Questioning Pictures: Photograph of Lucretia, a painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca.1535-40
PH2018:0005:001
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Lucas Cranach the Elder, Lucretia, c. 1535-40 oil on wood, 79 x 64 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel, purchased 1934, inv. 1628 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 Lucretia, a painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca.1535-40
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PH2018:0005:001
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Lucas Cranach the Elder, Lucretia, c. 1535-40 oil on wood, 79 x 64 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel, purchased 1934, inv. 1628 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.
PH2018:0005:032
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Giorgio de Chirico, The School of Gladiators: the Fight, 1928, Living room, Casa Museo Boschi Di Stefano, Milan 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 the School of Gladiators: the Fight, painting by Giorgio de Chirico, 1928
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PH2018:0005:032
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Giorgio de Chirico, The School of Gladiators: the Fight, 1928, Living room, Casa Museo Boschi Di Stefano, Milan 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.
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Bijoy Jain fonds
AP182
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The Bijoy Jain fonds documents eight projects by Bijoy Jain and the firm Studio Mumbai carried out between 2009 and 2015. Represented work includes courtyard houses in Maharashtra, Ahmedabad, and Chennai, live-work complexes in Mumbai and Dehradun, as well as two research-based projects, one for migrant housing and another an investigation of building demolition. The fonds consists of reproduced and original drawings, photographs, models, material samples, and several video recordings.
2008-2015
Bijoy Jain fonds
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AP182
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The Bijoy Jain fonds documents eight projects by Bijoy Jain and the firm Studio Mumbai carried out between 2009 and 2015. Represented work includes courtyard houses in Maharashtra, Ahmedabad, and Chennai, live-work complexes in Mumbai and Dehradun, as well as two research-based projects, one for migrant housing and another an investigation of building demolition. The fonds consists of reproduced and original drawings, photographs, models, material samples, and several video recordings.
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2008-2015
textual records
DR1995:0188:936-1056
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correspondence, and four folders that include, building programme, poster, land use application, site plans, 1966 flyer of Glasgow Fun Palace, report on Pilot Project, trust deed, report on proposed arts centre in Manchester, notes and sketches on architectural sketches, report on Fun Palace Project, drawings, minutes of meeting, cost estimate for Pilot Project, photographs, draft notes on Children's Learning Garden, financial record of Summer Fair 1974, planning application forms, sketches of temporary project at Salway and Great Eastern Roads, grant application, questionnaire, report on land redevelopment, 'Bubble City' publication by Joan Littlewood, renovation proposal for Theatre Royal, poster, kids village colouring book, and application for children's playground
Correspondence, and four folders that include, building programme
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DR1995:0188:936-1056
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correspondence, and four folders that include, building programme, poster, land use application, site plans, 1966 flyer of Glasgow Fun Palace, report on Pilot Project, trust deed, report on proposed arts centre in Manchester, notes and sketches on architectural sketches, report on Fun Palace Project, drawings, minutes of meeting, cost estimate for Pilot Project, photographs, draft notes on Children's Learning Garden, financial record of Summer Fair 1974, planning application forms, sketches of temporary project at Salway and Great Eastern Roads, grant application, questionnaire, report on land redevelopment, 'Bubble City' publication by Joan Littlewood, renovation proposal for Theatre Royal, poster, kids village colouring book, and application for children's playground
textual records
photographs
PH1998:0031:001-109
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- Album PH1998:0031:001-109 comprises 86 views of Italy, 19 views of France, and 4 views of Windsor Castle, New Windsor, England. The 86 views of Italy include: 10 views of Rome and 25 photographs of sculptures in two collections in Rome, 17 in the Vatican Museum and 8 in the Capitolano Museum; 11 views of Pisa and 3 photographs of paintings located in Pisa; 10 views of Naples and 2 photographs of sculptures located in Naples; 10 views of Genoa; 6 views of Italy; 4 views of Florence; 1 view of San Remo; one photograph of an unidentified architectural plan; one photograph of a drawing; and two photographs of frescoes. -- The 19 views of France include 2 views of Nice.
architecture, painting, portrait, sculpture
1870s-1880s
Album of photographic views of Italy, France and England
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PH1998:0031:001-109
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- Album PH1998:0031:001-109 comprises 86 views of Italy, 19 views of France, and 4 views of Windsor Castle, New Windsor, England. The 86 views of Italy include: 10 views of Rome and 25 photographs of sculptures in two collections in Rome, 17 in the Vatican Museum and 8 in the Capitolano Museum; 11 views of Pisa and 3 photographs of paintings located in Pisa; 10 views of Naples and 2 photographs of sculptures located in Naples; 10 views of Genoa; 6 views of Italy; 4 views of Florence; 1 view of San Remo; one photograph of an unidentified architectural plan; one photograph of a drawing; and two photographs of frescoes. -- The 19 views of France include 2 views of Nice.
photographs
1870s-1880s
architecture, painting, portrait, sculpture
textual records
ARCH167079
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3 feuillets: Correspondance relative au "1993 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence ", 4 octobre 1993 7 feuillets: 2 lettres de Jacques Rousseau à Johanne Couture (SHDU) expliquant le concept architectural, 17 août et 12 octobre 1993 6 feuillets: textes ayant servi à l'élaboration des légendes de plans 14 feuillets: Notes de réunion avec les membres de la SHDU (inclue 3 plans) 11 feuillets: Étude du quartier Hochelaga-Maisonnneuve incluant 9 photocopies de photographies du quartier, 21,5 x 28 cm 3 feuillets: Plans du quartier, 28 x 44 cm photocopies
17 août 1993-12 octobre 1993
Correspondance relative au "1993 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence ", textes
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ARCH167079
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3 feuillets: Correspondance relative au "1993 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence ", 4 octobre 1993 7 feuillets: 2 lettres de Jacques Rousseau à Johanne Couture (SHDU) expliquant le concept architectural, 17 août et 12 octobre 1993 6 feuillets: textes ayant servi à l'élaboration des légendes de plans 14 feuillets: Notes de réunion avec les membres de la SHDU (inclue 3 plans) 11 feuillets: Étude du quartier Hochelaga-Maisonnneuve incluant 9 photocopies de photographies du quartier, 21,5 x 28 cm 3 feuillets: Plans du quartier, 28 x 44 cm photocopies
textual records
17 août 1993-12 octobre 1993
Questioning Pictures: Photograph of Judgment of Paris, painting by Lucas Cranach the elder, 1528
PH2018:0005:025
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Judgment of the Paris, mixed media on beech wood, 84.7 x 57 cm 1528, Kunstmuseum Basel, Schenkung Martha und Robert von Hirsch 1977, Inv. G 1977.37, Basel 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 Judgment of Paris, painting by Lucas Cranach the elder, 1528
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PH2018:0005:025
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Photograph by Stefano Graziani of the following work: Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Judgment of the Paris, mixed media on beech wood, 84.7 x 57 cm 1528, Kunstmuseum Basel, Schenkung Martha und Robert von Hirsch 1977, Inv. G 1977.37, Basel 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.
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Zéphirin Perrault fonds
AP107
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The Zéphirin Perrault fonds, 1866-1885, documents architect Zéphirin Perrault’s design of approximately ten churches in rural Québec and the St. Michael Cathedral in Toronto, Ontario. A drawing by Victor Bourgneau (1809-1888) is also included in this fonds. Materials consist of approximately 42 drawings and 5 textual documents.
1866-1885
Zéphirin Perrault fonds
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AP107
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The Zéphirin Perrault fonds, 1866-1885, documents architect Zéphirin Perrault’s design of approximately ten churches in rural Québec and the St. Michael Cathedral in Toronto, Ontario. A drawing by Victor Bourgneau (1809-1888) is also included in this fonds. Materials consist of approximately 42 drawings and 5 textual documents.
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1866-1885
drawings, photographs
DR2012:0012:069:002
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Portfolio containing documents in English (predominant) and French, including conceptual drawings, photographic prints, reference materials, reprographic copies of artworks and architectural drawings (including elevations, sections, site plans), and a map related to the following projects: - Mont-Royal Metro Station (6 reprographic copies); - Canadian Government pavillion, World Expo, Osaka Japan (4 reprographic copies); - Unknown project(s); - Curé Grenier School, Notre-Dame des Laurentides, Quebec; - Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana (2 reprographic copies); - The Museum of Art, Science and Industry, Bridgeport, Connecticut (5 reprographic copies); - U.C.C. building, Montreal (12 reprographic copies); As well as: - Schwarzenbach residence (J. M. Johansen, architect) (20 reprographic copies).
1959-1967
Portfolio of Melvin Charney's early professional work
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DR2012:0012:069:002
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Portfolio containing documents in English (predominant) and French, including conceptual drawings, photographic prints, reference materials, reprographic copies of artworks and architectural drawings (including elevations, sections, site plans), and a map related to the following projects: - Mont-Royal Metro Station (6 reprographic copies); - Canadian Government pavillion, World Expo, Osaka Japan (4 reprographic copies); - Unknown project(s); - Curé Grenier School, Notre-Dame des Laurentides, Quebec; - Clowes Memorial Hall, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana (2 reprographic copies); - The Museum of Art, Science and Industry, Bridgeport, Connecticut (5 reprographic copies); - U.C.C. building, Montreal (12 reprographic copies); As well as: - Schwarzenbach residence (J. M. Johansen, architect) (20 reprographic copies).
drawings, photographs
1959-1967
photographs
Quantity:
68 slide(s)
No title
PH1979:0629:001-068
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- The group consists of mainly photomicrographs and architectural views of Southwell Minster, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England; Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England; Cathédrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, Bourges, France; Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales; and Cathédrale d'Amiens, Amiens, France. There is also a view of a side of a brook and a view of a hedge, in addition to a few unidentified views. There are further views of the natural landscape of Cumbria, England, including Wastwater, Bough Fell, Lake Ullswater, lake of Derwent Water and Borrowdale. There are also views of Murat, France; St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Greater London, England; Château de Chambord, Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France; Surrey, England; Saint-Trophime, Arles, France; Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France; and Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscot, Oxfordshire, England.
1883-1930
No title
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PH1979:0629:001-068
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- The group consists of mainly photomicrographs and architectural views of Southwell Minster, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England; Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England; Cathédrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, Bourges, France; Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales; and Cathédrale d'Amiens, Amiens, France. There is also a view of a side of a brook and a view of a hedge, in addition to a few unidentified views. There are further views of the natural landscape of Cumbria, England, including Wastwater, Bough Fell, Lake Ullswater, lake of Derwent Water and Borrowdale. There are also views of Murat, France; St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Greater London, England; Château de Chambord, Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France; Surrey, England; Saint-Trophime, Arles, France; Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, France; and Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscot, Oxfordshire, England.
photographs
Quantity:
68 slide(s)
1883-1930