
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3/1/1943
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Water Colors by Virginia Ames, Toledo Artist |
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10/1/1943
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Paintings by William A. Folger, Toledo Artist |
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11/1/1943
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Paintings by Loretta Van Wormer, Toledo Artist |
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12/1/1943
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Paintings by Howard A. Mikesell, Toledo Artist |
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1/1/1944
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Water Colors by Lois Morgan, Toledo Artist |
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2/1/1944
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Paintings by Pauline Klewer and Ceramics by Alice Shaw, Toledo Artist |
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3/1/1944
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Paintings and Drawings by Edward Devlin, Toledo Artist |
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4/1/1944
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Paintings by Katherine Swartzbaugh, Toledo Artist |
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9/1/1944
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Water Colors by Frank Turner, Toledo Artist |
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10/1/1944
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Oil and Watercolors by Hazel Jacoby, Toledo Artist |
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11/1/1944
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Work of Carl C. Britsch, Toledo Artist |
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1/1/1945
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Paintings by Robert E. Miller, Toledo Artist |
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2/1/1945
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Paintings by Walt Dehner |
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4/1/1945
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Ceramics by Frances Sinnes, Toledo Artist |
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10/1/1945
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Watercolors by Harold Boutin, Toledo, Artist |
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11/1/1945
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Paintings by Mary Elizabeth Gardner Nutting, Toledo Artist |
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12/1/1945
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Paintings by Molly Canaday, Toledo Artist |
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1/30/1946
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Paintings by Zella Mae Case |
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2/1/1946
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Paintings by Paul Perlmutter |
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3/1/1946
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Mexican Crafts |
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11/1/1946
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Watercolors by Jean Vandermade Wetzler, Toledo Artist |
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1/1/1947
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Paintings by Morton Neipp, Toledo Artist |
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2/1/1947
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Paintings and Crafts by Sister Jane Catherine |
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9/1/1947
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Paintings by Frank Sohn, Toledo Artist |
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10/1/1947
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Prints and Drawings by Walter Chapman, Toledo Artist |
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11/1/1947
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Paintings and Sculpture by Martha and Yanos Bernat, Toledo Artists |
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12/1/1947
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Paintings and Crafts by Sister M. Genevieve and Weaving by Mrs. Myrtle Barnsley |
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3/1/1948
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Paintings by Israel Abramofsky |
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4/1/1948
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Paintings by Katherine Webb and William Raczko |
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5/1/1948
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Paintings and Prints by William Blakesley, Toledo Artist |
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10/1/1948
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Paintings by Amy Kimpton, Toledo Artist |
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11/1/1948
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Toledo s Weaver s Guild |
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12/1/1948
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Paintings and Prints by Mildred Stanford, Toledo Artist |
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3/1/1949
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Paintings by John Swalley |
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4/1/1949
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Paintings by Henry Wildermuth |
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5/1/1949
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Paintings by Jeannette Doak |
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9/1/1949
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Photographs of Chichen Itza and Uxmal, Yucatan, by Gilmore Flues |
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9/1/1949
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Portraits by Dolores Van Duzer |
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10/1/1949
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Paintings by Virginia Thibideau |
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11/1/1949
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Work of Toledo Weavers |
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12/1/1949
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Paintings by Howard Schuler |
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5/14/1950
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Paintings by Louis Bruyere |
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9/10/1950
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Art Round Table – Work of Young Artists Group |
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10/8/1950
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Paintings by Frank Turner |
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11/12/1950
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Work of Toledo Craftsmen |
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12/1/1950
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Paintings by Miriam Silverman |
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1/4/1951
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Paintings by Carl Spitzer |
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2/1/1951
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Paintings by Lois Morgan |
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5/3/1951
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Sculpture by Carroll Sims |
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9/9/1951
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Hooked Rugs |
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10/14/1951
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Paintings by Marian Childs |
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11/12/1951
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Paintings by Hal Lotterman |
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12/9/1951
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Toledo Federation of Art Lending Collection |
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1/13/1952
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Paintings by Frances Gaines Alsberg |
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2/10/1952
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Cranbrook Exhibition. Work of Faculty and Graduate Students |
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2/10/1952
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Paintings by Evelyn Wentz |
