Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

HOLD'ER

Date

1936

Materials

PEN, INK

No. Pieces

1

Height

37

Length

58.5

Description

DRAWING DEPICTS TWO MEN ON HORSEBACK FOLLOWING THEIR CATTLE THROUGH A ROCKY TRAIL. ONE MAN IS DISPLAYED HOLDING HIS HAND TO STOP THE OTHER RIDER BECAUSE HE HAS SPOTTED TWO MORE TRAVELERS IN THE DISTANCE. THE DRAWING IS SIGNED, DATED AND MATTED. BACK OF WORK HAS TEXT THAT READS “HAGELL”, “HOLD’EM”, “HE.56.31.84”. ABOVE THE TEXT IS A RD SQUARE STICKER.

Subjects

ART

Historical Association

FINE ARTS

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.

Catalogue Number

P20060027062

Acquisition Date

2006-08

Collection

Museum

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