Basket housing and tree drawings

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• Fonds: Gordon Matta-Clark collection, 1914-2008
•    Series: Gordon Matta-Clark's Artwork, [between 1959 and 1978, predominant 1970-1978]
•      Project: Basket housing and tree drawings, [1970-1971]

People

• Gordon Matta-Clark (creator)
• Gordon Matta-Clark (artist)

Title

Basket housing and tree drawings

Dates of creation

[1970-1971]

Level of archival description

File 20

Extent and Medium

• 8 drawings

Scope and Content

File consists of drawings which explore dwellings resembling oversized baskets or primitive huts placed in a landscape setting. Created ca. 1970-1971, they are related to other early projects involving recycling and alternative housing and house materials such as Garbage Wall (1970) and Tree Dance (1971).

File contains drawings.

Reference Number

CP138.S5.D20

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  • Reference Number: PHCON2002:0016:048
  • Title: Basket Housing
  • Dates of creation: 1970-1971
  • Form: drawings

  People:

  • Gordon Matta-Clark (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Technique and media:

  Graphite (b&w)

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 48.3 x 61 cm (19 x 24 in.)

  Credit line:

  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
  Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
  

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  • Reference Number: PHCON2002:0016:049
  • Title: Trees with Windmill
  • Dates of creation: 1970-1971
  • Form: drawings

  People:

  • Gordon Matta-Clark (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Technique and media:

  Graphite (b&w)

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 48.3 x 61 cm (19 x 24 in.)

  Credit line:

  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
  Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
  

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  • Reference Number: PHCON2002:0016:050
  • Title: Trees, Pond and Baskets
  • Dates of creation: 1970-1971
  • Form: drawings

  People:

  • Gordon Matta-Clark (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Technique and media:

  Colour marker

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 48.3 x 61 cm (19 x 24 in.)

  Credit line:

  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
  Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
  
  

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  • Reference Number: PHCON2002:0016:051
  • Title: Trees
  • Dates of creation: 1970-1971
  • Form: drawings

  People:

  • Gordon Matta-Clark (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Technique and media:

  Colour marker and graphite

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 48.3 x 61 cm (19 x 24 in.)

  Credit line:

  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
  Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
  
  

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  • Reference Number: PHCON2002:0016:052
  • Title: Basket Housing by Pond and Tree
  • Dates of creation: 1970-1971
  • Form: drawings

  People:

  • Gordon Matta-Clark (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Technique and media:

  Graphite

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 48.3 x 61 cm (19 x 24 in.)

  Credit line:

  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
  Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
  
  

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  • Reference Number: PHCON2002:0016:057
  • Title: Basket Dwellings by Pond and Tree
  • Dates of creation: 1970-1971
  • Form: drawings

  People:

  • Gordon Matta-Clark (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Technique and media:

  Graphite

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 48.3 x 61 cm (19 x 24 in.)

  Credit line:

  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
  Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
  

  Copyright:

  © Succession Gordon Matta-Clark
  © Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark

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  • Reference Number: PHCON2002:0016:060
  • Title: Tree Studies
  • Dates of creation: 1970-1971
  • Form: drawings

  People:

  • Gordon Matta-Clark (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Technique and media:

  Blue pencil

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 35.6 x 43.2 cm (14 x 17 in.)

  Credit line:

  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
  Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
  

  Copyright:

  © Succession Gordon Matta-Clark
  © Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark

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  • Reference Number: PHCON2002:0016:090
  • Title: Basket Dwellings
  • Dates of creation: 1970-1971
  • Form: drawings

  People:

  • Gordon Matta-Clark (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Technique and media:

  Graphite

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 22.2 x 25.3 cm (8 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)

  Physical Description:

  The drawing is currently framed.

  Credit line:

  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture /
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Don de la succession Gordon Matta-Clark /
  Gift of Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark
  

  Copyright:

  © Succession Gordon Matta-Clark
  © Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark