scholarly journals The British Press Agencies Collection At The AGO

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Streiman
Keyword(s):  
Art Gallery ◽  
Study Centre ◽  
The Creation ◽  
British Press ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario ◽  
Large Press ◽  
Made In

This thesis project discusses the British Press Agencies Collection ("BPAC") which was donated to the Art Gallery of Ontario ("AGO") in 2008 by the Archive of Modern Conflict in London, England. The BPAC, a collection of 1240 gelatin silver prints includes works from over 50 press agencies and 70 photographers. Completion of this thesis project involved researching the images in the BPAC, organizing and re-housing the collection and creating a finding aid. This thesis project has three parts: 1)an analytical paper, 2)the organization and re-housing of the collection, and 3)the creation of a finding aid. The analytical paper discusses the methodology of the research undertaken, the choices made in the organization and re-housing of the collection, and the issues surrounding large press collections in museums. The finding aid is intended to be a document available to researchers in the Marvin Gelber Prints and Drawing Study Centre at the AGO.

scholarly journals The British Press Agencies Collection At The AGO

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Streiman
Keyword(s):  
Art Gallery ◽  
Study Centre ◽  
The Creation ◽  
British Press ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario ◽  
Large Press ◽  
Made In

This thesis project discusses the British Press Agencies Collection ("BPAC") which was donated to the Art Gallery of Ontario ("AGO") in 2008 by the Archive of Modern Conflict in London, England. The BPAC, a collection of 1240 gelatin silver prints includes works from over 50 press agencies and 70 photographers. Completion of this thesis project involved researching the images in the BPAC, organizing and re-housing the collection and creating a finding aid. This thesis project has three parts: 1)an analytical paper, 2)the organization and re-housing of the collection, and 3)the creation of a finding aid. The analytical paper discusses the methodology of the research undertaken, the choices made in the organization and re-housing of the collection, and the issues surrounding large press collections in museums. The finding aid is intended to be a document available to researchers in the Marvin Gelber Prints and Drawing Study Centre at the AGO.

scholarly journals Photographic retouching: the press picture editor's "invisible" tool 1930-1939 : a study of retouched press prints from the Art Gallery of Ontario's British Press Agencies Collection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Verbin
Keyword(s):  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Literature Survey ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Historical Information ◽  
The Press ◽  
History Of ◽  
British Press ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario

Photographic Retouching investigates the mediatory work of the news picture editor during the 1930s. It considers what retouched press photographs add to the history of modern photojournalism, and offers a re-examination of the historiography of 1930s press photography. A descriptive analysis of sixteen representative, retouched photographs from the Art Gallery Of Ontario (AGO) British Press Agencies Collection (BPAC) and ten corresponding newspaper and magazine page spreads from the Daily Mirror, the Sunday Dispatch and Life is carried out in conjecture with press photography manuals published between the years 1930 and 1939. A literature survey, methodology section and description of the BPAC provide introductory contextual and historical information. Chapters 4 and 5, the main analytical sections, focus on two aspects of retouching: the technical difficulties that afflicted press photography during the 1930s and how retouching was employed as a corrective tool; and the ways in which retouching was utilized to strengthen and improve upon the photograph’s ability to consistently convey a clear and visually efficient narrative for use by the press.

scholarly journals The Klinsky Press Agency Finding Aid at the Art Gallery of Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Yarnell
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Access Points ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario

The Klinsky collection (comprised of Klinsky I and Klinsky II) contains over 20,000 press photographs from the 1930s and 1940s and was amassed by Emil Klinsky, the owner and operator of Recla, a picture distribution agency located in Amsterdam. Operating primarily during the 1930s, Klinsky at the helm of Recla, handled picture distribution in the Netherlands for numerous media agencies in Germany. The Klinsky I collection encompasses 9,236 press photographs, assembled from illustrated magazines and press agencies from the 1930s. The Art Gallery of Ontario acquired it in 2002 from the Archive of Modern Conflict. Although the Klinsky collection is one of largest photographic collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario, access to the collection is hindered by its lack of organization. The creation of a finding aid enables new access points to the collection which will facilitate and promote research. An intellectual arrangement based on 16 subject terms was implemented, and a database was created to reflect the new organization of the contents.

scholarly journals Arrangement, description and presentation of the Fairlie Family collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario: a case study in collections management

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura C. Gentili
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Information ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario ◽  
Object Level

This thesis presents the results of an applied project in Collections Management, comprising the intellectual arrangement of the Fairlie Family fonds at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), and the creation of a finding aid to facilitate future access and research. This project analyzes twelve Canadian family albums from the AGO’s collection of photography that were compiled by the Fairlie family between the years of 1880 and 1950. This project is comprised of three major parts: (1) an analytical paper, (2) extensive inventories and object-level cataloguing records, and (3) the creation of a finding aid for the family documents and related ephemera. The first part of this thesis consists of an analytical paper discussing the historical context of the albums and what they can tell us about the Fairlie family and the time and place in which they were created. The albums document the family’s exploits in photography, from mining in northern Ontario, various travel destinations, summer camping in Temagami, and life in upper-middle-class Toronto during the first half of the twentieth century. The practical component of this project includes genealogical research; detailed inventories for each of the twelve albums; the intellectual arrangement, rehousing, and creation of a finding aid for the textual records and related ephemera; and updated cataloguing records linking the albums with the Fairlie Family fonds in The Museum System database (TMS) so that both the photographic collection and contextual information are more accessible.

scholarly journals Working life in Canada, 1890–1930: rehousing the Edith Sarah Watson albums at the Art Gallery of Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avery Steel
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario ◽  
Master Of Arts

