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Artistes canadiens

Collection

Canadian Artists
Date 1850-1997
Dimensions160 cm of textual records and graphic material
Object NumberC121
CollectionMcCord
Biographical Sketch

This fonds, titled "Artists Collection," is made up largely of information gathered by John Russell Harper (1914-1983) during his research on painting in Canada. John Russel Harper was chief curator of the McCord Museum from 1964 to 1967. Over the years, other staff members of the Museum expanded the collection by opening new files and adding new information. The collection is now closed.


Scope and Content

The collection deals mainly with the world of painting in North America. It is made up of four series: Artists, Associations, Galleries, and Museums. Each series consists of subject files arranged in alphabetical order.

The collection consists of correspondence, catalogues, photographs, drawings, newspaper clippings and monographs.


Information about the objects in our collection is updated to reflect new research findings. If you have any information to share regarding this object, please email reference.mccord@mccord-stewart.ca.

Information about rights and reproductions is available here.

Online Collections | McCord Museum - Montreal Social History Museum
Canadian Artists Protest Government Grants Cut
Canadian Artists Protest Government Grants Cut
Aislin
1978
M985.221.23
After Artists for Sovereignty, Artist for a Brewski...
After Artists for Sovereignty, Artist for a Brewski...
Serge Chapleau
1995
M998.51.158
The Great Houdinis! The Fabulous Escape Artist's Life and Loves
The Great Houdinis! The Fabulous Escape Artist's Life and Loves
Melville Shavelson
1976
M2014.128.845
Henry Sandham and Edward Sharpe, artists, Montreal, QC, 1871
Henry Sandham and Edward Sharpe, artists, Montreal, QC, 1871
William Notman
1871
I-64900.1
Henry Sandham and Edward Sharpe, artists, Montreal, QC, 1871
Henry Sandham and Edward Sharpe, artists, Montreal, QC, 1871
William Notman
1871
I-64901.1
Place des Arrrhes? Our artists can still hope...
Place des Arrrhes? Our artists can still hope...
Normand Hudon
1963
M997.63.254
Artists and the referendum campaign
Artists and the referendum campaign
Éric Godin
1995
M2002.133.88
The Ontario Society of Artists Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, 1873
The Ontario Society of Artists Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario, 1873
John Smeaton
1873
M2019.7.2.2.185
The Artists Take Over.
The Artists Take Over.
John Collins
About 1963
M965.199.811
The Portrait Artists.
The Portrait Artists.
John Collins
1968
M965.199.9713
Sheila Copps and Grants for Artists
Sheila Copps and Grants for Artists
Serge Chapleau
1996
M998.51.132
Cultural Grants: Artists No Longer Required to Promote Respect for National Unity
Cultural Grants: Artists No Longer Required to Promote Respect for National Unity
Serge Chapleau
1997
M999.81.66

This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.