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Early in his career, Danby experimented with abstract expressionism. In August 1961, Danby participated in the first
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE) in the parking lot of the Four Seasons hotel, located at that time on Jarvis Street in Toronto. Danby won the "Best of Exhibition" prize with an
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The subject matter of many of Danby's early works was found on St. Joseph Island and it was there that he met his first wife Judy
Harcourt, whom he married in 1965. Together they purchased a home at Armstrong Mill near Guelph, Ontario, which provided Danby with subject matter from which to gain
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Danbys’ best known works (such as: At the Crease, Lacing Up, and Pancho) are in egg tempera, a challenging medium. As well as mediums such as water colour, acrylic , and oil. Water colour was used throughout his career.
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He also received the Jessie Dow Prize, the 125th
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was named after Danby. Ken Danby Way in his home town of the Sault Ste. Marie includes the Public
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inspiration. The couple had three sons, who have appeared in Danby's work. They separated in 1980 and divorced in 1984. One of his sons from this marriage is
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at the park in July 1917. Canadian writer Blair Frazer also drowned in the park on the
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goalie defending his net, is widely recognized and reproduced in Canada.
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University of Guelph; Judith M. Nasby (1 January 1980).
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