DRAWING

Description: DRAWING DEPICTS A MAN STANDING IN A CLEARING SURROUNDED BY WOLVES. FOREGROUND OF WORK DISPLAYS THREE WOLVES THAT ARE SHELTERED BY THE BUSHES. THE MAN IS FEATURED HOLDING A RUFFLE AND IS STANDING IN A CLEARING. OTHER WOLVES ARE DEPICTED IN THE BACKGROUND SURROUNDING THE MAN. WORK IS SIGNED, DATED WITH MAT. BACK OF WORK HAS MARKINGS THAT READ “HAGELL “CAUGHT IN THE CIRCLE”, HE.56.31.62”. ABOVE THE TEXT IS A RD SQUARE STICKER.

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.