Cemetery for the War Dead

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• Fonds: John Hejduk fonds, 1947-2000, predominant 1947-1996
•    Series: Student Work, 1947-1954
•      Project: Cemetery for the War Dead, [1947-1954]

People

• John Hejduk (creator)
• John Hejduk (architect)
• John Hejduk (draughtsman)
• Emil Antonucci (architect)
• Eugène Di Paolo (architect)
• Gloria Surma (architect)
• John Hejduk (archive creator)

Title

Cemetery for the War Dead

Dates of creation

[1947-1954]

Level of archival description

File 1

Extent and Medium

• 4 drawings
• 3 photographs

Scope and Content

File documents a student project for a cemetery for war dead to be located in the crater of an extinct volcano. The project called for concentric rings of graves, a chapel, and a sculptural earthwork. Material in this file was produced between 1947 and 1954.

File contains presentation drawings and photographic materials.

Reference Number

AP145.S1.D1

Language of material

Documents are in English.

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  • Reference Number: DR1998:0018:001-003
  • Title: Site plans and perspectives
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 1

  People:

  • John Hejduk (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  3 presentation drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 3 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite, ink, watercolour and paper collage on paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 11 x 30 cm sheet (largest): 77 x 102 cm

  Credit line:

  John Hejduk fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

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    • DR1998:0018:003
    • Cemetery for the War Dead: perspective
    • Form: drawings
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  • Reference Number: DR1998:0018:004-006
  • Title: Views of a model
  • Form: photographs
  • Catalogued items within this file 1

  People:

  • John Hejduk (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  3 photograph(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 3 photographs

  Technique and media:

  Gelatin silver print and photomechanical prints

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 8 x 23 cm sheet (largest): 11 x 28 cm

  Credit line:

  John Hejduk fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  

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    • DR1998:0018:004
    • Cemetery for the War Dead: aerial view of the model
    • Form: photographs
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  • Reference Number: DR1998:0018:007
  • Title: An elevation
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • John Hejduk (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 presentation drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawing (proposal)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawing

  Technique and media:

  Graphite and ink on paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 14 x 11 cm

  Credit line:

  John Hejduk fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal