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Annette (Thorley) Françoise Collection
H.Mss.1125  
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Series 1:  Public relations materials, correspondence, and press 1974-2000 and undated

Scope and Contents

This series includes public relations materials, press releases, interview transcripts, exhibition proposals, reviews, and correspondence related to Annette Françoise and her artwork. Strengths of this series include Françoise's exhibition proposals and related correspondence, which provide insight into the artist's frame of mind and provide descriptions and explanations of the artist's work in her own words. The series also includes press regarding Françoise's contributions to the fine art scene in Toronto, providing exterior perspectives of the artist and her work.

Processing Information

Individual items were removed from original folders and placed in acid-free archival folders. Items were sequentially arranged using the artist's original order. The large presence of undated or vaguely dated items prevented a more specific arrangement.
Box 1, Folder 1

Professional materials, Vendor/trade show information 1999 and undated

Note

Includes copies of resumes/CVs and artist's statements.
Box 1, Folder 2

Artist and work featured in press 1977, 1992, undated

Note

Includes press profiles on Annette Françoise and artist Gitta Whillier, transcripts of an interview done by Joan Murray for the Robert McLaughlin Gallery (1977), and the artist's works featured in City and Country Home Magazine (1992 September).
Box 1, Folder 3

Artist's work reviewed in press 1974, 1978, 1991, 1995-1996, undated

Note

Newspaper and magazine clippings of reviews of the artist's work from publications such as The Globe, The Mail, The Toronto Star, The Brantford Express, The Hamilton Spectator, and others.
Box 1, Folder 4

Exhibition proposals and correspondence 1990, 1995, 1999-2000, undated

Note

Includes exhibtion proposals and correspondence between the artist and host venues including the Cambridge Gallery, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, the Hincks-Dellcrest Centre, and Whitby Psychiatric.
Box 1, Folder 5

Exhibition advertisements 1979, 1988, 1990-1993, 1997, 2000, undated

Note

Includes exhibition advertisements for the artist's works showcased in the Hamilton Art Gallery, the Cambridge Gallery, the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, the Skin and Bones Exhibit at the John B. Aird Gallery, and the Fabric Works Exhibit at the Art Gallery of Brant. Also includes the artist's work featured on postcards and in a publication called Surfacing (issues ranging from 1992-1997).
Box 1, Folder 6

Artistic inspiration undated

Note

Includes magazine clippings, printouts and photocopies, and fabric and pattern samples.
Box 1, Folder 7

Survivors: In Search of a Voice exhibition materials 1995

Note

Exhibition folder including featured artists' quotes and biographical statements, advertisements, and show itineraries and schedules.
 

Series 2:  Artwork and photographs 1963-2000 and undated

Scope and Contents

This series includes photographic materials of the artist's work as well as hand drawn artwork and sketches by the artist, spanning the years 1963 to 2000. Several folders include 35mm slides taken by Françoise and capture images of artwork in progress, sketches, as well as slides of the artist's travels and personal life. Highlights include images of the artist's travels to Spain in 1971, a fine art exhibition in York in 1969, and her submissions for her graduate school application to the Claremont Colleges in 1965. Photographs taken by Françoise are included and primarily showcase artwork in progress and publicly displayed pieces. Hand-drawn artwork, loose leaf drawings, and four sketchbooks are also featured.

Processing Information

Slides and photographs were removed from their original casings and placed in archival slide sheets and mylar photograph sleeves. Hand-drawn pieces were disbound and interwoven with acid-free tissue paper to preserve the integrity of the sketches. Items were sequentially arranged using the artist's original order. The large presence of undated or vaguely dated items prevented a more specific arrangement.
Box 1, Folder 8

Curated collection and commission pieces undated

Note

This folder includes photographs of curated collection pieces including "Night Wind," "Seeing Red," "Turkish Delight Pt. 2," "Downtown Razmataz," "Forest Floor with Jazz Time Border," "Dews and Lopes," "Chant of the Groove," "Afterbeat," and "Vertical Rhythm I-IV." This folder also includes photographs of curated commission pieces including a piece for the Hamilton Public Library in Ontario, Canada and a piece for the Canadian Cancer Society at Henderson Hospital.
Box 1, Folder 9

Slide descriptions undated

Note

This folder includes 35mm slides descriptions, however correlation to the slides within the collection is unknown as the slides were unlabeled when received. The folder includes cogent descriptions of the artist's most widely circulated works as well as labels and captions for art pieces.
Box 1, Folder 10

35mm slides 1973 May-1976 December

Box 1, Folder 11

35mm slides 1973 January-1979 January

Box 1, Folder 12

35mm slides 1975 March-1983 November

Box 1, Folder 13

35mm slides 1982 July-2000 May

Note

This collection of slides includes two labeled sets. The first is "Masterset Detail" (approximate date range: March 1988 to September 1994), the second is "Masterset" (approximate date range: March 1986 to May 2000). A third set of slides is unlabeled.
Box 1, Folder 14

35mm slides 1989 July-2000 May

Note

This collection of slides includes one labeled set entitled "Available Works" (approximate date range: July 1989 to May 2000).
Box 1, Folder 15

