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- Textual record
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Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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1972-2014, predominant 1972-1974 (Creation)
- Creator
- Griffin, Margaret
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1972-2014, predominant 1972-1974 (Creation)
- Creator
- Gutsche, Clara
Physical description area
Physical description
4 cm of textual records
28 photographs
5 objects
2 drawings
1 painting
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Margaret Griffin, sculptor and photographer, was born in the United States, and lives and works in Montreal. Griffin was a founding member of Powerhouse Gallery (now La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse) and participated in the gallery’s first exhibition, Windows: From the inside out: Painting, photography, ceramic and sculpture (1973). She was also involved in the activities of The Flaming Apron craft store, where she participated in consciousness-raising groups.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Clara Gutsche, a photographer, educator, and critic, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 20, 1949. She immigrated to Canada in 1970, where she has since lived and worked in Montreal. Gutsche studied visual arts at Concordia University and obtained her Masters of Arts in photography. Gutsche is a part-time faculty member teaching photography in the Studio Arts Department at Concordia University. Gutsche was a founding member of Powerhouse Gallery and participated in the gallery’s first exhibition, Windows: From the inside out: Painting, photography, ceramic and sculpture (1973). She was also involved in the activities of The Flaming Apron craft store.
Custodial history
Documents were collected by Margaret Griffin and Clara Gutsche and donated to Concordia University Libraries in 2014.
Scope and content
Collection consists of materials accumulated by Margaret Griffin and Clara Gutsche, mostly relating to the founding and first exhibition of Powerhouse Gallery, now La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse. Items also document The Flaming Apron craft store, and various exhibitions held at La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse. This collection contains items created by Margaret Griffin, Leslie Busch, Billie-Joe Mericle, and Stansje Plantenga, founding members of Powerhouse Gallery. Materials in this collection are primarily dated 1972-1974, with select documents dated 2001 and 2004. Some documents were annotated by Margaret Griffin and Clara Gutsche in 2014.
Materials documenting the establishment and history of Powerhouse Gallery include: correspondence, newspaper clippings, proposals, descriptions, timelines, publications, posters, slides, negatives, a leaflet, a drawing, a paintings, and clothing. These materials primarily concern the Gallery’s first exhibition, Windows: From the Inside Out: Painting, Photography, Ceramic and Sculpture (1973), presented at 1210 Greene Avenue in Westmount, Quebec. Items also document various exhibitions held at Powerhouse Gallery and La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse, including: Codpieces: Phallic Paraphernalia (1974), The Past to the Present (2001), and Powerhouse: Where are we now? (2001). Materials concerning the activities of The Flaming Apron, a craft store in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, include: clothing, ceramics, and a newsletter. This collection also contains La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse publications, including Women’s Bookworks (1979) and Les Centrelles (2004), as well as items related to art and artist run centers in Canada.
Collection is divided into 3 series:
C011/A. Powerhouse Gallery/La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse
C011/B. The Flaming Apron
C011/C. Art in Canada
Notes area
Physical condition
Good
Immediate source of acquisition
Margaret Griffin and Clara Gutsche
Arrangement
Unless otherwise indicated, material has been arranged in the order of receipt.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Reproduction for scholarly purposes is permitted.
Use of material in a publication may only be done with permission of the copyright owner.
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Box listings available.
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Further accruals may be expected.
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Conservation
Documents were placed in acid-free file folders and archival quality boxes. Oversized materials were flattened and placed in large-size archival folders.
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- English