Furniture projects (1984-1999)

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• Fonds: Gene Summers fonds, 1957 - 2004
•    Series: Professional documents (1957-2004), 1957 - 2004
•      Sub-series: Furniture projects (1984-1999), 1987 - 1999

People

• Gene Summers (creator)
• Gene Summers (archive creator)

Title

Furniture projects (1984-1999)

Dates of creation

1987 - 1999

Level of archival description

Sub-series 2

Extent and Medium

• 779 drawings
• 7 artefacts
• 7 photographs
• 0.01 l.m. of textual records
• 1 book

Scope and Content

Consists of drawings for various furniture projects and objects produced by Gene Summers in France and the United States. Includes a series of wooden bowls with documentation for each bowl.

Reference Number

AP114.S1.SS2

Arrangement

The records in this sub-series have been arranged by material type.

Inventory

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  • Reference Number: ARCH197119
  • Title: Studies for consoles, a low table, and benches
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  Studies for consoles, a low table, and benches. Includes fire place fixtures and bench studies for Jahn Andiron (dated 1988).

  Quantity / Object type:

  25 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • conceptual drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 25 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Ink on tracing vellum

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 27.5 x 43 cm

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  Folder Number:

  114-022-005 S

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  • Reference Number: ARCH197120
  • Title: Plans, elevations, decorative and structural details for chairs
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (architect)
  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  Plans, elevations, decorative and structural details for chairs, fireplace ornaments, candlesticks, tables, consoles, benches and vases. Includes plans and elevations for the S/E/2 Chair and the S/D/2 Chair.

  Quantity / Object type:

  31 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • conceptual drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 31 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Ink and graphite on tracing vellum and squared paper

  Dimensions:

  sheets (largest): 63,5 x 109,5 cm

  Physical Description:

  various dimensions; some drawings are folded

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  Folder Number:

  114-013-006-007S

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  • Reference Number: ARCH197121
  • Title: Sketches and rough plans for various pieces of furniture
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  Sketches and rough plans for various pieces of furniture; notes and correspondence relating to furniture design and bronze casting.

  Quantity / Object type:

  315 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • conceptual drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 315 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Ink, graphite and coloured pen on paper

  Dimensions:

  sheets (largest): 21 x 30 cm

  Physical Description:

  various dimensions

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  Folder Number:

  114-020-006-008S

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  • Reference Number: ARCH197144
  • Title: Works in bronze : Gene Summers
  • Dates of creation: December 27, 1988
  • Form: books
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  Catalogue illustrating and identifying the bronze furniture produced by Gene Summers between October 21, 1985 and December 22, 1988. Dated December 27, 1988.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 book(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 book

  Technique and media:

  Printed material

  Dimensions:

  book: 20.5 x 20.5 cm

  Document Type:

  • catalogues

  Physical Description:

  48 pages

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  Folder Number:

  114-020-009 S

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  • Reference Number: ARCH197145
  • Title: Bowl(s), Furniture projects (1984-1999)
  • Dates of creation: 26 September 1998
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  carved bowl made of cherrywood, with a grit polyurethane and liberon wax finish

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 artefact(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 artefact

  Dimensions:

  7.5 x 10.5 cm

  Inscription:

  dated

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  General note:

  • Object number 179.
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  • Reference Number: ARCH197146
  • Title: Bowl(s), Furniture projects (1984-1999)
  • Dates of creation: 19 December 1999
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  carved bowl made of mahogany and yellowheart from Guyana, with a grit polyfinish and Mylands wax finish

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 artefact(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 artefact

  Dimensions:

  15.5 x 33 cm

  Inscription:

  dated

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  General note:

  • Object number B 284.
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  • Reference Number: ARCH197147
  • Title: Bowl(s), Furniture projects (1984-1999)
  • Dates of creation: 14 May 1997
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  carved bowl made of purpleheart from Central America, finished with lacquer sealer and trewax

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 artefact(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 artefact

  Dimensions:

  13 x 29.5 cm

  Inscription:

  dated

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH197148
  • Title: Bowl(s), Furniture projects (1984-1999)
  • Dates of creation: 1 October 1999
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  carved bowl made of maple and ebony, finished with grit polyurethane and trewax

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 artefact(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 artefact

  Dimensions:

  4 x 35.5 cm

  Inscription:

  dated

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  General note:

  • Object number B 253.
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  • Reference Number: ARCH197149
  • Title: Bowl(s), Furniture projects (1984-1999)
  • Dates of creation: 1 July 1999
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  carved bowl made of padauk wood from Thailand, finished with grit lacquer and liberon wax

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 artefact(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 artefact

  Dimensions:

  11.5 x 28 cm

  Inscription:

  dated

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  General note:

  • Object number B 234.
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  • Reference Number: ARCH197150
  • Title: Bowl(s), Furniture projects (1984-1999)
  • Dates of creation: 5 July 1999
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  carved bowl made of mahogany, Gabon ebony and padauk wood, finished with grit polyurethane and trewax

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 artefact(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 artefact

  Dimensions:

  4 x 20 cm

  Inscription:

  dated

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  General note:

  • Object number B 237.
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  • Reference Number: ARCH197151
  • Title: Bowl(s), Furniture projects (1984-1999)
  • Dates of creation: 5 July 1999
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  carved bowl made of mahogany, Gabon ebony and padauk wood, with a grit finish

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 artefact(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 artefact

  Dimensions:

  9 x 15.5 cm

  Inscription:

  dated

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  General note:

  • Object number B 236.
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  • Reference Number: ARCH197152
  • Title: Set of photographs depicting each wooden bowl with its identification number
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  7 photograph(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 7 photographs

  Technique and media:

  Colour digital prints

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 22 x 28 cm

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  Folder Number:

  114-021-007 T

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  • Reference Number: ARCH197159
  • Title: Document describing each bowl, specifying type of wood and finish
  • Dates of creation: 23 July 2001
  • Form: textual records
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  Document describing each bowl, specifying type of wood and finish, date of production, dimensions and value of object (hand written annotation). Dated 07.23.2001.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 textual record(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 0.01 l.m. of textual records

  Technique and media:

  Facsimile reproduction

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 22 x 28 cm

  Physical Description:

  7 sheets (telefacsimile)

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gene Summers/
  Gift of Gene Summers
  

  Folder Number:

  114-021-007 T

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  • Reference Number: ARCH285197
  • Title: sketches
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 1

  People:

  • Gene Summers (archive creator)

  Description:

  Plans, elevations, decorative and structural details for chairs, fireplace ornaments, candlesticks, tables, consoles, benches and vases. Includes room plans and furniture plans for the Canadian Centre for Architecture, dated 1988; the low table for Richar; the Jahn bench and the S/L Chair.

  Quantity / Object type:

  408 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • conceptual drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 408 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Pen and ink, graphite on vellum and squared paper

  Dimensions:

  sheets (largest): 28 x 57,5 cm

  Credit line:

  Gene Summers fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

  Related units of description:

  • See also material related to a project for the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Series 1, Sub-series 1, File 22.

  Folder Number:

  114-022-001-004S

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    • sketches
    • Form: drawings
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