Material Type

Artifact

Date

1954

Materials

PAPER

No. Pieces

1

Length

23.9

Width

16.2

Description

WHITE PAPER, FOLDED IN HALF ALONG WIDTH. REPRODUCTION OF COLOR PAINTING, DEPICTING CATTLE AND COVERED WAGONS TRAVELING ACROSS PRAIRIES, GLUED TO FACE OF CARD. IN PENCIL BELOW PAINTING "SHIPS THAT PASSED ON AN OCEAN OF GRASS"; SIGNED "EF HAGELL". IN BLACK INK ON INSIDE: "GREETINGS 1954 TED AND CORA". EDGES CREASED; SOME DISCOLORING THROUGHOUT. SEE ALSO CONDITION REPORT ON FILE.

Subjects

DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT

Historical Association

FINE ARTS

History

*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

P19960053253

Acquisition Date

1996-05

Collection

Museum

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