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R320, container 1, file 7
Letter from Eric Brown, Director of the National Gallery of Canada to Francis Johnston, 3 September 1918
Eric Brown was appointed the first full-time Curator of the National Gallery of Canada in 1910. Two years later he was made Gallery Director, a position that he held until his death in 1939. Franz Johnston’s unparalleled aerial views fascinated and sparked the imagination enamoring him with the Canadian art community and laymen alike.

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R320, container 1, file 7

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