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Concert for the Silent Witness [graphic material]

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Series

Date:

2002.

Reference:

R11289-2-4-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3989153

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Michael Schreier Fonds

Concert for the Silent Witness
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Series includes:

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

2002.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

60 photographs
Positive Paper Colour - dye bleach (Cibachrome)

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of thirty diptychs of the Concert for the Silent Witness series by Michael Schreier. Concert for the Silent Witness, is a distinct and exhaustive exploration that makes up the first of three elements of a larger body of work focusing on, and celebrating, the presence of the anonymous individual - a continuing work with quiet response to September 11, 2001, in New York. The portraits are pairings of tightly cropped photographs of anonymous subjects that Schreier has approached and photographed on the streets of Ottawa. There is a blankness and starkness to the photographer's images and his portrayal of his subjects - anonymous men and women. An interaction/discussion has taken place between the artist and the sitter, but as the viewer we are unaware of the results of the dialogue. We are simply informed by the resulting imagery of paired portraits; it is the entire grouping of all 30 pairs of portraits that informs the viewer of the thesis of this photographer's series.

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Photographer: Schreier, Michael

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Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscription : in pencil, interior container lid vol.1 & vol. 2 u.l.: Concert for the Silent Witness. / 2002. / CSW. 16L / 16R- 30L/ 30R / All Untitled. / 1/1 2002. [ill...MS?][.]

Subject heading:

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Portraits

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2007-00124-1
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Graphic (photo)

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

Volume [R11289] 1--2

[Consultation 90 Open]

1 Item no. assigned by LAC 1-16

[Consultation 90 Open]

2 Item no. assigned by LAC 17-30

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright : Michael Schreier
Credit : Michael Schreier, Library and Archives Canada, Arch ref. no. R11289

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