Nellie Curnoe's Paint Box
Datec. 1954
DimensionsOverall: 10 x 45.7 x 32 cm
Credit LineGift of Glen Curnoe, London, Ontario and Lynda Curnoe, Toronto, Ontario, 2006.
Object number2006.029.004
Label TextAn artist's tool kit and studio often contain remnants and pieces of art-making itself. Misplaced supplies, spilled paint, and notes are commonly found. Greg Curnoe (1936-1992) made this paint-spattered wooden box in manual training class around 1954. It was used by him at H. B. Beal Secondary School and at the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD).
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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