Questioning Pictures: Photograph of Souvenir de Pompei, albumen print by Giorgio Sommer, ca.1870
PH2018:0005:030
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Giorgio Sommer, Souvenir de Pompei, ca. 1870s, albumen silver print, 30.5 x 44.2 x 9.1 cm (Album), PH1980:0046:001-101, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2017
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of Souvenir de Pompei, albumen print by Giorgio Sommer, ca.1870
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PH2018:0005:030
Description:
Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Giorgio Sommer, Souvenir de Pompei, ca. 1870s, albumen silver print, 30.5 x 44.2 x 9.1 cm (Album), PH1980:0046:001-101, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
PH2018:0005:035
Description:
Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Giorgio Sommer, Teatro tragico Pompei, ca. 1870s, from Album Souvenir de Pompei, albumen silver print, 20.6 x 27.0, PH1980:0046:024, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
2017
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of Teatro tragico Pompei from Souvenir album by Giorgio Sommer, ca.1870
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PH2018:0005:035
Description:
Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Giorgio Sommer, Teatro tragico Pompei, ca. 1870s, from Album Souvenir de Pompei, albumen silver print, 20.6 x 27.0, PH1980:0046:024, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal Questioning Pictures is a 36 photograph project commissioned by Fondazione Prada, Milan. Artist Stefano Graziani investigates archival and conservation systems in a number of museums. Through photographing museum objects, Graziani, focusing on the relationship between photographs, the museum objects and the power structures at play within institutions. The museums include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montréal, Canada; Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, UK; the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany; the Museo di Castelvecchio in Verona, Italy; and the Plaster Cast Gallery at Museo Canova in Possagno, Italy.
Series
USA Tomorrow records
AP037.S2
Description:
This series includes the editorial, promotional and research material related to the publishing of USA Tomorrow magazine by the editor Maxwell Levinson. It contains editorial correspondence and research files, publication material including photographs and manuscripts, and some issues of the magazine. It also contains documentation and publicity material related to the Manhattan Redevelopment Competition sponsored by USA Tomorrow. The documents within this series are arranged into sub-series, as followed: 1. Editorial files 2. USA Tomorrow Issues 3. Manhattan Redevelopment Competition The editorial files are arranged by alphabetically, and the issues by numerically. There were some photographs which have been physically removed from the files and arranged together in one photographs subseries.
1941-1990
USA Tomorrow records
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AP037.S2
Description:
This series includes the editorial, promotional and research material related to the publishing of USA Tomorrow magazine by the editor Maxwell Levinson. It contains editorial correspondence and research files, publication material including photographs and manuscripts, and some issues of the magazine. It also contains documentation and publicity material related to the Manhattan Redevelopment Competition sponsored by USA Tomorrow. The documents within this series are arranged into sub-series, as followed: 1. Editorial files 2. USA Tomorrow Issues 3. Manhattan Redevelopment Competition The editorial files are arranged by alphabetically, and the issues by numerically. There were some photographs which have been physically removed from the files and arranged together in one photographs subseries.
Series 2
1941-1990
Project
AP022.S1.1983.PR07
Description:
File documents an office headquarters and manufacturing plant (not built), Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec. File contains design development drawings, photographs and negatives.
1983
Philips / Micom Offices and Plant
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AP022.S1.1983.PR07
Description:
File documents an office headquarters and manufacturing plant (not built), Decarie Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec. File contains design development drawings, photographs and negatives.
Project
1983
Project
Pedersen Residence
AP022.S1.1982.PR02
Description:
File documents a residence on property fronting the Potomac River (not built), Brook Road, McLean, Virginia. File contains feference material, photographs, textual documents.
1982
Pedersen Residence
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AP022.S1.1982.PR02
Description:
File documents a residence on property fronting the Potomac River (not built), Brook Road, McLean, Virginia. File contains feference material, photographs, textual documents.
Project
1982
Project
AP022.S1.1975.PR07
Description:
File documents a combined community centre / secondary school (not built), North Vancouver, British columbia. File contains design development drawings and a photograph.
1975-1976
North Vancouver Community School
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AP022.S1.1975.PR07
Description:
File documents a combined community centre / secondary school (not built), North Vancouver, British columbia. File contains design development drawings and a photograph.
Project
1975-1976
Project
AP076.S4.SS1.D5
Description:
File documents an executed library, built 1951, at 2985 Kingsway in Vancouver, British Columbia. Material was probably produced 1951. File contains photographs.
[1951?]
Vancouver Public Library, Collingwood Branch
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AP076.S4.SS1.D5
Description:
File documents an executed library, built 1951, at 2985 Kingsway in Vancouver, British Columbia. Material was probably produced 1951. File contains photographs.
File 5
[1951?]
Project
Seven-Up Vancouver Ltd. Office Building, Semmens & Simpson Office, and Gypsum Lime Canada Building
AP076.S4.SS1.D10
Description:
File documents executed office buildings, built ca. 1954, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Material was probably produced in ca. 1954. File contains photographs.
[ca. 1954?]
Seven-Up Vancouver Ltd. Office Building, Semmens & Simpson Office, and Gypsum Lime Canada Building
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AP076.S4.SS1.D10
Description:
File documents executed office buildings, built ca. 1954, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Material was probably produced in ca. 1954. File contains photographs.
File 10
[ca. 1954?]
Project
AP096.D21
Description:
File documents an executed office building at 11th Ave. and Granville in Vancouver, British Columbia. Material was produced 1965. File contains photographs.
1965
Block Brothers Head Office Building
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AP096.D21
Description:
File documents an executed office building at 11th Ave. and Granville in Vancouver, British Columbia. Material was produced 1965. File contains photographs.
File 21
1965
Series
Personal documents
AP108.S2
Description:
Series consists of a portfolio of works by John Bird and 1 photograph of the McGill University School of Architecture class, 1942.
1942 - circa 1968
Personal documents
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AP108.S2
Description:
Series consists of a portfolio of works by John Bird and 1 photograph of the McGill University School of Architecture class, 1942.
Series 2
1942 - circa 1968