PAINTING

Description: GLD FINISHED ADORNED FRAMED OIL PAINTING DEPICTS A MAN DIRECTING CATTLE PULLING TWO COVERED WAGONS. FRAME IS CRACKED IN BOTH UPPER CORNERS DOWN CENTER WITH BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER ALSO CRACK. CORNER IS MISSING A PIECE THAT HAS BEEN PAINTED OVER IN GLD. MAN WHO IS DIRECTING THE CATTLE IS WAVING TO TWO MEN DRIVING A HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE. THE REMAINS OF A DEAD COW IS FEATURED IN THE FOREGROUND. THE WORK IS SIGNED AND DATED “62”. LABEL ON BACK OF WORK READS “GLENBOW MUSEUM” LABEL ALSO DISPLAYS THE ARTIST, TITLE, DATE, MEDIUM, SIZE AND CATALOGUE NUMBER “56.31.12.” ,“GLENBOW MUSEUM, 130-9TH AVENUE S.E., CALGARY, ALBERTA T2G 0P3”. CATALOGUE NU,BER IS ALSO MARK IN RD INK ON WOOD FRAME WITH TITLE OF WORK. PENCIL MARKS ARE FOUND ON THE FRAME THAT READS “HAGELL 4/28/36 #646”, “ COR DUTCH BODY”.

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.