Museum of Man

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• Fonds: Victor Prus fonds, 1945-1992
•    Series: Professional work in Canada, 1952-1993
•      Sub-series: Projects, 1953-1992
•        Project: Museum of Man, 1983

People

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

Title

Museum of Man

Dates of creation

1983

Level of archival description

File 72

Extent and Medium

• 50 drawings
• 1 serial

Scope and Content

File documents Victor Prus's unrealized project for the Museum of Man competition in Ottawa, in 1983. The file contains drawings, such as conceptual, design development and presentation drawings, and a periodical issue with an article about the competition.

Reference Number

AP163.S2.SS1.D72

Arrangement

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

Location

Gatineau Québec Canada

Language of material

Documents are in English.

Related units of description

• - See also article in the periodical Section a, classified in File 63 (AP163.S2.SS1.D63).

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  • Reference Number: ARCH265175
  • Title: Floor plans and elevations of the Museum of Man, in Hull
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

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

  Description:

  This group consists of floor plans and elevations of the Museum of Man, in Hull. There are also sketches of perspectives from the inside of the museum and site plans.

  Quantity / Object type:

  8 drawing(s)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • working drawings

  Extent and Medium:

  • 8 drawings

  Technique and media:

  Black ink on plastic films; graphite, black and blue ink on plastic films; black ink and transfer type on plastic film; graphite on translucent paper; black ink and graphite on translucent paper

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 25 × 21.7 cm sheet (largest): 51 × 60.1 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: ARCH265621
  • Title: Floor plans, sections, site plans and perspectives for the Museum of Man, in Hull, Québec
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

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

  Quantity / Object type:

  42 reprographic copy(ies)

  Stage and Purpose:

  • presentation drawings (proposals)

  Extent and Medium:

  • 42 reprographic copies

  Technique and media:

  Photocopies; reprographic copy on plastic film

  Dimensions:

  sheet (smallest): 17 × 13 cm sheet (largest): 35.9 × 45.5 cm

  Credit line:

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