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Plates from the series 49, 50, 52, and 58, Un dictionnaire
Part of:
People:
  • Melvin Charney (archive creator)
  • Melvin Charney (artist)
Title:

Plates from the series 49, 50, 52, and 58, Un dictionnaire

Date:

circa 1970-2000

Description:

Plates from the series "UN DICTIONNAIRE...Illuminations, 1970-2000" comprises of a portion of individual plates grouped according to 38 series that Charney arranged by themes and numbered by series and plate in a discontinuous fashion. Contains series 49 "Le vide", series 50 "Villes de l'espoir", and series 52 "La maison d'Adam au Paradis".

Form:
photographs
Quantity / Object type:
1 File
Extent and medium:
  • 23 photographs
Dimensions:

sheets: 28 x 35 cm

Reference number:

DR2023:0029

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

Mounted on board.

Arrangement:
The plates were acquired in no specific order over a period of six years. They were arranged by plate series by the cataloguers afterwards.
Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Dr. Dara Alexandra Charney/
Gift of Dr. Dara Alexandra Charney
Related units of description:
  • See DR2023:0012 to DR2023:0028, and DR2023:0030 to DR2023:0032 for the rest of the series of plates. Unmounted reproductions of some of the plates can also be found in DR2023:0033 and DR2023:0034.
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