Robert Markle was a Canadian painter of the female nude.
10 Facts About Robert Markle
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Robert Markle is considered one of the "Isaacs Group" of artists.
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Robert Markle had to close the gallery but the media attention brought Markle celebrity status.
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In 2011, Blazing Figures: A Retrospective of Robert Markle opened at the Gallery de Boer in Owen Sound.
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Robert Markle's work has been collected by public institutions such as the National Gallery of Art, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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Robert Markle taught at The New School of Art from around 1966 to 1976.
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Robert Markle used acrylic, neon tubing, electrical wiring, mirrored panels, and Plexiglas on wood for the panels in the restaurant which had depictions of angels.
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Robert Markle based the mural in the Metro Centre on Mohawk symbols.
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In 1990, Robert Markle's truck hit a tractor in Mount Forest, Ontario, near the farm that he and his wife shared.
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Robert Markle died of his injuries, at the age of 53.