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Description: UNFRAMED PRINT. WATERCOLOUR PAINTING OF THE 'CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY STATION, CIRCA 1915'. SCENE SET IN WINTER. IN FOREGROUND ARE A TRUCK, BAGGAGE CARTS, AND PEOPLE WITH LUGGAGE. NOSE OF STEAM ENGINE SEEN BEHIND STATION. THE PAINTING IS SIGNED IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER "CATHERINE ANN ABEL (C) 2001". PRINTED BELOW PICTURE IS "PP 2/10". PUBLISHED BY SURREAL RENAISSANCE ART STUDIO. INCLUDED WITH PRINT IS PAPER; LIGHT YELLOW WITH BLACK PRINT, SHOWING TWO SAMPLES OF ARTIST'S WORK AND GIVES HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ON EACH PRINT IN ADDITION TO "ABOUT THE ARTIST".

History: PRINT DONATED TO MUSEUM BY ARTIST CATHERINE ANN ABEL. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON THE ARTIST, CATHERINE ANN ABEL, WAS FOUND IN A STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY PRODUCED BY THE ARTIST FOR HER 'LANDMARK STRUCTURES OF LETHBRIDGE' SERIES: "CATHERINE ANN ABEL SHOWED A NATURAL TALENT FOR DRAWING AS A CHILD. SHE PURSUED FORMAL TRAINING FROM THE VANCOUVER SCHOOL OF ART, THE PITTSBURGH ART INSTITUTE AND DISNEY INSTITUTE IN FLORIDA, AS WELL AS BY APPRENTICESHIP. CATHERINE HAS RECEIVED AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND MUCH RECOGNITION FOR HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS. BEGINNING HER CAREER AS A DIVERSIFIED FREELANCE ARTIST, SHE WAS LATER EMPLOYED BY CBC TV AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND COURTROOM SKETCH ARTIST. SHE HAS ALSO TAUGHT A VARIETY OF ART PROGRAMS. TODAY, SHE IS KNOWN AS A CANADIAN HERITAGE ARTIST, SPECIALIZING IN HISTORICALLY ACCURATE WATERCOLOR PORTRAYALS OF HERITAGE BUILDINGS. CATHERINE CURRENTLY PURSUES HER LOVE OF FINE ART FROM HER HOME STUDIO IN LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA AND HAS SOLD OUT SEVERAL SELF-PUBLISHED PRINT EDITIONS OF HER WORK". SEE PERMANENT FILE P20000090001-GA FOR HARDCOPY OF STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY.