Showing 69 results

Archival Description
Dalhousie Art Gallery fonds File
Print preview View:

First Dalhousie drawing exhibition

File consists of records related to the first annual Dalhousie drawing exhibition, organized and selected by Michael Snow. The show was held at Dalhousie Art Gallery from January 9 - 28, 1976. The artists that participated in this exhibition were Michael Snow, Royden Rabinowitch, Joyce Wieland, John Meredith, Ron Martin and Dennis Burton.

Records consist of a list of works exhibited, biographies of included artists, a floor plan, clippings, interdepartmental memos, insurance documents, lists of expenses, invoices, and correspondence with Michael Snow and other galleries(lenders to the exhibition). Also includes invitation cards and photographs of drawings, including "Musical Chairs" and "Drive #2" by Michael Snow and "Dream" by Joyce Wieland and a picture of "Notebook #42, 1973, pages 69-70" by Dennis Burton.

Bruce Parsons exhibition

File consists of records related to the Bruce Parsons exhibition, held at Dalhousie Art Gallery from February 23 - March 14, 1976.

Records consist of correspondence, invoices, insurance documents, a newspaper clipping, a photocopy of invitation card, handwritten draft for a list of works, footnotes, and photo credits, memos, and other administrative records.

Alison Parsons exhibition

The file consists of records related to Alison Parsons's exhibition Screen Printed Textiles, which was held at Dalhousie Art Gallery from March 6 to April 17, 1976.

Records consist of a clipping and invitation.

Lectures 1966-67

File consists of records related to the scheduling of guest lectures in connection with the Dalhousie Art Gallery for the 1966-1967 academic period.

Records consist mainly of correspondence of Evelyn Holmes (Acting Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery) regarding organizing, planning, and presenting guest lectures. Additional records consist of a Dalhousie newsletter regarding a lecture presented by Stuart Allen Smith (Director, Beaverbrook Art Gallery), as well as Smith's biography and lecture summaries, lecturer itineraries, newspaper clippings, and publicity materials related to Ladislas Segy (Director, Segy Gallery, NY).

Paintings, drawings and prints by Christopher Pratt exhibition

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Paintings, Drawings and Prints by Christopher Pratt' arranged and presented by Dalhousie Art Gallery in February 1966.

Records consist mainly of correspondence, including a letter from Pratt to Evelyn Holmes. Records also include newspaper clippings, receipts, a list of artworks, and an exhibition itinerary.

Paton - Tissington

File consists of records related to the exhibition 'Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture by David Paton and Alex Tissington' organized by and presented at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from April 1-18, 1968. This exhibition was a part of the Know Your Artist Series.

Records consist of correspondence with Evelyn Holmes (Acting Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery), and Curators of other galleries in the Atlantic Provinces Art Circuit, a photocopy of a newspaper article titled 'Perspectives in Art' by Rae Perlin, two newspaper clippings promoting the exhibition, a packing list, a guest list, biographies for Paton and Tissington with handwritten notes, and a draft exhibition pamphlet.

Correspondence with Bill Fett - November 1971

File consists of correspondence records between Ernest Smith (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Bill Fett spanning August 1970 to May 1971.

Records consist of letters, postcards, and newspaper clippings. Content of the letters refers to planning to host Fett's works in the Dalhousie Art Gallery some time in 1972.

William Townsend September 1972

File consists of records relating to the Exhibition of William Townsend Paintings 1964-1968 organized by Dalhousie Art Gallery for circulating through A. P. A. C. 1972-1973.

Records consist mainly of correspondence of Ernest Smith (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and handwritten letters from William Townsend and Charlotte Townsend (the daughter of William Townsend). Additional records include shipping receipts, insurance certificates, newspaper clippings, a photograph of the painting 'Cascade VIII' and condition reports.

Appel's Appels exhibition

File consists of records related to the Appel's Appels Exhibition by Karel Appel, circulated by Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Limited and presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from March 9 to April 1, 1973.

Records consist mainly of correspondence between Ernest Smith (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and the Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Limited staff. Records also include condition reports, newspaper clippings, press release drafts, lists of artworks, and exhibition invitations.

