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Title proper
The executor
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- Sound recording (electronic)
- Moving images
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James MacSwain and James Sheddon
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Repository
Reference code
MS-3-46, 1996-001A & 001B
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Physical description
2 videocassettes (20 min.) : col., U-matic
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Name of creator
Biographical history
James Sheddon is an artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sheddon is an AIDS activist and is the Coordinator of the Mens’ Sex Project in Halifax, which promotes safe sex and self-respect for queer men. Sheddon became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 1994 because their video recording “The Trap” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
Name of creator
Biographical history
James (Jim) MacSwain was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia and graduated from Mount Allison University with a BA in English. Since 1973, Jim has lived in the Halifax area and was an arts administrator in an artist-run centre in Halifax. He has taught media art production at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, the Centre for Art Tapes, and the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative. MacSwain’s videos and films were exhibited at a retrospective at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia that was sponsored by the Centre for Art Tapes in 2005.
Custodial history
The tape was donated to the Dalhousie University Archives in 2013 by the Centre for Art Tapes.
Scope and content
Item consists of a video recording by James MacSwain and James Sheddon entitled "The Executor".
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Video can be viewed at the Dalhousie University Archives. Advance notice is required.
Finding aids
Associated materials
See MS-3-46, Box 28, Folder 23 for a storyboard of "The Executor", MS-3-46, Box PB2, Folder 213 for photographs of "The Executor", and MS-3-46, Box 44, Folders 7-8 for general materials about "The Executor" (budget, invoices, schedule, etc.).
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Copyright is held by the artist.