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A Chicago construction
1981-1983
Project
The project series documents the installation "A Chicago Construction" realized at the Museum of Contemporary Art, in Chicago, in 1982. The project series includes conceptual drawings, presentation drawings and photographs of the completed installation.
Material in this series was likely kept in it's original order when it was first processed upon it's arrival at CCA.
Chicago Illinois United States
English, French
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1 File
sheet: 63.7 x 96.9 cm
Framed.
Chicago Illinois United States
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Acheté de Melvin Charney /
Purchased from Melvin Charney
1 File
sheet: 102.0 x 165.0 cm
Framed.
Chicago Illinois United States
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Acheté de Melvin Charney /
Purchased from Melvin Charney
1 File
sheet: 76 x 57 cm
Chicago Illinois United States
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Melvin Charney/
Gift of Melvin Charney
Objects that have been catalogued:
1 drawing(s)
Chicago Illinois United States
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Melvin Charney/
Gift of Melvin Charney
Objects that have been catalogued:
1 File
sheet: 15 x 22 cm
Chicago Illinois United States
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Melvin Charney/
Gift of Melvin Charney
© Melvin Charney / SODRAC (2013)
Objects that have been catalogued:
1 File
sheet: 28.0 x 22.0 cm
Toronto Ontario Canada
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Melvin Charney/
Gift of Melvin Charney
Objects that have been catalogued:
1 photograph(s)
sheet: 28.0 x 35.3 cm
Chicago Illinois United States
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Melvin Charney/
Gift of Melvin Charney
© Melvin Charney
DR1994:0023
1 photograph(s)
sheet: 43.5 x 60.5 cm
Chicago Illinois United States
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Melvin Charney/
Gift of Melvin Charney
© Melvin Charney
1 photograph(s)
sheet: 40.5 x 50.7 cm
Chicago Illinois United States
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Melvin Charney/
Gift of Melvin Charney
© Melvin Charney
1 file(s)
sheet: 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Chicago Illinois United States
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Melvin Charney/
Gift of Melvin Charney
© Melvin Charney
1 file(s)
sheet: 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Chicago Illinois United States
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Melvin Charney/
Gift of Melvin Charney
© Melvin Charney
1 file(s)
sheet (smallest): 28 x 22 cm sheet (largest): 43 x 28 cm
Chicago Illinois United States
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Melvin Charney/
Gift of Melvin Charney
Objects that have been catalogued:
Includes sketches and axonometric drawings for the project "A Chicago Construction", 1981-1982. One sketch appears to be a design development drawing for a finished piece - "A Chicago Construction, 1982" (DR1984:1577).
1 roll(s)
sheet (smallest): 35.7 × 43.5 cm sheet (largest): 76.5 × 135 cm
Rolled.
Chicago Illinois United States
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Dara Charney/
Gift of Dara Charney
1 drawing(s)
sheet: 12,6 × 20,2 cm (4 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Dara Charney/
Gift of Dara Charney
Box containing printouts with annotations related to the folliwing project:
- A Chicago construction (14 printouts, 13 transparencies, 7 drawings);
- Front page constructions (8 printouts).
Original box included two self-stick notes inscribed in graphite:
ARCHIVAL MATERIAL A CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION, and DOCUMENTATION.
1 box(es)
sheet (smallest): 21,4 × 35,3 cm (8 7/16 × 13 7/8 in.) sheet (largest): 41,2 × 51,2 cm (16 1/4 × 20 3/16 in.)
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Dara Charney/
Gift of Dara Charney
File containing a spiral-bound sketchbook, newspaper clippings, a photograph, and sketches. Also includes material related to the installation "A Piece off the Wall" at the John Weber Gallery.
1 file(s)
sheet (smallest): 14,5 × 7,5 cm (5 11/16 × 2 15/16 in.) sheet (largest): 27,8 × 21,4 cm (10 15/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Dara Charney/
Gift of Dara Charney
Includes also material related to the project:
- A Quebec construction;
- German series 1.
1 file(s)
sheet (smallest): 7,4 × 14,6 cm (2 15/16 × 5 3/4 in.) sheet (largest): 21,5 × 35,3 cm (8 7/16 × 13 7/8 in.)
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Dara Charney/
Gift of Dara Charney
File containing multiple copies of the program for Melvin Charney's exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Original folder inscribed in graphite: MUSEUM OF CONT. ART CHICAGO, 1982.
1 file(s)
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Dara Charney/
Gift of Dara Charney
File containing documents in English, including correspondence (including 1 telegram), invoices, photographs, and waybills related to A Chicago construction. Original folder inscribed in graphite: MUSEUM OF CONT ART / CHICAGO, and MAY-OCTOBER 1982
1 file(s)
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Dara Charney/
Gift of Dara Charney
File containing documents in English, including notes, press materials related to A Chicago construction. Original folder inscribed in graphite: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, CHICAGO, 1982.
1 file(s)
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Dara Charney/
Gift of Dara Charney
Panel of A Chicago construction outside the original location of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.
1 panel(s)
sheet: 91,5 × 1,1 × 129,5 cm
Melvin Charney fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Dara Charney/
Gift of Dara Charney
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