Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

BREWERY GARDEN

Date

1969

Materials

WOOD, PAPER

No. Pieces

1

Length

46

Width

38.5

Description

FRAMED COLOR PHOTO PRINT OF BREWERY GARDEN. PHOTO FEATURES REMEMBERANCE DAY SCENE WITH CROSS & FLAGS. PHOTOGRAPHER TERRY BLAND.

Subjects

ART

Historical Association

FINE ARTS

History

PHOTO SHOWS DEVELOPMENT OF GARDEN IN 1969. PHOTO GIVEN TO BREWERY BY GENERAL STEWART BRANCH NO.4 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION. SEE P19900020001-GA FOR LETHBRIDGE BREWERY HISTORY. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS. THE FOLLOWING BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LETHBRIDGE BREWERY GARDENS WAS DEVELOPED WITH INFORMATION FROM THE GALT MUSEUM BROCHURE 'ALBERTA'S PRIDE: A HISTORY OF THE LETHBRIDGE BREWERY' AND RECORD P19900020032. THE BREWERY GARDENS, LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST HILLSIDE ADJACENT TO THE SICK'S BREWERY, WERE DESIGNED IN 1949 WITH THE HELP OF DR. W.H. FAIRFIELD, FORMER SUPERINTENDENT OF THE LOCAL DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARM. THE GARDENS WERE PLANTED WITH THE INTENTION OF KEEPING THE HILL FROM SLIDING, BUT BECAME A TOURIST ATTRACTION, WINNING NUMEROUS AWARDS. INITIALLY THE GARDENS FEATURED A CENTREPIECE "6" IN PLANTS AND FLOWERS THAT WERE MAINTAINED BY HEAD GARDENER TOM JONES. THE GARDENS WERE EXPANDED IN 1958 WHEN MORE SPRUCE TREES WERE PLANTED TO FORM A WINDBREAK, AND AGAIN IN 1965 WHEN A ROCK GARDEN AND WATERFALL WERE INSTALLED. WHEN THE BREWERY CEASED OPERATION IN 1990, THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE TOOK OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BREWERY GARDENS. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER, TERRY BLAND, WAS FOUND IN GALT ARCHIVES RECORD 19931064000. BLAND WAS BORNIN ENGLAND IN 1924, WHERE HE TRAINED AS A CIVIL ENGINEER AND WORKED FOR THE EASTERN GAS BOARD. BLAND TAUGHT ENGINEERING DRAWING AND DESIGN AT WELLINGBOROUGH COLLEGE. AFTER MARRYING HIS WIFE PATRICIA IN 1957, BLAND MOVED TO LETHBRIDGE, WHERE HE BECAME A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER. HE LEASED SPACE AT THE A.E. CROSS STUDIO AT 710 3RD AVE SOUTH FROM 1966 UNTIL 1971, WHEN HE MOVED FIVE BLOCKS UP THE AVENUE TO OPEN TERRY BLAND PHOTOGRAPHY LTD. BLAND OPERATED AT THAT LOCATION UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 1992. BLAND SERVED ON A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY BOARDS AND ASSOCIATIONS, INCLUDING THE LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE NURSING ADVISORY BOARD, GYRO CLUB OF LETHBRIDGE, CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, LETHBRIDGE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL BOARD, AND THE LETHBRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. BLAND ALSO HOSTED A TALK SHOW ON RADIO STATION CJOC FROM 1970 TO 1990, AND CO-HOSTED A COOKING SHOW WITH LOCAL RESTAURANTEUR TRULS ANDREN ON LOCAL TELEVISION STATION CATV. TERRY BLAND DIED IN 1993.

Catalogue Number

P19900020089

Acquisition Date

1991-01

Collection

Museum

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