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 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 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 Robert C. Kraut's Japan : cataloguing and contextualizing post World War Two photographic albums of Japan and the South Pacific

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Historical Analysis ◽  
World War ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Us Army ◽  
Material Orientation ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Vernacular Photography ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario ◽  
Army Air Force

This applied thesis examines three albums created by US Army Air Force personnel Robert C. Kraut from 1945-46. The albums were donated by Toronto based artist Max Dean to the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), and serve as a case study for the process of cataloguing and contextualizing albums for future researchers and museum staff. This paper includes a literature survey examining care and handling, social and historical evolutions, and cataloguing practices related to both photographic albums and scrapbooks. An historical analysis of the photographic album as a medium, vernacular photography and the donation process of the albums into the AGO's collection follows. A detailed analysis of the narrative, material orientation, annotation, layout and materiality qualities for each album is included. A cataloguing methodology that both accounts for the albums’ unique layouts and holds to the established conventions for cataloguing albums at the AGO is discussed and described in detail.

scholarly journals Housing The Family: Re-Housing The Peterkin Family (Theresa Bywater Peterkin) Carte-De-Visite And Cabinet Portrait Album At The Art Gallery Of Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melodie Hueber
Keyword(s):  
Art Gallery ◽  
The Family ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario

This thesis project explores a method of re-housing a carte-de-visite and cabinet card album, namely the

scholarly journals The Arnold Newman Collection of Photographs at the Art Gallery of Ontario finding aid.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Fraser Corscadden
Keyword(s):  
Annotated Bibliography ◽  
Collections Management ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Art Gallery Of Ontario

The Arnold Newman Collection of Photographs consists of 4820 photographs taken by photographer Arnold Newman between the years 1938 and 2004. This thesis acts as a research project investigating the collection and making it accessible to researchers and collections management at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The project includes research on the sitting subjects, an overview of the physical photographs, an annotated bibliography and the organization and housing of the collection for permanent accession into the Art Gallery of Ontario's photography collection. The paper consists of an analytical portion which outlines the methodology of creating the finding aid. The finding aid acts as a standalone paper designed to assist researchers navigating the collection.

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