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Indigenous portrait given to Norman Luxton by W. Langdon Kihn

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one signed copy of a portrait of an unidentified Indigenous man by artist W. Langdon Kihn. Portrait was gifted to Norman Luxton by Kihn in 1922.
Date Range
1922
Reference Code
LUX / I / D1 / 17
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Drawing
  1 image  
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 / 17
GMD
Drawing
Responsibility
Produced by W. Langdon Kihn
Date Range
1922
Physical Description
1 drawing : portrait, pencil and ink ; 29 x 37.5 cm
History / Biographical
Wilfred Langdon Kihn (1898-1957) was an American artist born in Brooklyn, New York. Kihn was best known for his illustrated portraits of American and Canadian Indigenous people, including members of the Blackfoot, Navajo, Pueblo and Tsimshian communities. The individuals in Kihn's portraits were most often depicted wearing traditional and ceremonial clothing rather than their typical clothes. Kihn's art career began in 1919 when he travelled to Montana and created some of his earliest portraits while visiting the Blackfeet Reservation. Throughout the 1920s, Kihn travelled extensively in Canada and the United States, creating portraits of individuals from a diverse range of Indigenous communities. Many of these portraits were put on display as part of a travelling exhibition organized by the Brooklyn Museum. In 1935, Kihn was commissioned by National Geographic to produce Indigenous portraits for publications; this ultimately led to a two-decade career with National Geographic.
Scope & Content
File consists of one signed copy of a portrait of an unidentified Indigenous man by artist W. Langdon Kihn. Portrait was gifted to Norman Luxton by Kihn in 1922.
Notes
Portrait is signed in the bottom left corner: "To "Norm" Luxton From his friend W. Langdon Kihn. 1922"
Name Access
Luxton, Norman
Kihn, W. Langdon
Subject Access
Portrait
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Art
Artist
Language
English
Category
Arts
First nations
Indigenous Peoples
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/20/nyregion/art-indian-portraits-by-kihn-exhibited.html
https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/w-langdon-kihn-papers-7081
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Portrait of Bruno Engler

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57278
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 8 x 10 photograph (print) and 1 photocopy (ca. 1923) pertaining to Vancouver Amazon women's hockey team. The photograph depicts the team with filming crew.
Date Range
ca. 1923
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8279
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Drawing
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8
V8
S8
Series
V8 / 2014.8279
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
2014.8279
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8279
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Drawing
Date Range
ca. 1923
Physical Description
1 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 8 x 10 photograph (print) and 1 photocopy (ca. 1923) pertaining to Vancouver Amazon women's hockey team. The photograph depicts the team with filming crew.
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Language
English
Category
Arts
Commerce and industry
Exploration and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Vancouver Amazon women's hockey team

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Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 8 x 10 photograph (print) and 1 photocopy (ca. 1923) pertaining to Vancouver Amazon women's hockey team. The photograph depicts the team with filming crew.
Date Range
ca. 1923
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8279
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Drawing
Part Of
Archives General File Collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M8
V8
S8
Series
V8 / 2014.8279
Sous-Fonds
V8
Accession Number
2014.8279
Reference Code
V8 / 2014.8279
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Drawing
Date Range
ca. 1923
Physical Description
1 photographs : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 1 8 x 10 photograph (print) and 1 photocopy (ca. 1923) pertaining to Vancouver Amazon women's hockey team. The photograph depicts the team with filming crew.
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff National Park
Language
English
Category
Arts
Commerce and industry
Exploration and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Peter Whyte School Books

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 school books which formerly belonged to Peter Whyte. Consists of 1 algebra book (1918), 1 high school physics book (1921), 1 English book (1919), and 1 'New Canadian Readers' book (1918). Physics book contains a postcard from Seattle signed by Peter Whyte, dated August 25, 1921. …
Date Range
1918
1919
1921
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 12 to 15
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Drawing
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 12 to 15
GMD
Textual record
Private record
Drawing
Responsibility
Peter Whyte
Date Range
1918
1919
1921
Physical Description
4 Textual records: books
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 school books which formerly belonged to Peter Whyte. Consists of 1 algebra book (1918), 1 high school physics book (1921), 1 English book (1919), and 1 'New Canadian Readers' book (1918). Physics book contains a postcard from Seattle signed by Peter Whyte, dated August 25, 1921. All books, excluding the 'New Canadian Readers' volume, contain original hand-drawn sketches by Peter Whyte; books also contain study notes and annotations by Peter Whyte.
Storage Range
In file box M300 / III / D / 5 / 12 to M300 / III / D / 5 / 15
Name Access
Whyte, Peter
Subject Access
School
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
United States of America
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items with risky materials such as adhesives must be covered with an acid-free paper barrier to protect adjacent items.
Creator
Peter Whyte
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Sidney Smith Gumps Illustration and Asia Cruise Poster

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one illustration with attached b&w print cutout, and one wooden board with poster glued on either side. Content pertains to a hand-drawn illustration by cartoonist Sidney Smith of his famous character, Andy Gump (signed by artist and addressed to Nicholas Morant); and two portions …
Date Range
[ca. 1910 - ca. 1940]
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1935]
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 93 to 94 O.S.
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Poster
Drawing
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 93 to 94 O.S.
GMD
Poster
Drawing
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant, Sidney Smith
Date Range
[ca. 1910 - ca. 1940]
[ca. 1930 - ca. 1935]
Physical Description
1 Illustration (with print), 1 Poster; b&w and colour
History / Biographical
Sidney Smith was the illustrator of 'The Gumps' comic strip, which ran from 1917 to 1959 in the Chicago Tribune. Smith was killed in a car accident in October 1935, shortly after signing a 3-year contract worth $1 million to continue production of the comic strip. "The Gumps" illustrations were then produced by Gus Edson, who kept up the comic strip for another 24 years.
Scope & Content
File consists of one illustration with attached b&w print cutout, and one wooden board with poster glued on either side. Content pertains to a hand-drawn illustration by cartoonist Sidney Smith of his famous character, Andy Gump (signed by artist and addressed to Nicholas Morant); and two portions of an advertising poster for cruises in Asia (possibly Canadian Pacific Steamlines but unknown, n.d.)
Notes
Item V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 94 O.S. has rough wooden edges (poster glued onto either side of wood base) and poses risk for other items in storage; has been scanned on both sides, and can be viewed under file in : common > A&L internal > case_files > m300_v500_s20_morant Poster board was originally stored inside large, dark brown picture frame which held V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 93 O.S.
Name Access
Smith, Sidney
Subject Access
Illustration
Gumps
Comic
Canadian Pacific
Ship
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Asia
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Item PA - 94 O.S. has been scanned and saved on computer drive as it poses a risk to other items if physically stored together. Illustration must be stored with acid-free barrier to prevent further damage, and possibly mylar to protect attached b&w photographic print.
Creator
Sidney Smith, unknown
Biographical Source Notes
http://www.kenpiercebooks.com/gumps.htm https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-02-09-9702090404-story.html https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/smith_sidney.htm
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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