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3/9/1952
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Paintings by Letha Schoenfelt |
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8/3/1952
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Work of Robert Freimark |
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9/14/1952
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William A. Smith Paintings |
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10/12/1952
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Paintings by Barbara A. Lewis |
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11/9/1952
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Work of the Faculty, Bowling Green State University |
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12/14/1952
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Art Work of Toledo Parochial School Teachers |
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1/11/1953
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Work of Faculty of School of Design |
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2/8/1953
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Work of Daniel Woodward |
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3/8/1953
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Work of William and Bonnie Staffel |
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4/12/1953
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Paintings by Patricia Rhiel |
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5/10/1953
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Toledo Camera Club |
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9/13/1953
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Crafts by Winifred Clark, Paintings by Carol Lee Rice |
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10/4/1953
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Paintings by Arthur Dugan, Ceramics by Ann Dugan |
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11/8/1953
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Art Work by the Board of Education |
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1/10/1954
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Paintings by George Jenson, Crafts by Leah A. Vogel |
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2/14/1954
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Ceramics by Harvey K. Littleton, Ceramics by Marjorie Young |
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3/4/1954
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Paintings by Ernest Spring, Enamels by Sister Mary Alberta |
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4/11/1954
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Paintings by Ralph E. Peotter, Sculpture by Laverne Moll |
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5/9/1954
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Toledo Camera Club |
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9/12/1954
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Paintings and Prints by Ellen Sinclair, Ceramics by Clyde E. Burt |
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10/10/1954
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Paintings by Chris Karra, Jewelry by Woodruff Karras |
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11/14/1954
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Art Work of Toledo Parochial School Teachers |
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12/12/1954
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Paintings by Anna L. Thorne, Weaving by Marie Walters |
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1/9/1955
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Paintings by Robert E. Stinson, Ceramics by Richard E. DeVore |
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2/13/1955
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Toledo Tile Club |
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3/13/1955
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Paintings by Carolyn Gassan Plochmann |
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4/10/1955
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Photographs by Kathryn Bloom, Enamels by Frances and Harry Bame |
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5/8/1955
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Toledo Camera Club |
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9/11/1955
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Sculpture and Ceramics by Robrt Cremean |
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10/9/1955
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Enamals by Evelyn Wentz, Paintings by Charlotte Daniels |
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11/13/1955
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Paintings by Jacques L. Egan, Ceramics by Lillian Pierce |
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12/11/1955
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Paintings and Crafts by Toledo Public School Teachers |
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1/8/1956
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Paintings by Robert M. Hallett, Ceramics by Naoma Powell |
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2/12/1956
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Prints by Clay Walker, Sculpture by Frank Gallo |
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3/11/1956
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Ceramic Sculpture by Maybelle M. Falardeau, Paintings by John F. Swalley |
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4/8/1956
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Paintings by Line Bloom, Silver, Jewelry and Enamels by Harold Hasselschwert |
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5/13/1956
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Toledo Camera Club |
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9/9/1956
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Paintings and Drawings by Edward Devlin |
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10/14/1956
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Paintings by Jean Wetzler, Weaving by George and Jeannette Cranch |
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11/11/1956
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Paintings by Anthony Vlahantones, Ceramics by Charles Lakofsky |
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12/9/1956
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Parochial School Teacher s Exhibition |
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1/13/1957
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Paintings by Sue Spitzer Robinson |
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2/10/1957
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Prints by Philip A Wigg, Jewelry and Enamels by Jane Albright |
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3/10/1957
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Paintings by Walter Chapman, Ceramics by Kitty Frankel |
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4/1/1957
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Paintings and Prints by Virginia A. Myers |
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5/1/1957
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Toledo Camera Club |
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9/8/1957
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Paintings by Sister Jane Catherine |
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10/13/1957
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Paintings by James Barbee and Fred Kline, Sculpture by Lavern Moll |
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11/10/1957
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Paintings by Katherine Swartzbaugh Frankforter |
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12/8/1957
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Primitive Paintings by B, J. Helburn |
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1/12/1958
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Paintings by Robert A. Herzberg |
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2/9/1958
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Craft CIub of Toledo |
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3/9/1958
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Paintings by Molly Canaday |
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4/13/1958
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Paintings and Book Illustrations by Melita Hofmann |
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5/11/1958
