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Ann and Art Lazear fonds

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Collection
Ann and Art Lazear fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1 box of textual records, 1 b&w photograph.
Fonds No.
I0017
Date
1983-1999
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of two loose leaf binders with images and photocopies of documents relating to Ann and Art Lazear’s careers, a file on Ann Lazear’s portrait of Joe Shenkman, two spiral-bound books "Reach for the Heights" by Ann Lazear and "A teacher’s personal experience with the Canadian flag" by L…
Collection
Ann and Art Lazear fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Material Type
textual record
graphic material
Physical Description
1 box of textual records, 1 b&w photograph.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of two loose leaf binders with images and photocopies of documents relating to Ann and Art Lazear’s careers, a file on Ann Lazear’s portrait of Joe Shenkman, two spiral-bound books "Reach for the Heights" by Ann Lazear and "A teacher’s personal experience with the Canadian flag" by Lillian Lazear and a book entitled, "Canadian Jewish Women of Today; Who’s Who of Canadian Jewish Women” published in 1983.
Date
1983-1999
Fonds No.
I0017
History / Biographical
Ann (nee Tarantour) was born in Montreal on December 23, 1926, the daughter of Sylvia and Maurice Tarantour. She was educated at York Street Public School and Lisgar Collegiate, Ottawa. In 1949, she graduated from Carleton College, specializing in the arts. In 1948, she married Art Lazear, commercial artist and display man. Art, who was born in Minsk, Russia on November 25, 1926, came to Canada with his family at the age of 18 months. He died on October 7, 2001. After studying Display in the United States, Art Lazear worked as a commercial artist and display man in Ottawa. Together, Ann and Art held the first husband and wife Jewish Art Show in Canada at the Odeon Theatre Lounge, in March 1956. Art became known throughout the years as Ottawa’s foremost display person. Ann had a 27 year teaching career with the Ottawa Board of Education (OBE). During her long and rewarding career with the OBE, she served as president of the Ottawa Public School Women Teachers Association, president of her branch of the Ottawa Secondary School Teachers Association and president of the Arts Council. Ann retired in 1988, and went on to paint both landscapes and portraits.
Acquisition Source
Acquired from Ann Lazear, 1990, 1999, 2008.
Notes
1. Biographical information obtained from Ottawa Jewish Bulletin article dated July 22, 1988.
Archival / Genealogical
Archival Descriptions
Repository
Ottawa Jewish Archives
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