textual records
Drafts, newspaper clipping, notes, and printouts of article "Old Montreal no one wants to save"
DR2012:0012:102:014
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File containing documents in English, including drafts of Melvin Charney's article "Old Montreal no one wants to save", a newspaper clipping, notes, printouts, and four complete copies of the December 1964 issue of The Montrealer in which the article appears. Original folder inscribed in graphite: NOT SO OLD MTL MONTREALER 12-1964
1964
Drafts, newspaper clipping, notes, and printouts of article "Old Montreal no one wants to save"
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DR2012:0012:102:014
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File containing documents in English, including drafts of Melvin Charney's article "Old Montreal no one wants to save", a newspaper clipping, notes, printouts, and four complete copies of the December 1964 issue of The Montrealer in which the article appears. Original folder inscribed in graphite: NOT SO OLD MTL MONTREALER 12-1964
textual records
1964
textual records
DR2012:0012:103:013
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File containing documents in English and French, including two copies of the program for the 82nd annual spring exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal. Melvin Charney's piece, Mr. Smith's icon, is listed for sale in the program. Original folder inscribed in graphite: 09.04.-09.05.1965 MMFA-82ieme SALON ANNUEL DU PRINTEMPS
1965
Program for the 82nd annual spring exhibition
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DR2012:0012:103:013
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File containing documents in English and French, including two copies of the program for the 82nd annual spring exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-arts de Montréal. Melvin Charney's piece, Mr. Smith's icon, is listed for sale in the program. Original folder inscribed in graphite: 09.04.-09.05.1965 MMFA-82ieme SALON ANNUEL DU PRINTEMPS
textual records
1965
textual records
DR2012:0012:102:032
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File containing documents in English, including correspondence, notes, and photographic negatives related to Melvin Charney's article, Concrete: a material, a system and an environment. Also includes two copies of the June 1968 edition of Architecture Canada (no. 6, vol. 45), in which the article appears. Original folder inscribed in graphite: ARCHITECTURE CANADA-CONCRETE ISSUE JUNE 1968-
1967-1968
Correspondence, notes, and photographic negatives related to article "Concrete: a material, a system and an environment"
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DR2012:0012:102:032
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File containing documents in English, including correspondence, notes, and photographic negatives related to Melvin Charney's article, Concrete: a material, a system and an environment. Also includes two copies of the June 1968 edition of Architecture Canada (no. 6, vol. 45), in which the article appears. Original folder inscribed in graphite: ARCHITECTURE CANADA-CONCRETE ISSUE JUNE 1968-
textual records
1967-1968
graphic materials
DR2012:0015:027
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Portfolio containing ephemera and posters advertising the following conferences, events, and exhibitions: - mailout/poster for a Frank Stella exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York; - mailout/poster for an exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Centre, Chicago; - posters for the 7th Venice biennale of architeture; - poster for the 1. Kolloquium Funktionialismus, Hamburg; - poster for a Jean Rustin exhibition at Maison de la culture et des loisirs; - signed poster for a Ric Evans exhibition, at David Mirvish Books, Toronto; - poster for an Edward Keinholz exhibition, London; - poster for a Frank Auerbach exhibition at the 42nd Venice Biennale; - paper placemat of the Taj Mahal; - poster of Hindu deities; - poster for Perspecta, the Yale School of design journal, in which Melvin Charney's article, Experimental strategies: notes for environmental design, appeared in the 11th edition; - poster of Albrecht Dürer's Rhinoceros; - mailout/poster for a Roy Lichtenstein exhibition at Leo Castelli gallery; - poster for a Pierre Alechinsky exhibition, in Brussels; - poster for an exhibition on Pliny the Younger's La villa Laurentine, Paris; - poster for an exhibition, Places and monuments, in Paris; - poster for an event at George Gund Hall, Harvard; - posters for the exhibition, Rothmans salutes citysite sculpture, Visual Arts Ontario, Toronto (Melvin Charney participated); - poster for event, Coop Himmelblau: der Engel des Tons; - poster, "Seize the time"; - poster, "Meeting solidarité Chili"; - poster for Don Judd exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York; - posters for Aurora Borealis event at le Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal (Melvin Charney participated); - poster for James Stirling exhibition at Riba Heinz Gallery, London; - untitled poster; - poster for political demonstration, UQAM; - poster for Joe Zucker exhibition, Combinations, at Holly Solomon Gallery, New York; - poster, "The drifting acropolis"; - poster for Lucas Samaras exhibition, Reconstructions, boxes, and photo-transformations, at Richard Grey Gallery, Chicago; - poster for Erica Lennard exhibition, Les femmes, les soeurs, at Agatha Gaillard Gallery, Paris.
