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Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds
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WPA/FAP graphics

The file consists of records related to the planning of the prints exhibition "WPA/FAP graphics," organized and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution, and was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from July 19 to August 14, 1977.

Records consist of correspondence with the Smithsonian Institution Travelling Exhibition Service, press releases (exhibition description), a photocopy of a clipping, an exhibition itinerary, invoices, a shipping contract, and a condition report.

Vuillard, drawings 1885-1930

File consists of records relating to an exhibition, 'Vuillard, drawings 1885-1930,' organized and circulated by The American Federation of Arts in New York. The exhibition was held at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from October 21 - November 28, 1982.

Records consist mainly of correspondence, press clippings, shipping and insurance files.

Vera Frenkel - printmaking plus exhibition

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Vera Frenkel: Printmaking Plus', organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from January 6-30, 1972

Records consist of exhibition loan agreement forms, a newsletter and announcement from the National Gallery of Canada, a box list, C.V. for Frenkel, condition report, and correspondence between Dalhousie Art Gallery and the National Gallery.

Tradition plus one: quilts from Eastern Ontario

File consists of records related to the Tradition Plus One: Quilts from Eastern Ontario Exhibition, circulated by the Agnes Etherington Art Gallery, Queen's University, Kingston. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from August 15 to September 15, 1975.

Records consist mainly of correspondence between Dalhousie Art Gallery and Agnes Etherington Art Gallery regarding the tour schedule and arranging the shipping and dry cleaning of the quilts from the exhibition. File also includes condition reports, a checklist of works, invoices, a list of expenses, a floor plan, newspaper and magazine clippings, packing and unpacking instructions, receipts of catalogue orders, exhibition itinerary, press releases and shipment documents.

The eighth Dalhousie drawing exhibition

File consists of records related to the 8th Dalhousie Drawing Exhibition, organized by and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from April 10 to May 18, 1986.

Records are divided into 14 folders (Titles transcribed from original folder labels.):
Folder 1 - Loan agreement forms
Folder 2 - Insurance files
Folder 3 - Financial documents
Folder 4 - Travel Itinerary and Misc. (administrative files)
Folder 5 - Condition reports
Folder 6 - Background information on Sheila Butler
Folder 7 - Correspondence with Sheila Butler
Folder 8 - Exhibition agreement and resume
Folder 9 - Correspondence
Folder 10 - Canada Council (includes grant applications/reports and correspondence)
Folder 11 - Photographs (prints)
Folder 12 - Photographs (slides)
Folder 13 - Publicity

Suburbia : Bill Owens

File consists of records related to the Suburbia exhibition featuring works by photographer Bill Owens, organized and circulated by the Western Association of Art Museum in Oakland. The exhibition was held at Dalhousie Art Gallery from December 9, 1975 - January 4, 1976.

Records consist of draft press releases, reviews, contract documents, correspondence, and a floor plan.

Rorke's Drift tapestries exhibition

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Rorke's Drift: Woven Tapestries' arranged by the Art Gallery, Memorial University, St. John's, in collaboration with Gallery 101, Johannesburg. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in November 1969.

Records consist of a photocopy of the article 'Rorke's Drift: A New Fame' published in Fair Lady, April 17, 1968, a list of artworks and an itinerary, a Dalhousie newsletter, and correspondence between Evelyn Holmes (Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and curators of other galleries involved in the presentation of the exhibition.

Photographic exhibition 1968-69

File consists of records related to a series of exhibitions organized by the George Eastman House of Photography.

Records consist mainly of informational pamphlets about the exhibition offerings, in addition to a news release from George Eastman House regarding the exhibition 'Photographs by Mario Giacomelli' which the Dalhousie Art Gallery loaned and presented in October 1968.

Paterson Ewen : phenomena paintings, 1971-1987

File consists of records relating to an exhibition entitled "Paterson Ewen: Phenomena Paintings, 1971-1987," organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Ontario. The exhibition was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from October 21 to December 11, 1988.

Records are divided between two folders:
Folder 20 - Administrative files (mainly correspondence)
Folder 21 - Public relations (also includes photographs and negatives)

Paraskeva Clark : paintings and drawings

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Paraskeva Clark: Paintings and Drawings' organized by and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from September 9 - October 17, 1982.

Records are divided into 19 folders (Titles transcribed from original folder labels.):
Box 35
Folder 30 - Loan correspondence
Folder 31 - Opening and invitations
Folder 32 - General correspondence
Folder 33 - Condition report-1
Folder 34 - National Museums grant
Folder 35 - Curatorial agreement (R. Raymond)
Folder 36 - Insurance
Folder 37 - Press release
Folder 38 - Contract agreements
Folder 39 - Transportation
Folder 40 - National Film Board
Box 36
Folder 1 - Conservation work
Folder 2 - Loan agreement forms
Folder 3 - Progress report
Folder 4 - Itinerary
Folder 5 - Catalogue (invoices & correspondence)
Folder 6 - English typeset
Folder 7 - Condition report-2
Folder 8 - Financial documents
Folder 9 - Financial audit
Folder 10 - Photographs

Paintings by Jack Wise

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Paintings - Jack Wise' presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in November 1967 through the Atlantic Provinces Art Circuit.

Records consist of a draft press release and correspondence between Evelyn Holmes (Acting curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery), and Peter Bell (Curator, Art Gallery, Memorial University).

Musical manuscripts

File consists of records relating to the Musical manuscripts exhibition organized and circulated by the Smithsonian Institute, and was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from October 22 to November 22, 1981.

Folder 51 - Records consist of correspondence, condition report, shipping records, tour schedules, publicity material created by the Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition Services(SITES) and other administrative documents.
Folder 52 - Item is an audio recording labelled "Musical Notation, SITES Slide Show to Accompany Musical Manuscripts - Smithsonian Institutue 1980." The recording is on side A of audio cassette.

Massey medals 1970

File consists of records relating to the exhibition 'Massey Medals for Architecture 1970', organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from November 1-30, 1971.

Records consist of a condition report, exhibition agreement contract, descriptive exhibition text and packing lists, correspondence with the National Gallery, handwritten notes, and a press release from the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC) regarding the finalists and winning entries for the Massey Medals Awards Competition.

Lectures 1967-68

Files consist of records related to the planning of guest lectures by the Dalhousie Art Gallery for the 1967-1968 academic period. These relate primary to two lectures, given by Nathan Lyons (Associate Director of Photography, George Eastman House) and Dr. R.H. Hubbard (Chief Curator, National Gallery of Canada).

Records consist of correspondence of Evelyn Holmes regarding the arrangement and planning of guest lecture events, Dalhousie newsletters, lecture summaries, publicity text, curriculum vitae and biographies, newspaper clippings, and lecture itineraries.

Lectures 1964-65

File consists of records related to the planning of lectures connected to the Dalhousie Art Gallery for the 1964-1965 academic year.

Records consist of correspondence of Dr. Mirko Usmiami (Curaotr, Dalhousie art Gallery), press for lectures by Francis Haskell and Helmut Becker, and biographical information and lecture summaries for John Steegman.

Lectures 1962-63

File consists of records related tot he planning of guest lectures under the auspice of the National Gallery of Canada by the Dalhousie Art Committee and Gallery.

Records consist mainly of correspondence between Dr. Mirko Usmiami (Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and staff of the National Gallery of Canada. Additional records consist of publicity materials for a lecture by Professor George Swinton (School of Art, University of Manitoba).

Lectures 1961-62

File consists of records relating to the organizing of guest lectures presented under the auspice of the National Gallery of Canada by the Dalhousie Arts Committee for the 1961-1962 academic period.

Records consist of publicity materials for a lecture by Mr. John Woodward (Keeper, Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery), a letter and illustrated instructions for preparation of a lecture given by Professor W. O. Judkins (Chairman, Fine Arts, McGill University), and correspondence between Mirko Usmiami (Chairman, Arts Committee) and staff of the National Gallery of Canada.

Larry Weissmann exhibition

File consists of records related to an exhibition of works by Lawrence (Larry) Weissmann organized and presented by the Dalhousie Art Gallery in October 1971.

Records consist mainly of correspondence between Ernest Smith (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Weissmann. Additional records consist of a news release for a show of Weissmann's work at George Eastman House, a C.V. and a biography.

Judith Mann : paintings and drawings

File consists of records relating to an exhibition of recent paintings and drawings by Judith Mann, presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from April 8 - May 2, 1982.

Records consist of correspondence, statement by the artist, news release, newspaper clipping, a draft exhibition agreement, insurance files, and a list of works in the exhibition.

