Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

ARTIST'S PROOF OF "MOMMY SAID 'WAIT'..."; MATTED

Date

1937

Materials

PAPER

No. Pieces

1

Length

38.2

Width

28.1

Description

PEN AND INK DRAWING ON WHITE PAPER; MATTED. DEPICTS ONE BEAR CUB STANDING ON TREE STUMP AND SECOND CUB BESIDE ON GROUND; MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE. SIGNED AT LOWER RIGHT "E.F. HAGELL 1937". WRITTEN IN PENCIL AT BOTTOM "6-100 'MOMMY SAID 'WAIT' BUT THERE'S NO LAW AGAINST LOOKING"; "E.F. HAGELL". PAPER LABEL AT TOP LEFT CORNER READS "AN ORIGINAL ETCHING BY EDWARD F. HAGELL CANADIAN ARTIST SIGNED ARTIST'S PROOF"; TITLE BELOW. MATTING SLIGHTLY DISCOLORED.

Subjects

ART

Historical Association

FINE ARTS

History

BY DONORS' FATHER, EDWARD FREDRIC HAGELL (1895-1964). ARTIST'S PROOF (NUMBER 6 OF 100). *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.

Catalogue Number

P19960053041

Acquisition Date

1996-05

Collection

Museum

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