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McGill-Queen’s/BeaverbrookCanadianFoundationStudiesinArtHistory
martha langford and sandra paikowsky,serieseditors
RecognizingtheneedforabetterunderstandingofCanada’sartisticculture
bothathomeandabroad,theBeaverbrookCanadianFoundation,through
itsgeneroussupport,makespossiblethepublicationofinnovativebooksthat
advanceourunderstandingofCanadianartandCanada’svisualandmaterial
culture.Thisseriessupportsandstimulatessuchscholarshipthroughthe
publicationoforiginalandrigorouspeer-reviewedbooksthatmakesignificant
contributionstothesubject.WewelcomesubmissionsfromCanadianand
internationalscholarsforbook-lengthprojectsonhistoricalandcontemporary
Canadianartandvisualandmaterialculture,includingNativeandInuitart,
architecture,photography,craft,design,andmuseumstudies.Studiesby
Canadianscholarsonnon-Canadianthemeswillalsobeconsidered.
ThePracticeofHerProfession
FlorenceCarlyle,CanadianPainterintheAgeofImpressionism
SusanButlin
BringingArttoLife
ABiographyofAlanJarvis
AndrewHorrall
PicturingtheLand
NarratingTerritoriesinCanadianLandscapeArt,1500to1950
MarylinJ.McKay
TheCulturalWorkofPhotographyinCanada
EditedbyCarolPayneandAndreaKunard
NewfoundlandModern
ArchitectureintheSmallwoodYears,1949–1972
RobertMellin
TheCodexCanadensisandtheWritingsofLouisNicolas
TheNaturalHistoryoftheNewWorld,HistoireNaturelle
desIndesOccidentales
EditedandwithanintroductionbyFrançois-MarcGagnon,
translationbyNancySenior,modernizationbyRéalOuellet
MuseumPieces
TowardtheIndigenizationofCanadianMuseums
RuthB.Phillips
TheAlliedArts
ArchitectureandCraftinPostwarCanada
SandraAlfoldy
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THE
ALLIEDARTS
ARCHITECTURE AND CRAFT
IN POSTWAR CANADA
SANDRA ALFOLDY
MCGILL-QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY PRESS
Montreal&Kingston • London • Ithaca
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©McGill-Queen’sUniversityPress2012 LibraryandArchivesCanadaCataloguing
inPublication
isbn 978-0-7735-3960-0(cloth)
isbn 978-0-7735-4003-3(paper) Alfoldy,Sandra,1969–
Thealliedarts:architectureandcraftinpostwar
Legaldepositfirstquarter2012 Canada/SandraAlfoldy.
BibliothèquenationaleduQuébec
(McGill-Queen’s/BeaverbrookCanadianFoundation
PrintedinCanadaonacid-freepaper Studiesinarthistory)
Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
Thisbookhasbeenpublishedwiththehelpofagrant
fromtheCanadianFederationfortheHumanitiesand isbn 978-0-7735-3960-0(bound)
SocialSciences,throughtheAidtoScholarlyPublica- isbn 978-0-7735-4003-3(pbk)
tionsProgram,usingfundsprovidedbytheSocial
SciencesandHumanitiesResearchCouncilofCanada. 1.Architecture–Canada–History–20thcentury.
2.Handicraft–Canada–History–20thcentury.
McGill-Queen’sUniversityPressacknowledgesthe 3.Decorativearts–Canada–History–20thcentury.
supportoftheCanadaCouncilfortheArtsforour I.Title.II.Series:McGill-Queen’s/Beaverbrook
publishingprogram.Wealsoacknowledgethefinancial CanadianFoundationstudiesinarthistory
supportoftheGovernmentofCanadathroughthe
CanadaBookFundforourpublishingactivities.
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Frontispiece
HelenFrancesGregor,“LifescapeNo.1:JohnDeutsch,”wool,1976.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Theresearchforthisbookrequiredtheeffortsofmanyindividuals,frommy
husbandandsonsandmomanddad,allofwhompatientlydrovebackand
forthacrossthecountrywhileItrackeddownartworks,tomygraduatestu-
dents who helped me compile and record my findings. Thank you to my
wonderful husband, Christopher, my inspiring mom and dad, Elaine and
AndyAlfoldy,andmypreciousangels,ViktorandNicholas.Icouldnothave
writtenTheAlliedArtswithoutthehelpofmyremarkablegraduatestudents
and research assistants: Marlene Guenther, who worked tirelessly securing
permissions for the images, as well as MacKenzie Frere, Dorrie Millerson,
StephanieRozene,KristaBennett,CatherineAllan,andVeronikaHorlik.
ThegenerosityoftheartistsImetthroughmyresearchmustbeacknowl-
edged, as they shared so much with me and helped to shape the book. The
RoyalArchitecturalInstituteofCanadahasbeenaninvaluableresource,and
Iamindebtedtothemforbeingsogenerousinprovidingmewithprimaryre-
search materials. I am also thankful to my colleagues at nscad University
forsupportingmyresearch,inparticularDrKennHoneychurch,whoduring
his tenure as vice-president academic made research a priority. Thanks to
Jonathan Crago, who has been a patient and insightful editor. Finally, I am
deeply grateful to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of
Canada,whichmadethisallpossible.
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ToChris,thebesthusbandintheworld.
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Plate1
InstallationofThorHansen’s“Canadiana,”interiordesign,1954.
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments | ix
ListofIllustrationsandColourPlates | xi
1 AlliedArts | 3
2 Material | 26
3 ScaleandForm | 63
4 Ornament | 97
5 Identities | 134
Conclusion | 169
Appendix | 183
Notes | 187
Bibliography | 207
Index | 219
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Plate2
GregPayce,“SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS,”bronze,2003.
Description:During periods of close collaboration, championed by figures like John Ruskin and William Morris, architecture and craft were referred to as "the allied arts." By the mid-twentieth century, however, it was more common for the two disciplines to be considered distinct professional fields, with archit
