- A-9183
- Item
- [ca. 1963]
Head and shoulders image of M.G. Fry, Professor, Department of History.
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Head and shoulders image of M.G. Fry, Professor, Department of History.
Museum of Antiquities - Official Opening
P.M. (Michael) Swan, Head, Department of Greek and Roman Studies, and Nicholas Gyenes, Professor Emeritus of Art, look at an exhibit at the official opening of the Museum of Antiquities. 'Hermes of Praxiteles' is in background.
Bio/Historical Note: The Museum of Antiquities is an archaeological museum at the University of Saskatchewan. It opened in 1974 to provide an opportunity to study ancient works. The Museum currently features a variety of Greek and Roman sculpture, and contains a collection of Near Eastern, Egyptian, Byzantine, Islamic and Medieval art. It is one of only a handful of museums of its kind in Canada. The project which became the “Museum of Antiquities” began in 1974. It was initiated by ancient history historian Michael Swan and art historian Nicholas Gyenes, both professors of the University of Saskatchewan. The collection began with a small group of replicas purchased from the Louvre, but grew to include replicas from other museums and workshops, as well as original artifacts. The collection grew through the generosity of the University and private benefactors until, in 1981, new facilities in the Murray Library were acquired, the collection was officially opened as the “Museum of Antiquities”, and Catherine Gunderson became the first curator and director of the museum. In 2005, the ever-expanding Museum moved to a larger space in the newly renovated College Building now known as the Peter MacKinnon Building. Tracene Harvey became director in 2009. The long-term aim of the Museum is to offer a reliable and critical account of the artistic accomplishments of major Western civilizations and epochs from approximately 3000 BC to 1500 CE. The first step in this endeavor was the presentation of a dependable picture of ancient Greco-Roman sculptural art, as it has heavily influenced much later Western art. The present collection focuses on items from the Middle Helladic (c. 1500 BCE) to the Late Antique (c. 500 CE) period and now has expanded to include pieces from the ancient Near East and ancient Egypt. The Museum's pieces mainly consist of plaster cast replicas, making the collection one of a few cast collections in Canada, and the only one in Saskatchewan. The replicas in the Museum are, in general, not crafted from the same material as the original. Most are casts of plaster or resin, not marble or bronze, for reasons of expense and weight. The replicas by large workshops—such as those at the Louvre, Paris, the British Museum, London, and the Gipsformerei der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin—are created from moulds taken directly from the original pieces. They therefore replicate exactly any damage borne by the original. After the plaster cast is unmoulded, it is painted and given a surface finish which matches the original. The collection has replicas of several famous pieces, such as the Rosetta Stone and the Venus de Milo. The collection features original sculpture such as the 17th century portrait of Hannibal. Other original pieces include a storage amphora, a false door and a substantial collection of ancient glass.
View of the Native Law Centre building at[420] Cumberland Avenue South.
Bio/Historical Note: The Native Law Centre at the University of Saskatchewan was founded in 1975 by Dr. Roger C. Carter whose commitment to social justice issues convinced the University of the need for a Centre to facilitate access to legal education for Indigenous peoples. This was to promote the development of the law and the legal system in Canada in ways that better accommodate the advancement of Indigenous peoples and communities, and to disseminate information concerning Indigenous peoples and the law. Structured initially as an independent special project within the University of Saskatchewan, the Centre became a department of the College of Law in 1984. From the beginning, the Centre has nurtured innovation in its program areas of teaching, research, and publication. The Indigenous Law Centre continues to build upon that history and remains attentive to the contributions made as well as the challenges confronted by Indigenous peoples in Canada and internationally. Directors of the Centre have included: Roger C. Carter (1975-1981); D.J. Purich (1981-1994); J.Y. Henderson (1994- ) and Larry Chartrand (2017-). In May 2018, the Cree words “Wiyasiwewin Mikiwahp” were added to the Native Law Centre's name, so it will now be called Wiyasiwewin Mikiwahp Native Law Centre.
Northwest Territories - Ceremonial Mace
Ceremonial mace from NWT, guarded by members of the Canadian Armed Forces. On view during Engineering Show, Engineering Building, University of Saskatchewan, 1967.
Northwest Territories - Ceremonial Mace
RCMP officer placing mace from NWT on display. Dr. W.O. Kupsch, Dean of Engineering Dr. A.D. Booth, and Dr. J.W.T. Spinks looking on. During Engineering Show, Engineering Building, University of Saskatchewan, 1967.
Northwest Territories - Ceremonial Mace
Ceremonial mace from NWT, guarded by members of the Canadian Armed Forces. Dr. R.G. Williamson is standing behind the mace. On view during Engineering Show, Engineering Building, University of Saskatchewan, 1967.
Nursing - Graduands - Gloria Fairley
Head and shoulders image of Gloria Fairley, graduate of the College of Nursing.
Physics Building - Addition - Architect's Model
View of model of Physics Addition with minor landscaping. Made by Nik Semenoff, according to The Business Leader, Vol. 1 no.1 August 1964.
Wayne Lautt, Professor, Department of Physiology, adjusts blood flow in a life-support system for an isolated animal liver.
Poultry Science Building - Exterior
View looking north of the Poultry Science Building; trees and road in foreground.
Unidentified guests chat at a tea held in the President's Residence following a University of Saskatchewan Senate meeting. Wallpaper and woodwork are visible in background; shadow of chandelier visible at top of image.
Psychology - Experiments - Biofeedback
J.B. Conway, Assistant Professor of Psychology, conducts abiofeedback experiment on a female subject. Subject is reclining while wearing headphones. An unidentified man sits behind subject in front of equipment.
Summer scene looking south of Qu'Appelle Hall, the men's residence. Sidewalk and lamp post in foreground.
Note on back: "Dr. John Weil (seated) examines a model of a quartz crystal with Darbha Suryanarayana, a post-doctoral fellow whose employment is subsidized by the NRC [National Research Council] fund. The instrument in the background is an electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometer, which is used to analyze defects in quartz crystals".
Head and shoulders image of Ruth Elizabeth Bilson, B.A., M.A., winner of the Brown Prize in Law and the Carswell Prize.