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Society for Art Publications fonds [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1943-1983.

Reference:

R3079-0-3-E, MG28-I357

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs, Art, Moving images, Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

107027

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Society for Art Publications fonds
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Fonds includes:

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

1943-1983.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

17.21 m of textual records.
2,722 photographs 2,007 b&w, 715 col. slides
7 colleges camera ready paste-ups.
77 prints offset lighographs.
57 drawings pen with black ink, black felt pen, colour pencils, lead pencil, acrylic wash.
84 audio reels (ca. 30 hrs.)
16 audio cassettes (ca. 10 h).
9 audio discs (ca. 2 h) 1 flexidisc.
21 photographs filmstrips.
13 film reels (29 s).
4 videocassettes.

Language of material:

English

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The Society For Art Publications collection [graphic material]

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Fonds consists of the following series of textual records, 1943-1983: Society for Art Publications Minutes of Meetings, Correspondence and Memoranda; General Correspondence; General Correspondence - Alphabetical; Correspondence - Anne Brodzky Personal Files; Subject Files; Reference Material; Issue Files; Production Files; Advertising, Promotion and Subscriptions Files; Financial Files; and Canadian Art/artscanada Publications.

Fonds also consists photographic and art material, 1967-1982, divided into a separate series entitled Photographs and art. Collection of slides of collected canadian paintings published by Society for Art Publications. The canadian painters include along with the year of their creative work of art are Paul-Emile Borduas, 1944, 1953 and 1956; G. Roberts, 1967; John Chambers, 1964-1966; Claude Breeze, 1964-65; Pierre Clerk, 1965; Michael Snow, 1963 and 1965; Jack Bush, 1960 and 1965; Graham Coughtry, 1961; Harold Town, 1960 and 1964; Jean McEwen, 1960 and 1965-66; Ronald Bloore, 1961 and 1964; Murray Favro, 1966; Jean-Paul Riopelle, 1953 and 1958; Marcelle Ferron, 1961; L.L. Fitzgerald, ca. 1955; Les Levine, 1964; Robert Hedrick, 1960; Edmund Alleyn, 1960; Jack Reppen, 1961; Fred Varley, ca. 1940; Jack Humphrey, 1963; Tom Thomson, 1917; Jock MacDonald, 1957 and 1959; J.E.H. MacDonald, 1917; Ester Warkov, 1965-66; Charles Comfort, 1948; Jean-Paul Lemieux, 1958 and 1960; Arthur Lismer, 1926; Ralph Allen, 1965; Toni Onley, 1959 and 1961; Lise Gervais, 1961; Tony Urqhart, 1966-67; Ted Godwin, 1964-65; Greg Curnoe, 1965-1967; Marcel Barbeau, 1965; David Milne, 1910-1953; Arthur McKay, 1964; John Meredith, 1964; Yves Gaucher, 1964 and 1966; D. Fowler, 1875; Guido Molinari, 1964; Lawren Harris, 1919; Brian Fisher, 1965; Maxwell Bates, 1966; York Wilson, 1962; Emily Carr, 1932; Antoine Plamondon, 1835; Cornelius Kreighoff, 1870; Sherrry Grauer, 1965; Joyce Wieland, 1963; M.G. Britain, 1954; Alfred Pellan, 1958; J.W. Morrice, ca. 1909; Roy Kiyooka, 1964; Claude Tousignant, 1964; Marianne Schmidt, 1965; R. Murray, 1967; Guerite Fera, 1966-67; Norman Laliberté, 1967; Gail Lamarche, 1967; Kirsti Fernberg, 1967; Joyce Lehto, 1967; Herta Reidl-Ursin, 1967; Jordi Bonet, 1967; Merton Chambers, 1967; Gerald Tooke, 1967; Greta Dale, 1967 and David Chavel, 1967.

In additon, fonds contains moving images and sound recording. Included are filmstrips and one audio flex disc collected from Canadian artists by Anne Trueblood Brodzky, editor of artscanada magazine, 1966-1968; interviews, radio programs, speeches, and discussions with personalities related to art (mainly painting) in Canada about the state and progress of art in Canada, 1966-1980; an interview with Roloff Benny by Alex Jarvis; and a discussion between Brydon Smith, Ayala Zacks and Ted Bieler on the subject of Futurism and Kinetics, 1967.

Provenance:

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Society for Art Publications

Biography/Administrative history:

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Society for Art Publications : The Society for Art Publications grew out of an informal governing board which had been set up, in 1944, to oversee the transformation of the arts bulletin Maritime Art into the magazine Canadian Art. A desire to expand both the bulletin's readership and coverage led to numerous editorial changes. It was initially aided by the infusion of financial support from the Carnegie Corporation. In 1952, the magazine's auditors recommended the establishment of a more responsible board, charged with overseeing the publication. The newly-formed, non-profit Society for Art Publications was officially granted a national charter in March 1953. Original members were Robert Ayre, Frederick Cleveland Morgan, Jean Chauvin, Donald Buchanan and Harry Orr McCurry; original directors were Buchanan, McCurry and Ayre.

As the original charter states, S.A.P.'s aim was "to promote public appreciation of the fine arts and design in Canada by the printing and distribution of publications on fine arts and design." Its main responsibility was the publication of Canadian Art.

Canadian Art, titled artscanada after 1967, was published continuously from 1943 to 1982 and underwent a number of stylistic changes from the time of its inception. The more conservative format of the magazine was greatly enlivened by the art direction of Paul Arthur who took on that position in 1958. The 1960 appointment of editor Alan Jarvis, former Director of the National Gallery of Canada, further strengthened editorial content. By the 100th issue, in January 1966, a more international field was covered. Barry Lord took over the position of editor in 1967. Under the new banner of artscanada, an unsuccessful experimental format was introduced, consisting of loose-leaf materials, vinyl recordings and a tabloid paper. The appointment of Anne Trueblood Brodzky as editor later that same year saw the return to a more traditional format and a thematic approach to each issue.

