Drawing of the museum grounds and the Koerner gallery as part of the planning process for the Museum of Anthropology. The lower drawing of the gallery may have been done by Rudy Kovach.
Model of a gallery in the proposed Museum of Anthropology building. This model was likely made by Rudy Kovach to test the gallery's layout and sightlines.
Model of the west section of the visible storage area of the Museum of Anthropology. This model was likely made by Rudy Kovach to test the layout and sightlines of the museum.
Plan of the proposed Museum of Anthropology with highlighted areas for gallery displays. This plan would have been made as part of the process for the construction of the new museum.
Terraced garden and stairway. The location and date of this photograph is uncertain. It was found near materials on the planning of the new Museum of Anthropology building. It is possible that this photograph was either of a space that inspired the design of the museum or is an early photograph of part of the museum grounds.
Plan of the proposed Museum of Anthropology with highlighted areas for gallery displays. This plan would have been made as part of the process for the construction of the new museum.
Museum of Anthropology grounds on a snowy day before the museum's official opening in May, 1976. The slide's development date is marked as December 1975.
Drawing of the interior of the Great Hall of the proposed Museum of Anthropology building. This drawing was likely made during the planning process for the construction of the new museum and may have been done by Rudy Kovach.
View of what is now called the Bill Reid Rotunda. Instead of Raven and The First Men on display here, a Haida house frontal totem pole is on display. This pole was transferred to the Museum of Anthropology from Tanoo in 1954.
Entrance to the Museum of Anthropology on a snowy day before the museum's official opening in May, 1976. The slide's development date is marked as December 1975.