- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Mayor series
- Henry Moore sculpture and artwork sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 4-5
- Material Format
- textual record
- graphic material
- Date
- 1966-1987
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- 33 photographs : b&w and col. (2 slides) ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of correspondence and photographs documenting Mayor Phil Givens' controversial decision to acquire Henry Moore's bronze sculpture "the Archer".
- Notes
- Photographers and photography studios are identified on the photographs.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Mayor series
- Henry Moore sculpture and artwork sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 4-5
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- Feb. 1966 - June 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence documenting the purchase of Henry Moore's sculpture, "The Archer", for Nathan Phillips Square. Included are letters of criticism and support for the purchase, lists of donors to the Henry Moore Sculpture Fund, donor pledges, a memo detailing a telephone conversation with Henry Moore, and correspondence regarding the cost of the sculpture.
- Name Access
- Moore, Henry
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Mayor series
- Henry Moore sculpture and artwork sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 4-5
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- July 1966-Jan. 1967, 1974
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence documenting the purchase and unveiling of Henry Moore's sculpture, "The Archer", for Nathan Phillips Square. Included are letters of criticism and support for the sculpture's purchase, donation pledges, letters from artist Henry Moore, memos from the Board of Control, correspondence regarding the transportation of the sculpture to Toronto and the cost of installing it in Nathan Phillips Square. Also included is correspondence documenting the sculpture's unveiling ceremony, such as, invitation replies, letters of congratulations and the event programme.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Mayor series
- Henry Moore sculpture and artwork sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 4-5
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- Oct. 1966-Nov. 1966
- Physical Description
- 21 photographs : b&w and col. (2 slides) ; 21 x 26 cm or smaller
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs and medium format slides documenting the unveiling ceremony of Henry Moore's sculpture, "The Archer", at Nathan Phillips Square on October 27th, 1966. Included are images of Mayor Philip Givens delivering a speech and standing in front of the sculpture, crowds gathered to watch the unveiling and viewing the sculpture afterwards, and Canadian pair figure skaters Otto and Maria Jelinek performing for crowds at the ceremony. Individuals identified in the photographs include: Mayor Philip Givens, Dennis Flynn, Eric Arthur and Lieutenant Governor John Keiller MacKay.
- Notes
- Photographs are by the Toronto Fire Department.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Mayor series
- Henry Moore sculpture and artwork sub-series
- Unveiling of "The Archer" sculpture at City Hall file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 4-5
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 27 Oct. 1966
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Phil Givens shaking hands with Lieutenant Governor John Keiller MacKay (centre) and chair of the Art Committee Eric Arthur (far right) during the unveiling ceremony. "The Archer" sculpture is clearly visible in the background.
- Notes
- Photograph is by the Toronto Fire Department.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Mayor series
- Henry Moore sculpture and artwork sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 4-5
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- graphic material
- textual record
- Date
- Feb. 1976
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- 3 photographs : b&w ; 21 x 25 cm and 25 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs and textual records documenting the presentation of Henry Moore's lithograph "Four Reclining Figures : Caves" to the Art Gallery of Ontario in 1976. Included is one letter from the AGO to Phil Givens and images of Phil Givens presenting Moore's lithograph to AGO's president Marvin Geller and mingling with photographer Roloff Beny.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Philip Givens fonds
- City of Toronto Mayor series
- Henry Moore sculpture and artwork sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 51
- Series
- 4-5
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 15 Sept. 1987
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs documenting the Henry Moore Gallery opening at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Included are images of gallery curator Alan Wilkinson unveiling "The Archer" drawing, and Phil Givens delivering a speech, viewing artwork, and mingling with other guests. Other individuals identified include: Margo Bindhardt, David Campbell, Paddy Ann Burns, and Lizann (?).
- Notes
- Photographs are by the Art Gallery of Ontario.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions