SUMMARY: "Audience" was an arts program presented from Vancouver. This episode, "Selling Canadian Art", is a documentary about the the buying and selling of art as a commodity, particularly in the Canadian market. The interviewees are artists, gallery owners, collectors, and art writers, largely from the Vancouver area, including: Avis Lang Rosenberg, Gordon Payne, Paul Hutner, Dr. Donald Kuspit, Kenneth Heifel, Andrew Gruft, Daniel Conrad, Toni Onley, Jack Akroyd, Torben Kristiansen, Elizabeth Nichol, Claudia Beck, and Don Mowatt.

SUMMARY: Speech by A.Y. Jackson, artist and member of the Group of Seven, introduced by Mollie Lamb, artist, about: the Group of Seven; Canadian identification with European art; A.Y. Jackson, studying art in Paris; Lawren Harris, viewing art as a mission, his optimism, as guiding spirit of the Group of Seven; lack of human identification in the art of the Group of Seven; Tom Thomson, as heroic figure, his; knowledge of the North; A.Y. Jackson, painting in the Georgian Bay area, exploring, naming lakes after critics of his art, his trip to the Arctic with Dr. Banting and Lawren Harris, painting in Quebec; Franklin Carmichael, his emphasis on art design, his lyrical painting; the National Gallery's support for the Group of Seven; American and British praise for their art, Canadian criticism of their ;art; freedom of expression in art; Group of Seven, their influence upon Canadian art. <1h 13mn> [Summary from Library and Archives Canada's on-line description]

SUMMARY: A documentary on the Canadian Artists Representation lobbying association. The speakers include CAR members Nora Blanc and Fred Owen, both of BC; Sylvan Boyer of Edmonton; Bill Lobchuk of Winnipeg; Roger Savage of Halifax; Claude Sabaran of Quebec; and Phyllis Harris of the Urban Art Project. The program was prepared with the assistance of the BC Cultural Fund.

The item is a documentary film. It presents the Canadian wildlife artist Martin Glen Loates. Focuses on his work from the rough pencil sketches captured in the remote areas of British Columbia and Ontario to the vivid detail of his finished works, which have appeared in a number of national magazines, as well on Canadian postage stamps.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976 SUMMARY: Helen Goodwin and folk artists from around the world discuss the cultural aspects of the Habitat Forum, 1976; general comments on Habitat's aims and potential; role of the artist in social development.

SUMMARY: SIDE 1: Painter Emily Sartain discusses an art exhibition being held in Edmonton to benefit the war effort, 15-Sep-1942. SIDE 2: Jeanne Melchers talks about the "Celebrity Parade" event in Edmonton i;n June (1942?), sponsored by the Air Cadet League.;

SUMMARY: Unidentified CBC Radio program about (or featuring) Group of Seven painter A.Y. Jackson. May be an edited version of T1967:0001-0002.

SUMMARY: Unidentified CBC Radio program about (or featuring) Group of Seven painter Lawren Harris. May be an edited version of T1968:0001.

The item consists of two audio reels of a documentary about art in Canada, including interviews with artists and others from the artistic community.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1978-01-24 SUMMARY: These tapes comprise an interview with the Canadian painter, Joe Plaskett, recorded at his home in Paris by Nancy Cole.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1981-11 SUMMARY: An interview with Vancouver art dealer Kenneth Heffel about his life and work. He discusses the art scene in Canada and art collecting.;

SUMMARY: Speech by Dr. Lawren Harris, painter and member of the Group of Seven, introduced by Mollie Lamb, amateur artist, about: the Group of Seven, its creation; effect of the environment upon Canadian art; ;history of Canadian art; Tom Thomson, his development, influence of A.Y. Jackson, support of Dr. MacCallum, art patron, as a guide in Northern Ontario; effect of World War I upon the Group of Seven, Varley's painting of the front; A.Y. Jackson, as explorer-artist; J.E.H. MacDonald and Arthur Lismer in Algoma; A.Y. Jackson and Lawren Harris in the Gaspé; A.Y. Jackson and Dr. Banting in the Arctic; ;his view that art is innate in all Canadians; Group of Seven art exhibitions, effect upon the public; criticism of the exhibitions, response of Britain and the United States to their painting; the Canadian Group of Painters. <1h 05mn> [Summary from Library and Archives Canada's on-line description]

Item consists of audio recording of interview with Madeleine Nation, in which she discusses Canadian artist/painter, M.A. Suzor-Cote. Nation discusses her first acquaintance with Suzor-Cote, their early friendship in Montreal, and Suzor-Cote's method of art and subject matter. Nation also describes her modelling experience for Cote's sculpture sessions, as well as Cote's temperament and approach to his work. Nation also talks about her instruction in art with Brimner in Montreal.

