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aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page i 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 aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page ii aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page iii THE ALLIEDARTS ARCHITECTURE AND CRAFT IN POSTWAR CANADA SANDRA ALFOLDY MCGILL-QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY PRESS Montreal&Kingston • London • Ithaca aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page iv ©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. na745.a442012 720.971 c2011-907181-9 Thisbookwasdesignedandtypesetby studiooneononeinSabon10/14.5 Frontispiece HelenFrancesGregor,“LifescapeNo.1:JohnDeutsch,”wool,1976. aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:58 PM Page ix 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. aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page v ToChris,thebesthusbandintheworld. aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page vi Plate1 InstallationofThorHansen’s“Canadiana,”interiordesign,1954. aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page vii 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 aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:58 PM Page viii Plate2 GregPayce,“SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS,”bronze,2003.

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aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page i 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 aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page ii aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page iii THE ALLIEDARTS ARCHITECTURE AND CRAFT IN POSTWAR CANADA SANDRA ALFOLDY MCGILL-QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY PRESS Montreal&Kingston • London • Ithaca aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page iv ©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. na745.a442012 720.971 c2011-907181-9 Thisbookwasdesignedandtypesetby studiooneononeinSabon10/14.5 Frontispiece HelenFrancesGregor,“LifescapeNo.1:JohnDeutsch,”wool,1976. aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:58 PM Page ix 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. aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page v ToChris,thebesthusbandintheworld. aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page vi Plate1 InstallationofThorHansen’s“Canadiana,”interiordesign,1954. aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:57 PM Page vii 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 aldolfy front:Layout 1 2/20/12 12:58 PM Page viii Plate2 GregPayce,“SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS,”bronze,2003.

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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
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