Series AGOR019.S06 - Exhibitions

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AGOR019.S06

Title

Exhibitions

Date(s)

  • 1947-1971 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

1.08 m of textual records
31 photographs, col.
31 photographic negatives

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Archival history

The earliest exhibitions put on by the Women’s Committee were art sales, which were intended to raise money to start a purchase fund supporting the expansion of the AGO’s permanent collection. The first exhibition was held at the home of Lady Kemp, selling works by Canadian artists with the gallery collecting a small commission on sales. These annual art sales continued until 1962. The Women’s Committee also put on exhibitions focused on specific media or themes, including jewellery, drawings, plastics, and garden sculpture.

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Scope and content

Subseries consists of records pertaining to exhibitions mounted by the Women’s Committee. Materials include minutes, reports, financial statements, correspondence, catalogues of works exhibited and list of works sold, and other documents.

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Language of material

  • English

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    Title based on the contents of the subseries.

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    Status

    Draft

    Level of detail

    Full

    Dates of creation revision deletion

    Originally prepared 2018; uploaded 2022.

    Language(s)

    • English

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      Archivist's note

      Prepared by Hannah Johnston, 2018.
      Uploaded and adapted by Tam Rayan, 2022.

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