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| Masked Ball, Masks—The Many Faces of Man, ROM, 1959 |
| Creator: Leigh Warren |
| Date of Image: 21582 |
| Period of Image: 1950s |
| People: H.M. Turner, Mrs. Nathan Phillips |
| Museum ID Number: ROM2004_1306_4 |
| Image Number: ROM2004_1306_4 |
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Description:
A pastime of kings and nobleman, masked balls have also graced the halls of the Royal Ontario Museum. Pictured here, the soirée held in February 1959 opened the exhibition Masks—The Many Faces of Man. A number of guest designed their own fanciful facewear for the occasion, embracing the themes of transformation, ritual, concealment, protection, and decoration that were also illustrated in the catalogue—elegantly designed by Frank Newfeld—accompanying the show.
Mrs. Nathan Phillips, wife of Toronto's mayor, is greeted by the ROM's Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Harold Melvin Turner, in fantastic headgear, and Mrs. H. M. Turner, in butterfly mask. |
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