Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICE

Date

2002

Materials

PAPER, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

3

Height

0.1

Length

61.045.8

Description

1. PRINT. ABOVE DIMENSIONS. UNFRAMED. FEATURES A COLLAGE OF ITEMS RELATING TO THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE: POLICE BUILDING ON 1ST AVENUE, SOUTH, POLICEMEN, CHILDREN, PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT ETHNICITIES, A DISPATCHER, POLICE BADGES, DIFFERENT TYPES OF POLICE TRANSPORTATION, AND A FEW DIFFERENT BUILDINGS. IN THE CENTER OF COLLAGE IS THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICE CREST. BOTTOM LEFT OF COLLAGE IS SIGNED "CATHERINE ANN ABEL 2002". BELOW COLLAGE A GOLD PLAQUE IS PAINTED THAT READS "LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICE CENTENNIAL 1902-2002". BELOW THIS IS PICTURED THE HIGH LEVEL BRIDGE WITH A TRAIN COMING ACROSS AND A CANADIAN FLAG ON THE LEFT AND AN ALBERTA FLAG ON THE RIGHT" BOTTOM LEFT OF PRINT IS NUMBERED IN PENCIL "PP 1/10" AND BOTTOM RIGHT IS SIGNED IN PENCIL "CATHERINE ANN ABEL". 2. FACT SHEET. 43.2(L) X 28.0(W). A SINGLE SHEET OF LIGHT BEIGE PAPER, WITH BLACK PRINT ON ONE SIDE. AT TOP READS "LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICE CENTENNIAL 1902-2002" ALONG WITH THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICE CREST. GIVES AN OUTLINE SKETCH OF PRINT AND FACTS ON THE ARTIST AND HISTORY OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE. PRINT AND FACT SHEET ARE IN A CLEAR PLASTIC SHEATH.

Subjects

ART

Historical Association

SAFETY SERVICES

COMMEMORATIVE

FINE ARTS

History

ITEMS WERE PRODUCED FOR THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORMATION OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE FORCE IN 2002. THE GALT MUSEUM SUPPORTED TWO CELEBRATORY FUNCTIONS BY PROVIDING A DISPLAY OF POLICE ARTIFACTS AT THE LETHBRIDGE LODGE HOTEL. THIS PAINTING WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICE, TO DEPICT ITS EVOLUTION FROM FORMATION TO THE PRESENT DAY (2002). THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FINISHED PAINTING WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN CANADIAN HERITAGE ARTIST CATHERINE ANN ABEL AND POLICE REPRESENTATIVE CONSTABLE GEORGE CARSCADDEN. SEE FACT SHEET FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE HISTORY OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICE. *NOTE* MAY BE LABELLED P20020091007 - NEEDS TO BE RELABELLED (OCT 2006). *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 FOR HARDCOPY OF STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY.

Catalogue Number

P20020089007

Acquisition Date

2003-05

Collection

Museum

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