York and Lela Wilson fonds [multiple media]
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Notice descriptive – Brève 1York and Lela Wilson fonds [multiple media]
Niveau hiérarchique :FondsDate :1903-2002.Référence :R4154-0-X-EGenre de documents :Documents textuels, Dessins d'architecture et techniques, Documents photographiques, Art, Images en mouvement, Documents sonoresTrouvé dans :Archives / Collections et fondsNo d'identification :162937Contexte de cette notice :Lien vers cette notice
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Notice descriptive – Détails Fonds comprend :9 description(s) de niveau inférieurVoir description(s) de niveau inférieurDate(s) :1903-2002.Lieu de création :CanadaÉtendue :6.6 m of textual records.
ca. 4,000 photographs : b&w, col., negs., slides.
7 architectural drawings.
320 drawings.
38 reproductions : photomechanical print.
23 collage.
48 watercolours : mixed media.
19 paintings : mixed media.
24 printing plates : copper.
44 sketchbooks : mixed media with 300 loose drawings.
3 autographs.
2 videocassettes (3 h, 46 min).
2 audio cassettes (45 min).
13 wood sculptures.Langue du document :anglaisLangue du document additionnelle :anglais, français, espagnol, inuktitutAcquisition :Portée et contenu :The fonds contains a large amount of textual records, with a few interfiled photographs, relating to the personal life and career of R. York Wilson. Also included is material documenting the life and work of his widow, Lela Wilson and a small number of files relating to her life with her second husband Maxwell Henderson. The fonds is divided into eight series as follows: Exhibitions, Publicity and Related Materials; Artwork and Commercial Art Projects; Business Correspondence; Personal Correspondence; Biographies, Bibliographies and Inventories; Personal Material and Memorabilia; Published material; Lela Wilson and Maxwell Henderson series; Photographic material; and Mural studies and miscellaneous artwork.
Photographic records reflect both the personal and professional lives of York and Lela Wilson and Maxwell Henderson. Included are a number of photographic albums documenting family members, friends and art colleagues; photographs taken on trips abroad; slides of virtually all of York Wilson's paintings; photographs documenting exhibitions and installations of art shows; photographic records relating to Lela Wilson's patronage of the arts; and records relating to her life with Maxwell Henderson., Fonds also consists of audio visual recordings including two sound recordings comprising an interview with York Wilson for C-100 FM Halifax on the event of a recent showing of his work in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1979; and a luncheon address by York Wilson to the Canadian Club of Toronto, 1986, recorded by CJRT-FM. Also included are two video recordings consisting of a three-part documentary entitled DAYS OF RECKONING (1995), a film that follows seven young Canadians who set out to uncover the truth behind thirty years of out-of-control public spending and its long-term consequences; and an unedited interview with Maxwell Henderson, former Auditor General of Canada, conducted by Paul Kemp, to be included in the production DAYS OF RECKONING, aA small amount of artwork is included in two series: Artwork and commercial art projects, and Personal correspondence. Included in the Personal material and memorabilia series are a large number of sketchbooks, most of which were created during the Wilsons' travels around the globe.
More substantial art records, acquired in 2006, are found in the Mural studies and miscellaneous artwork series which also contains works by friends and associates.Nom(s) additionnel(s) :Biographie/Histoire administrative :Wilson, R. York, 1907-1984 : York Wilson was born in Toronto on December 6, 1907. From 1922 to 1924, he studied at the Central Technical School, Toronto, with Peter Haworth and Alfred Howell. Following two years of formal education in art, Wilson began his professional career as a commercial artist at Brigden's in Toronto, where he joined fellow artists Charles Comfort, André Lapine, Will Ogilvie and Fred Finlay. He later joined Sampson-Mathews where he worked with Frank Carmichael, A.J. Casson and Joseph Gauthier.
In the early 1940s Wilson opened his own art studio in Toronto, sharing a building with Walter Yarwood and Jack Bush. He exhibited with the Canadian Group of Painters and held a two-man show with Jack Bush in 1944. A turning point in the artist's career came in 1949-1950, during a six month trip to Mexico. Upon his return to Canada, Wilson gave up commercial art in order to pursue a full time painting career. During the 1950s, Wilson gradually abandoned the figurative style, characteristic of his early works, in favour of an abstract approach. In later years Wilson would experiment with geometric styles.
Roy Thomson commissioned Wilson's first public mural in 1940. It was not until 1955, with the completion of a mural for John Parkin's Salvation Army building, however, that Wilson's reputation as a muralist began to develop. From 1955 to 1970, York Wilson completed important mural projects for Imperial Oil, Central Hospital (Toronto), the O'Keefe Centre and Carleton University.
Created a full member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1948, Wilson was also a member of the Ontario Society of Artists (1942) and the Canadian Group of Painters. In 1961, York Wilson was invited by the French government to mount a one-man exhibition in a Paris gallery of his choosing and in 1981 he was commissioned to paint a self-portrait for the Uffizzi Gallery in Florence.