1965-1985, 1994, 2000-2003
Portfolio of assorted posters
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DR2012:0015:027
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Portfolio containing ephemera and posters advertising the following conferences, events, and exhibitions: - mailout/poster for a Frank Stella exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York; - mailout/poster for an exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Centre, Chicago; - posters for the 7th Venice biennale of architeture; - poster for the 1. Kolloquium Funktionialismus, Hamburg; - poster for a Jean Rustin exhibition at Maison de la culture et des loisirs; - signed poster for a Ric Evans exhibition, at David Mirvish Books, Toronto; - poster for an Edward Keinholz exhibition, London; - poster for a Frank Auerbach exhibition at the 42nd Venice Biennale; - paper placemat of the Taj Mahal; - poster of Hindu deities; - poster for Perspecta, the Yale School of design journal, in which Melvin Charney's article, Experimental strategies: notes for environmental design, appeared in the 11th edition; - poster of Albrecht Dürer's Rhinoceros; - mailout/poster for a Roy Lichtenstein exhibition at Leo Castelli gallery; - poster for a Pierre Alechinsky exhibition, in Brussels; - poster for an exhibition on Pliny the Younger's La villa Laurentine, Paris; - poster for an exhibition, Places and monuments, in Paris; - poster for an event at George Gund Hall, Harvard; - posters for the exhibition, Rothmans salutes citysite sculpture, Visual Arts Ontario, Toronto (Melvin Charney participated); - poster for event, Coop Himmelblau: der Engel des Tons; - poster, "Seize the time"; - poster, "Meeting solidarité Chili"; - poster for Don Judd exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York; - posters for Aurora Borealis event at le Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal (Melvin Charney participated); - poster for James Stirling exhibition at Riba Heinz Gallery, London; - untitled poster; - poster for political demonstration, UQAM; - poster for Joe Zucker exhibition, Combinations, at Holly Solomon Gallery, New York; - poster, "The drifting acropolis"; - poster for Lucas Samaras exhibition, Reconstructions, boxes, and photo-transformations, at Richard Grey Gallery, Chicago; - poster for Erica Lennard exhibition, Les femmes, les soeurs, at Agatha Gaillard Gallery, Paris.
graphic materials
1965-1985, 1994, 2000-2003
drawings
DR2012:0012:047:032
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Consists of plans for the layout of an exhibition at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. The roll is labelled "MACM - Installation. Expo Charney. 12/2001-01/2002". The roll is wrapped in a seperate piece of paper that is a print-out of plans for an exhibition of Un dictionnaire, 1970-2001. It reads "Series 40: Exclusion and Effacement - Series 40: Italian" and depicts the layout of panels 41-49 for the exhibition.
circa 1970-2001
Plans for the layout of an exhibition at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
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DR2012:0012:047:032
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Consists of plans for the layout of an exhibition at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal. The roll is labelled "MACM - Installation. Expo Charney. 12/2001-01/2002". The roll is wrapped in a seperate piece of paper that is a print-out of plans for an exhibition of Un dictionnaire, 1970-2001. It reads "Series 40: Exclusion and Effacement - Series 40: Italian" and depicts the layout of panels 41-49 for the exhibition.