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Toledo Camera Club Annual Exhibition |
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9/14/1958
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Paintings by Eugene White |
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10/12/1958
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Ceramics by Edith Franklin |
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10/12/1958
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Paintings and Prints by CIay Walker |
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11/9/1958
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Paintings by Shirley Smith |
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1/11/1959
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Ceramics by Floy Shaffer |
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1/11/1959
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Paintings by James Small |
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2/8/1959
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Paintings and Prints by William Blakesley |
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3/8/1959
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Paintings by Guy Tomme |
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4/12/1959
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Ceramics and Ceramic Sculpture by Joe Ann Cousino |
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9/13/1959
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Waatercolors by Timothy Y. Hewlett |
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10/11/1959
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Port Clinton Artists Club |
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11/8/1959
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Prints by Alice Rathbun Garver |
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11/8/1959
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Sculpture by George Palovich |
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12/13/1959
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Paintings by Orr Marshall |
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1/10/1960
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Ceramics by Norman Schulman |
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1/10/1960
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Paintings and Prints by Charles F. Gunther |
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2/14/1960
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Paintings and Prints by Grace Rhoades Dean |
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4/10/1960
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Painitngs by Barbara Welles |
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5/1/1960
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Toledo Camera Club |
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9/1/1960
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Pictures by Charles Calengor |
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10/1/1960
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Paintings by Lillian Greenberg |
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11/1/1960
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Paintings by Earl North |
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12/1/1960
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Pictures by Paul Running |
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1/1/1961
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Pictures by Shirley Wells Kerruish |
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2/12/1961
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Pictures by Members of Artklan |
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3/12/1961
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Pictures by William Benson |
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4/9/1961
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Paintings by Paul Perlmutter |
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7/1/1961
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Retrospective Exhibition of the Work of Toledo Area Artists |
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10/8/1961
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Ceramics by Jo Carter |
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10/8/1961
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Paintings by William Dietsch |
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11/12/1961
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Paintings by George Dinckel |
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12/10/1961
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Work of the Craft Club of Toledo |
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1/14/1962
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Watercolor Paintings and Sculpture by Don C. Eaton |
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2/11/1962
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Watercolor Paintings by Don Shinew |
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3/11/1962
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Paintings by Marlene Schwanzel |
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4/8/1962
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Painitngs and Drawings by Julius Orosz |
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12/9/1962
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Prints and Bronzes by David Freed |
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1/13/1963
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Society of Women Artists 60th Anniversary Exhibition |
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2/10/1963
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Pictures by David May |
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2/10/1963
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Sculpture by David Hysell |
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3/10/1963
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Glass from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Zink |
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4/14/1963
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Work of the Toledo Professional Photographers Association |
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5/12/1963
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Collection of the Toledo Federation of Art Societies |
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10/13/1963
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Paintings by Hal Kinder |
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11/10/1963
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Paintings and Prints from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bruner |
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12/1/1963
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Sculpture by Michael Bigger |
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12/8/1963
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Paintings by John Black |
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1/10/1964
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Pottery by Robert W. Archambeau |
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1/12/1964
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Prints and Paintings by Neil Frankenhauser |
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2/9/1964
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Furniture and Decorative Arts from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bugbee |
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3/8/1964
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Watercolors by John N. Richards |
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4/12/1964
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Paintings by John Arhorn |
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5/10/1964
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Collection of the Toledo Federation of Art Societies |
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10/11/1964
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Paintings by Ronald S. Shap |
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11/8/1964
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Painting by David H. Schonbrunn |
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11/8/1964
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Sculpture by Daniel Kornblum |
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12/13/1964
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American Glass from the Collection of Mrs. Edward Lamb |
