estone ▁Collection ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Art ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁works ▁of ▁tw enti eth - century ▁Canadian ▁art ▁am ass ed ▁by ▁Ott awa ▁residents ▁O . J . ▁and ▁I so bel ▁Fir estone ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁public ▁collection ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ott awa , ▁and ▁under ▁the ▁cust od ians hip ▁of ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Art ▁Gallery . ▁There ▁are ▁dedicated ▁gallery ▁and ▁storage ▁spaces ▁at ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁for ▁the ▁Collection . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁original ▁mar ble ▁and ▁br ass ▁st air case ▁from ▁the ▁Fir estone ▁home ▁is ▁now ▁located ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁lo bb y ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Ott awa ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁building ▁at ▁ 5 0 ▁Mack en zie ▁King ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Otto ▁Jack ▁Fir estone ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁Canada ▁from ▁Austria ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁moving ▁to ▁Ott awa ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁econom ist ▁for ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government ▁after ▁comple ting ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁the ▁subject ▁at ▁McG ill ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁vis its ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Canada , ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁years ▁Fir estone ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁concert ▁pian ist ▁I so bel ▁Tor ont ow , ▁visited ▁artists ’ ▁stud ios ▁and ▁began ▁collect ing ▁their ▁art . ▁Through ▁their ▁av id ▁collect ing ▁the ▁couple