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Description matérielle
9 cm of textual records and graphic material [ca. 50 watercolours and other drawings]. - The designs are primarily painted in watercolour on either medium- or heavy-weight art paper, many with fabric swatches attached. Most are titled, and many are signed and dated by their creator.
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Notice biographique
Robert Doyle is a leading figure in set and costume design in Canada, whose work has been showcased in more than 500 theatre productions. He began his professional career as a dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company. After undergoing knee surgery he transitioned into theatrical design, working at regional theatres such as Manitoba Theatre Centre and Halifax's Neptune Theatre, where he was the founding costume designer. He pursued his studies at Wimbledon School of Fine Art's Theatre Division. While in England he researched 18th-century civilian and military clothes, and later trained a staff to invent accurate copies for the character animation planned for the restoration of Fortress Louisburg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
This ambitious project sparked Doyle's awareness of the need for costume design training in Canada, and he subsequently taught at Regina University and at Dalhousie University, where he founded the Costumes Studies Program. In 1999 he was appointed Art Director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Pan American Games in Winnipeg. He has also designed costumes and sets for The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo and Ballet Jörgen, and conducted costume workshops throughout North America. In 2006 Doyle taught the final year at Red Deer College's Costume Program. He subsequently wrote a series of books on costume-making, including Waisted Efforts: An Illustrated Guide to Corset Making, Laundry: The Whys and Hows of Cleaning Clothes, Art of the Tailor, and Costuming the Dance.
In 2007 Robert Doyle received the Order of Canada for his life's work and mentoring of members of the Canadian theatre community.
Historique de la conservation
Materials were received from Robert Doyle in a single donation in May 2013.
Portée et contenu
This accession contains costume designs and some working notes from Ballet Jörgen's Swan Lake, Red Deer College's The Bundle,and The Nova Scotia Royal International Tattoo, as well as miscellaneous earlier designs.
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Classement
Materials have been arranged in three sub-series determined by production company and title, alongside miscellaneous single items.
Langue des documents
- anglais
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Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
Materials do not circulate and must be used in the Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Materials may be under copyright. Contact departmental staff for guidance on reproduction.
Instruments de recherche
Éléments associés
See Neptune Theatre (MS-3-1) and Gerry Pannebakker (MS-3-2) for other costume and set designs by Robert Doyle. See also 27 previous accessions of Robert Doyle's work, much of which is listed but not processed.
Accroissements
Further accruals are probable.
Note générale
Preferred citation: Robert Doyle fonds, MS-3-18.2013-005, Box Number, File Number, Dalhousie University Archives, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Sources
This collection description comes from the Dalhousie University Archives Catalog. The complete, original description is available there.