PAINTING

Description: PAINTED WOOD FRAMED OIL PAINTING DEPICTS A MAN ON HORSEBACK ABOUT TO ROPE A HORSE. MAN IS LOOKING AT A WHITE HORSE THAT DISPLAYS THREE BRANDING MARKS ON ITS BODY. A GROUP OF HORSES IN THE BACKGROUND ARE SEEN TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THE COWBOY. THE WORK IS SIGNED BUT NOT DATED. LABEL ON BACK OF WORK READS “GLENBOW”, FOUNDATION CALGARY, CANADA”. LABEL ALSO DISPLAYS THE TITLE, ARTIST, DATE, SIZE, MEDIUM AND CATALOGUE NUMBER “HE. 56.31.7.” CATALOGUE IS ALSO MARKED IN BLK INK ON LEFT CORNER. SMALL YLLW LABEL IS FEATURED WITH RD TEXT THAT READS “FOUND DAMAGED BEFORE HANDLING”, “UNITED VAN LINES”, “ST. LOUIS. MA.”

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.