Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

GALT HOSPITAL

Date

2006

Materials

WATERCOLOUR

No. Pieces

1

Height

53.4

Length

76.2

Description

WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPE PAINTING. SUBJECT FEATURES 1910 (CENTRAL) & 1891 GALT HOSPITAL HOSPITAL AT THE TIME OF THE HOSPITAL'S COMMISSIONING (1910). FOREGROUND DISPLAYS THRONG OF CEREMONY ATTENDEES AND DEPARTURE OF PRIME MINISTER LAURUER IN MOTORCADE. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT CORNER "CATHERINE ABEL (C) 2006".

Subjects

ART

Historical Association

DECORATIVE ARTS

FINE ARTS

History

PAINTING WAS PURCHASED BY THE GALT MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES ALONG WITH THE COPYRIGHT TO THE IMAGE ON JANUARY 19, 2007. CATHERINE ABEL COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL WITH AN ART SPECIALITY AWARD AND A SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION THROUGH ART. SHE LATER ATTENDED, THE PITTSBURGH ART INSTITUTE IN FLORIDA AND GRADUATED ON THE DEANS LIST. HER CAREER BEGAN AS A DIVERSIFIED FREELANCE ARTIST AND LATER BRANCHED SUCCESSFULLY INTO EMPLOYMENT AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER, TELEVISION GRAPHIC ARTIST AND ART TEACHER. IN 1985, ABEL, DECIDED TO PURSUE HER ART HAS AN ENTREPRENEUR. HER WATERCOLOURS PORTRAY THE HERITAGE BUILDINGS FROM HER AREA. ABEL'S WORK REFLECTS A CONCERN FOR THE PRESERVATION OF CANADIAN HERITAGE AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENT. ABEL STATED, "THESE BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS ARE REMINISCENT OF A MORE PEACEFUL TIME, WHEN THINGS WERE BUILT TO LAST AND TO BE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING. THEY ALSO HOLD MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF EARLY CANADIAN LIFE. I HOPE WE CAN PRESERVE THIS PART OF OUR HERITAGE FOR OUR CHILDREN TO ENJOY." ABEL RESIDED IN LETHBRIDGE , ALBERTA FOR PERIODS OF TIME THROUGHOUT HER ADULT LIFE. *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 P20010095001 FOR HARDCOPY OF STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY.

Catalogue Number

P20070001000

Acquisition Date

2007-01

Collection

Museum

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