Collection search - Frederick Varley, 1881-1969

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Frederick Varley, 1881-1969

Item number (ISN):

294665

Series title:

Man at the Centre

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

294665

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: KINES FROM PARC, TORONTO

Accession:

1984-0124

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Release date:

1969-09-29

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

producer, Patrick Gossage; executive producer, Eric Koch; photography, Stan Clinton; editing, Roger Pyke; narrator/interviewer, Mavor Moore; program organizer, Mac Reynolds; research, Elizabeth MacCallum

Description:

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Profile of Canadian artist Frederick Horsman Varley, member of the Group of Seven, to mark his death at age 88. His life and career are examined through archival clips and interviews. Includes footage of the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto, stills and film of Varley in the late 1930s. The film focuses on Varley as a man and a painter. Beginning with shots of Varley's funeral service and eulogy given by scholar, poet and painter Barker Fairley, the film moves back and forth between interviews and images of Varley's work. Mavor Moore interviews Group of Seven artist and friend A.J. Casson, who speaks of Varley's individualistic style and the aims he shared with the group. Varley's portraits, as seen on display at the Varley Room of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario, are highlighted throughout. A portion of an on-camera interview with Varley is mixed with shots of him in his Toronto studio as he prepares for work (these shots taken from the NFB VARLEY, by Allan Wargon). Also interviewed is Barker Fairley who speaks of Varley's lack of interest in politics, his war paintings and his interest in the human landscape as opposed to the physical landscape of Canada. The documentary concludes with a shot of Varley's empty studio. <29mn 38s>

Language:

English

Original number:

61-2-2404-9038

Notes:

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1. Organized under the heading PERSONALITIES in the Kinescope Inventory Record prepared by CBC.~2. Introduced as a CBC colour presentation but actual kinescope is in black and white.

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Vault ISN:

327163

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8405-0065

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

858682

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

294665.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V1 8405-0065

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

858683

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

294665.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V1 8405-0065

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8405-0065

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

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Reproduction access:

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