Showing 457 results

archival descriptions
Kuldip Gill fonds
Fonds · 1978

Fonds consists of 21 images from the 1978 Bill Reid pole raising ceremony at Skidgate, an event at which Gill was an observer.

Gill, Kuldip
Bob Kingsmill fonds
Fonds · 1977 - 1979

The fonds consists of correspondence, questionnaires, and photographs relating to Bob Kingsmill’s research for his book A Catalogue of British Columbia Potters (1978). In order to gather material for his book, Kingsmill created a questionnaire requesting information and photographs, which he sent to about 70 potters throughout British Columbia. The fonds consists mainly of the responses Kingsmill received, which include the completed questionnaires containing short biographical and artistic statements by each potter, together with black and white or colour photographs of the artists and their pottery.

Kingsmill, Bob
Fonds · Digitized 1998-2011 (originally created 1977-2011)

The fonds consists of photographs of Gloria Kaplan with various indigenous artists, whose names have been recorded in the image titles and IPTC metadata. The photographs were taken by Selig Kaplan with the intention of documenting the artists from whom the Kaplans acquired artwork or anticipated acquiring artwork from.

Kaplan family
CA BOW MS 33 · Fonds · 1977 - 1995

The fonds consists of records created and collected by Bowen's Theatre on the Isle Society. Textual materials include the society's constitution, minutes, financial records, correspondence, and scripts. There are also ca. 75 photographs of BTOTI productions.

Bowen's Theatre on the Isle
CA SFU F-117 · Fonds · 1976 - 1977

Fonds consists of records generated by the Women's Cultural Exchange in the process of establishing the society, finding a location, opening, and using the space to fulfill their mandate to provide a cultural centre for women. Records reflect the incorporation of the society, minutes of meetings, membership, events, and finances. Includes constitution, certificates of incorporation, minutes, agenda, correspondence, membership lists, account book, scrap book, and ephemera.

Women's Cultural Exchange
CA VAG GLN21 · Item · 1976
Part of Gary Lee-Nova fonds

This exhibition catalogue is titled Western Untitled from the Glenbow Alberta Institute. The catalogue displays Gary Lee-Nova’s Out of Metric sculpture along with many other prominent Canadian artists from this exhibition.

Magazine
CA VAG 008-5 · File · 1976 - ?
Part of Paul Rand fonds

Copy of The Beaver magazine from Summer, 1976 with an article on Paul Rand.

CA VAG GLN11 · Item · 1975-1976
Part of Gary Lee-Nova fonds

This item is a notebook binder that is dedicated solely to the work Different Point of View on Some Properties of Media: Harold Adams Innis and Herbert McLuhan Memorial Sculpture that was held at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The material within this notebook is comprised of correspondence, photographs, and related records concerning the production and exhibition of Gary Lee-Nova’s material at this event. The related records include delivery and waybill slips for Lee-Nova’s artwork. The photographs included within this notebook depict the artwork and sculpture that Lee-Nova created for this exhibition.

Alan Twigg fonds
CA SFL MsC 63 · Fonds · 1975-2008

The fonds consist of materials that relate to Twigg’s work as a writer, publisher and co-founder of the B.C. Book Prizes in the years 1975 to 2008. The fonds is arranged in fourteen series: Correspondence, Political Campaign and Poetry of Bud Osborn, Vancouver Theatre, Television Interviews, Twigg’s Book Research, George Woodcock’s Translation of Proust, Audio Cassette Interviews, Transcripts of Interviews, Authors’ Photographs and Negatives, Special Items, B.C. Book Prizes, Miscellaneous, Prairie BookWorld Founding Records and Twigg’s Newspaper and Magazine Articles.

Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence, taped television interviews, transcripts of television interviews, drafts of Twigg’s literary works, unpublished manuscript of George Woodcock’s translation of Proust, audio cassette interviews, transcripts of interviews, photographs, banners, awards, legal documents, financial records, notes and newspaper and magazine clippings of Twigg’s published articles.

Twigg, Alan
Makara Magazine fonds
CA SFU F-116 · Fonds · 1975 - 1979

Fonds consists of records created, received and collected in the process of publishing Makara magazine. Records reflect general operation, correspondence, production, and advertising. Includes correspondence, notes, distribution lists, articles, clippings, surveys, manuscripts, lay-out roughs, illustrations, press releases, contracts, promotional material and notes.

Makara Magazine
Leon M. Zolbrod fonds
Fonds · [ca. 1974-1989]

Fonds consists of an annotated typescript manuscript and page proofs of Zolbrod's translation of the Japanese classic "Ugetsu Monogatari" ("Tales of Moonlight and Rain") and an unpublished manuscript entitled "Reluctant Genius: The Life and Work of Buson, a Japanese Master of Haiku and Painting".