John Pearson exhibition

File consists of records related to the planning and presentation of an exhibition of works by John Pearson, organized and presented by the Dalhousie Art Gallery in December 1971.

Records consist primarily of correspondence between the Dalhousie Art Gallery and John Pearson, as well as a biography of Pearson, an artist statement, C.V., and a draft press release.

Jacob Jordaens : drawings and prints

File consists of records relating to the Jacob Jordaens exhibition organized and circulated by the Smithsonian Institute, and was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from September 17 to October 18, 1981.

Folder 48: Records consist of correspondence, a list of works, a loan agreement, shipping records, biographical information, exhibit script, publicity material created by the Smithsonian Institute Traveling Exhibition Services(SITES) and other administrative documents.
Folder 49 - Item is an audio recording labelled "Antwerp & The Great Age of Flemish painting."
Note: Two posters were removed from this file and placed in the posters series.

Jacob Jordaens

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Jordaens', a significant exhibition of Jacob Jordaens' paintings organized by the National Gallery of Canada and presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in October 1969.

Records consist of an invitation, a calendar of events for the National Gallery for the period of November 15, 1968 to January 15, 1969, correspondence of Evelyn Holmes (Acting Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery) including letters regarding the safety of the Jordaens' artworks during blasting activities on campus, including seismographic data, newspaper clippings regarding the exhibition, including one titled 'Jordaens Canvas Displayed After Shock Test', descriptive exhibition text provided by the National Gallery of Canada, a copy of 'Jordaens and Flemish Opulence' from Flemish Painting Volume 2, and three National Gallery press releases.

In video

File consists of records related to the planning and organizing of the exhibition "In Video," presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from November 1 - 30, 1977.

Note: records are divided into 13 folders (Titles transcribed from original folder labels.)
folder 1 - AGO condition report; folder 2 -artist's information; folder 3 - financial; folder 4 - grant; folder 5 - schedules; folder 6 - insurance; folder 7 - mailing list; folder 8 - catalogue(invoices); folder 9 - misc.(general correspondence); folder 10 - photographs; folder 11 - press releases; folder 12 - transportation

Historic buildings of Canada exhibition

File consists of a records related to the exhibition 'Historic Buildings in Canada' organized by the National Gallery of Canada and presented at Dalhousie in March 1966.

Records consist of an exhibition catalogue, correspondence between Evelyn Holmes and the National Gallery of Canada, contractual documents, and a press release from the National Gallery regarding the exhibition.

From the Vault

The file consists of records related to the exhibition 'From the Vault' from the gallery's permanent collection, held at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from October 12 to November 9, 1976.

Records consist of draft press releases, correspondence, interdepartmental memos with expense receipts and invoices, a list of Carnegie collection - European prints, clippings, and invitation cards.

Ferdinand Roten gallery 2 day print show and sale 1-9 pm, October 8-9, 1974

File consists of records related to the Ferdinand Roten Galleries Exhibition, held at Dalhousie Art Gallery in October 1974.

Records consist of correspondence between Gerry Gleason (Assistant Scheduling Director, Ferdinand Roten Galleries) and staff of Dalhousie Art Gallery, a press kit, a guide to publicity placement for the exhibitions, 2 photographs, and a postcard.

Exhibitions - general - 1968-69

File consists of records related to the planning, organizing, and presentation of exhibitions at the Dalhousie Art Gallery for the 1968-69 year.

Records consist mainly of correspondence of Evelyn Holmes (Acting Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery). Records also include two press releases from the National Film Board's Still Photography Division.

European drawings in Canadian collection 1500-1900

File consists of records related to the planning of the exhibition "European Drawings in Canadian Collection 1500-1900," organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from May 3 - 31, 1977.

Records consist of correspondence with the National Gallery of Canada regarding shipping arrangements and catalogues, a list of drawings, press releases, and interdepartmental memos and invoices.

Drawings by Jack Weldon Humphrey

File consists of records related to an exhibition of 100 drawings by Jack Weldon Humphrey, organized by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from August 16 to September 16, 1979.

Records consist mainly of correspondence between the Dalhousie Art Gallery and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. The file also includes press clippings, reviews, press releases, a list of exhibition expenses, and other administrative documents.

Denis Le Page - "Toys Toys Toys"

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'TOYS TOYS TOYS by Denis LePage', organized and circulated by Memorial University Art Gallery. The Exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in April 1972.

Records consist of an exhibition report, exhibition statement, photocopy of a newspaper clipping containing a review title 'Toy exhibition turns art gallery into playhouse' by Gretchen Pierce, correspondence between the Dalhousie Art Gallery and other APAC member galleries, and between Dalhousie Art Gallery and Le Page, and a catalogue for 'High-speed Signals', containing a biography for Le Page.

Contemporary Canadian painters exhibition

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Contemporary Canadian Paintings' organized by Mount Allison University through the Atlantic Provinces Art Circuit and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery in October 1966.

Records consist of a draft press release and exhibition text including list of artists and works.

Cartoons of the 60's by Robert William Chambers

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Cartoons of the 60's by Robert William Chambers'. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in October 1969.

Records consist of publicity for the exhibition in the form of a Dalhousie newsletter and news release from the New Brunswick Museum, an invitation, a list of artworks, and a biography of Chambers.

Carpets from the orient

File consists of records related to the planning and organizing of an exhibition of Oriental carpets, organized by and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from September 23 to October 23, 1977.

Note: records are divided into 8 folders (Titles transcribed from original folder labels.)
folder 34 - catalogue(correspondence & invoices); folder 35 - financial; folder 36 - insurance; folder 37 - lists; folder 38 - mailing list; folder 39 - misc.(general correspondence) folder 40 - press releases; folder 41 - photography; folder 42 - transportation

Canadian jungle : the later work of Arthur Lismer

File consists of records relating to an exhibition entitled "Canadian jungle : the later work of Arthur Lismer," organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Ontario. The exhibition was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from December 19, 1985 to January 26, 1986.

Records consist mainly of correspondence with the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Chemical Bank of Canada, crate lists, confirmation of agreement, photocopies of clippings, publicity material created by the AGO, a curriculum vitae of Dennis Richard Reid (Curator of Canadian Historical Art at the AGO), and photographs of paintings from the exhibition.

Canada Council Art Bank

File consists of records related to the Canada Council Art Bank Exhibition, held at Dalhousie Art Gallery from July 13 to August 10, 1975.

Records consist of list of works, correspondence, press releases, newspaper clippings, and a floor plan.

Canada collects the middle ages

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Canada Collects the Middle Ages', organized an circulated by the MacKenzie Art Gallery of Regina Sask., and curated by Maija Bismanis. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from August 28 to October 11, 1987.

Records are divided into 4 folders :
Folder 20 - Instructions by the Mackenzie Art Gallery (revised version, 1985)
Folder 21 - Administrative files (includes correspondence, contract documents, a list of works, etc.)
Folder 22 - Publicity (includes photocopied articles, clippings, brochures, and promotional material created by other galleries)
Folder 23 - Education package created by the MacKenzie Art Gallery

Books by artists

File consists of records relating to an exhibition 'Books by artists,' organized by Art Metropole in Toronto and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from March 11 to April 4, 1982.

Records consist mainly of correspondence and news release.

Artist's books

File consists of records related to the exhibition "Artist's Books," organized by the Independent Curators Incorporated, Washington D.C. and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from August 15 to September 10, 1978.

Records consist of correspondence, news releases, clippings, a condition report, a booking contract form, and other administrative documents.

Art film programme files 1967-68

File consists of records related to the series of film screenings organized and presented by the Dalhousie Art Gallery for the 1967-1968 academic period.

Records consist of film program schedules and notes, summaries of films, and publicity text.

All about us

File consists of records related to the All About Us children's art exhibition, held at Dalhousie Art Gallery from December 18 to January 15, 1975.

Records consist of correspondence between Evelyn Holmes(Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Betty Nickerson (Coordinator, All About Us) and other staff as well as photocopies of a newspaper article written by Gretchen Pierce from January 8, 1975 issue of the Halifax Mail Star and a short blurb about the exhibition for radio interviews.

20th century European sculpture

File consists of records relating to the exhibition entitled '20th century European sculpture,' organized and circulated by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition was presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from March 28 to April 28, 1985.

Records consist of correspondence, exhibition contract agreements, budgets, publicity material created by the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, news release re. the lecture series was being held in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Dalhousie Art Gallery, and two photocopies of the lecture series posters.