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Bill Mason art series [graphic material, cartographic material, technical drawing]

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Series

Date:

ca. 1940-1988.

Reference:

R15858-4-0-E

BAN no.:

2017-00579-7

Type of material:

Art, Architectural and technical drawings, Maps and cartographic material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

5281106

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Bill Mason fonds

Bill Mason art series
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Date(s):

ca. 1940-1988.

Place:

Canada:

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

ca. 150 drawings and paintings : in pencil, charcoal, conté, oil paint, acrylic paint, watercolour, ink and felt marker ; dimensions vary.
11 cm of rough drawings and sketches : various media.
118 animation cels : acetate.
54 animation drawings : paper.
30 cartographic records
57 technical drawings : specs.
46 collages : mixed media ; various sizes.
11 sketchbooks
9 prints : lithography and linocut ; various sizes.

Language of material:

English

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Bill Mason fonds [multiple media]

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This series spans a lifetime of artwork created by Bill Mason who worked in a variety of media over his career. Drawings, sketches and paintings may include one or more media, graphite, charcoal, conté, oil paint, acrylic paint, watercolour, ink and felt marker on supports that range from paper and acetate to Masonite.

A bulk of the records represent Mason's early years, his early drawings and cartoons, his education at the Winnipeg School of Art, and development of his skills as a commercial artist and animator. These are predominately rough pencil, ink or conté sketches, gestures and still life drawings. The series does include some preliminary drawings for projects and advertisements, as well as several sketch books and a portfolio of work from this period.

After Mason graduated from art in 1951 he worked as a commercial artist for advertising studios in Winnipeg. He continued this work in some capacity as he moved east to Meech Lake. Subsequently, the series also includes examples of miscellaneous commercial art samples for businesses such as "Reimer Express Lines Ltd.", "Eddy Paper", "Allied Van Lines Ltd.", "United Grain Growers Ltd.", "Paulin's", and "McKinnon" among others.

Also included in this series are frames and animations created by Mason for use in his films : Tabernacle, Death of a Legend, Voyageurs, Song of the Paddle, Path of the Paddle, Waterwalker, etc. These include the animation cels and drawings, as well as many of the collages, which represent instances where Mason has layered original drawings on paper and/or acetate onto a support for filming.

Other items in the series were produced for himself, for publication, or for family and friends. They include: sketchbooks, paintings, cartographic records (hand drawn maps or commercial maps cut and mounted to canvas), technical drawings with specs for canoeing, knots, tents, etc., a variety of cards that Mason made for Joyce, linocut prints, lithograph prints and posters.

The series also includes 36 children's drawings sent to Bill Mason after they watched Paddle to the Sea.

Provenance:

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Joyce Mason

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Custodial history:

Acquired directly from Joyce Mason, widow of Bill Mason

Source:

Private

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2017-00579-7
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Architectural: technical drawings

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Copyright: varies. All artwork by Bill Mason: copyright expired or Bill Mason.

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