Caption
Each sacred vessel has a distinct function and form although its ornamentation has varied from time to time according to the art styles of the period. What has been unchanging has been the consistency with which artists have directed their greatest efforts towards the creation of an object worthy of man's highest spiritual expression.
Release Date
March 4, 1958
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Photographers
Lund, ChrisCollection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
Mr. Hernandez occasionally directs his talents to jewellery-making and here, too, the same painstaking attention to detail which characterizes his work is evident. Above, he applies an enamel finish to a copper-base brooch.
Date
March 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB79632
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176460
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Hernandez' young son, Henri, embellishes a gold crown with semi-precious stones. The crown is made of copper, dipped first in silver, then in gold. The father-son apprenticeship system of training has been preserved through four generations of the Hernandez family.
Date
March 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB79633
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176461
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
From early times, silversmiths have directed their most artistic endeavours towards the creation of sacred objects of enduring beauty. Mr. Aurelio Hernandez, above, who came to Canada 7 years ago, is a master craftsman in the grand style of European artisans who have been infusing the Canadian scene with classical magnificence and elegance for over 3 centuries.
Date
March 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB79733
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176485
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Jozsef Kiss, 32-year-old refugee from Fehervar Gsurgo, Hungary, who arrived in Canada on December 13, 1956, uses an electric soldering torch to put the finishing touches to a beautifully wrought sanctuary lamp.
Date
March 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB79734
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176486
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Hernandez, who received his early training at the art centre in Barcelona, fled Spain during the civil war, sought refuge in France. He emigrated to Canada in 1951 with his wife and family.
Date
March 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB79736
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176487
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #147: Quebec City Silversmiths: Bring New Beauty to Ancient Art
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
March 4, 1958
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Each sacred vessel has a distinct function and form although its ornamentation has varied from time to time according to the art styles of the period. What has been unchanging has been the consistency with which artists have directed their greatest efforts towards the creation of an object worthy of man's highest spiritual expression.