Zolbrod, Leon M., 1930-1991
CA VAG GLN4 · Item · 1974-1975
Part of Gary Lee-Nova fonds

The notebook consists of journal entries and outlines for art projects. Examples of these outlines include works titled Mix and Pain 7 Colour Spectrum; the Relationship of Temperature and Tonality; and a Plan for Yardstick Radio with Volt Bolts. This notebook is also comprised of every day transactions such as a shopping list and reminders. Lastly, this notebook includes the kiosk permit for one of the locations on display from the Art City project.

CA VAG GLN8 · Item · 1974-1976
Part of Gary Lee-Nova fonds

This notebook is comprised of information relating to Gary Lee-Nova’s various sketches and considerations for projects. This notebook primarily focuses on the creation of a triptych; contains notes on the considerations of primary colours; and provides a detailed commentary on painting in terms of the diagonal striped spectral field of colour. The latter also studies the context of relationships of colours and how they would apply to the triptych.

Stephen Inglis fonds
Fonds · 1974 - 1977

Fonds consists of photographic material created by Dr. Stephen Inglis and a series of twenty-four black and white prints depicting potters in a small community in India or images of fertility statues photographed by colleague Walter Huber. The colour negatives show local artisans and their works. The black and white photos mounted on cards were created between 1974 and 1977 and show Indian craftspeople, particularly Bengalis and Tamils. The images may have been created for the purpose of Dr. Inglis’s PhD research.

CAPTION LIST FOR PRINTS:
AC 2002-48-001 Siva murthi, Bastarnar
AC 2002-48-002 Siva Murthi, Bastarnar
AC 2002-48-003 Danteshwari Mandir Murthi, Dantewara
AC 2002-48-004 Amarkantak (source of Narbada River)
AC 2002-48-005 Danteshwari Mandir Murthi
AC 2002-48-006 Gharwa Cire-perdue Caster, Jagdalpur
AC 2002-48-007 Kumar, Nagarnar
AC 2002-48-008 Nagarnar Kumar family Terracotta mata murthis and guardian figures
AC 2002-48-009 Maria pillar, old form no longer made, near Gidam
AC 2002-48-010 The Eyes Have It
AC 2002-48-011 Kumar, Nagarnar
AC 2002-48-012 Danteshwari Mandir Murthi
AC 2002-48-013 L’Eternelle Idole, Rodin
AC 2002-48-014 Siva murthi, Bastarnar
AC 2002-48-015 Maria commemorative pillar, Bastarnar (“Bison-Horn”)
AC 2002-48-016 Kumar (demonstrating pottery wheel) Nagarnar village nr, Jagdalpur
AC 2002-48-017 Sonmura (source of Son River near Amarkantak Baba)
AC 2002-48-018 Assi Ghat, Benares Summer ‘76
AC 2002-48-019 Kumar, Nagarnar
AC 2002-48-020 Waiting for the bus near Jagdalpur
AC 2002-48-021 Kumar, Nagarnar
AC 2002-48-022 “Bison-Horn” Maria commemorative pillar, detail, Bastarnar
AC 2002-48-023 Gharwa, Jagdalpur
AC 2002-48-024 From Sonmura looking northwest
*Please note that AC 2002-48-01 through AC 2002-48-024 are attributed to Walter Huber

AC2002-48-025  48-76 are 51 colour negatives that depict local craftspeople and shrines in India.

AC2002-22-001 22-160 are black and white photographic prints mounted on white card. The images depict local Indian craftspeople, particularly Bengalis and Tamils. Some are identified with location and what is happening in the photo, while some are unidentified.

Inglis, Stephen
CA VAG GLN26 · Item · 1973
Part of Gary Lee-Nova fonds

Issue of Video Art is a publication of Arts Canada addressing the various approaches to the genre. Furthermore, this publication displays various art projects that have been created through video and film.

Fonds · 1973 - 2006

The fonds consists of records documenting the Society’s planning and presentation of its annual concert series and of its workshops, the latter presented from 1985 to 1994. It has been arranged into three series: Administration; Concerts, Events and Artistic files; and Fundraising and
Development.

Early Music Society of the Islands
CA VAG GLN20 · Item · 1973
Part of Gary Lee-Nova fonds

Gary Lee-Nova’s thirteenth untitled notebook is comprised of notes accompanying drawings; painting techniques; and drafts of correspondence letters. In terms of the painting techniques, Lee-Nova discusses painting with epoxy at length, and comments on the importance of brush structure in painting.

Fonds · 1973 - 2010

This fonds consists of textual records, photographs, negatives, slides, audio recordings, compact discs and video on DVD that relate to Kovanic’s academic and film career. The fonds relates especially to her work in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan, but also captures her work with First Nations on the Northwest coast of British Columbia.

Kovanic, Gillian Darling
Typed letter
CA VAG 009-1 · File · 1972 - ?
Part of Paul Rand fonds

Letter written to Helena Rand from George Bradley regarding slide creation and use.

Doris C. Munroe fonds
Fonds · 1972-1977

Fonds consists of two record series: Photographs of churches in British Columbia ([1974?]) and News clippings of British Columbia churches (1972-1977).

Munroe, Doris C.