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Portrait of the Artist—As an Old Lady -- Film Description:
"Paraskeva Clark, artist, socialist, feminist, is her own woman at her own cost. This film is a cameo of an irascible and oftentimes touching artist whose work has won her a place in exhibitions and private collections. Born in Russia in 1898, she eventually married a Canadian and moved to Toronto. Because her canvases reflect a strong social conscience, she had to struggle hard to earn a place in the nation's ultra-conservative galleries."
-- National Film Board of Canada


Source:
National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- Portrait of the Artist—As an Old Lady." National Film Board of Canada. http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=13719.