- A-6382
- Stuk
- 1945
View from the south of Chemistry (Thorvaldson) Building, Administration Building, Saskatchewan Hall, Qu'Appelle Hall and the Bowl.
View from the south of Chemistry (Thorvaldson) Building, Administration Building, Saskatchewan Hall, Qu'Appelle Hall and the Bowl.
Thorvaldson Building - Official Opening
[Ross Thatcher, Premier of Saskatchewan] sits at far right with dignitaries seated in foreground. Crowd stands behind dignitaries in background.
Bio/Historical Note: The Chemistry Building was enlarged with an addition and was renamed in honour of Dr. Thorbergur Thorvaldson, professor and dean of Chemistry from 1919-1959. The Thorvaldson Building opened on 6 June 1966. Architect John B. Parkin’s modern design continued with exterior stone cladding. The near windowless, stone three-storey addition provided classrooms, undergraduate and research laboratories, offices, a library and service facilities.
A 21' x 6' mural by Helga Palko, artist.. Mounted in addition to Thorvaldson Building.
Bio/Historical Note: Helga (or Helen) Palko, born in Austria in 1928, received her MA from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In 1954 she arrived in Canada and a year later was awarded a scholarship at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, where she studied enamelling and silver-smithing in 1955-1956. Palko became experienced with several techniques such as cloisonne, painted enamel and champleve - a technique considered to be the finest in craftsmanship. Palko displayed as much variety in her work as in her methods. Aside from enamel dishes, she produced plaques, jewellery, ecclesiastical arts and murals. Two of these murals are located in Saskatchewan; one in St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Lumsden, and the other in the Thorvaldson Building at the University of Saskatchewan. Palko exhibited both inside and outside of Canada: the first National Competitive Woodcarving and Metal Work, "The Brussels International and Universal Exhibition," the XXI Ceramic national, Jewellery 1963 International Exhibition in New York, Expo 67, and Ontario Craftsmen 67, to mention a few. Palko also participated in several exhibitions organized by the National Gallery of Canada: the First National Fine Crafts Exhibition (1957), the Canadian National Exhibition (1962), where she was awarded the special prize for enamel, and the Canadian Fine Crafts (1966-1967). Palko received the Award of Excellence at the Canadian Design 67 Exhibition. Palko died in 2006 in Brockville, Ontario.
Thorvaldson Building - Exterior
Unidentified man walks on pathway in front of Thorvaldson Building.
Thorvaldson Building - Exterior
Looking north at Thorvaldson Building; cars parked in front.
Thorvaldson Building - Official Opening
E.M. (Ted) Culliton, University Chancellor, drawing back a curtain from a plaque fixed to an easel. Dignitaries seated behind him.
Bio/Historical Note: The Chemistry Building was enlarged with an addition and was renamed in honour of Dr. Thorbergur Thorvaldson, professor and dean of Chemistry from 1919-1959. The Thorvaldson Building opened on 6 June 1966. Architect John B. Parkin’s modern design continued with exterior stone cladding. The near windowless, stone three-storey addition provided classrooms, undergraduate and research laboratories, offices, a library and service facilities.
Murray Memorial Library and Chemistry Building
Looking west at Murray Memorial Library at left and Chemistry Building at centre. Corner of Biology Building visible at right.
Agriculture Canada Header House - Exterior
Headerhouse of the Canada Department of Agriculture. Chemistry Building in background.
Chemistry Building - Exxterior
Looking at the front of the Chemistry Building with cars parked in front.
Arts-Commerce-Law Complex Building - Exterior
View as seen from the Thorvaldson Building; curved pathway in foreground.
Looking northeast from top of Arts Tower with Thorvaldson Building in foreground. Newly-completed Agriculture Building in background.
Elevated view of the Arts Tower through turrets on the top of the Chemistry Building.