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1/10/1965
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Drawings and Paintings by Diana Attie |
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2/14/1965
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Paintings by Nancy E. Osborn |
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2/14/1965
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Silver by J. Levan Hill |
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3/14/1965
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Canton Ware from the Coleection of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Barber |
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4/11/1965
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Glass by Dominick Labino |
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4/11/1965
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Paintings and Prints by Richard Dahn |
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5/16/1965
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Collection of the Toledo Federation of Art Societies |
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10/10/1965
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Paintings by Carolyn Gassen Plochmann |
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11/7/1965
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American Milk Glass from the Collection of Mrs. Eugene McCalmy Belknap |
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12/5/1965
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Paintings by Jean Wetzler |
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12/5/1965
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Sculpture by John Zeilman |
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1/9/1966
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Sculpture by Charles A. Latshaw |
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2/6/1966
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Paintings by Ronald L. Coleman |
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2/6/1966
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Pottery by David Counts |
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3/13/1966
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Prints from the Swisher Collection |
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4/10/1966
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Jewelry and Prints by Hal Hasselschwert |
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4/10/1966
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Weaving by Mary Connelly Mabry |
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5/15/1966
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Modern Prints from the Museum s Collection |
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10/9/1966
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Collection of the Toledo Federation of Art Societies |
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11/13/1966
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Watercolors by Raymond L. Bloch |
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12/11/1966
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Pictures by William H. Scott |
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2/12/1967
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Painitngs by Joseph DeLuca |
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3/12/1967
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Cut Glass from the Collection of Mr. Emory L. Leverette |
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4/9/1967
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Ceramics and Sculpture by Jack Earl |
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5/14/1967
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Photographs of Tom O Reilly |
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6/11/1967
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English Watercolors form the Museum s Collection |
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8/27/1967
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Works from the Collection of the Toledo Federation of Art Societies |
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10/8/1967
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Paintings by David Mack |
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11/12/1967
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Musical Instruments Collected by Mr. and Mrs. James G. Francis |
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12/10/1967
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Paintings and Enamels by Evelyn Wentz |
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1/14/1968
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Ceramics by Bruce Grimes |
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1/14/1968
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Textiles by Thomas Siefke |
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2/11/1968
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Watercolors by James W. Strong |
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3/10/1968
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Drawings and Paintings by Richard Christen |
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3/10/1968
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Sculpture by John G. Balsley |
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4/7/1968
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Paintings by Robert A. Louviaux |
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10/13/1968
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Decoys collected by Mr. and Mrs. Edmund R. Childs |
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11/10/1968
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Drawings and Watercolors by Walter Chapman |
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12/8/1968
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Paintings by John S. Botts |
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1/12/1969
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Paintings by Jeanne Pellegrino |
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2/9/1969
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Glass by Fritz Dreisbach |
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2/9/1969
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Prints and Drawings by Peter Elloian |
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3/9/1969
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Art Glass collectied by Palmer Sheldon Rochelle |
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4/13/1969
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Photographs by Bob Packo |
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5/18/1969
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Toledo Area Artists 51st Annual Exhibition |
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6/8/1969
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Off the Beaten Track: Minor Masters of the 19th Century |
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10/12/1969
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Paintings by Robert Mazur |
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10/12/1969
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Pots by Thomas Shafer |
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11/9/1969
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Paintings by Sister Jane Catherine |
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12/14/1969
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Paintings by Ralph Warren |
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12/14/1969
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Sculpture by Lawrence Miller |
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1/11/1970
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Paintings by Frederick Davenport |
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2/8/1970
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Sculpture by LeMaxie Glover |
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3/8/1970
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Ceramics and Glass by Alice Duncan |
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3/8/1970
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Paintings by Robert Garcia |
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5/3/1970
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Works from the Collection of the Toledo Federation of Art Societies |
Here is a link on archive.org to the Toledo Area Artists Exhibition catalogs.