Norman McLaren fonds [graphic material]

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Norman McLaren fonds [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Reference:

R15736-0-3-E

Type of material:

Art, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

181316

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Norman McLaren fonds
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Fonds includes:

207 lower level description(s)
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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

3 paintings.
186 drawings.
16 pictures.
2 collages.
123 photographs.

Language of material:

English
Accession:

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Norman McLaren collection [graphic material]

Norman McLaren fonds [graphic material]
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Drawings and paintings by Norman McLaren; scroll dedicated to McLaren by Philip Stapp; collage by Lotte Reiniger; drawing by Grant Munro; various flip-books; some printed material: catalogues, clippings, articles, invitations, postcards documenting McLaren's career. Photographs by and about the cinematic and acting career of Grant Munro, primarily as that was allied with the career of Norman McLaren at the National Film Board of Canada. Photographs relating to McLaren's life and work also form part of the fonds.

Provenance:

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McLaren, Norman, 1914-1987

Additional name(s):

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Munro, Grant, 1923-2017

Biography/Administrative history:

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McLaren, Norman, 1914-1987 : Norman McLaren (1914-1987), director of animated films (b. 11 April 1914 at Stirling, Scotland; d. at Montréal 26 January 1987). He followed John Grierson to the National Film Board in 1941 and remained there, except for 2 Unesco missions (to China in 1949 and to India in 1952). Constantly innovative, McLaren tried techniques such as drawing scratched directly on film, cutout animation, painting directly on film, etc. McLaren's creative genius made him Canada's leading director of animated films. His life work of 72 films was donated in 1985 to the Museum of Modern Art, NY, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Los Angeles. Cartoonist, Illustrator, Film-maker, Painter.

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(Electronic) Item-level description in MINISIS-ICON database.

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General Note:

There is more Norman McLaren material in the following fonds: Evelyn Lambart, Jori Smith, Sydney Newman, Grant Munro and 1 item in the McCurry collection of greeting cards.

Availability of other formats note:

A small number of works have been photographed in black & white.

Related material:

See also the Richard Lacroix collection, catalogued in the Minisis database under the Arc Ref No. R8306, which comprises 5 unique serigraphs and two albums containing multiple limited edition prints by Norman McLaren.

Container note(s):

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1 : 88 prints and one photomechanical print;1 b&w negative
2 : color photographic material: 29 color transparencies;4 color prints

Subject heading:

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Portraits

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1984-177 PIC
1997-238 DAP
97-016
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R15736] 1--2

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Graphic (art) : Copyright: Norman McLaren for material done by him. Various copyrights according to artist.
Graphic (photo): various copyrights for photographs after 1949. Copyright expired for photographs pre-dating 1949.

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Date modified:: 2023-11-30

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Norman McLaren fonds [graphic material]

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