est ones ▁acquired ▁a ▁piece ▁from ▁every ▁year ▁of ▁their ▁art istic ▁career ▁or ▁from ▁key ▁years . ▁The ▁Fir estone ▁Collection ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Art ▁represents ▁art ▁collected ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁through ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁ ▁Before ▁being ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Art ▁Gallery , ▁the ▁Fir estone ▁Art ▁Collection ▁was ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁the ▁Fir estone ▁home ▁and ▁viewed ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁during ▁t ours ▁led ▁by ▁O . ▁J . ▁Fir estone . ▁Among ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁don ation ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁to ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Heritage ▁Foundation ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁collection ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁display ▁and ▁accessible ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁area . ▁The ▁Fir estone ▁Collection ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Art ▁has ▁been ▁exhib ited ▁and ▁re - inter pre ted ▁in ▁many ▁ways ▁since ▁its ▁arrival ▁at ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Art ▁Gallery , ▁including ▁shows ▁foc using ▁on ▁single ▁artists ▁in ▁the ▁Collection ▁and ▁shows ▁arranged ▁around ▁particular ▁them es ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁Collection . ▁After ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁exhibition ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁regularly ▁exhib ited ▁se lections ▁of ▁thirty ▁to ▁forty ▁art works ▁from ▁the ▁Fir estone ▁Collection , ▁present ing ▁them es ▁such ▁as ▁land sc apes ▁and ▁city sc apes , ▁water ways , ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁Group ▁of ▁Seven , ▁and ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁European ▁art ▁movements ▁on ▁Canadian ▁Art . ▁Ex hib itions ▁of ▁works