The interview was recorded in Victoria in 1979, and covers the time period of 1912-1914. Track 2 of the tape is blank.

RECORDED: [location unknown], [1974-12-15?] SUMMARY: An interview with Toronto artist and experimental filmmaker Michael Snow.;

SUMMARY: "Monitor" was a radio series devoted to the arts in British Columbia. This episode includes a feature by Victoria Fenner about the audiences at BC arts events, as well as interviews with painter Chris;topher Pratt and writer Daphne Marlatt. This is the first episode with Eleanor Wachtel as host.;

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by Marnie Lynn Fleming titled "Not to seek gold but to paint - the British Columbian views of William G.R. Hind." ix, 109 p: illus. Thesis (M.A.), University of British Columbia, 1980. Vita. Bibliography: pages 101-109. Canadian theses, 51664.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The sky painter : Robert N. Hurley PERIOD COVERED: 1894-1977 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Robert Newton Hurley was born in London on March 26, 1894 of Irish parents. Odd jobs. World War I service. Decision to come to Canada in 1923. Work on railway as a harvester. Marriage and chi;ldren. His work as an artist. Years on relief. Work at University of Saskatchewan as a lab technician. Religious experiences. More about his work as an artist. Honorary doctorate in 1975.;

SUMMARY: In an interview with Imbert Orchard, Toronto artist Eric Freifeld talks about his early life. He was born in Russia and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta.;

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. An interview with the Canadian painter Joe Plaskett. The programs opens with Plaskett reading from his diary.

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. A documentary and discussion abou;t the work and spirituality of Canadian painter Lawren Harris.;

CALL NUMBER: T4303:0252 SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. "Nr. 2, rue Pecquay: The World of; Joe Plaskett" is feature about the BC-born Canadian painter, recorded on location in Paris. Field recordings for this episode are also held by in the BC Archives; see T4303:0376 and T4303:0386 - 0388.

CALL NUMBER: T4303:0211 SUMMARY: Duplicate, as above.

CALL NUMBER: T3797:0001 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1961-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Canada's own identity regarding its art. First reactions on coming to Canada, 1913. Move from Winnipeg to Calgary, and teaching at the Banff School of Fine Art. Move to Victoria, 1960. National Gallery first purchased Phillips' watercolours in 1913. Works at Royal Archives. First exhibited by the Royal Academy in 1912. Ideas on etching. His writing career -- "experimental" writings on woodcut technique, illustrations, etc. Newpaper art columnists for 17 years in Winnipeg. TRACK 2: Before coming to Canada: first job at 20 pounds per year. Painting in England; travels to South Africa;, and teaching there. South African influence on his Canadian paintings. Memories of Africa. Return to England -- teaching again, maturing in his painting. Painting of Cornwall. Move to Canada and differences is painting styles, 1914-1924. Painting at Lake of the Woods. Landscape. Similarities to Group of Seven work. Returned to England, 1925, and perfected his colour woodcut techniques. Work with Y. Shibera [?]. Explains colour woodcut technique.

CALL NUMBER: T3797:0002 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1961-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Continues explanation of colour woodcut technique. Japanese influence in his work. "The Technique of the Colour Woodcut" -- first publication. Feelings on large-scale woodcuts. Use of Japanes;e paper in woodcut printing. Teaching experiences: 20 years at Banff School of Fine Arts. TRACK 2: Robert Guard (now director of the Wisconsin Theatre) a former student of Phillips. Excerpts from his; writing about experiences at Banff School, fellow artists, their works, and their influence on Phillips. Eric Bergman, A.J. Musgrove, Mrs. H. Cottingham, Cyril Barrard, H.B. Fanshaw, Fritz, Brantner, L.L. Fitzgerald, etc. Jack Shafflin, Percy Edwards, Cyril Ashmore -- "Brigden's Boys".