During his lifetime, York Wilson participated in over 73 major solo shows and more than 450 group exhibitions for such institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1947), Excelsior, Mexico (1949), the National Gallery of Canada (Canadian Biennials - 1957, 1961 and 1963), the Bienal do Museo de Arte Moderna Sao Paolo (1963), Musée Galleria, Paris (1963), the Palacio Bellas Artes, Mexico (1969), the Birla Museum, India (1970), the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (1978), and the College Park Gallery, Toronto (Moore Gallery Memorial - 1984). His works can be found in major museums and galleries across Canada, around the world, as well as in many private and corporate collections.
York Wilson married Lela May Miller in 1933. He died in 1984 at the age of 76. York and Lela Wilson fonds. Wilson, Lela. "York Wilson: his life and work, 1907-1984". Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1997.
Wilson, Lela, 1910- : Lela May Miller was born in Thornhill, Ontario, in 1910. She first met York Wilson in 1925. The couple were married eight years later, in 1933. Lela Wilson actively supported York Wilson's career and accompanied him on all of his painting trips and travels abroad, spending time in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Paris, France, the Canary Islands and Asia. Following York Wilson's death in 1984, Lela Wilson worked tirelessly to promote her husband's artistic reputation in Canada, and she published a biography in 1997. In addition to her work as an art dealer and agent, Lela Wilson was also active in charitable and fundraising activities for a number of hospitals and performing arts organizations. In 1997 Lela Wilson established the York Wilson Endowment Fund. Administered by the Canada Council, the fund enables art museums and public galleries to purchase original works by living, contemporary Canadian artists and sculptors.
Lela Wilson married former Auditor-General and accountant Maxwell Henderson in 1994. Their life together ended with Henderson's death two years later. York and Lela Wilson fonds. Wilson, Lela. "York Wilson: his life and work, 1907-1984". Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1997.Instrument de recherche :Textual records (Électronique) Finding aid is a file list MSS2217 (90: Ouvert)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000720.pdfArtwork (Électronique) A large number of the art items have been described at the item-level. (90: Ouvert)Moving images and sound recordings (Électronique) Refer to MISACS database for item-level descriptions. (90: Ouvert)Photographs (Électronique) Accessions2000-0932-20 & 2004-1135-1 (90: Ouvert)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002398.pdfInformation additionnelle :Note générale :See accession record (BAN 2000-00242-0), for further information related to moving images.Note sur la langue :There are a few documents written in French and/or Spanish. One page of artist's notes includes a vocabulary in English to Inuktitut.Note(s) sur le contenant :592 : All these photos/ repros were removed from mat board backing and have been grouped in this volume.Source :PrivéNo de contrôle reliés :2000-00242-0
2000-0050 VSA
2004-00356-1
2006-00122-1
2007-00035-0
2007-0066 VSAAutre no d'acquisition :2007-0066 VSA -
Pour réserver ou commander des documents Conditions d'accès :Document de restrictions à l'accèsDocuments textuels[Consultation96 Restrictions varient]
Textual records: Access conditions. Some containers are Open.Volume [R4154] 417[Consultation 99 Fermé pour fins de traitement]Boîte d'instruments de recherche [FA 2217] 509[Consultation 10 Fermé]Dessins techniques architecturaux[Consultation90 Ouvert]Documents iconographiques (photo)[Consultation90 Ouvert]Volume [R4154] 592[Consultation 90 Ouvert]Documents iconographiques (art)[Consultation90 Ouvert]Volume [R4154] 588--591[Consultation 90 Ouvert]588 No de pièce attribué par BAC 476[Consultation 90 Ouvert]589 No de pièce attribué par BAC 465; 497[Consultation 90 Ouvert]590 No de pièce attribué par BAC 468; 505[Consultation 90 Ouvert]591 No de pièce attribué par BAC 455; 470--473; 513--514[Consultation 90 Ouvert]No de pièce attribué par BAC [R4154][Consultation 90 Ouvert]30--115;[Consultation 90 Ouvert]418--428;[Consultation 90 Ouvert]Négatif de copie [2006-0066 VSA] C-151435[Consultation 90 Ouvert]Images en mouvement (vidéo)[Consultation90 Ouvert]Documents sonores[Consultation90 Ouvert]Modalités d'utilisation :The recipient of copies is responsible for determining whether material is subject to copyright and for ascertaining the name of the person or organization holding copyright. The recipient is also responsible for determining whether any use of copyrighted material does or does not constitute an infringement of copyright under the Copyright Act.
Copyright on art material must be verified on an item-level basis. For works by York Wilson, copyright is Estate of Lela Wilson until 2034.Vous pouvez réserver des documents à l'avance pour qu'ils soient disponibles lors de votre visite. Vous aurez besoin d'une carte utilisateur pour ce faire.
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