Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- [200-] - [2012] (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
20 prints : col. ; various dimensions
6 prints with overlay : b&w ; various dimensions
5 greeting cards ; col. ; various dimensions
3 greeting cards with envelopes : col. ; various dimensions
3 business cards : b& w and col. ; various dimensions
2 transparencies : b&w ; various dimensions
2 prints : b&w ; various dimensions
2 mock-ups with overlay : b&w ; various dimensions
2 transparencies with prints : b&w ; various dimensions
1 calendar : col.
1 greeting card with envelope : b&w
1 postcard : b&w
1 print with overlay : col.
1 mock-up of greeting card : col.
1 cm graphic material
1 folder : b&w
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Barb Wood was born in Halifax in 1953. She studied architecture and fine arts at the University of Waterloo from 1972 to 1976, graduating with an honours Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After graduation she moved to Vancouver with her husband: the architect Don Hazelden.
In 1980, she set up Barb Wood Graphics Ltd. Corporate clients included the Bank of Nova Scotia, BMO, RBC, BC Sugar, Dairyland, Neptune Terminals, BC Ferries, and several municipalities including the City of Coquitlam. She also became a partner in the successful printmaking co-op and gallery Six of One on Granville Island.
Archival history
The materials were created by artist Barb Wood and sent to Shirley Licht (former Print Shop Supervisor for the City of Coquitlam). They were stored on a shelf in the office across from the Print Shop until the point of transfer to the City Archives.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of pen and ink prints, mock-ups, rough concept drawings, cards, transparencies of final prints, and other works created by Barb Wood for the City of Coquitlam during the 2000s. The works she created were used as promotional items for the City.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals.
System of arrangement
Upon arrival to the archives, the collection showed no discernible order. The archivist arranged the collection into two series based on the content of the records. The arrangement is as follows:
S01: Work Depicting Coquitlam
S02: Work Depicting Other Cities
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright held by the City of Coquitlam Archives.
Language of material
- English
- French
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
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Description control area
Description identifier
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Rules and/or conventions used
Rules for Archival Description (Revised Version – July 2008)
Status
Final
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created 16/2/2022 (L. Rae)
Language(s)
- English