Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal

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• Fonds: Victor Prus fonds, 1945-1992
•    Series: Professional work in Canada, 1952-1993
•      Sub-series: Projects, 1953-1992
•        Project: Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, 1984

People

• Victor Prus (creator)
• Victor Prus (archive creator)

Title

Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal

Dates of creation

1984

Level of archival description

File 74

Extent and Medium

• 171 drawings
• 5 flats
• 5 panels

Scope and Content

File documents Victor Prus's unrealized project for the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal competition, in 1984. The file contains drawings, including conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, and presentation panels.

Reference Number

AP163.S2.SS1.D74

Arrangement

Material in this project series was kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location

Montréal Island of Montréal Québec Canada

Inventory

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265180
  • Title: Sketches for the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal project competition
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (architect)
  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Description:

  This group consists chiefly of sketches for the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal project competition, in Montréal. There are also floor plans, elevations and several perspectives.

  Quantity / Object type:

  150 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • working drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 150 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Graphite and coloured pencil on tracing paper; black and blue ink on paper; black ink, graphite and transfer type on plastic films

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 12.6 × 7.7 cm sheet (largest): 83.7 × 118.1 cm

  Credit line:

  Victor Prus fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
  
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265200
  • Title: Perspective drawing for the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, in Montréal, Québec
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (architect)
  • Maria Prus (architect)
  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawing

  Technique and media:

  Black ink and colored pencil on panel

  Dimensions:

  panel: 61 × 61 cm

  Credit line:

  Victor Prus fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
  
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265652
  • Title: Elevations, sections, floor plans and perspectives for the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal competition project
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (architect)
  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Description:

  This group consists of elevations, sections, floor plans and perspectives for the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal competition project.

  Quantity / Object type:

  19 reprographic copy(ies)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 19 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Photocopies

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 15 × 24.1 cm sheet (largest): 28 × 43 cm

  Credit line:

  Victor Prus fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
  
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265653
  • Title: Elevations, floor plans, sections and perspectives for the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal competition project
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (architect)
  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Description:

  This group consists of elevations, floor plans, sections and perspectives for the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal competition project.

  Quantity / Object type:

  5 flat(s)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 5 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Flats and flat with goldenrod masking paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 27.9 × 30.4 cm sheet (largest): 29.5 × 39.2 cm

  Credit line:

  Victor Prus fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
  
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265987
  • Title: Sketches for the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (architect)
  • Maria Prus (architect)
  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Description:

  Collage of 17 sketches of plans and elevations for the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal.

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 panel(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • conceptual

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 panel

  Technique and media:

  Coloured pencil on tracing paper mounted on board covered with a plastic board

  Dimensions:

  panel: 61 × 122.3 × 0.7 cm

  Credit line:

  Victor Prus fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
  
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265991
  • Title: Elevations, plans and floor plans for the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (architect)
  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  4 panel(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 4 panels

  Technique and media:

  Printed images with coloured pencil mounted on board

  Dimensions:

  panels: 59.4 × 84.2 × 2.5 cm

  Credit line:

  Victor Prus fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
  
  

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  • Reference Number: ARCH268065
  • Title: "Muse incarcerated": sketch prepared for an exhibition of projects submitted to the competition for the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Victor Prus (archive creator)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • design development drawing

  Extent and Medium:

  • 1 drawing

  Technique and media:

  Coloured pencil and graphite on paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet: 21.5 × 28 cm

  Credit line:

  Victor Prus fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
  Gift of Victor Prus/Don de Victor Prus
  
  

  Folder Number:

  163-25-02 S