Models and Michelangelo exhibition

File consists of records related to the Models and Michelangelo exhibition, held at the Dalhousie Art Gallery from August 9 to 31, 1973. The exhibition was sponsored by Rothman's of Pall Mall Canada Ltd.

Records consist of correspondence between Ernest Smith (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and staff of Halifax School for the Blind regarding the sale of the art catalogues and staff of Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd. regarding the opening ceremony, and staff of Rothman's of Pall Mall Canada Ltd. regarding installation and security arrangement for the exhibition. In addition records include a tour schedule, historical background to the collection of models in the exhibition, media release, exhibition invitation list, newspaper clippings, and a floor plan designed by Golden Miller at the Vancouver centennial museum in November 1972. Records also contain a copy of an Impetus magazine, published in April 1973, and photographic prints of the three terracotta models of the right hand, torso, lower back and left thigh.

Kim Ondaatje exhibition

File consists of records related to the Kim Ondaatje exhibition held at Dalhousie Art Gallery in November 1973.

Records consist of correspondence requesting exhibition loan from the Confederation of Art Gallery and Museum, handwritten letters from Kim Ondaatje, press release, condition report, and a copy of a paper titled 'Ondaatje's paintings scary' written by Lenore Crawford. Records also include two postcards.

Recent acquisitions of old master drawings exhibition

File consists of records related to the Recent Acquisitions of Master Drawings Travelling Exhibition organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada and presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from November 15 - December 15, 1974.

Records consist of correspondence between Evelyn Holmes (Acting Curator, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Cecile Valin (Exhibition Administrator, National Gallery of Canada), a condition report, lists of artworks, press releases, loan agreement, and photocopies of newspaper clippings. Records include photographs of an eighteenth-century French drawing titled 'The Paralytic' by Jean-Baptiste Greuze and a nineteenth-century French drawing titled 'The Entombment of Atala' by Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson.

Beecher Weld and Catherine Weld "Know your artist"

File consists of records related to the exhibition of paintings and drawings by Catherine and Beecher Weld presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from March 13 - 29, 1974.

Records consist of insurance documents, newspaper clipping, press release, and handwritten notes of artworks and pricelist, and invitation lists.

3 Artistas Mexicanos

File consists of records related to a travelling exhibition of three notable Mexican artists, José Luis Cuevas, Xavier Esqueda, and Pedro Friedeberg, sponsored and presented by Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada, Ltd. The exhibition was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from June 27 to July 28, 1974.

Records consist mainly of correspondence between Michael P. Ney (Rothman's of Pall Mall Canada Ltd.) and staff of Dalhousie Art Gallery, condition report, newspaper clippings, press lists, biography, lists of artworks, and shipping receipts. Records also contain 1 invitation to the exhibition opening held at The Rothmans Art Gallery of Stratford on June 5 1973.

CODCO

File consists of records related to the CODCO performance held at Dalhousie Art Gallery on March 19, 1975.

Records consist of photocopies of newspaper articles and Walter Learning(Director of Playhouse Theatre) correspondence about Halifax playing dates and invoices. The articles include "It's non-stop comedy with Cod on a stick," written by Urjo Kareda from the December 10, 1973 issue of the Toronto Star, "Newfie joke is on us, folks!" written by Frank Rasky from the November 5, 1975 issue of the Toronto Star, and six other articles regarding reviews of the previous shows.

Clyde McConnell photo exhibition

File consists of records related to the Clyde McConnell Photo Exhibition, held at Dalhousie Art Gallery from September 4 to September 28, 1975.

Records consist mainly of correspondence between Bruce Ferguson (Director, Dalhousie Art Gallery) and Clyde McConnell (Photographer) regarding plans to have a showing of Clyde's photographs and drawings at the art gallery in 1975. File also includes a floor plan, a newspaper clipping, and a list of expenses. Many letters from Clyde are handwritten, including notes of artworks and a price list.

Gleams of a Remoter World - 18th Century Society exhibition

File consists of records related to the exhibition of prints and drawings from the eighteenth century prepared in conjunction with the 18th Century Society of Canada , entitled "Gleams of a Remoter World," presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery from March 22 - April 14, 1976.

Records consist of lending institutions files, correspondence, insurance documents, lists of works, and lists of expenses, opening invitations, floor plan, and clippings.

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.

Results 51 to 69 of 69