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- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.097
- Description
- Profile portrait of the bust of a woman with her head gazing downwards.“The woman’s head is bowed as though she is preoccupied with something in front of her; perhaps it is the artist’s wife, Mellora, playing the piano. The woman’s eyes and mouth, and tendrils of hair at the nape are treated sensit…
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- Title
- Melora
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 18 cm
- Description
- Profile portrait of the bust of a woman with her head gazing downwards.“The woman’s head is bowed as though she is preoccupied with something in front of her; perhaps it is the artist’s wife, Mellora, playing the piano. The woman’s eyes and mouth, and tendrils of hair at the nape are treated sensitively while flowers in the background underscore her femininity.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Subject
- portrait
- Mellora Collings
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.097
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Mount Lefroy N.W.T.
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- Date
- c. 1888
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MaM.05.01
- Description
- Left foreground evergreen trees on a slope, right foreground from centre left to tr mountain slope with some evergreen trees and burnt out forest. The snow capped mountain is centre right to near top of picture. Mountain range to left. Sky is partly cloudy, streaked with colour. On back in art…
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- Title
- Mount Lefroy N.W.T.
- Date
- c. 1888
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.7 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- Left foreground evergreen trees on a slope, right foreground from centre left to tr mountain slope with some evergreen trees and burnt out forest. The snow capped mountain is centre right to near top of picture. Mountain range to left. Sky is partly cloudy, streaked with colour. On back in artist's hand: Mt. Lefroy N.W.T. Highest Peak on the C.P.R. line near Abbott Pass, more than 11,000 feet high. Also Twice One fifth less than twice
- Subject
- Canadian Rockies
- Mount Lefroy
- CPR
- Credit
- Gift of Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- MaM.05.01
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Norman Luxton's extended family, friends
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of portraits and other photographs pertaining to Norman Luxton, his extended relatives and friends. Name individuals include: Eleanor and Georgina Luxton; George, Ada and Patricia Luxton (Norman's brother, sister-in-law and niece); Louis Luxton, Harry Addison Luxton and Harold Malloch…
- Date Range
- 1886
- [1890-1900]
- 1894
- 1899
- [ca.1900]
- 1904
- 1906-1907
- 1920-1921
- [1920-1930]
- 1930
- 1937
- 1939-1940
- 1950
- [1950-1960]
- 1962
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 / 20 / PA - 1 to 63
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
100 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D1 : Personal and family life
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D1 / 20 / PA - 1 to 63
- Responsibility
- Some photographs produced by: Algot Anderson (St Paul), Byron Harmon (Banff), Nelson Photo Studios (St Paul), Ambassador Atelier (St Paul), Zintsmaster (Minneapolis), Frank Cooper (London, Ontario), Steele and Co [Coy?] (Winnipeg), A.H. Opsahl (Minneapolis), Rembrandt Grand (St Paul), Geo. E. Luxton (Minneaplos Times), Reynolds Studio (Minneapolis), Perkins, J. Douglas Eckhert (St Paul), Calgary Photo Supply Co, Pringle & Booth (Toronto), Glenbow Foundation, J [Rosrit?] Calgary Herald Photographer, Robert Lefroy
- Date Range
- 1886
- [1890-1900]
- 1894
- 1899
- [ca.1900]
- 1904
- 1906-1907
- 1920-1921
- [1920-1930]
- 1930
- 1937
- 1939-1940
- 1950
- [1950-1960]
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 63 photographs : b&w and col. prints ; 25 x 20.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of portraits and other photographs pertaining to Norman Luxton, his extended relatives and friends. Name individuals include: Eleanor and Georgina Luxton; George, Ada and Patricia Luxton (Norman's brother, sister-in-law and niece); Louis Luxton, Harry Addison Luxton and Harold Malloch Luxton (Norman's brothers); Mary Hosking Groeber (Norman's niece); Olive Luxton Hosking (Norman's sister), her husband Edgar and her daughter Dorothy; and Eleanor "Nellie" Luxton Foster (Norman's sister).
