DRAWING

Description: DRAWING DEPICTS A MAN ON A BUCKING HORSE. MAN IS FEATURED HOLDING ON TO THE HORSE THAT IS TRYING TO THROW HIM OFF. MAN’S HAT IS DISPLAYED FLYING IN THE AIR. WORK IS SIGNED BUT NOT DATED. BACK OF WORK HAS LABEL WITH TEXT THAT SAYS “GLENBOW ALBERTA INSTITUTE”, “CALGARY 3, ALBERTA”. LABEL ALSO HAS TEXT THAT STATES THE ARTIST, TITLE, DATE, SIZE, MEDIUM AND CATALOGUE NUMBER”. BACK ALSO MARKED “THIS PICTURE NOT TO BE COPY WRITTEN WITHOUT CONSENT OF ARTIST”, “UNDATED SKETCH FOR GF 639 AND 720”. PLEASE SEE CONDITION REPORT IN PERMANENT FILE FOR MORE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION.

History: TWO OTHER KNOWN DRAWINGS SHOWING NEAR IDENTICAL (99%) SUBJECTS ARE DATED 1932. 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.