DRAWING

Description: DRAWING DEPICTS GEESE FLYING IN A V-FORMATION IN THE FOREGROUND. THE BACKGROUND DISPLAYS ANOTHER FLOCK OF GEESE FLYING IN A V-FORMATION WITH A SMALL LINE OF GEESE THAT BRANCH OFF THE FORMATION. AN AIRPLANE IS FEATURED ABOVE THE GEESE. THE PLANE HAS TEXT THAT READS “G-CAGO”. GEESE ARE DISPLAYED FLYING OVER FLAT TERRAIN WITH MOUNTAINS DEPICTED IN THE BACKGROUND. WORK IS SIGNED AND DATED “1932”. BACK OF WORK HAS LABEL WITH TEXT THAT READS “GLENBOW ALBERTA INSTITUTE”, CALGARY 3, ALBERTA”. TEXT ALSO STATES THE ARTIST, TITLE, DATE, SIZE, MEDIUM AND CATALOGUE NUMBER “72.24.14”. 1

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.