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Herbert Siebner fonds
CA UVICARCH AR402 · Fonds · ca. 1943-2003

The fonds reflects Siebner’s intellectual and philosophical interests and ideas on art and life; his interactions with galleries, friends, family and patrons; travels; involvement in the Limners; pre-publication work for his monographs and other books; promotion and sale of art; and public art commissions.
The fonds consists of personal writing and poetry, correspondence, sales lists, inventories, exhibition announcements, sketches, clippings, photographs, film and video, prints and drawings.
Fonds has been arranged in six series: Art Practice, Photographs, Audio video, Works on paper, Biographical, Limners

Siebner, Herbert
Art Practice
Series · 1943 - 2003
Part of Herbert Siebner fonds

For Herbert Siebner, life and art were inextricably connected. The records he created in his private life as well as in his professional capacity as an artist form the series Art Practice. Records in this series include correspondence with family, friends, galleries, artists, and politicians; inventory lists; photographic prints, negatives and slides—subjects include friends, family, events and works of art; sketches; exhibition marketing materials; and personal writing. Throughout his adult life, Siebner wrote down his dreams, thoughts and philosophical ideas, sometimes by hand in notebooks, often typed on standard and legal sized paper. He retained carbon copies of these typed writings and outgoing letters. Many of the letters and personal missives are in German or a combination of German and English.
Series includes sub-series Limners.

Works on paper
Series · 1945 - [before 2003]
Part of Herbert Siebner fonds

Series consists of 40 works on paper. The bulk of these are hand coloured prints (some signed and numbered) but rarely include dates. Series includes pen and ink drawings, paintings and notably, a pencil portrait of a soldier created by the artist when he was a prisoner of war in 1945.

Limners
Subseries · 1956 - 2000
Part of Herbert Siebner fonds

Subseries reflects Siebner’s involvement with the Limners artist group in Victoria, British Columbia as well as personal relationships with its members. Records include clippings, meeting minutes, correspondence, sketches, exhibit records, and a Limners logo painted on cloth. Subseries includes one folder of correspondence and meeting minutes created during Siebner’s tenure as president of the Limners from 1984 to 1985.

Photographs
Series · 1946 - 2001
Part of Herbert Siebner fonds

Photographs series consists of predominantly colour slides as well as a few negatives and prints. Subjects include works of art, family, friends, and travel. Many slides include artist's original labels and dates and are organized variously by subject, date, geographical area or physical format.

Audio visual
Series · [c. 1950] - [c. 2003]
Part of Herbert Siebner fonds

Audio visual series consists of 8mm, Super 8mm and 16mm film reels; and VHS tapes. Film and video were labelled by the artist.

Biographical
Series · 1952 - 2003
Part of Herbert Siebner fonds

Consists of personal, family items, including expired passports, Margarete Siebner’s death certificate, wills.