File UA-36, Box 36, Folders 13 - 26 and Box 37, Folders 1 - 7 - Arthur Lismer : Nova Scotia, 1916-1919

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Arthur Lismer : Nova Scotia, 1916-1919

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UA-36, Box 36, Folders 13 - 26 and Box 37, Folders 1 - 7

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  • 1981-1983 (Creation)

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ca. 20 cm of textual records
27 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller. - 39 negatives. - 4 polaroids. - 7 slides. - 8 contact sheets. - 3 film strips

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File consists of records related to an exhibition, 'Arthur Lismer: Nova Scotia, 1916-1919,' curated by Gemey Kelly and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from December 2, 1982, to January 9, 1983. This exhibition of approximately 45 paintings and 20 drawings and lithographs by Arthur Lismer focused on the years during which he resided in Bedford, Nova Scotia and was Principal of the Victoria School of Art and Design (now NSCAD University).

Records are divided into 21 folders (Titles transcribed from original folder labels.):
Box 36
Folder 13 - Canada Council grant
Folder 14 - N. S. Dept. of Culture, Recreation, Fitness application
Folder 15 - Other grant applications
Folder 16 - Loan correspondence
Folder 17 - General correspondence (with other galleries)
Folder 18 - Invoices, purchasing
Folder 19 - Miscellaneous information loans
Folder 20 - Transportation
Folder 21 - Itinerary
Folder 22 - Canadian Conservation Institute
Folder 23 - Gemey's talk at Beaverbrook
Folder 24 - Correspondence with Marjorie Lismer
Folder 25 - Catalogues (sales & complimentary copies)
Folder 26 - Press Release (This file contains various clippings, a catalogue published by The Beaverbrook Art Gallery (Feb. 1983), and Arts Atlantic magazine (Spring 1983) published by Confederation Centre Art Gallary.
Box 37
Folder 1 - Opening: December 9, 1982
Folder 2 - Loan agreement forms
Folder 3 - Insurance
Folder 4 - Condition reports (Norman Macknzie Art Gallery, 1982)
Folder 5 - Condition reports (Memorial University & Beaverbrook Art Gallery, 1983)
Folder 6 - Photographs (various formats)
Folder 7 - Photographs (contact sheets)

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Contact sheets in Box 37, folder 7 were originally stored in a yellow envelope labelled "Lismer file at National Gallery on fiche." Envelope was discarded during archival processing.

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Item UA-36, Box 11, Folder 15 - Arthur Lismer : Nova Scotia, 1916-1919 : [exhibition poster]
UA-36, Box 10, Folder 13 - Arthur Lismer : Nova Scotia, 1916-1919 [exhibition catalogue]

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