- Notes
- Some photographs are annotated. PA-15 is annotated at Emerald Lake, this is now known as Lake Louise
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, George
- Luxton, Ada (Livingston)
- Luxton, Patricia
- Luxton, Louis
- Luxton, Harold
- Hosking, Olive (Luxton)
- Hosking, Edgar
- Hosking, Dorothy
- McDougall, David Hardisty
- Foster, Nellie (Luxton)
- Dodd, Florence E
- Subject Access
- Portrait
- Family and personal life
- Leisure
- Animals
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Calgary
- United States of America
- Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- Radium
- Lake Louise
- Montreal
- Field
- Marble Canyon
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Overhead View of Men Turning Press
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.301
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.301
- Description
- A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.
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- Title
- Overhead View of Men Turning Press
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.
- Subject
- men
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.301
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Press, Block and Screw
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.298
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.298
- Description
- A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.
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- Title
- Press, Block and Screw
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.5 x 17 cm
- Description
- A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.
- Subject
- men
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.298
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Profile of a Young Girl
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.03.02
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.02
- Description
- A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Profile of a Young Girl
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.02
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Roof and Hoists
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.297
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.297
- Description
- A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.
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- Title
- Roof and Hoists
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20 x 26 cm
- Description
- A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.
- Subject
- men
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.297
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Rural English Scene
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.05.62
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.62
- Description
- A tree sits on the left side, and is circled by a road. A bridge sits on the right side, with trees and a town visible in the centre background.
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- Title
- Rural English Scene
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- A tree sits on the left side, and is circled by a road. A bridge sits on the right side, with trees and a town visible in the centre background.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.05.62
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- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.071
- Description
- Drawing of a farming disc, the first few discs are show as the disappear into the piece, and the seat sits high up on the piece.“An unlikely combination of practical entrepreneur and preoccupied artist, Collings was involved with farm machinery sales between 1882 and 1888 in England. A writer who i…
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- Title
- Rusty Disk
- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper board
- Dimensions
- 25 x 30 cm
- Description
- Drawing of a farming disc, the first few discs are show as the disappear into the piece, and the seat sits high up on the piece.“An unlikely combination of practical entrepreneur and preoccupied artist, Collings was involved with farm machinery sales between 1882 and 1888 in England. A writer who interviewed the artist in 1924 had the impression that Collings envisaged farm equipment as means for creating an enormous painting-like but three-dimensional “landscape.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.071
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Sailboat on River
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- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.286
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- Title
- Sailboat on River
- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 16 x 20 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.286
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- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.291
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- Title
- Sailing Barge
- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on board
- Dimensions
- 19 x 28 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.291
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Sailing Ships from Dartmouth
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- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.273
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- Title
- Sailing Ships from Dartmouth
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 26 x 20 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.273
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- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.303
- Description
- A beach scene with horizon in distance and waves breaking on the right.
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- Title
- Seashore
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 19 x 25 cm
- Description
- A beach scene with horizon in distance and waves breaking on the right.
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.303
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Small Sketches of Sailboats
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- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.288
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- Title
- Small Sketches of Sailboats
- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 19 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.288
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Two Men Turning Press
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcoj.03.299
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.299
- Description
- A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.
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- Title
- Two Men Turning Press
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 12 x 12 cm
- Description
- A series of ten drawings, two of which join together to form one large. All drawings relate together in that they are all on the same place and action of men at work. Originally they were in a folded piece of cardboard entitled Cider Pound.
- Subject
- men
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.299
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Two-Masted Sailboat
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- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.287
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- Title
- Two-Masted Sailboat
- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 19 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.287
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Wesleyan Ladies' College autographs book
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a autograph book containing personal notes and signatures from Georgina McDougall Luxton's classmates and friends at Wesleyan Ladies' College in Hamilton, Ontario, dated between 1888 and 1890.
- Date Range
- 1888-1890
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 43
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / B4 : Collected materials
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 43
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- 1888-1890
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 20 x 12 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a autograph book containing personal notes and signatures from Georgina McDougall Luxton's classmates and friends at Wesleyan Ladies' College in Hamilton, Ontario, dated between 1888 and 1890.
- Material Details
- Covers made of red velvet material with gold sewn lettering/decoration on front cover. Interior pages are paper with gold tinted edges.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Georgina
- Subject Access
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Personal and Professional Life
- School
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Hamilton
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Handle with caution as loose pages may separate
- Category
- Education
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.290
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- Title
- Workboat
- Date
- c. 1885
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 8 x 19 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- CoJ.03.290
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