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Patricia Fleisher fonds
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Correspondence

Series consists of correspondence created and maintained by Pat Fleisher between 1965 and the late 2000s. The correspondence in this series pertains to Fleisher's personal and professional life, including issues regarding her magazine publishing work, art shows, letters of recommendation, her family, and a wide variety of other topics. Files in this series also include photographs, newspaper clippings, press releases, and financial statements.

Photographs

Series consists of photographs created and maintained by Pat Fleisher from the 1930s to the late 2000s. The photographs in this series were largely created by Fleisher, though some portraits of Fleisher and her family were created by others, and document Fleisher's work as an artist and as a magazine editor. Fleisher's art photographs were often taken on her travels and focus on the streets and scenery of cities around the world, particularly Toronto and New York. Many photographs in this series depict art galleries, artists and art shows, which were often taken for the purpose of publication in Fleisher's magazines. Also included in this series are personal photographs of Fleisher and her family.

Patricia Fleisher fonds

  • F0570
  • Fonds
  • [1933?]-[2009?], predominant 1972-2009

Fonds consists of textual and graphic materials, including business records, photographs, artwork and other material, created and accumulated by Patricia (Pat) Fleisher in her capacity as an artist, photographer, art critic, art show organizer, and magazine editor and publisher of "Art Magazine", "Artpost", "Artfocus", "City Art" and the "Artfocus Online Art Magazine". Also included in this fonds are records pertaining to Fleisher's role as a member and treasurer of AICA Canada, her creative and freelance writing, and her work as an independent art appraiser.

Fleisher, Patricia

Art show materials

Series consists of records created and accumulated by Pat Fleisher between 1977 and 2008. The records in this series pertain to Pat Fleisher's involvement with the administration, curation and promotion of a number of ongoing group art shows, as well as art shows featuring her own photography. Documented in this series is Fleisher's work for annual group shows including the Art Expo Toronto, the Toronto Indoor Art Show, and the Artfocus Fall Annual Artists' Show, as well as solo shows she curated for herself and for other artists at Sassafraz Restaurant, Cantine, Starbucks, and Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. Files in this series consist of correspondence, notices, flyers, pamphlets, photographs, computer disks, press releases, and posters.

Writing and research files

Series consists of records created and maintained by Pat Fleisher between 1940 and 2008. The records in this series pertain to Fleisher's creative and freelance art writing. These records include Fleisher's early poetry and fiction, personal memoirs, and article drafts for freelance and magazine projects. Also part of the series are files consisting of background research for Fleisher's non-fiction writing, which include newspaper and magazine articles, artist bios and CVs, as well as correspondence and notes relating to her freelance and creative writing.

Administrative and subject files

Series consists of records created and maintained by Pat Fleisher between 1971 and 2008. The records in this series pertain to Fleisher's work as a freelance art consultant and a leader of Toronto Board of Education art tours, her research for and work as an art magazine publisher, and other assorted projects. These records include notebooks and day planners, photographs, video cassettes, computer disks, an audio cassette, notes, articles, business and financial records, contracts, contact lists, and research and promotional materials.

Artist files

Series consists of records accumulated and created by Pat Fleisher between 1975 and 2008. The records in this series pertain to Fleisher's work as an art magazine publisher and her acquisition of content for those publications, specifically relating to artist profiles and the promotion of art shows. These records include unsolicited artist portfolios, materials submitted to Fleisher for use in her Artfocus "cybergallery", and photographs of artwork and artist biographical materials accumulated by Fleisher for use in her magazines and/or for the production of Fleisher's freelance art-related writing. Files in this series consist of artist bios and CVs, art cards, newspaper and magazine articles, photographs, computer disks, and art show promotional materials.

Artwork and memorabilia

Series consists of records created and maintained by Pat Fleisher from 1940 to 2007. The records in this series pertain to Fleisher's production of paintings, drawings and photographs and her accumulation of personal memorabilia relating to her life, work, and art shows. Files in this series include photographs, portfolios, CVs and artist statements, newspaper clippings, a sketchbook, a scrapbook, and an art appraisal.

Website

File includes a DVD home video taken at the 100th birthday party for Pat Fleisher's mother, Bebe Ciglen, in 2007. Fleisher appears in the movie along with her sisters and other family members.

Publication files

Series consists of records created and maintained by Pat Fleisher pertaining to her four art publications: Art Magazine (1969-1982), Artpost (1983-1992), Artfocus (1992-2004), and City Art (2004-2005), as well as her website, Artfocus Online (1996-2009). These records document Fleisher's work in the production of these publications, including magazine printing, article research and creation, procurement of advertisements and subscriptions, and magazine finances. Files in this series consist of correspondence, article drafts, photographs, artist bios and CVs, grant applications, invoices and financial statements, notes, art show notices, and audio cassettes. Also included in this series are copies of Society of Canadian Artists (SCA) newsletters from 1965 to 1968, edited by Fleisher.

International Association of Art Critics (AICA) files

Series consists of records created and maintained by Pat Fleisher in her capacity as a founding member and treasurer of the Canadian branch of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA). These records are primarily notices and correspondence sent to members, but some files pertain to Fleisher's role in collecting membership dues for Canadian members and her travel to London to attend the 2000 AICA Congress. Files in this series also include a copy of a letters patent, grant application materials, a constitution and by-laws, and photographs.

Digital portfolios

Photographs by Piush Mandhane, Nicole Dextras, Alex Turner, Alfred Chapman, Opal Dunbar-Adams, and Debra Lynn Carroll.

Family

File includes correspondence from the University of Toronto regarding donating money for legacies.

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