CALL NUMBER: T3797:0003 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1961-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Brigden Ltd.: history in Winnipeg, commercial engraving house. Son John Phillips' artistic background with Brigden Ltd. Bill Cunningham and other Brigden Boys. Difficulty of making a living ;as an artist in the early days. Painting the Prairies, 1919-1925: favourite spots, familiar landscapes, grain elevators in Port Arthur. Prairie light. Painting in the Maritimes: differences from the Prairies -- weather, climate, etc. Illustrating the book "Dreams of Fort Garry" by Robert Watson. 1929 visit to northeastern Vancouver Island. Paintings and engraving of the Indian population there. T;RACK 2: Comments on Indian art and preservation of Indian culture. Painting on and about Alert Bay. Lamoine Fitzgerald -- his work and style. Fred Varley, Frank Johnson, A.Y. Jackson.;

CALL NUMBER: T3797:0004 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1961-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Friendship with A.Y. Jackson; his oil painting and association with Brigden's Ltd. Fred Brigden's death. Brigden's painting of Ontario landscape. Visit to Alert Bay and Vancouver Island. Description of the village where he stayed on Cormorant Island. Specific paintings done while there. Characters of the township, subjects for painting, etc. TRACK 2: Emily Carr: thoughts on her painting ;at the time; her difficulty in gaining public acceptance. Phillips' invitation to Carr to show at the Winnipeg Gallery. Phillips' personal thoughts on Carr's work. Other Western painters: W.P. Weston,; J. Macdonald, Varley, Broadbent, Fanshw, etc. Depression years. Jock Macdonald's struggles, and his early years at the Banff School. Lawren Harris -- his early work.

CALL NUMBER: T3797:0005 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1961-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Lawren Harris: his experimental works and small painting. Thomas Fripp's approach to art in Vancouver, 1920-1930s. His academic training in England and at the Royal Academy. Portrait painter ;Richard Jack, also a member of the Royal Academy. Their meeting at Castle Mountain in the Rockies. Frederick Niven, Duncan Campbell Scott, and other writers, alos at Castle Mountain. John Murray Gibbons. The CPR's collection of Phillips' work, primarily watercolours. His acquiantance with Niven. Phillips' teaching experiences in South Africa. Meeting his wife, Gladys, a former student of Phillips ;in Salisbury. The Phillips' move to Canada. TRACK 2: Richard Jack and Frederick Niven. Phillips illustrates Niven's book "Colour in the Canadian Rockies". Niven's background as a writer, and comments; on some of the paintings for the book. Camping at Lake O'Hara with other painters. Tom McLean -- his acquaintance with Tom Thomson and influence on Thomson's work. Phillips' trend towards the Rockies; in the 1930s. ___, the American who painted the Canadian Rockies but was never admitted to the Royal Canadian Academy. Lawren Harris and Jock Macdonald.

CALL NUMBER: T3797:0006 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1961-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Phillips' neighbours and acquaintances in Winnipeg. A commission given to Phillips by the Kansas City Woodcutters Society for an original woodcut of Upper Lake Louise, Vista Lake. A discussion of the watercolour medium, his working approach, etc. Clour combinations, make-up of his watercolours, and sources of his dyes, adhesives, etc. Papers. His process of painting: initial sketch, colour sketch in studio, and progress to finished work. Journeys north for the Hudson's Bay Company's commissions by A.Y. Jackson and others. Jackson's studio. George and Kathleen Pepper -- their work. TR;ACK 2: What Phillips looks for in a landscape -- elements, colour, shape, etc. Examples. Peggy's Cove. Adjustments he makes. Approximate time to complete a painting: 10-12 hours. Personal satisfaction from the technique. Painting on impulse. Mixing colours -- making grey. Turner's "washbucket" method.

CALL NUMBER: T3797:0007 - 0009 RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1961-11 SUMMARY: [No content summaries are available for these three tapes.]

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack comments on the sit-in at Premier Bill Bennett's office in support of Operation Solidarity. Jack presents a pre-recorded segment on the renovation and re-opening of the old Vancouver courthouse as the new home of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Canadian artist Alex Colville answers questions on his career and his work. Joan Wallace, Commissioner of the Inquiry into Part-Time Work, discusses the inquiry’s findings and recommendations.