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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
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Indigenous Portraits : Byron Harmon, Banff Indian Days portraits
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of portrait photographs of various members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe, standing and on horseback. Includes photographs of Stoney Nakoda individuals in regalia during an event [possibly Banff Indian Days, ca.1930-1940?].
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PA - 381 to PA - 415
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
15 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E6 : Photographs : Stoney
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / PA - 381 to PA - 415
- Parallel Title
- Native Indian Portraits
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Responsibility
- Items LUX/I/E6/PA-381 to 400 produced by Byron Harmon
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- 35 photographs : b&w prints ; 14 x 8.5 cm and 12.5 x 10 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of portrait photographs of various members of the Stoney Nakoda tribe, standing and on horseback. Includes photographs of Stoney Nakoda individuals in regalia during an event [possibly Banff Indian Days, ca.1930-1940?].
- Notes
- Most individuals in photographs are not named
- Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist
- PA-401 to PA-415 are digitized, PA-381 to PA-400 attributed to Byron Harmon may be digitized elsewhere
- Name Access
- Stevens, Job
- McLean, George
- Walking Buffalo (George McLean)
- Rollinmud, Isaac
- Ear, Peter
- Poucette, Mark
- Powderface, Jean
- Powderface, William
- Hunter, Leah Rider
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Community events
- Public events
- Family and personal life
- Indigenous Peoples
- Children
- Portrait
- Photography
- Teepees
- Horses
- Cultural pluralism
- Banff Indian Days
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Morley
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Original storage envelopes for items LUX/I/E6/PA-401 to 415 stored in separate mylar sleeves in folder
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file, part of title copied from original
- Processing Status
- Processed
Images
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy negatives of original negatives [?] and printed photographs as follows: Mrs. Crowchild, 1918 John Good Rider and family, ca.1918 Peter Wesley, Stoney Chief. See corresponding print LUX / 1 / E6 PA-539 Tepees, unknown location Chief Chiniquay. See corresponding print and let…
- Date Range
- 1918
- [1918-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / NA - 106 to NA - 112
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
7 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected Material: Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E / 6 : Stoney
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E6 / NA - 106 to NA - 112
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1918
- [1918-1950]
- Physical Description
- 7 photographs : b&w negatives ;
- Scope & Content
- File consists of copy negatives of original negatives [?] and printed photographs as follows:
- Mrs. Crowchild, 1918
- John Good Rider and family, ca.1918
- Peter Wesley, Stoney Chief. See corresponding print LUX / 1 / E6 PA-539
- Tepees, unknown location
- Chief Chiniquay. See corresponding print and letter LUX / I / E6 PA-549
- Chief Bearspaw. See corresponding photograph of art work LUX / I / E6 PA-550
- Name Access
- Wesley, Peter
- Subject Access
- Indigenous
- Indigenous Peoples
- Portrait
- Teepees
- Tipi
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file.
- Processing Status
- Processed
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