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Festival of Britain
1949-1951
File 8
File documents Victor Prus's work for the Festival of Britain, in England, such as his work for the design display of the Physical Work Exhibition, the H.M.S Campania, and the Shipbuilding Section, Sea and Ships Pavilion. Material in the file was produced between 1949 and 1951.
The file contains conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, collages, textual records, panels and photographs.
Material in this project series was kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.
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This group consists of a perspective drawing for the sign for the South Bank Exhibition, in London, and a plan of the exhibits installed in the hangar deck of HMS Campania.
2 drawing(s)
Gouache (paint), black ink and coloured pencil on paper; graphite and coloured pencil on diazotype with blue ink inscriptions
sheet (smallest): 28.5 × 38.8 cm sheet (largest): 74.6 × 102 cm
Victor Prus fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
Site plan.
1 printed sheet(s)
Printed sheet
sheet: 30.7 × 48 cm
Victor Prus fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
8 photograph(s)
Photographs
sheet (smallest): 35.6 × 41.7 cm sheet (largest): 42.2 × 53.3 cm
Victor Prus fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
Plan.
1 reprographic copy(ies)
Negative photostat print
sheet: 39.9 × 28.9 cm
Victor Prus fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
2 drawing(s)
Black felt-tip pen on tracing paper
sheet (smallest): 41.7 × 52.5 cm sheet (largest): 44.6 × 60 cm
Victor Prus fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
3 panel(s)
Charcoal stick and watercolour on cardboard; black ink and white paint on yellow paper
sheet (smallest): 52.2 × 63.7 cm sheet (largest): 50.6 × 76.5 cm
Victor Prus fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
Objects that have been catalogued:
Text of a talk given by Victor Prus, in 1952, about the planning and architecture of the South Bank Exhibition (1951, London, England).
1 book(s)
Bound volume of typescript on paper
book: 29.2 × 22.2 cm
- 28 leaves. - Spiral bound.
Victor Prus fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
- The documents is in English.
Sketch for the Physical World Exhibition at the South Bank Exhibition (1951, London, England).
1 drawing(s)
Coloured pencil on paper
sheet: 36.9 × 33.9 cm
Victor Prus fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
7 photomechanical print(s)
Photomechanical print on cardboard; photomechanical print mounted on cardboard
panel (smallest): 20.7 × 49.7 cm panel (largest): 33.7 × 45 cm
Victor Prus fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
This group consists of collages of photographs of exhibitions or exhibition sites while under construction, exhibition design skeches and plans for the Festival of Britain. The plans include a plan for the HMS Campania and a plan of the shipbuilding exhibition display.
10 drawing(s)
Coloured pencil on paper; collage (photographs, coloured pencil on paper and paint on paper mounted on cardboard); reprographic copies; diazotype
sheet (smallest): 56.7 × 62 cm sheet (largest): 24.3 × 36.1 cm
Victor Prus fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
163-25-09 M
This group consists of photographs of exhibits and photographs of the perspective drawings by Victor Prus for the design of Festival of Britain exhibitions.
8 photograph(s)
sheet (smallest; irreg.): 3 × 7 cm sheet (largest): 11 × 18 cm
Victor Prus fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
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