Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 15, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba
To Fiji Maii ii 2001 the trip to England to pick up win Nipges Winnie the Pooh painting has led to a David a local Art says the City group that bought Shepard painting will be allowed to mount an exhibition of copies of drawings by the same Arthur a University of sur Rey archivist who authored the Man who Drew Pooh about will come to Winnipeg for the unveiling of the painting june Loch said Chandler has also allowed him to borrow about 35 copies of Shepard drawings to display in an Illustrator of the Winnie the Pooh Only did one known Oil of the famous Bear and Winnipeg bought it in a so Thebes auction last fall for in Hopes it will be the Centre piece of a Winnie the Pooh museum in Assiniboine Loch also visited the Bristol Tea shop where the painting they Hope to replicate the shop in the museum to Dis play the it Hung outside the Tea with a heavy coat of for 15 Loch said of the he said the Tea shop is now a but Hast been changed at the Bear was named after Winnipeg by Harry who was on his Way to fight in the first world War when he found the orphaned cub in White he donated it to the London zoo before going to fight in on visits to the Milne was inspired by the animal and wrote stories about him for his son Christopher the Power of Pooh is Loch adding the so Thebes publicist told him the paintings Sale had garnered More International press coverage than almost any other item the famous House had auctioned Loch said the painting was crated at so Thebes and that air Canada will Fly it to where his Art restorers will work on the As Loch said a Disney Canada team was in town yesterday to set up a meeting with Disney executives about the Disney owns the rights to the Winnie the Pooh name and local a9 entire Penthouse is pleased to offer savings on Italy finest leather treat your self tn4 sate includes custom 10 Day leather event your
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