PAINTING

Description: GLD FRAMED OIL PAINTING DEPICTS A HORSEBACK RIDER BEING SURPRISED BY A RATTLE SNAKE. WORK DISPLAYS A SMALL BANK THAT A COW HAS JUMPED WHILE BEING PURSUED BY THE RIDER. THE RIDER, HORSE AND COW ARE FEATURED STARTLED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE SNAKE. THE RIDER IS DISPLAYED LOSING HIS HAT AND IS HOLDING A ROPE. CATTLE ARE FEATURED IN THE BACKGROUND ALONG WITH ANOTHER HORSEBACK RIDER. THE WORK IS SIGNED AND DATED “52”. LABEL ON BACK OF WORK READS “GLENBOW”, “FOUNDATION CALGARY CANADA”. LABEL ALSO DISPLAYS THE TITLE, ARTIST, DATE, SIZE, MEDIUM AND CATALOGUE NUMBER “HE.56.31.9”. BACK OF WORK ALSO FEATURES BLK INK MARKINGS THAT READ ”HE.56.31.9” ON BOTTOM. TOP HAS MARKINGS THAT READ “GF 606” THAT IS CROSSED OUT.

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.