Sketches of Paris

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• Fonds: Melvin Charney fonds, 1947-2012
•    Series: Projects, 1955-2012
•      Project: Sketches of Paris, 1988

People

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

Title

Sketches of Paris

Dates of creation

1988

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• 0.04 l.m. of textual records
• 57 drawings (including 24 reprographic copies)
• 40 photographic materials

Scope and Content

The project seres documents a series of ten sketches of Paris by Melvin Charney realized in 1988.

Reference Number

AP041.S1.1988.D1

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

Paris France

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  • Reference Number: DR2012:0012:047:011
  • Title: Plans and elevations titled "Paris - Croquis 5"
  • Dates of creation: 1988
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

  Description:

  Includes plans and elevations titled "Paris - Croquis 5". A label on the outside of the roll reads "Kingston Construction 1983", but this does not match the material in the roll.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 roll(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 3 drawings

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 43.5 × 46 cm sheet (largest): 46.5 × 59.5 cm

  Physical Description:

  Rolled.

  Credit line:

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

  Folder Number:

  041-001-009R

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  • Reference Number: DR2012:0015:009
  • Title: A sketch and a plan that are taped together, titled "Croquis 2"
  • Dates of creation: 1988
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

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

  Description:

  Consists of a sketch and a plan that are taped together, titled "Croquis 2". The drawings are wrapped around a large sheet of tracing paper with faint graphite marks reading "330 - 270 - 554", titled "Sherbrooke - Esplanade Frontenac - Place: Fragment Plan - 1:20 - 29 April 2003".

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 roll(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 3 drawings

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 46.3 × 43.2 cm sheet (largest): 92.2 × 137 cm

  Physical Description:

  Rolled.

  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: DR2012:0015:010
  • Title: Plans and sketches with the titles "Croquis 1", "Paris Croquis 4" and "Croquis 3"
  • Dates of creation: 1988
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

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

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 roll(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 4 drawings

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 37.5 × 16.5 cm sheet (largest): 46.2 × 59.5 cm

  Physical Description:

  Rolled. Two of the drawings are taped together.

  Credit line:

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