Working Life in Canada, 1890–1930: Rehousing the Edith Sarah Watson Albums at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Avery Steel, Master of Arts, 2019, Film and Photography Preservation and Collections Management, Ryerson University. The Edith S. Watson albums, held in the photography collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), are a collection of 16 scrapbook style photographic albums that contain 1,070 gelatin silver prints created by Edith Watson and dated from 1890 to 1930. This thesis project explores a method of rehousing photographic albums with a focus on preserving the albums’ structure, the photographs, and the tactile experience of viewing an album, as well as facilitating access to these albums within the AGO’s collection through the creation of facsimile albums. My thesis will be divided into three sections: first, I assess the historical significance and the condition of the albums; second, I examine three case studies, each an album dated from the late 19th to early 20th century and held in different institutions; third, I summarize the method of preservation and outline the steps for the rehousing of the Edith Watson albums.

scholarly journals Working life in Canada, 1890–1930: rehousing the Edith Sarah Watson albums at the Art Gallery of Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avery Steel
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario ◽  
Master Of Arts

Working Life in Canada, 1890–1930: Rehousing the Edith Sarah Watson Albums at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Avery Steel, Master of Arts, 2019, Film and Photography Preservation and Collections Management, Ryerson University. The Edith S. Watson albums, held in the photography collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), are a collection of 16 scrapbook style photographic albums that contain 1,070 gelatin silver prints created by Edith Watson and dated from 1890 to 1930. This thesis project explores a method of rehousing photographic albums with a focus on preserving the albums’ structure, the photographs, and the tactile experience of viewing an album, as well as facilitating access to these albums within the AGO’s collection through the creation of facsimile albums. My thesis will be divided into three sections: first, I assess the historical significance and the condition of the albums; second, I examine three case studies, each an album dated from the late 19th to early 20th century and held in different institutions; third, I summarize the method of preservation and outline the steps for the rehousing of the Edith Watson albums.

scholarly journals The Schostal Agency : a finding aid for the Schostal Agency collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Madamba
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Study Centre ◽  
Administrative Information ◽  
Finding Aids ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario

This thesis presents the applied project of housing, intellectually arranging and creating a finding aid for the Schostal Agency collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). This collection includes 5,066 gelatin silver prints, 58 information sheets, and 34 photograph envelopes dating from the late 1920s to mid 1940s. The paper is structured in two parts: 1) an analytical paper, and 2) the finding aid. Part one investigates the historical context of the Schostal Agency, finding aids and collections management practices, as well as the methodology for organizing, housing, and creating the finding aid. Part two is the finding aid, which includes a descriptive summary, administrative information, scope and content of the collection, biographies and historical sketches, box lists, and a summary box list tracing the collection as a whole. This document will be made available to researchers in the Marvin Gelber Print and Drawing Study Centre at the AGO.

scholarly journals The Schostal Agency: A Finding Aid for the Schostal Agency Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Madamba
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Study Centre ◽  
Administrative Information ◽  
Finding Aids ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario

This thesis presents the applied project of housing, intellectually arranging and creating a finding aid for the Schostal Agency collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). This collection includes 5,066 gelatin silver prints, 58 information sheets, and 34 photograph envelopes dating from the late 1920s to mid 1940s. The paper is structured in two parts: 1) an analytical paper, and 2) the finding aid. Part one investigates the historical context of the Schostal Agency, finding aids and collections management practices, as well as the methodology for organizing, housing, and creating the finding aid. Part two is the finding aid, which includes a descriptive summary, administrative information, scope and content of the collection, biographies and historical sketches, box lists, and a summary box list tracing the collection as a whole. This document will be made available to researchers in the Marvin Gelber Print and Drawing Study Centre at the AGO.

scholarly journals The Klinsky Press Agency Finding Aid at the Art Gallery of Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Yarnell
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Access Points ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario

The Klinsky collection (comprised of Klinsky I and Klinsky II) contains over 20,000 press photographs from the 1930s and 1940s and was amassed by Emil Klinsky, the owner and operator of Recla, a picture distribution agency located in Amsterdam. Operating primarily during the 1930s, Klinsky at the helm of Recla, handled picture distribution in the Netherlands for numerous media agencies in Germany. The Klinsky I collection encompasses 9,236 press photographs, assembled from illustrated magazines and press agencies from the 1930s. The Art Gallery of Ontario acquired it in 2002 from the Archive of Modern Conflict. Although the Klinsky collection is one of largest photographic collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario, access to the collection is hindered by its lack of organization. The creation of a finding aid enables new access points to the collection which will facilitate and promote research. An intellectual arrangement based on 16 subject terms was implemented, and a database was created to reflect the new organization of the contents.

scholarly journals The Schostal Agency : a finding aid for the Schostal Agency collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Madamba
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Study Centre ◽  
Administrative Information ◽  
Finding Aids ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario

This thesis presents the applied project of housing, intellectually arranging and creating a finding aid for the Schostal Agency collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). This collection includes 5,066 gelatin silver prints, 58 information sheets, and 34 photograph envelopes dating from the late 1920s to mid 1940s. The paper is structured in two parts: 1) an analytical paper, and 2) the finding aid. Part one investigates the historical context of the Schostal Agency, finding aids and collections management practices, as well as the methodology for organizing, housing, and creating the finding aid. Part two is the finding aid, which includes a descriptive summary, administrative information, scope and content of the collection, biographies and historical sketches, box lists, and a summary box list tracing the collection as a whole. This document will be made available to researchers in the Marvin Gelber Print and Drawing Study Centre at the AGO.

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