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E. Philip Weiss fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1940-2004.

Reference:

R3078-0-6-E

Type of material:

Photographs, Stamps and stamp products, Art, Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

160809

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E. Philip Weiss fonds
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Fonds includes:

6 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1940-2004.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

8 postal covers.
65 postage stamps.
4 photographs.
16 items.
4 drawings.
4 postage stamps: essays.
3 postage stamps: proofs.
ca. 347 loose artworks : paintings; drawings; watercolours; prints
2 objects : printing plates
7 sketchbooks
photographic material : 66 b&w photographs; 1 photograph album
textual material

Language of material:

English

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E. Philip Weiss fonds [multiple media]

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The philatelic material in the fonds consists of a scrapbook compiled by E.Philip Weiss. The scrapbook contains momentos of stamp issues designed by Weiss. These designs include: North Atlantic Treaty, Battle of the Plains of Abraham, 300th Anniversary of Dollard des Ormeaux, Jean Talon, Sir Casimir Gzowski, Sir Martin Frobisher, Québec Conference, Charlottetown Conference, and Winston Churchill. Philatelic material dated 1959-1965.

Fonds is also comprised of artworks, photographs, textual material with supporting documentation pertaining to the artist's artistic and professional career. This portion of the collection was acquired subsequent to the philatelic material. The artwork includes early student work; some works produced during the artist's service in the Canadian army (1943 to 1946); teaching activity in Toronto; professinal design work when employed at the Canadian Government Exhibition Commission (1947 to 1960) and as Director for the National Design Branch of the Department of Industry Trade and Commerce; and post-retirement artworks produced in Picton, Bellville and the Kingston area. Art material and supporting documentation is dated 1940-2004.

Provenance:

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Weiss, Philip, 1924-2017

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Weiss, Philip, 1924-2017 : Ephrum Philip Weiss was born in 1924 in Montréal where he resided until 1953. He attended the Ontario College of Fine Arts in Toronto. Studying under Elizabeth Wyn Wood, Carl Shaeffer, John Alfin and George Pepper, Philip Weiss received a Diploma of Art and Design. In 1943 he participated in an exhibition entitled Tribute to the People of Leningrad at the Toronto Art Gallery. During the same time period Philip Weiss became a member of the Canadian Army serving overseas in the Army Intelligence Corps from 1943 to 1946. After his time in the army, Mr. Weiss once again utilized his arts training. He taught a 1952/53 spring course at Carleton College entitled Figure and Landscape Painting.

Working in the Public Service occupied almost thirty years of Philip Weiss' life. In 1947 he began working as an Exhibition Designer and Project Manager for the Canadian Government Exhibition Commission. By 1961, Weiss would be Assistant Director of the National Design Branch of the Department of Trade and Commerce. In 1965, he would become the General Director of the Office of Design, Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce. This job would last five years. Then in 1970, Mr. Weiss would become the Secretary General of the National Design Council Secretariat.

While working in the Public Service, Philip Weiss was also busy designing stamps for the Post Office Department. He is responsible for designing nine stamp images. Favouring simple designs he designed stamps for the North Atlantic Treaty (1959), Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1959), 300th Anniversary of Dollard des Ormeaux (1960), and Jean Talon (1962). He also designed stamps for the Sir Casimir Gzowski (1963), Sir Martin Frobisher (1963), Quebec Conference (1964), Charlottetown Conference (1964), and Winston Churchill (1965) stamps.

For his stamp design of Dollard des Ormeaux, he received international recognition for the World's Best Stamp in 1960. Curriculum vitae

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(Electronic) The finding aid is to the item level. CPA-204 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003579.pdf

Art collection (Electronic) On Mikan database. R3078-1 to R3078-357, item-level records. (90: Open)

Art collection. (Paper) On Art accession files. R3078-2000 and R3078-2004. Files located in the Art library. (90: Open)

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Source of title:

Title based on contents of the fonds.

Custodial history:

Material acquired and produced by E. Philip Weiss.

Container note(s):

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4 : National Design Council (souvenir album) No.67
5 : File 1 "Tribute..." Related Sculpture, Nos. 2-4
File 2 Group photo Weiss and his Battalion, No. 1
File 3 Canadian Industry Mural (?), Nos. 5-12
File 4 Canadian Executive Services Overseas, Nos. 13-18
File 5 Canadian Government Exhibition Commission Nos. 19-66

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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00248 to 00357
1996-02528-7
1996-422 DAP
2004-01635-3
2012-00349-4
96-212

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1996-422 DAP
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R3078] 4--5

[Consultation 90 Open]

4 File number 6

[Consultation 90 Open]

5 File number 1--5

[Consultation 90 Open]

Philatelic records

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1996-422] A501-03

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R3078] 9--28

[Consultation 90 Open]

9 Item no. assigned by LAC 40

[Consultation 90 Open]

10 Item no. assigned by LAC 41--42

[Consultation 90 Open]

11 Item no. assigned by LAC 340--345

[Consultation 90 Open]

12 Item no. assigned by LAC 346--351

[Consultation 90 Open]

13 Item no. assigned by LAC 352--357

[Consultation 90 Open]

14 Item no. assigned by LAC 3--5

[Consultation 90 Open]

15 Item no. assigned by LAC 6--8

[Consultation 90 Open]

16 Item no. assigned by LAC 9; 11--14

[Consultation 90 Open]

17 Item no. assigned by LAC 15--16; 31; 144--145; 147--150; 154--156; 173--174; 192--199; 210--216; 219

[Consultation 90 Open]

18 Item no. assigned by LAC 21--30; 101--105; 140; 143; 146; 151--153; 157--158; 160; 167--172; 176--179; 182--189; 202--203; 220--221

[Consultation 90 Open]

19 Item no. assigned by LAC 70--100; 141--142; 159; 161--164; 175; 180--181; 190--191; 200--201; 204--205

[Consultation 90 Open]

20 Item no. assigned by LAC 36--39; 106--114; 129--139; 165--166; 223--240

[Consultation 90 Open]

21 Item no. assigned by LAC 17--18; 33--35; 116; 123--127; 208--209; 217--218; 222; 262--274

[Consultation 90 Open]

22 Item no. assigned by LAC 20; 32; 115; 117--122; 128; 248--261

[Consultation 90 Open]

23 Item no. assigned by LAC 275--316

[Consultation 90 Open]

24 Item no. assigned by LAC 317--339

[Consultation 90 Open]

25 Item no. assigned by LAC 241--244

[Consultation 90 Open]

26 Item no. assigned by LAC 245--247

[Consultation 90 Open]

27 Item no. assigned by LAC 43--55; 206--207

[Consultation 90 Open]

28 Item no. assigned by LAC 19; 56--69

[Consultation 90 Open]

Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R3078] 6--8

[Consultation 90 Open]

6 File number 7--12; 14--24

[Consultation 90 Open]

7 File number 25--30

[Consultation 90 Open]

8 File number 13

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit the National Archives of Canada.

Copyright : various; some artworks: E. Philip Weiss

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