drawings
circa 1970-2001
drawings, photographs
DR2012:0011:032
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Ring binder containing drawings, photographs, reprographic copies, stats of architectural, art, and graphic design work, and a watercolour related to Melvin Charney's activities as a student at McGill University, and include the following early projects: - Kitchen details for Mr. and Mrs. A. Zion (1 stat); - Design of vol. 2, no. 2 of YES: A Creative Quarterly (1 copy); - Small weekend house (3 stats); - Curb-service restaurant, for summer use only, on a Laurentian road (2 stat); - Studio-house in the Laurentian mountains (2 stats); - Apartment house to complete an existing pattern of older garden apartments (3 stats); - Community library for the Town of Mount Royal (6 stats); - Motel near the St. Lawrence River (2 stats); - Child centre (3 stats); - Building for the Province of Quebec Architects Association (4 stats); - Cloverdale shopping centre (1 stat); - Morse Jewellers (4 stats); - Steinberg's supermarket, Montreal North; - Reinforced concrete canopy, Molson Stadium (1 sketch, 1 photograph, 1 stat); - Town of Dorval subdivision proposal (1 stat); - Ottawa City Hall, study of lighting of areas in the building (1 stat); - Entrance vestibule, 1552 St. Matthew Street, Montreal (1 stat).
1955-1957
Portfolio for application to the graduate program at Yale University
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DR2012:0011:032
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Ring binder containing drawings, photographs, reprographic copies, stats of architectural, art, and graphic design work, and a watercolour related to Melvin Charney's activities as a student at McGill University, and include the following early projects: - Kitchen details for Mr. and Mrs. A. Zion (1 stat); - Design of vol. 2, no. 2 of YES: A Creative Quarterly (1 copy); - Small weekend house (3 stats); - Curb-service restaurant, for summer use only, on a Laurentian road (2 stat); - Studio-house in the Laurentian mountains (2 stats); - Apartment house to complete an existing pattern of older garden apartments (3 stats); - Community library for the Town of Mount Royal (6 stats); - Motel near the St. Lawrence River (2 stats); - Child centre (3 stats); - Building for the Province of Quebec Architects Association (4 stats); - Cloverdale shopping centre (1 stat); - Morse Jewellers (4 stats); - Steinberg's supermarket, Montreal North; - Reinforced concrete canopy, Molson Stadium (1 sketch, 1 photograph, 1 stat); - Town of Dorval subdivision proposal (1 stat); - Ottawa City Hall, study of lighting of areas in the building (1 stat); - Entrance vestibule, 1552 St. Matthew Street, Montreal (1 stat).
drawings, photographs
1955-1957
photographs
DR2012:0012:130:032
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File containing photocopies and a photograph related to the Canadian tribute to human rights. Original folder inscribed in graphite: CANADIAN TRIBUTE TO HUMAN RIGHTS PHOTOS: ROBERT BURLEY / CCA / CHARNEY
1991
Photographs, The Canadian tribute to human rights
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DR2012:0012:130:032
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File containing photocopies and a photograph related to the Canadian tribute to human rights. Original folder inscribed in graphite: CANADIAN TRIBUTE TO HUMAN RIGHTS PHOTOS: ROBERT BURLEY / CCA / CHARNEY
photographs
1991
drawings, textual records, photographs
Detail drawings, notes, photocopies, and photographs related to article "A journal of Istanbul"
DR2012:0012:102:003
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File containing detail drawings, notes, photocopies, and photographs related to Melvin Charney's article, "A journal of Istanbul", for the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Journal. Original folder inscribed in graphite: 1962 A JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL - IMAGES
circa 1960
Detail drawings, notes, photocopies, and photographs related to article "A journal of Istanbul"
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DR2012:0012:102:003
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File containing detail drawings, notes, photocopies, and photographs related to Melvin Charney's article, "A journal of Istanbul", for the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Journal. Original folder inscribed in graphite: 1962 A JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL - IMAGES
drawings, textual records, photographs
circa 1960
drawings
DR1990:0004-0004
1987
Study for the esplanade and sculptures, Garden of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal, Québec
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DR1990:0004-0004
drawings
1987
Project
Edifice
AP041.S1.1979.D2
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Project series documents the executed project "Edifice", an installation at the Musée d'art contemporain, Montréal, in 1979. It includes four drawings including conceptual and presentation drawings and 4 photographs of the installation including chromogenic colour and gelatin silver prints.
1979
Edifice
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AP041.S1.1979.D2
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Project series documents the executed project "Edifice", an installation at the Musée d'art contemporain, Montréal, in 1979. It includes four drawings including conceptual and presentation drawings and 4 photographs of the installation including chromogenic colour and gelatin silver prints.
Project
1979