Desk Used by Greg Curnoe
Date1915
DimensionsOverall: 75.5 × 102 × 68.4 cm (0.76 × 1.02 × 0.68 m)
Credit LineGift of Glen Curnoe, London, Ontario and Lynda Curnoe, Toronto, Ontario, 2006
Object number2006.029.001
Label TextThis was originally a library table, made around 1915, by George Cundick for his sister, Sarah, Greg Curnoe's (1936-1992) grandmother. It is representative of the "mission" style of that period. Curnoe used this desk in one of his three London studios. Curnoe was one of the leaders of the art movement known as "London Regionalism," that developed through the 1950s-1960s and included artists Jack Chambers, Tony Urquhart, Murray Favro, and others. He is known for colourful works that incorporate text, painting, and sculpture and centre around themes of Canadian identity, politics, and popular culture.
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