Eric Arthur

Eric Arthur was a Canadian and New Zealand architect and university teacher (1898–1982). He was born at Dunedin and died at Toronto.

Also recorded as Eric Ross Arthur; Eric R. Arthur.

Eric Arthur in brief

Born
1898
Died
1982
Known for
architect and university teacher
Place of birth
Dunedin
Contents

Identity

What the record establishes about Eric Arthur.

Eric Arthur is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Eric Arthur is recorded as a citizen of New Zealand. Eric Arthur is recorded as a citizen of Canada. Coronary care units in small hospitals : the Standish (Michigan) experience / by Eric H. Helt, with the collaboration of M.K. Dolbee and Arthur F. Southwick. is dated 1970 and held by Wellcome Collection. The future of classification / edited by Rita Marcella and Arthur Maltby. is dated [2000] and held by Wellcome Collection. The music of growth / by Collum ; with a foreword by Sir Arthur Keith. is dated 1933 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Swing Music (Louis Armstrong) is dated 1938 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1949.540). Nature Symbolized No. 2 is dated c. 1911 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1949.533). A Reasonable Facsimile is dated 1942 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1949.541). Letters to Eric Klein/Clyne (MK's son) is dated 1933-1939 and held by Wellcome Collection. Invitation is dated 1963 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1963.1165). Silver Sun is dated 1929 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1949.531).

Lander, Eric (MacArthur Fellowship) is dated 1985-1986 and held by Wellcome Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago records 5 objects associated with this heading. Eric Arthur is recorded with the citizenship of Canada and New Zealand. "Lewis, Arthur MP" is dated 1976-1983 and held by Wellcome Collection. Newsholme, Eric Arthur is dated 1962 and held by Wellcome Collection. Wellcome Collection records 74 objects associated with this heading.

Open Library catalogues 8 works under this name. They are not dead! is dated 1919. The Barn is dated 1975.

Works and catalogued output

What Eric Arthur produced.

The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 5 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 6 works under this heading.

Holdings and surviving copies

Toronto.No Mean City. [Hardcover] by ARTHUR,ERIC (1965) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Eric Arthur Blair Collection (1948) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Forestry (1904) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Eric Arthur may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Eric Arthur is established in the international name authorities as Social Networks and Archival Context w60p1z4g, Getty Union List of Artist Names 500078733, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 1065079273, Library of Congress n50001883, ISNI 0000000083922721, IdRef 075900912, VIAF 70169481 and Wikidata Q1351082.

Catalogued works

19 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1911 to 2000.

First And Second World War Memorial In Crow Nest Park, 100 Yards South Of Boothroyd Gate. A Knight Without Intellect. Toronto, No Mean City. Toronto. Murder And Violence In Modern Latin America. They are not dead!, dated 1919. The Barn, dated 1975. Invitation, dated 1963, lift-ground aquatint and etching in black on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1963.1165. Silver Sun, dated 1929, oil, metallic paint, and an unidentified material (possibly wax) on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1949.531. Swing Music (Louis Armstrong), dated 1938, emulsion, oil, and wax on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1949.540. Nature Symbolized No. 2, dated c. 1911, pastel on paper on masonite, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1949.533. A Reasonable Facsimile, dated 1942, encaustic on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1949.541. Newsholme, Eric Arthur, dated 1962, held by Wellcome Collection. Lander, Eric (MacArthur Fellowship), dated 1985-1986, held by Wellcome Collection. Coronary care units in small hospitals : the Standish (Michigan) experience / by Eric H. Helt, with the collaboration of M.K. Dolbee and Arthur F. Southwick., dated 1970, held by Wellcome Collection. The music of growth / by Collum ; with a foreword by Sir Arthur Keith., dated 1933, held by Wellcome Collection. Letters to Eric Klein/Clyne (MK's son), dated 1933-1939, held by Wellcome Collection. "Lewis, Arthur MP", dated 1976-1983, held by Wellcome Collection. The future of classification / edited by Rita Marcella and Arthur Maltby., dated [2000], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 74 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Arthur, Eric, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Gill, (Arthur) Eric, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Wilson, Eric Arthur (“Dooley”), African American Studies Center, 2005. Gill, Eric Arthur Rowton Peter Joseph, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Blair, Eric Arthur (1903–1950), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1057065889) and Getty Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) (500275779).

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Toronto.No Mean City. [Hardcover] by ARTHUR,ERIC (1965) — Internet Archive. Eric Arthur Blair Collection (1948) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 8 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 8 means 8 genuinely separate publishers of record. 10 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1898Eric Arthur born at Dunedin.
  2. 1898Eric Arthur was born on 1 July 1898.
  3. 1904Forestry (1904) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  4. 1911Nature Symbolized No. 2 is dated c. 1911 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1949.533).
  5. 1919They are not dead! is dated 1919.
  6. 1919They are not dead!.
  7. 1929Silver Sun is dated 1929 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1949.531).
  8. 1933The music of growth / by Collum ; with a foreword by Sir Arthur Keith. is dated 1933 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  9. 1933Letters to Eric Klein/Clyne (MK's son) is dated 1933-1939 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  10. 1938Swing Music (Louis Armstrong) is dated 1938 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1949.540).
  11. 1942A Reasonable Facsimile is dated 1942 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1949.541).
  12. 1948Eric Arthur Blair Collection (1948) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  13. 1948Eric Arthur Blair Collection digitised by Internet Archive.
  14. 1962Newsholme, Eric Arthur is dated 1962 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  15. 1963Invitation is dated 1963 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1963.1165).
  16. 1965Toronto.No Mean City. [Hardcover] by ARTHUR,ERIC (1965) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  17. 1965Toronto.No Mean City. [Hardcover] by ARTHUR,ERIC digitised by Internet Archive.
  18. 1970Coronary care units in small hospitals : the Standish (Michigan) experience / by Eric H. Helt, with the collaboration of M.K. Dolbee and Arthur F. Southwick. is dated 1970 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  19. 1975The Barn is dated 1975.
  20. 1975The Barn.
  21. 1976"Lewis, Arthur MP" is dated 1976-1983 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  22. 1982Eric Arthur died at Toronto.
  23. 1982Eric Arthur died on 1 November 1982.
  24. 1985Lander, Eric (MacArthur Fellowship) is dated 1985-1986 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  25. 2000The future of classification / edited by Rita Marcella and Arthur Maltby. is dated [2000] and held by Wellcome Collection.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Arthur, Eric, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Blair, Eric Arthur (1903–1950), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Gill, (Arthur) Eric, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Gill, Eric Arthur Rowton Peter Joseph, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Eric Arthur (Internet Archive), 8 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    Wilson, Eric Arthur (“Dooley”), African American Studies Center, 2005

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 10 articles naming Eric Arthur.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1057065889, Gordon, Eric Arthur.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  9. 9.

    Getty Union List of Artist Names 500275779, Eric Arthur Gallery.

    authority file · Unverified · The Getty Research Institute

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  10. 10.

    Internet Archive, 17 digitised items catalogued under Eric Arthur as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  11. 11.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Eric Arthur.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  12. 12.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 74 works naming Eric Arthur.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  13. 13.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1351082: Eric Arthur

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  14. 14.

    “Eric Arthur”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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