Fonds MS-2-280 - D.C. Mackay fonds

Printed Christmas card depicting two oxen pulling a cart with trees and wreaths, designed by D.C.... Printed Christmas cards depicting a village scene, designed by D.C. Mackay Printed Christmas card depicting a nineteenth-century village scene, designed by D.C. Mackay Printed Christmas card in yellow and green, depicting Joseph, Mary, Jesus, a donkey and two angel... Printed Christmas card depicting Joseph, Mary, Jesus, a donkey and two angels, designed by D.C. M... Printed Christmas card, in blue, depicting Joseph, Mary, Jesus, a donkey and two angels, designed... Printed Christmas card depicting Mary and Jesus surrounded by the stable animals, designed by D.C... Printed Christmas card, in yellow, featuring the three wise men and a camel, designed by D.C. Mackay Printed Christmas card in blue, depicting the three wise men with camels, designed by D.C. Mackay Printed Christmas card in blue, depicting Mary and Jesus, designed by D.C. Mackay Printed Christmas card in red, depicting Mary and Jesus, designed by D.C. Mackay Printed Christmas card in red and blue, depicting Mary and Jesus, designed by D.C. Mackay Photograph of an oil painting of tattooing of a sailor by D.C. Mackay Photograph of an oil painting of tattooing of a sailor by D.C. Mackay Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of activity aboard a naval vessel Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay titled "Jetty 3" Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of deck vents and capstan Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of sailors performing maintenance work on a C... Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of sailors loading depth charges aboard HMCS ... Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay titled "Coiling Down the Grass Line" Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of naval officers gathered in the wardroom of... Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of a convoy escort in rough seas Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of a wartime downtown Halifax street scene Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of soldiers test-firing turret machine guns Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of wheelhouse scenes on convoy duty Pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of a group of sailors carrying duffel bags Pencil silhouttes and notes by Donald Cameron Mackay Pencil study sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay showing sailors carrying duffelbags boarding a ship Pencil study sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay showing a sailor carrying a duffelbag Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of sailors carrying duffelbags climbing a gan... Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of sailors carrying duffelbags climbing a gan... Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of sailors carrying duffelbags climbing a gan... Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of sailors carrying duffelbags climbing a gan... Charcoal and coloured pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of sailors carrying duffel bags up a... Charcoal study sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of sailors carrying duffel bags up a gangway onto ... Charcoal and pencil study sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of sailors carrying duffel bags up a ga... Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay depicting shipboard activities on a Canadian ... Pencil and ink sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay showing naval tactical movements Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of sailors stepping aboard the deck of a surf... Charcoal and pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of an armed confrontation on the deck of a su... Charcoal and pencil study sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of an armed confrontation on the deck o... Two small charcoal and pencil sketches by Donald Cameron Mackay showing armed sailors boarding a ... A selection of charcoal and pencil sketches by Donald Cameron Mackay Pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of aft ship anatomy on an unidentified Canadian naval vessel Charcoal and pencil study sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay of a convoy under attack Two ink drawings by Donald Cameron Mackay of H II Mark II  and Mark XIV floating mines. Ink drawing by Donald Cameron Mackay of sailors carrying duffel bags down a gangway of a docked ship Pencil sketch by Donald Cameron Mackay showing four sailors pushing a cart Watercolour by Donald Cameron Mackay of a sailor looking through binoculars Watercolour by Donald Cameron Mackay of a sailor mopping the deck of a ship
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D.C. Mackay fonds

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11.9 m of textual records

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(1906-1979)

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D.C. (Donald Cameron) Mackay was born in 1906 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, son of William and Jane. The family moved to Nova Scotia in 1912 and Mackay began his education at Halifax Academy. After a brief period of study at Dalhousie University, Mackay entered the Nova Scotia College of Art, graduating in 1928. In 1929 he began graduate studies at the Chelsea School of Art in London, England, and took classes at the Académie Colorossi in Paris.

In 1930 MacKay moved to Toronto, Ontario. He worked as an illustrator while studying at the University of Toronto, then taught illustration and etching at the Northern Vocational School and at the Art Gallery of Toronto. In 1934 he was married to Mollie Bell and returned to Halifax, where he began work as an instructor and later served as vice-principal at the Nova Scotia College of Art. He also held an appointment as special lecturer in the Department of Fine Arts at Dalhousie.

Mackay joined the Canadian Navy at the beginning of World War Two and in 1943 he was appointed an Official War Artist. He retired from service in 1945 and returned to the Nova Scotia College of Art as principal, also taking up his lecturing position at Dalhousie. After the death of his wife, Mollie, he was remarried in 1966 to Margaret MacNeil, with whom he had one daughter, Margot. Mackay remained principal of the Nova Scotia College of Art until his retirement in 1971. He was the illustrator and co-author, with Harry Pier, of Master Goldsmiths and Silversmiths of Nova Scotia and their Marks (1948) and Silversmiths and Related Craftsmen of the Atlantic Provinces (1973). Mackay illustrated many other books and periodicals, especially those related to Canadian history. He died in 1979.

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Donated by Donald Cameron MacKay in 1979.

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Fonds consists of correspondence; printed material, including exhibition pamphlets; research and correspondence pertaining to silver, heraldry; manuscripts; family papers; Mackay's own artwork; artist files; and reference materials.

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Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.

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Preferred citation: [Identification of item], D.C. Mackay fonds, MS-2-280, Box [box number], Folder [folder number], Dalhousie University Archives and Special Collections, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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