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Gordon Matta-Clark's Working Photographs
[1943-1978, predominant 1970-1978]
Series 3
Series consists of binders of photographic material made by Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-1978) or at his direction. Three of the binders include material made on trips to Mexico, South America and Europe along with photographs of activities in New York. Additionally, the other three binders contain CCA-made copies of originals in the possession of Jane Crawford and owned by the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark, which document Matta-Clark's early projects. While few of the photographs in these binders relate directly to his finished projects, it is assumed that many of the photographs were made with the intention of using them in future projects. Material in this series was produced between 1943 and 1978.
Series contains ring binders and digital photographs.
Documents in ring binder are organized chronologically for the most part.
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Interior and exterior views of Gordon Matta-Clark's The Caribbean Orange (1978), some with people. Views show the completed project.
200 digital photograph(s)
- Digital photographs are of photographs in the possession of Jane Crawford and owned by the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark. - Consultation print-outs of the digital photographs were made from compact discs PH2008:0027:001:001-007 and are housed in 2 binders with the discs.
Succession de Gordon Matta-Clark en dépôt au Centre Canadien d'Architecture, Montréal/Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark on deposit at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Binder consists of photographs, negatives, and color slides documenting Gordon Matta-Clark's trips to Mexico and South America. In the 1972 trip to Peru, he was accompanied by Jeffrey Lew and Carol Goodden; in the 1975 trip to Mexico, he was accompanied by Jane Crawford. Binder contains negatives, photographs and slides.
1 ring binder(s)
ring binder (closed): 31.7 x 34 x 9 cm (12 1/2 x 13 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
- Binding consists of green plastic-covered boards and spine, with a typed label attached to the spine in a clear plastic sleeve. Endleaves are of white paper. Objects within binder are housed in plastic sleeves.
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
© Succession Gordon Matta-Clark
© Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
Objects that have been catalogued:
Binder consists of undated photographic materials of Gordon Matta-Clark's trips to Haiti, France, Italy, Germany, and the western United States; an exhibition by another artist at 112 Greene Street, New York City, New York; New York City buildings; Horace and Holly Solomon's New York City apartment; a Puerto Rican Independence demonstration in New York City; portraits of friends; and investigations of manhole covers and of maps. Many of the images may have been made as preliminary studies for future projects. Binder contains negatives, photographs and slides.
1 ring binder(s)
ring binder (closed): 31.7 x 34 x 9 cm (12 1/2 x 13 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
- Binding consists of green plastic-covered boards and spine, with a typed label attached to the spine in a clear plastic sleeve. Endleaves are of white paper. Objects within binder are housed in plastic sleeves and separated by white tabbed dividers.
Succession de Gordon Matta-Clark en dépôt au Centre Canadien d'Architecture, Montréal/Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark on deposit at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
Binder consists of undated photographic materials of Gordon Matta-Clark's trips to Italy, France, Germany, Jamaica, and of various locations in New York City, New York. Many of the images may have been made as preliminary studies for future projects. Binder contains negatives, photographs and slides.
1 ring binder(s)
ring binder (closed): 31.7 x 34 x 9 cm (12 1/2 x 13 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
- Binding consists of green plastic-covered boards and spine, with a typed label attached upside-down to the spine in a clear plastic sleeve. Endleaves are of white paper. Objects within binder are housed in plastic sleeves and separated by white tabbed dividers.
Succession de Gordon Matta-Clark en dépôt au Centre Canadien d'Architecture, Montréal/Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark on deposit at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Objects that have been catalogued:
Binders include colour copies, made from digital images of slides, negatives, and photographs held in a binder, which was lent to CCA for copying in 2003 by the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark. The photographic materials include some early photographs of Gordon Matta-Clark and his family, but mainly document the following early Matta-Clark projects: Photo-Fry (1969), Agar (1969-1970); Incendiary Wafers (1970-1971); Fire Boy (1971); Garbage Wall (1970); Jacks (1971); Pig Roast (1971); Tree Dance (1971); Belly Curtain (1971); Time Well (1971); Cherry Tree (1971); Winter Garden (1971); Sauna (1973); Food (1971-1973); and Untitled Wall Cutting (Santiago) (1971).
3 ring binder(s)
- The printed images of photographs, slides and negatives contained in this binder exist at the CCA in copy form only. All original objects, including the binder, are in the possession of Jane Crawford and owned by the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark.
Copies of originals owned by the Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
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