Of particular note was the double-size Dec. 1973/Jan. 1974 issue, entitled "Stones, bones and skin", which covered native arts and traditions and was later published in a hard-cover edition. Other issues focussed on such themes as modes of representational art, photography, video, architecture and the Canadian cultural revolution. Photographer Eberhard Otto contributed much to the visual content of the lushly-designed magazine. Brodzky retained her position until the magazine discontinued publication in 1982.

Throughout its 40-year history, Canadian Art/artscanada came to rely more and more on government funding, through the agencies of the Canada Council and Ontario Arts Council. The high production costs, concomitant with the rich lay-out of the magazine, were never aligned with its news-stand price. Artscanada staff tried to eradicate its growing deficit through the organization of two "art draws", in 1978 and 1980. Ticket-buyers were offered the chance of winning an original work, donated by such artists as Ivan Eyre, Jack Shadbolt, William Ronald, Ernest Lindner, David Gilhooly and Ron Bloore.

These fund-raising efforts fell far short of financial requirements. During the 1970s, criticism was increasingly directed towards the editorial staff by its readership, government officials and some S.A.P. Board members. Many felt that the magazine failed to cover effectively the Canadian arts scene, especially in light of heavy government subsidizations. Artists such as John Boyle and Greg Curnoe were irate over its frequent use of American critics. The magazine was accused of ignoring regional arenas in favour of international ones. Finally, in 1982, both government agencies refused any further grants without critical changes in both format and content. Unable to appease government officers, artscanada published its last issue, entitled "Contingencies", in November 1982.

Finding aid:

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Textual records: (Paper) The finding aid is a file list. MSS1560

Textual records: (Electronic) Finding aid. MSS1560
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000261.pdf

Moving images and sound recordings: (Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level descriptions.

Moving images and sound recordings: (Paper) Refer to AV collection file for additional information.

Photographs: (Paper) Refer to Photography Acquisition and Research collection file for additional information.

Artistic material: (Paper) Refer to Documentary Art Acquisition and Research collection file for additional information.

Additional information:

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General note:

Material received in 1982, 1983 from Anne Brodzky of Toronto, Ont. Sound recordings in accession 1971-0021 were transferred in 1971 from the Public Archives of Canada Library.

Arrangement note:

The organization of the textual material reflects, for the most part, Canadian Art/artscanada's various filing systems. The series General Correspondence - Alphabetical was a filing system used by the magazine during the period 1977-1981; consequently, the General Correspondence Series contains little material from these years. Subject files date predominantly from the same time period. Unorganized material was added to both the General Correspondence and the Issue Files, as deemed appropriate. The original arrangement of the papers has been maintained as much as possible. Changes in the magazine's office procedures resulted in a certain degree of overlap from one series to another. Consequently, researchers should consult all likely series for material on any particular subject, artist or scholar.

Related material:

Researchers might note that the National Library of Canada has available, on microfiche, Robert Graham's M.A. thesis entitled Understanding artscanada: History, Practice and Idea, McGill University, 1988. Included, as an appendix, is a table of all Canadian Art/artscanada articles.
Subject heading:

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Canadian art

Publishing - Canada
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(1973-05-24)
(1982-11-17)
(1982-12-23)
110-020014-2
1971-0021 MISA
1982-0267 MISA
1982-0294 MISA
1996-112 DAP
1997-0247 MISA
2978 (1982-03-09)
82/285
82/454
83/366
95-269
97-015

Former registration no.:

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97-015

Former archival reference no.:

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MG28-I357
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000199.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation18 Restricted]

Volume [MG28 I 357]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1--92;

[Consultation 90 Open]

94--102;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Volume [MG28 I 357] 93

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Finding aid box [FA 1560] 121

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]
Photographs: Documents must be consulted under close supervision for conservation reasons.

Volume [R3079] 104

[Consultation 90 Open]

Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
Artistic material: Documents must be consulted under close supervision for conservation reasons.

Moving images (video)

[Consultation10 Closed]
Moving images: Consultation of moving image material in accession 1982-0267 is restricted pending decision by Society for Art Publications on terms of access.

Sound recordings

[Consultation10 Closed]
Sound recordings: Consultation of sound recordings in accessions 1982-0267 and 1982-0294 is restricted pending decision by Society for Art Publications on final access conditions. Sound recordings in accessions 1997-0247 and 1971-0021 are open for consultation.

Moving images (film)

[Consultation90 Open]
Moving images: Films and filmstrips in accession 1997-0247 are open for consultation.

Terms of use:

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Graphic material: No restrictions on use. Reproduction with written permission of the artist(s), author(s) or publisher. Copyright varies. See individual items. Credit: National Archives of Canada.
Moving images: Reproduction of moving image material in accession 1982-0267 is restricted pending decision by Society for Art Publications on final terms of use.
Moving images: Reproduction of moving image material in accession 1997-0247 requires written permission of copyright owner. No donor restrictions.
Sound recordings: Reproduction of sound recordings in accessions 1982-0267 and 1982-0294 is restricted pending decision by Society for Art Publications on final terms of use.
Sound recordings: Reproduction of sound recordings in accession 1997-0247 requires written permission of copyright owner. No donor restrictions. Reproduction of sound recordings in accession 1971-0021 require written permission of Society for Art Publications.

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