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Title proper
Survival : Still the issue, Life Like It : Some Hfx. video
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- Moving images
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Melodie Calvert, Caroline Murray-Crick, Nancy Davis
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MS-3-46, 1986-010B
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Physical description
1 videocassette : Betacam SP. - 1 videocassette : U-matic. - 1 videocassette : U-matic
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Name of creator
(1961-)
Biographical history
Melodie Calvert (1961- ) is a Canadian art and producer, born in Innisfield, Alberta, who is known for her media artistic practices. Calvert was involved in the Halifax art community in the 1980’s as Calvert’s video recordings of are a part of the Centre for Art Tapes (MS-3-46).
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Biographical history
Caroline Murray-Crick was a video artist who was associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in Halifax during 1985 and 1986. Her main work, “Survival: Still the Issue” was a part of the “Life Like it: Some Halifax Video”, which was a nationally traveling exhibit on Halifax video artists. This video deals with the struggle for women’s survival, with shelter, health and employment in the Halifax region as the price of survival for women is incredibly high.
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Biographical history
Nancy Davis was an artist who was associated with the Centre For Art Tapes because of her involvement in the video recording “Survival: Still the issue”.
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 two separate video recordings, "Survival: Still the Issue" and "Like Life It: Some Hfx. Video". This video work was a part of the 1986 video exhibition, "Life Like It", which featured Halifax-based video artists and travelled nationally.
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- English
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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 19, Folder 33, for more information of the 1986 video exhibition "Life Like It".
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Copyright is held by the artists.