College of Arts and Science Building in Winter
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- [1985?]
Looking north at Arts Tower in winter. On back of image: "With its eleven story office and classroom tower the Arts Building has become a central campus landmark.".
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College of Arts and Science Building in Winter
Looking north at Arts Tower in winter. On back of image: "With its eleven story office and classroom tower the Arts Building has become a central campus landmark.".
Statues - Lesya Ukrainka - Dignitaries
Group photo of dignitaries present at the unveiling ceremony of the 10-foot high bronze statue of Lesya Ukrainka, the celebrated Ukrainian poet. Back row from l to r: Tom Gauley, Chairman, Board of Governors; R.W. Begg, University President; V.O. Buyniak, Head, Department of Slavic Studies; and Nina Okhatrina, Ukrainian representative. Front row (l to r): Ukrainian representatives Volodymr F. Skofenko, Mikhalio Stelmakh, and Mikola Manoiolo.
Bio/Historical Note: Lesya Ukrainka (Larysa Kosach-Kvitka) (1871-1913), the celebrated Ukrainian poet, made her mark on Ukrainian and world literature through her diverse writing talents. Her profound knowledge of world history and languages enabled her to write extensively across genres on a variety of subjects. In her lyrical works and dramatic poems, she vividly developed the themes of patriotism, human dignity, and personal integrity. Ukrainka’s work is timeless in its powerful assertion of human rights and freedoms. In 1976, a bronze statue of Lesya Ukrainka, made in Kyiv, Ukraine (USSR) by sculptor Halyna Kal’chenko and architect Anatoliy Ihnashchenko, was unveiled at the University of Saskatchewan. Commissioned by the Association for Cultural Relations with Ukrainians Abroad, the statue was at the time seen by some merely as Soviet propaganda designed to rehabilitate their international reputation tarnished, in part, by injustices perpetrated against the people of Ukraine. The gift was initially declined by both the Province of Saskatchewan and the City of Saskatoon before being accepted by the University of Saskatchewan and installed on campus in a grove south of the Arts Tower. Through a generous donation by Dr. Victor O. Buyniak, as well as through the support of alumni and the wider Ukrainian community, the statue was refurbished and unveiled in its present location on 1 August 2013, the centenary of the death of Lesya Ukrainka.
Bio/historical note: A statue of Lesya Ukrainka, the celebrated Ukrainian poet, was presented to the U of S in 1976 by the Association for Cultural Relations with Ukrainians Abroad of the USSR as a gift of friendship from the people of Ukraine to the people of Canada.
Campus - Scenic - Students Changing Classes
Looking west from the Administration Building with Thorvaldson Building,Qu'Appelle Hall, Marquis Hall, north wing of Murray Memorial (Main) Library and Arts Tower visible. South wing of Murray Library under construction. Students changing classes; winter scene.
College of Arts and Science Building - Exterior
Looking east at Arts Building; Thorvaldson Building in background.
Looking west at students walking on pathways; buildings visible are Marquis Hall, north wing of Murray Memorial (Main) Library and Arts Building.
College of Arts and Science Building - Exterior
Looking west at the Arts Tower and classroom wing.
View looking west of Marquis Hall construction. Qu'Appelle Hall at left, with Murray Building and Arts Building at right. Parked cars in foreground, with the Bowl at centre of image.
College of Arts and Science Building - Tower - Construction
View looking northeast at the Arts Tower; a surveyor using equipment on a tripod in foreground.
Bio/Historical Note: The Arts Building was constructed in four major stages from 1958 to 1967 at a cost of $758,491. The first stage of construction began in September 1958 with the raising of the classroom wing. The classroom wing was constructed by W.C. Wells Construction, and was designed by Shore and Moffat. It was officially opened on 28 September 1959. The second phase of construction was completed in 1960. It involved the building of the first seven floors of the Arts Tower, the Arts Theatre, and a link joining the Tower to the classroom wing. The Arts Tower project was contracted to Bird Construction while design of the building was again carried out by Shore and Moffat. The Arts Tower was officially opened on 16 January 1961.The addition to the Arts Tower was constructed from 1963-1965 by Bird Construction. While the initial tower completed in 1960 had been designed to accommodate another three floors at a later date, by 1963-1964 improvements in structural building techniques allowed the architectural firm of Shore and Moffat and Partners to add an eleventh floor to the building designs.
College of Arts and Science Building - Interior
View of classroom in the north half of the west wing of the Arts Building. View from back of classroom looking toward blackboards.
College of Arts and Science Building - Interior
View through hall windows at students studying in the west wing classroom of Arts Building; windows in background.
College of Arts and Science Building - Interior
Students studying in west wing classroom of Arts Building.
Lesya Ukrainka statue standing in front of the Arts Wing.
Bio/Historical Note: Lesya Ukrainka (Larysa Kosach-Kvitka) (1871-1913), the celebrated Ukrainian poet, made her mark on Ukrainian and world literature through her diverse writing talents. Her profound knowledge of world history and languages enabled her to write extensively across genres on a variety of subjects. In her lyrical works and dramatic poems, she vividly developed the themes of patriotism, human dignity, and personal integrity. Ukrainka’s work is timeless in its powerful assertion of human rights and freedoms. In 1976, a bronze statue of Lesya Ukrainka, made in Kyiv, Ukraine (USSR) by sculptor Halyna Kal’chenko and architect Anatoliy Ihnashchenko, was unveiled at the University of Saskatchewan. Commissioned by the Association for Cultural Relations with Ukrainians Abroad, the statue was at the time seen by some merely as Soviet propaganda designed to rehabilitate their international reputation tarnished, in part, by injustices perpetrated against the people of Ukraine. The gift was initially declined by both the Province of Saskatchewan and the City of Saskatoon before being accepted by the University of Saskatchewan and installed on campus in a grove south of the Arts Tower. Through a generous donation by Dr. Victor O. Buyniak, as well as through the support of alumni and the wider Ukrainian community, the statue was refurbished and unveiled in its present location on 1 August 2013, the centenary of the death of Lesya Ukrainka.
People walking around bowl, arts tower in background
Part of Educational Media Access and Production (EMAP) fonds
Campus scenic of individuals walking around the Bowl with Geology Building and Arts Tower in the background.
View of flowerbed in the bowl. Arts tower in the background.
Part of Educational Media Access and Production (EMAP) fonds
View of Arts tower across from flowerbeds
Part of Educational Media Access and Production (EMAP) fonds
Overhead view of the Arts Tower