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Edward and W.S. Maxwell
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CA CAC 2.02
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Name of creator
(1904-1923)
Administrative history
William Sutherland's entered into his brother, Edward Maxwell's, firm as a partner until Edward's death in 1923.
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Scope and content
The emphasis of the Maxwell archive is the period from William Sutherland's entry into his brother's firm as a partner until Edward's death in 1923. This period is marked by the firm's most ambitious projects which combined Edward's Late Victorian Romanticism with William's Beaux-Arts inspired classicism, with distinctive results. The Montreal-based firm continued to generate buildings for its influential local clients among whom were Charles Hosmer, Henry Vincent Meredith, James T. Davis and the Ross family. The brothers' more substantial non-residential projects, and their most enduring, include the additions and alterations to the Château Frontenac in Quebec City, the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina, and locally, the Montreal High School and the Church of the Messiah.
Le fonds Maxwell témoigne essentiellement de la période au cours de laquelle Edward et William Sutherland furent associés, soit jusqu'au décès d'Edward en 1923. C'est de cette période que datent les projets les plus ambitieux du cabinet, où se trouvent conjugués le romantisme de la fin de l'ère victorienne dont s'inspirait Edward et le classicisme dérivé des Beaux-Arts qui marquait le style de William. Le cabinet, établi à Montréal, réalisa de nombreux projets pour le compte de clients prestigieux, dont Charles Hosmer, Henry Vincent Meredith, James T. Davis et la famille Ross. Au nombre des projets non résidentiels les plus importants, signalons les annexes et rénovations au Château Frontenac (Québec), le Parlement de la Saskatchewan à Régina et, à Montréal, Montreal High School et Church of the Messiah.
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Material in this archive is organized within the schema of the Edward Maxwell archive (see CAC 2 ).
Ce matériel est organisé selon le plan du fonds Edward Maxwell (voir CAC 2).
Language of material
- English
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Associated materials
Edward & W.S. Maxwell Digital Archive: http://cac.mcgill.ca/maxwells/
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Sources consulted
For further information, please consult the CAC publication, Edward and W.S. Maxwell: Guide to the Archive = Edward et W. S. Maxwell : guide du fonds Montreal: Canadian Architecture Collection, Blackader-Lauterman Library of Architecture and Art, McGill University, 1986. Also see Chteau Architecture of Edward and W.S. Maxwell. Exhibition catalogue. Montreal: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 199 1, Chteau Libraries of Edward and W. S. Maxwell in the Collection of the Blackader-Lauterman Library of Architecture and Art, McGill University = Les Bibliothèques de Edward et W. S. Maxwell dans les collections de la Bibliothèque Blackader-Lauterman d'architecture et d'art, Université McGill. Montreal: Blackader-Lauterman Library of Architecture and Art, McGill University, 1991 and Rosalind M. Pepall. Construction d'un musée Beaux-Arts : Montréal 1912 = Building a Beaux-Arts Museum Montreal 1912. Montreal: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1986.
Sources consulted
Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez consulter la publication de la CAC intitulée Edward and W. S. Maxwell: Guide to the Archive = Edward et W. S. Maxwell: guide du fonds, Montréal : Collection d'architecture canadienne, Bibliothèque Blackader-Lauterman d'architecture et d'art, Université McGill, 1986. Voir aussi L'architecture de Edward et W. S. Maxwell, catalogue de l'exposition, Montréal : Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, 199 1, The Libraries of Edward and W. S. Maxwell in the Collection of the Blackader-Lauterman Library of Architecture and Art, McGill University = Les bibliothèques de Edward et W.S. Maxwell dans les collections de la Bibliothèque Blackader-Lauterman d'architecture et d'an, Université McGill. Montréal : Bibliothèque Blackader-Lauterman d'architecture et d'art, Université McGill, 1991 et Rosalind M. Pepall. Construction d'un musée Beaux-Arts : Montréal 1912 = Building a Beaux-Arts Museum : Montréal 1912. Montréal: Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, 1986.
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CAC Database ID
19
Wikidata Identifier
Q71844076
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71844076