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Barbara Astman fonds

  • LA.SC123
  • Fonds
  • 1951–2021

Fonds consists of records of the artistic and academic career of Barbara Astman, chiefly in Toronto from the 1960s to the second decade of the 21st century, including photographs of her projects and exhibitions, correspondence and textual documentation of projects, personal and other photos and journals, and some audiovisual materials.

Contains series:

  1. Photographic documentation of art works
  2. Project records
  3. Portrait photographs
  4. Installation photographs of gallery exhibitions
  5. Teaching-related records
  6. Publicity material
  7. Audio and video recordings
  8. Journals
  9. Address books and notebooks
  10. Experimental work
  11. Process and preparatory material
  12. Art supplies, ephemera and found objects
  13. Personal correspondence
  14. Works by other artists
  15. Juvenilia
  16. Financial records

Astman, Barbara

Roy Zheng - Michael Snow collection

  • LA.SC180
  • Collection
  • 2015

Collection consists of video footage of interviews with Michael Snow, created in the process of making the short documentary Portrait of Snow 2016.

Zheng, Roy Zhi

Jean Blodgett fonds

  • LA.SC179
  • Fonds
  • 1957-2003

Fonds consists of the personal and professional records of Jean Blodgett, including research materials such as correspondence, notes, photographs and audio recordings; records of her Arctic travel; curriculum vitae and related records; personal photographs; and two Inuit craft objects.

Blodgett, Jean

Canadian Art Magazine collection

  • LA.SC178
  • Collection
  • 1943-2019

Collection consists of a nearly complete run of Canadian Art Magazine, including issues of Maritime Art and artscanada, 1943-2019.

Canadian Art Foundation

George Agnew Reid family collection

  • LA.SC177
  • Collection
  • 1920s-2000s

Collection consists of printed ephemera and correspondence documenting the life and art of George Agnew Reid and Mary Wrinch; greeting cards featuring prints by Mary Wrinch; and drawings by George Agnew Reid.

Duff, Janice

Donald Gillies - Dennis Burton collection

  • LA.SC175
  • Collection
  • 1960-2003

Collection consists of correspondence received by Gillies from Burton over the course of their friendship, including a few informal treatises written by Burton on various aspects of the visual arts. It includes two collage works by Burton.

Gillies, Donald J.

Baldwin Street Gallery fonds

  • LA.SC174
  • Fonds
  • 1968-2018

Fonds consists of material documenting the administrative and exhibition functions of Baldwin Street Gallery, including correspondence, the records of gallery director Laura Jones, grant applications, research files, press, and the gallery's published material such as newsletters, exhibition invitations, posters, and programmes.

Baldwin Street Gallery

Murray Favro fonds

  • LA.SC158
  • Fonds
  • [195-]-[200-]

Fonds consists of the personal and professional records of Murray Favro, documenting his life and activities as a multimedia artist and musician, as well as his personal interests and pursuits. It includes such textual records as notebooks, correspondence, contracts, grant applications, newspaper clippings, meeting notes, invitations, and records from Favro’s involvement with the 2020 Gallery and Forest City Gallery. Also included are records relating to exhibitions of Favro’s work, including two major retrospectives in 1983 and 1998. Throughout the fonds there are extensive notes and writings by Favro including installation instructions, project notes and ideas, drafts of documents and correspondence, and journal writings recording the artist’s thoughts on a wide range of topics. There are also textual records that were likely used for research and reference in Favro’s work, such as articles, photocopied pages from textbooks, catalogues, and other printed materials, often relating to technology and technical equipment such as projectors, computers, film and photography. Visual materials in the fonds include a watercolour painting, posters, photographs, drawings, and rough sketches and diagrams. Personal records include materials such as membership cards, schedules, and records from Favro’s interests and activities, such as flying lessons and motorcycles. Materials capturing his activities as a musician with the Nihilist Spasm Band include promotional posters and flyers, itineraries, set lists, expense lists for tours and performances, and other textual records. The fonds also includes one optical disc with samples from Favro’s digital projects.

The fonds has been arranged into a single series comprised of 64 files. The materials within each file may span a range of years and reflect a variety of activities. Details about the contents of each file can be found in the scope and content notes.

Favro, Murray

Micah Lexier Fonds

  • LA.SC153
  • Fonds
  • 1979-2022

Fonds consists of the working papers of Micah Lexier. Items include correspondence, sketches, computer renderings, project descriptions and proposals, press clippings, publicity materials, photographs, and other documents pertaining to the design and fabrication of artworks.

Lexier, Micah

Pamela Harris Spence Bay collection

  • LA.SC126
  • Collection
  • 1971-2012, predominantly 1972-1976

The collection comprises archival material related to Harris’s photographic work from her time in Spence Bay, as well as that of the darkroom project she conducted while living there. The archival collection consists of Pamela Harris’ original contact sheets; her active and passive correspondence; documentation, publicity and text panels related to her exhibitions of Spence Bay photographs; audio recordings of interviews with people she met and worked with in Spence Bay; and related materials from the 1973 Women’s Kit. It includes the 28 b&w photographs taken by the Inuit women participants of the concurrent natural dyes workshop and the related text panels exhibited at the Artic Women’s Craft Conference and TD Centre in 1974, as well as documentation of their work in the Darkroom Project and the resulting exhibition. It also includes a questionnaire designed and distributed by Pamela Harris and colleague Paul Carter to other documentary photographers during this same time period.

Harris, Pamela

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