PAINTING

Description: FRAMED OIL PAINTING DEPICTS A LARGE NUMBER OF ANTELOPE GRAZING IN A GRASSY LANDSCAPE. A WHT RABBIT IS FEATURED LOOKING TOWARDS THE PNK HORIZON. BL AREAS ARE DISPLAYED IN THE SKY. THE WORK IS SIGNED BUT NOT DATED. FRAME IS PAINTED WITH GLD WASH IT DISPLAYS A LOW RELIEF DESIGN. TWO LABELS ARE FEATURED ON THE BACK OF WORK. THE FIRST BALE READS “GLENBOW”, “FOUNDATION CALGARY CANADA” WITH THE TITLE, ARTIST, DATE, SIZE, MEDIUM AND CATALOGUE NUMBER “HE.56.31.14”. THE OTHER LABEL READS “GLENBOW MUSEUM” WITH THE SAME INFORMATION HAS OTHER LABEL. TEXT MARKED IN BLK INK READS “WHEN GOD LOOKED AFTER THE RANGERS THERE WAS ALWAYS LOTS OF GRASS”, “E.F. HAGELL”, “(ANTELOPE AN BLOOD INDIAN RESERVE BEFORE 1900)” THIS TEXT IS REPEATED TWICE. A WHT TAG IS ATTACHED TO HANGING WIRE ON BACK WITH “3”. CATALOGUE NUMBER IS DISPLAYED IN LOWER LEFT CORNER.

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.