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John Sheene House 1890
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c. 2017 (Creation)
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- D'Atri-Karpis, Sheila
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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2017.011.02: Painting
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Colour horizontal ink wash painting. The top part of the photo is unpainted. In the middle is a brown brick building. The building is two storeys high with a grey slanted roof. The roof on the right side has a brown chimney. Beside the chimney is a tower where the two sides meet with three floors. The tower has a curved white roof and white framed windows. The tower is brown brick at the top but had brown and white paneling below. The bottom of the tower has a white door. On one side of the building, there are eight white framed windows. On the front side of the building, there is a balcony with a white fence and white posts from the overhang on the first and second floor. On the balcony are two people near the tower. There are two more people beside the tower on the roof. Between the posts on the first floor, a green plant hangs. In front of the building are white stairs. Beside the building on the left, is a white driveshed with four windows and three arched entrances. The drive-shed has a grey roof with a brown chimney. Beside the driveshed is a penciled tree and fence. In front of the building, there are three horse and buggies and a few people walking. To the right of the building is a white street sign. The bottom of the painting is light brown. The painting is in a black frame.
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Mark / Inscription text: Lakeshore Road / MIMICO Ave
Mark / Inscription type: Detail
Mark / Inscription description: Within street signs
Mark / Inscription technique: Written, black ink
Mark / Inscription position: On front, near right side within a street sign
Mark / Inscription language: English
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Mark / Inscription text: Shelia Karpis
Mark / Inscription type: Maker’s mark
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Mark / Inscription technique: Written, black ink
Mark / Inscription position: Bottom right corner
Mark / Inscription language: English
Mark / Inscription translation: N/A
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Sheila D'Atri-Karpis is an Etobicoke native who was raised in Mimico. One of her first positions was at Humber's Student Union Centre (1981 - 1984). When she returned to the area as an adult, she was distraught by the number of cherished landmarks that had disappeared. Sheila first picked up a paintbrush in 2016 shortly after a medical error left her unable to return to work. She taught herself to paint by following videos on YouTube and turned those lessons towards the memories of the former landmarks of the Lakeshore communities. Sheila takes her work beyond the brush, researching the history of each location and collecting stories from local residents.
The John Sheene House was located at 3166 Lake Shore Blvd. W. What now houses the Humber Fashion Institute, started as the John Sheene Hotel in 1890. It was built by John Sheene and located at the corners of Lakeshore Road, and Mimico Avenue (later named Kipling Avenue). John Sheene, from Ireland, married Mary Hickey in 1872 and they rented part of Montgomery’s Inn, another historical building in Etobicoke located at Dundas and Islington. They lived at the Inn for several years; six of their children were born there. In 1890, John Sheene decided to build his own hotel in New Toronto. Being across the street from the Mimico Asylum, young people in the neighbourhood were often sent invitations to dances held to give the patients a chance to socialize. The family sold the hotel in 1896. While the building changed hands several times, it soon became widely known as the New Toronto Hotel.
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