35mm slides 1996 September-2000 May

Box 1, Folder 16

35mm slides 1989 January-1999 March

Box 1, Folder 17

35mm slides 1985 February-1994 September

Box 1, Folder 18

35mm slides 1982 June-1994 September

Box 1, Folder 19

35mm slides 1996 September-1999 February

Note

This folder includes 5 labeled sets of slides including "Interlude I" (approximate date: February 1999), "2 and 3" (approximate date: February 1999), "4" (approximate date: February 1999), "Untitled 1" (approximate date: September 1996), "135 Ex" (approximate date: November 1997).
Box 1, Folder 20

35mm slides 1996 September-1997 November

Note

This folder includes sets of slides labeled by the artist as "135ex" (November 1997) and "Untitled 2, 3 and 4" (September 1996).
Box 1, Folder 21

35mm slides 1963-1994

Note

This folder contains sets of slides labeled by the artist as "Early work" (1968-1971), "Near Istanbul REI" (October 1973), "Summer Stream" (1994), "Spain" (1971), A2 Crafts 1963" (1963-November 1964), Summer Hyde Park" (May 1973), Paintings + Crafts" (1963-November 1964).
Box 1, Folder 22

35mm slides 1964 October-1971 August

Note

This folder includes sets of slides labeled by the artist as "Untitled 7" (October 1964), "Draw + Water animals" (1969-January 1970), "Claremont Admission" (October 1965), "Paint + Draw" (1964-February 1965), "Draw" (1970-August 1971), "Water Colours" (1970-August 1971), "Scarborough Paint Show" (1969-January 1970), "York Draw Show" (1969-January 1970).
Box 1, Folder 23

35mm slides 1964 August-1971 June

Note

This fodler includes sets of slides labeled by the artist as "CA Paintings + Harvey Mudd mural proposal" (December 1966-January 1967), "Untitled 6" (December 1970), "Draw" (1963-August 1964), "Ontario Place" (June 1971), "Untitled 6" (undated).
Box 1, Folder 24

35mm slides 1963-1974 October

Note

This folder inclides sets of slides labeled by the artist as: "Paintings + Crafts" (1963-November 1964), "LB State" (October 1964-November 1964), "Palmer Canyon" (December 1966), "Untitled 5" (May 1975), "Leamington + Bayview Bridge" (Ocotober 1974).
Box 2, Folder 1

35mm slides 1968-1974 April

Note

This folder includes sets of slides labeled by the artist as "Draw Book Proposal" (January 1970), "Ontario Place 4" (June 1971-August 1971), "Draw ’68" (1968-December 1967), "Recent Paint ’73" (April 1973), "Poole Show" (April 1974), "Cutouts" (December 1970-August 1971).
Box 2, Folder 2

Photographs of pieces undated

Box 2, Folder 3

Postcards 1998, undated

Note

Postcards featuring the artist's work.
Box 2, Folder 4

Curated and labeled pieces undated

Note

Photographs of curated and labeled pieces.
Box 2, Folder 5

Curated pieces in progress and negatives undated

Note

This folder contains quilts in phases of construction and one sheet of negatives labeled "mural."
Box 2, Folder 6

Commissions on display (1 of 3) undated

Note

Photographs of commissions on display.
Box 2, Folder 7

Commissions on display (2 of 3) undated

Note

This folder contains photographs of commissions on display, two large print photographs of building exteriors, one magazine clipping.
Box 2, Folder 8

Commissions on display (3 of 3) undated

Note

This folder includes photographs of commissions on display, five sheets of negatives.
Box 2, Folder 9

Commission pieces in stages of creation and on display undated

Note

This folder includes photographs of commissions in progress and on display.
Box 2, Folder 10

Architectural photography undated

Box 2, Folder 11

Architectural and sculpture photography undated

Box 2, Folder 12

Polaroids of pieces undated

Box 2, Folder 13

Polaroids and photographs of pieces undated

Box 2, Folder 14

Photographs of commissions and pieces undated

Note

This folder includes photographs of commissions on display and large print photographs of curated pieces.
Box 2, Folder 15

Photographs of pieces and fabric sample undated

Note

This folder includes photographs of quilts, large prints of work, fabric sample with initials "AF."
Box 2, Item 1

Kaiser Diascop 3 35mm slide viewer

Note

This box contains a 35mm slide viewer. The model is a Kaiser Diascop 3 in like new condition.
Box 3, Folder 1

Loose leaf drawings (pages 1-25) undated

Note

This folder includes loose leaf drawings, interwoven with tissue paper between each page (pages 1-25).
Box 3, Folder 2

Loose leaf drawings (pages 26-47) undated

Note

This folder includes loose leaf drawings, interwoven with tissue paper between each page (pages 26-47).
Box 3, Folder 3

Sketchbook 1 undated

Note

This folder includes disbound pages of sketchbook 1, interwoven with tissue paper between each page.
Box 3, Folder 4

Sketchbook 2 (cover-page 15) undated

Note

This folder includes disbound pages of sketchbook 2, interwoven with tissue paper between each page (front cover to page 15).
Box 3, Folder 5

Sketchbook 2 (page 16-back cover) undated

Note

This folder includes disbound pages of sketchbook 2, interwoven with tissue paper between each page (page 16 to the back cover).
Box 3, Folder 6

Sketchbook 3 undated

Note

This folder includes the carefully disbound pages of sketchbook 3, interwoven with tissue paper between each page.
Box 3, Item 1

Sketchbook 4 undated

Note

This sketchbook was not disbound due to the structure of it's spine. It has been kept intact and interwoven with tissue paper between each sketch.