Between observation and intervention: the painted photographs of Melvin Charney

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• Fonds: Melvin Charney fonds, 1947-2012
•    Series: Exhibitions, 1965-2012
•      Sub-series: Between observation and intervention: the painted photographs of Melvin Charney, 2008

People

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

Title

Between observation and intervention: the painted photographs of Melvin Charney

Dates of creation

2008

Level of archival description

Subseries

Extent and Medium

• 27 photographs
• 14 reprographic copies
• 0.02 l.m. of textual records

Scope and Content

This sub-series documents Melvin Charney's solo exhibition "Between observation and intervention: the painted photographs of Melvin Charney" in 2008. It was originally held at the Americas Society, and was organized in conjunction with the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec. This sub-series includes textual record, and photographic materials.

Reference Number

AP041.S3.SS13

Arrangement

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

Language of material

English, French

Inventory

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  • Reference Number: DR2012:0012:081:004
  • Title: Binder of notes and photographs related to the catalogue for exhibition "Between observation and intervention: the painted photographs of Melvin Charney"
  • Dates of creation: circa 2008
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Melvin Charney (archive creator)

  Description:

  Ring binder containing notes, photographs, printouts, and transparencies related to the exhibition catalogue for "Between observation and intervention: the painted photographs of Melvin Charney", with specific references to the following series:
  - Parables series;
  - In flight series;
  - The American city;
  - Cities on the run.
  
  Some annotations in graphite present.
  
  Spine labelled: AMERICAS SOCIETY 2008-09 EXHIBITION MONOGRAPH

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 27 photographs
  • 14 reprographic copies
  • 0.02 l.m. of textual records

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 11,7 × 6 cm (4 5/8 × 2 3/8 in.) sheet (largest): 27,7 × 21,3 cm (10 7/8 × 8 3/8 in.)

  Credit line:

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