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Article: Living history.(Currents)(work of Jim Robb)
- Article from:
- The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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Yukon history makes me tick, insists Jim Robb, a Quebec-born artist who has made the territory his home (and artistic inspiration) for almost fifty years. Moved by the people and places of the north, Robb has committed his life's work to recording the Yukon's history and culture from the gold rush to the present. Focusing on historical buildings and unusual residents, Robb paints and photographs what he considers a quickly disappearing past.
Robb grew up in Montreal, where he often skipped high-school classes to observe the people and buildings in the poorer districts of Old Montreal, an area of the city he found fascinating. In search of other out-of-the-way ...
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700+ words
... ... run from a fight," Sen. Charles S. Robb today began what even he admits will be ... campaign ahead won't be easy," said Robb, a Democrat, speaking to about 100 supporters ... America." Flanked by his wife, Lynda, Robb did not directly address either a new round ...
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