DRAWING

Description: DRAWING DEPICTS A PACK OF WOLVES SIZING UP A HERD OF CATTLE. FIVE WOLVES ARE DISPLAYED IN THE FOREGROUND LOOKING AT THE CATTLE IN THE OPEN LAND. THE CATTLE ARE FEATURED HUDDLE CLOSE TOGETHER IN A CIRCULAR FORMATION. MOUNTAINS ARE DEPICTED IN THE BACKGROUND. WORK IS SIGNED, DATED AND MATTED. BACK OF WORK HAS TEXT THAT READS “HAGELL SIZING UP THE HERD”, :HE.56.31.106”. ABOVE TEXT A SQUARE RD STICKER IS DISPLAYED. WORK IS ALSO STAMPED MULTIPLE TIMES THAT READS “NO.79”, “HI ART”, ARTIST”, ILLUSTRATION BOARDS”

History: GLENBOW MUSEUM DONATED THE ART COLLECTION AS PART OF A DEACCESSION PROJECT IN 2006. EDWARD FREDRIC "TEDDY" HAGELL WAS BORN JUNE 20, 1895 IN COALDALE, ALBERTA. HE BECAME A WELL KNOW LOCAL (LETHBRIDGE) ARTIST. DURING HIS CAREER AS AN ARTIST, HAGELL PAINTED AND DREW ABOUT 1500 WORKS. FOR DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO THE GLENBOW'S ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS COLLECTION, PLEASE SEE LIBRARY BINDER. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THE VARIOUS DONATIONS PERTAINING TO EDWARD FREDERICK HAGELL. SEE RECORD P19960053001 FOR AN EXTENDED BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST; SEE PERMANENT FILES P19960053001, P20040009001, P20060027001, P20070008001, AND P20070012001 FOR NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, DETAILS ON PAST GALT DIRECTOR/CURATOR WILMA WOOD'S BOOK ON THE ARTIST, AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE HAGELL FAMILY.