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Description: BLACK AND WHITE REPRODUCTION OF PEN & INK DRAWING; WHITE MATTE BOARD. DEPICTS BULL MOOSE ENCIRCLED BY TIMBER WOLF PACK. "A WORTHY ADVERSARY" AND "E.F. HAGELL" HANDWRITTEN ON FRONT OF MATTE. PRINT STILL ATTACHED TO MATTE, SOME SORT OF FIXATIVE/GLUE WAS USED – NEEDS CONSERVATOR ATTENTION DESCRIPTIVE LABEL ON LOWER BACK READS: A REPRODUCTION From an Original Pen and Ink Drawing By E.F. HAGELL Canadian Artist “A WORTHY ADVERSARY” Description: The bull moose is a mighty fighting force, the impact of his sharp hoofs is deadly and he has a speed and dexterity amazing in an animal of his ungainly appearance. Truly have the hungry timber wolf pack found an adversary worthy of their respect, in the big bull backed in this flank-protecting position in the brush.

History: BY DONORS' FATHER, EDWARD FREDRIC HAGELL (1895-1964). DESCRIPTION READS "THE BULL MOOSE IS A MIGHTY FIGHTING FORCE, THE IMPACT OF HIS SHARP HOOFS IS DEADLY AND HE HAS A SPEED AND DEXTERITY AMAZING IN AN ANIMAL OF HIS UNGAINLY APPEARANCE. TRULY HAVE THE HUNGRY TIMBER WOLF PACK FOUND AN ADVERSARY WORTHY OF THEIR RESPECT, IN THE BIG BULL BACKED IN THIS FLANK-PROTECTING POSITION IN THE BRUSH." SEE PERMANENT FILE. DRAWING REMOVED FROM FRAME MARCH, 2010. *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 CORRESPONDANCE WITH THE HAGELL FAMILY.