PAINTING

Description: WOOD FRAMED OIL PAINTING DISPLAYS A MAN LYING ON HIS STOMACH SMOKING A CIGARETTE. THE MAN IS LOOKING OUT OVER THE LANDSCAPE WITH HIS TWO HORSES STANDING BEHIND HIM. WORK ALSO FEATURES A PRAIRIE DOG IN THE FOREGROUND. WOOD FRAME DISPLAYS A LABEL THAT READS “RECONNOITER”, “EDWARD HAGELL”…”COLLECTION OF THE GLENBOW MUSEUM. BACK OF WORK HAS PAPER LABEL THAT READS “GLENBOW” ,” FOUNDATION CALGARY CANADA”. LABEL ALSO DISPLAYS THE TITLE, ARTIST NAME, DATE, MEDIUM, SIZE AND THE GLENBOW CATALOGUE NUMBER “HE.56.31.11”.

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.