Collection search - Portrait of Floyd Chalmers by Alan Collier [graphic material]

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Portrait of Floyd Chalmers by Alan Collier [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Item

Date:

1970.

Reference:

R11810-0-2-E, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3672837

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Portrait of Floyd Chalmers by Alan Collier
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Date(s):

1970.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 painting: oil on canvas, varnished; 76.2 x 101.6 cm.

Language of material:

English

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The item consists of a painting of Floyd Chalmers, 1970 by Alan Caswell Collier.
The painting depicts a half-length portrait of a distinguished looking man seated in a chair, turned slightly to look directly out at the viewer, wearing a beige suit jacket with dark pants and tie. One hand rests on the sitter's knee with the over casually resting on the back of the chair, with no discernable background.

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Estate of the artist: Patricia Uston
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Artist: Collier, Alan, 1911-1990

Associated name: Chalmers, Floyd S. (Floyd Sherman), 1898-1993
Biography/Administrative history:

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Collier, Alan, 1911-1990 : Allan C. Collier, photographer and artist, born March 19, 1911 in Toronto, Ontario, attended Harbord College Institute (Toronto Ont.); The Ontario College of Art; A.O.C.A., 1933, and The Art Students League, New York City. He has maintained his own studio in Toronto since 1946. Mr. Collier has taught art at the Ontario College of Art, 1955-1966; his paintings have been exhibited with The Ontario Society of Artists since 1934. Other places showing his art have been: The Royal Canadian Academy; The Montreal Spring Show; The Hamilton Winter Show; The First and Third Canadian Biennial; The National Gallery; Hart House, Canadian Portraits; The London (Ont.) Museum and Art Gallery; The Art Gallery of Toronto; The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery; The Art Gallery of Hamilton; The Frye Art Museum, Seattle 1964; Seagram Cities of Canada series, and many private and business collections. One man shows exhibiting his works were: 1951 and 1957 at The Arts and Letters Club, Toronto; 1956 to 1958, 1961, 1963, 1965 at Roberts Gallery, Toronto; Charles and Emma Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Wash., 1964. His mural paintings were shown in the Bank of Canada Bldg., and The Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (Toronto). He was the President of the Ontario Society of Artists, 1958-1961. He served in the Second World War in the Canadian Army in the survey section. The Canadian Who's Who, Vol. XII, Pg. 212.

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Custodial history:

The portrait was a gift from Chalmers' daughter, Joan, to Clarice Chalmers. Patricia Uston is Clarice's daughter.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Signed at lower right corner

Container note(s):

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C-151759 : Colour slide also available
C-151760 : Colour slide also available
C-151761 : Colour slide also available

Subject heading:

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Portraits

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2006-00346-1
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
To be viewed with the assistance of the Portrait Gallery of Canada.

Volume [R11810]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1 Item no. assigned by LAC 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [R11810] C-151759--C-151761

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, archival reference number R11810-1, C-151761
Copyright: Estate of the artist
Restrictions on use: none

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