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Robert J. McGuinness fonds
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- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series: I. St. Mary's Parish, ca.1945-1983, 0.16 cm, and contains two sub-series: A. Architecture, ca.1945-1983 (architectural plans, general information); B. Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings (pertaining to Father McGuinness and St. Mary's Parish), 1950-1978. II. McGuinn…
- Date Range
- 1940-1950
- 1954
- 1955
- 1960
- 1977
- 1978
- 1980-1983
- Reference Code
- M460
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Textual record
- Plan
- Postcard
- Private record
- Part Of
- Robert J. McGuinness fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 460
- Sous-Fonds
- M 460
- Accession Number
- 960
- 3707
- 2018.9000
- Reference Code
- M460
- Date Range
- 1940-1950
- 1954
- 1955
- 1960
- 1977
- 1978
- 1980-1983
- Physical Description
- 1.11 cm of textual records (34 pages : 29 x 42 cm or smaller) -- 9 architectural drawings : annotations ; 89 x 58 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Originally from ancient Iveagh, which is now County Down, Ireland, the McGuinness family eventually migrated to Liverpool at an unknown time. The McGuinness family were provision merchants in Liverpool, but found supplies limited so they emigrated to Canada. Born on June 20, 1886 in Liverpool, Father Robert James McGuinness moved to Belleville, Ontario, Canada with his family in 1890. He had 7 brothers and sisters, including Oswald A. McGuinness, who settled in Invermere, British Columbia. Robert attended St. Lawrence College in Ampleforth, Yorkshire, and completed his studies at St. Servan in Rhiems, France, qualifying as an engineer. He held a position with the federal government upon his return to Canada, however when World War I broke out Robert served in the 29th Battalion of CRTS building pontoons behind European battle lines. After returning to Canada, Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway as an architectural engineer, which brought him west to Banff, Alberta. Robert was the resident architectural engineer overlooking the construction of the Banff Springs Hotel expansion in the 1920's. In the late 1920's, Robert traveled to Rome to enter the seminary and four years later he was ordained as a priest. After serving as priest in Calgary, Robert was appointed Catholic priest in Banff in 1936, where he lived and worked until his death in 1961. To fulfill a personal dream, Robert designed and supervised the construction of the new church building and grounds for St. Mary's Parish (St. Mary's of the Assumption) which was completed in 1951. During his years in Europe, Robert visited ancient churches and cathedrals which influenced the design of the church, primarily the Norman Chateau architectural style. Robert was also a talented artist. Some of his work can be seen in galleries in New York and in Banff. His work has been reproduced for Canadian Pacific Railway tourism material, including the Spiral Tunnels postcard included in this fonds. Robert died in Calgary on June 17, 1961, just shy of his 75th birthday, after being ill for a few months.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series:
- I. St. Mary's Parish, ca.1945-1983, 0.16 cm, and contains two sub-series: A. Architecture, ca.1945-1983 (architectural plans, general information); B. Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings (pertaining to Father McGuinness and St. Mary's Parish), 1950-1978.
- II. McGuinness Family, 1953-1977, 1 cm (private records, including handwritten notes, a memoir, and a postcard).
- Notes
- . IYounger brother Oswald was a surveyor who built the road from Invermere to Calgary
- There is some indication that Robert had a role in the construction of the Bow River Bridge or the collection of the stones used for the bridge, but this is unconfirmed
- Name Access
- McGuinness, Robert J.
- Subject Access
- Architecture
- Art
- Banff
- Buildings
- Churches
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Family and personal life
- Professional and Personal Life
- Religions
- St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church
- Geographic Access
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Canada
- Ontario
- Access Restrictions
- No restrictions on access
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Related Material
- 08.3 / Si 3m / Pam
- 08.3 / B22 stm / Pam
- 08.3 / Sa 2 / Pam
- Creator
- McGuinness, Robert J.
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Religions
- Biographical Source Notes
- Based on contents of the fonds
- https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/g/o/g/Laurie-Goggin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0444.html
- "St. Mary's of the Assumption" pamphlet printed by the Crag and Canyon in Banff (08.3/Sa 2/Pam)
- http://www.stmarysparishbanff.ca/history/
- Title Source
- Title based on accession records
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bold strokes - a century after its debut exhibition, the Group of Seven remains the topic of immense fascination - and debate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25155
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Reid, Mark Collin
- Call Number
- P
1 website
- Author
- Reid, Mark Collin
- Responsibility
- Mark Collin Read
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- p.28 - 35
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Pertains to the 100th anniversary of the Group of Seven's debut exhibition - interview with Ian A.C. Dejardin - executive director of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection
- Notes
- In Canada's History, Vol. 100, No.3 (June-July)
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
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An artist sees Alaska
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1945
- Author
- Poor, Henry Varnum
- Publisher
- New York : Viking Press
- Call Number
- NC825 A4 P6
- Author
- Poor, Henry Varnum
- Publisher
- New York : Viking Press
- Published Date
- 1945
- Physical Description
- 279p. : illus. plates, ports.
