Join Richard Fiennes-Clinton as he discusses William James, the notable Toronto photographer who took thousands of images of the City in his career spanning several decades. Richard will discuss how James often made his images viewable to the people of Toronto by displaying them on his "magic lantern", a projector that used kerosene for the power of illumination and hand-tinted dozens of theses slides. William James and his luminary slides will be the subject of this presentation bringing light and colour to this often darker and wintry time of year.
"Richard was well spoken and told the stories in such a way that humor, interest and a bit of the unknown, filtered perfectly into the presentation." ~ Trip Advisor
About the Presenter:
Born in Toronto, Richard Fiennes-Clinton has been involved in the local Toronto historical community for over 30 years. He is regularly involved with annual cultural and heritage events, and has spoken to a number of Historical Societies over the years. He gives walking tours all across Toronto, and organized and collected an abundance of archival material, which he uses to give illustrated presentations on more than 200 years of Toronto history. He frequently contributes to local television, radio and print media related to the history of the city. Notably, he operates Muddy York Walking Tours and has recently authored a book called "Muddy York - A History of Toronto Until 1834" available at https://muddyyorkbooks.com/.
