- 144-1-7
- File
- [1973]
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of slides depicting totems in what the file annotation refers to as Alert Bay and Kingcome.
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of slides depicting totems in what the file annotation refers to as Alert Bay and Kingcome.
Alert Bay, BC 1970 Potlatch Totems
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of slides labeled "Spruceroot digs Emily Minn etc 1967," "Nora pulling spruce roots Tow Hill QCI Aug 1967," and "Alert Bay Sept 1970."
Artwork and Exhibition Records
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
Series consists of records documenting Minn Sjolseth’s practice as a painter and printmaker from the 1960s to the 1990s. Records include photographic documentation of Sjolseth’s paintings, other artwork, and exhibitions; newspaper clippings and other ephemera related to her artistic career; invitations, press releases, and one sheets from several of her exhibitions; textual records relating to her artworks and artistic career (including price lists, appraisal documents, and artist files from institutions); biographical and memorial pamphlets about Sjolseth; a scrapbook containing photographs and ephemera related to her art practice and personal life; and a sketchbook containing drawings and ephemera.
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
Series consists of artworks created by Minn Sjolseth from the 1970s to the 1980s. These artworks include intaglio prints, pen and ink drawings, charcoal drawings, and watercolour paintings. Several of the artworks are landscapes, however the majority are portraits of First Nations individuals, including several portraits of Chief Dan George.
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of slides depicting totem poles, likely located near Battle Bay, British Columbia.
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of a tracing of a Bill Reid image done by Minn Sjolseth.
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of an intaglio drypoint print (edition 5 of 7) by Minn Sjolseth.
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of slides depicting various potlatches, totem poles, as well as portraits of various people. Slides also depict some of Minn Sjolseth's paintings. Some slides are labeled with the following: "Face from a Potlatch, Kwakiutl, 1971," "Kitsequechla, 1970," "Potlatch, Kwakiutl, 1971," "Last Watch...," and "Potlatch 75."
Charcoal Drawing of Dan George
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of a charcoal drawing of Chief Dan George done by Minn Sjolseth.
Clippings about Minn Sjolseth and miscellaneous photos
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of miscellaneous photographs (some of Anthony Carter) by unknown photographers, newspaper clippings related to Minn Sjolseth and her artwork, and pamphlets from her exhibitions.
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of three print copies of a drawing of Chief Dan George done by Minn Sjolseth
Estate of Minn Sjolseth, images and letters, 1995
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of photographic documentation of Minn Sjolseth's paintings, other textual records related to her artworks (appraisal documents, price lists complied by Laila Campbell), and a pamphlet from Sjolseth's 1994 retrospective show in Norway with notes and annotations.
Haines Alaska and Caspar (Ketchikan 1966)
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of slides depicting one of Minn Sjolseth's paintings ("Village Watch"), Sjolseth working on a painting, a slide bearing the caption "Queen Ch. Island group," and several slides captioned "Caspar at Ketchikan."
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of a painting done by Minn Sjolseth. The donor notes that the painting depicts a girl would became the lead in The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, and an oil version of the painting also exists.
Ketchikan and Kitwancool Totems and Views
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of slides depicting totems and views labeled as in Kispiox, Kitwancool, Ketchikan, Haida, Kitseguckla, Skedans, and Kingcome. File also consists of slides documenting two of Minn Sjolseth's paintings entitled "En av de Siste" (sp?) and "Peace."
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File mainly consists of slides documenting Minn Sjolseth's paintings. There is also one slide depicting Minn Sjolseth with August Jacks.
Minn Sjolseth album (black Onoffree album)
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of materials collected in a photographic album icluding clippings, documentation of paintings, brochures and exhibition invites.
Minn Sjolseth artist pamphlet 1985
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of a copy of Minn Sjolseth's artist pamphlet from 1985.
Minn Sjolseth exhibition materials
Part of Minn Sjolseth fonds
File consists of exhibition related materials, including pamphlets from Minn Sjolseth's exhibitions, copies of clippings from her artist file at the Glenbow Museum, newspaper clippings about Sjolseth and her husband Anthony Carter, photographs taken by Carter and annotated by Sjolseth in Norwegian, photographs of Sjolseth's artworks, and negatives from her exhibition at Prince George Art Gallery.
The fonds reflects Minn Sjolseth's artistic career and travels to First Nations communities throughout British Columbia and Alaska with her husband Anthony Carter. Contents of the fonds depict First Nations cultures in British Columbia between 1960 and 1980, including Haida, Coast Salish, Kwakwaka'wakw, Gitsegukla, Kispiox, and Nisga'a. Several of the contents depict notable figures, including Chief Dan George and August Jacks.
The fonds includes textual records including correspondence, ephemera, newspaper clippings; graphic materials such as photographs, slides, negatives, and transparencies that depict Sjolseth’s travels and artworks; and artworks produced by Sjolseth including paintings, drawings, and prints.
The fonds is organized into the following series:
Minn Sjolseth