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- NC825 A4 P6
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Art in the armed forces. Pictured by men in action.
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1944
- Author
- Crane, Aimee
- Publisher
- New York : Published by the Hyperion Press ; distributed by Charles Scribner and sons
- Call Number
- N8260 C7
- Author
- Crane, Aimee
- Publisher
- New York : Published by the Hyperion Press ; distributed by Charles Scribner and sons
- Published Date
- c1944
- Physical Description
- 232p. : illus.
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- N8260 C7
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
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- Art Library
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Artist at war
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1944
- Author
- Biddle, George
- Publisher
- New York : Viking Press
- Call Number
- N8260 B5
- Author
- Biddle, George
- Publisher
- New York : Viking Press
- Published Date
- 1944
- Physical Description
- 241p. : illus. plates, ports, maps
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- N8260 B5
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Arts of the South Seas
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20424
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1946
- Author
- Linton, Ralph
- Publisher
- New York : The Museum of Modern Art, distributed by Simon and Schuster
- Call Number
- N7410 L5
- Author
- Linton, Ralph
- Responsibility
- By Ralph Linton and Paul S. Wingart in collaberation with Rene D. Harnoncourt. Color illustrations by Miguel Covarrubaies
- Publisher
- New York : The Museum of Modern Art, distributed by Simon and Schuster
- Published Date
- c1946
- Physical Description
- 199p. : illus. plates, map
- Notes
- Bibliography p.196-199
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- N7410 L5
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
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- Art Library
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Brushes with climate change - Rockies Repeat project explores the intersection between conservation, art, history, and culture
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25227
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Campbell, Brooke
- Call Number
- P
1 website
- Author
- Campbell, Brooke
- Responsibility
- Brooke Campbell
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- p. 12 - 13
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Pertains to the Rockies Repeat Project which involves a group of women travelling to specific locations and re-creating the paintings of Peter Whyte and Catharine Robb Whyte with the end result of creating a documentary, exhibition and digital storytelling capsule
- Notes
- In Canada's History, Vol. 101, No.2 (April-May)
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
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The informing spirit : art of the American Southwest and West Coast, Canada, 1925-1945
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1949
- Author
- Bice, Megan
- Publisher
- Kleinburg (ont.) : McMichael Canadian
- Call Number
- ND1349.6 B52
- Author
- Bice, Megan
- Responsibility
- Megan Bice and Sharyn Udall
- Publisher
- Kleinburg (ont.) : McMichael Canadian
- Published Date
- 1949
- Subjects
- Landscape painting - 20th century - British Columbia
- Landscepe painting - 20th century - New Mexico - Exhibitions
- British Columbia in art
- New Mexico in art
- Notes
- Introduction by Charles C Eldredge
- Essay by Ann Davis
- Call Number
- ND1349.6 B52
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Painting in public
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1948
- Author
- Grosser, Maurice
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf
- Call Number
- ND1260 G7
- Author
- Grosser, Maurice
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf
- Published Date
- 1948
- Physical Description
- 235p.
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- ND1260 G7
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Revision and resistance : mistiko^siwak (Wooden Boat People) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Monkman, Kent
- Publisher
- Toronto, ON : Art Canada Institute
- Call Number
- 06.1 M74r
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- Author
- Monkman, Kent
- Responsibility
- Kent Monkman
- Publisher
- Toronto, ON : Art Canada Institute
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 127 pages (2 folded) : illustrations (chiefly color)
- Abstract
- This book explores mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People) by the internationally renowned artist Kent Monkman. Commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the epic diptych exhibited in The Met’s Great Hall revisits iconic works of art, notably the famed painting Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze. Monkman—featured in mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People) as his time-travelling, shape-shifting, gender-fluid alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle—reverses the colonial gaze of American and European art history through an Indigenous lens to present a powerful vision for the future. Revision and Resistance: mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the definitive documentation on Monkman, his practice, and two of the most important paintings of our times. (From publisher's website)
- Contents
- Introduction from the Met / by Randall Griffey -- Introduction from ACI / by Sara Angel -- Introducing Miss Chief Eagle Testickle / by Shirley Madill -- Inside Kent Monkman's Studio / by Jami Powell -- Revisioning History: An Index, Part I / by Ruth Phillips & Mark Phillips -- Welcoming the Newcomers by Ruth Phillips & Mark Phillips -- Revisioning History: An Index, Part II / by Sasha Suda -- Resurgence of the People / by Sasha Suda -- Waves of History / by Nick Estes.
- ISBN
- 9781487102258
- Call Number
- 06.1 M74r
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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