DRAWING

Description: DRAWING DEPICTS TWO PEOPLE AND THEIR HORSES. ONE PERSON IS FEATURED RIDING THE HORSE TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE SECOND HORSE. A PERSON IS DISPLAYED BEING DRAGGED ON THE GROUND BY THE SECOND HORSE WITH THEIR FOOT CAUGHT IN THE REINS. WORK IS SIGNED AND DATED "1927". BACK OF WORK HAD TEXT THAT READS “72.42.13”. PLEASE SEE CONDITION REPORT IN PERMANENT FILE FOR MORE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION.

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.