PAINTING

Description: BLK AND SILVER FRAMED OIL PAINTING THAT DEPICTS A MAN ON HORSEBACK WATCHING A GROUP OF HORSES DRINKING AT A STREAM. STREAM IS SURROUNDED BY HIGH ROCKY WALLS THAT TURN INTO GRASSY HILLS ON TOP. WORK IS SIGNED AND DATED. "1942". GLD LABEL IS FEATURED ON FRAME WITH BLK EMBOSSED LETTERS. LABEL READS “CUTBANKED. 1942”, “EDWARD F. HAGELL”, "1895-1964”, “OIL”, “COLLECTION OF GLENBOW MUSEUM”. LABEL ON BACK OF WORK READS “GLENBOW MUSEUM”. LABEL ALSO DISPLAYS THE ARTIST, TITLE, DATE, MEDIUM, SIZE AND CATALOGUE NUMBER “56.31.5.” BL INK MARKS THE TITLE ON THE LOWER RIGHT 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.