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Room 202, Project Studios One, Long Island City, New York

Room 202, Project Studios One, Long Island City, New York

Part of

People

  • Melvin Charney (architect)
  • Melvin Charney (draughtsman)
  • Melvin Charney (photographer)
  • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

Title

Room 202, Project Studios One, Long Island City, New York

Dates of creation

1979

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

  • 0.02 l.m. of textual records
  • 5 drawings
  • 2 photographs

Scope and Content

Project series documents the executed installion project entitled "Room 202" at Project Studios One in Long Island City, New York. The project series includes conceptual and design development drawings and photographs of the completed installation.

Reference Number

AP041.S1.1979.D3

Arrangement

Material in this series was likely kept in it's original order when it was first processed upon it's arrival at CCA.

Location

New York (City) New York United States

Language of material

English

Inventory

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    • Reference Number: DR1993:0003-0003
    • Title: Room 202
    • Dates of creation: 1979
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Melvin Charney (archive creator)
    • Melvin Charney (artist)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 drawing

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 104.0 x 71.0 cm

    Physical Description:

    Framed.

    Immediate source of acquisition or transfer:

    • Purchased from Melvin Charney. This drawing was previously part of the Prints & Drawings collection and acquired separately. It was transferred in the Melvin Charney fonds in 2023 during a reprocessing of the archive for a project of database migration. The CCA decided that all material created by Melvin Charney and donated or purchased from Charney and his family should all be arranged and described under the Melvin Charney fonds to facilitate access.

    Credit line:

    Melvin Charney fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
    Acheté de Melvin Charney /
    Purchased from Melvin Charney

    Copyright:

    © Melvin Charney

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    • Reference Number: DR1994:0019
    • Title: Photograph of a detail of installation "Room 202", Project Studios One, Long Island City, New York
    • Dates of creation: 1979
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Melvin Charney (photographer)
    • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 photograph(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 photograph

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 28.0 x 35.3 cm

    Location:

    Long Island New York United States

    Credit line:

    Melvin Charney fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Melvin Charney/
    Gift of Melvin Charney

    Copyright:

    © Melvin Charney

    Folder Number:

    DR1994:0019

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    • Reference Number: DR1994:0028
    • Title: Photograph of a windows of the installation "Room 202" at Project Studios One, Long Island City, New York
    • Dates of creation: 1979
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Melvin Charney (photographer)
    • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 photograph(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 photograph

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 35.3 x 27.5 cm

    Location:

    Long Island New York United States

    Credit line:

    Melvin Charney fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Melvin Charney/
    Gift of Melvin Charney

    Copyright:

    © Melvin Charney

    Folder Number:

    DR1994:0028

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    • Reference Number: DR1994:0172
    • Title: Axonometric view for the installation "Room 202" at Project Studios One, Long Island City, New York
    • Dates of creation: 1979
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Melvin Charney (architect)
    • Melvin Charney (draughtsman)
    • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 drawing(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 drawing

    Dimensions:

    mat: 56.1 x 64.0 cm sheet: 41.9 x 49.5 cm

    Physical Description:

    The sheet is hinged to the mat along the top edge.

    Credit line:

    Melvin Charney fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Melvin Charney/
    Gift of Melvin Charney

    Copyright:

    © Melvin Charney

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    • Reference Number: DR2007:0084:005
    • Title: Sketches, Project Studios One, Long Island City, New York
    • Dates of creation: 1979
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

    Description:

    Material from the project "Room 202, P.S. 1". The P. S. 1, formerly known as the Institute for Art and Urban Resources Inc., and now known as the MoMA PS1, is located in Queens, New York City, New York.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 2 drawings

    Dimensions:

    sheets: 27.8 × 21.7 cm

    Credit line:

    Melvin Charney fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Dr. Dara Alexandra Charney/
    Gift of Dr. Dara Alexandra Charney

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    • Reference Number: DR2007:0086:002-002
    • Title: Framed photograph of the installation, Room 202, Project Studios One, Long Island City, New York
    • Dates of creation: 1979
    • Form: photographs
    • Catalogued items within this file 1

    People:

    • Melvin Charney (photographer)
    • Melvin Charney (architect)
    • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 File

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 photograph

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 43 x 73 cm frame: 52 x 93 cm

    Physical Description:

    A collage of two photographs mounted in a plexiglass frame.

    Credit line:

    Melvin Charney fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Melvin Charney/
    Gift of Melvin Charney

    Copyright:

    © Melvin Charney

    Objects that have been catalogued:

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    • Reference Number: DR2012:0012:078:016
    • Title: Correspondence, invitations, notes, and sketches related to the installation "Room 202", at Project Studios One, in Long Island, New York
    • Dates of creation: 1979-1980
    • Form: drawings, textual records
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

    Description:

    File containing documents in English, including correspondence (including thermal faxes, postcards and printouts), invitations, notes, and sketches related to Melvin Charney's exhibition at P.S.1, Room 202. Original folder inscribed in graphite: INSTITUTE FOR ART & URBAN RESOURCES PROJECT STUDIOS ONE.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 file(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 0.02 l.m. of textual records
    • 2 drawings

    Dimensions:

    Credit line:

    Melvin Charney fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Dara Charney/
    Gift of Dara Charney

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    • Reference Number: DR2012:0015:032
    • Title: Photograph of the installation, Room 202
    • Dates of creation: 1979
    • Form: drawings
    • Catalogued items within this file 0

    People:

    • Melvin Charney (architect)
    • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

    Description:

    Panel of Room 202.

    Quantity / Object type:

    1 panel(s)

    Extent and Medium:

    • 1 photograph

    Dimensions:

    sheet: 66,6 × 99 × 1,5 cm

    Credit line:

    Melvin Charney fonds
    Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
    Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
    Don de Dara Charney/
    Gift of Dara Charney

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