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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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Miniature souvenir photograph collection, Stoney Nakoda portraits
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one souvenir collection of 16 miniature photographs by Byron Harmon in original envelope, titled "16 Miniature Photographs of Indians of Western Canada". Images include portraits of various unnamed Stoney Nakoda people [possibly including Hector Crawler and Leah Rider], teepees, an…
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.31
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Published record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2022.31
- Reference Code
- V8 / 2022.31
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- Souvenir photograph collection (16 photographs : b&w prints ; 4.5 x 7 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one souvenir collection of 16 miniature photographs by Byron Harmon in original envelope, titled "16 Miniature Photographs of Indians of Western Canada". Images include portraits of various unnamed Stoney Nakoda people [possibly including Hector Crawler and Leah Rider], teepees, and a totem pole.
- Notes
- Warning: Photographs include original titles, which contain derogatory and/or offensive language describing Indigenous people.
- Name Access
- Harmon, Byron
- Subject Access
- Photography
- Portrait
- Indigenous Peoples
- Teepees
- Totem pole
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Morley
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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R H Palenske portfolio, Stoney Nakoda
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one commercial portfolio containing three illustrated portraits of Stoney Nakoda leaders Big Medicine Bird, Minna-Ha-Ha Simmeon and Blind Eagle, produced by artist R. H. Palenske. Portraits are accompanied in file by original envelope.
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PG - 9 to 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F2 : Photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F2 / PG - 9 to 11
- Responsibility
- Produced by R. H. Palenske
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- 1 commercial portfolio : 3 portrait drawings ; 18.5 x 24 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one commercial portfolio containing three illustrated portraits of Stoney Nakoda leaders Big Medicine Bird, Minna-Ha-Ha Simmeon and Blind Eagle, produced by artist R. H. Palenske. Portraits are accompanied in file by original envelope.
- Notes
- Faint pencil illustration on back of portfolio envelope resembling road directions or possibly a rough layout plan
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Artist
- Portrait
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Stoney Nakoda
- Regalia
- Publication
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Morley
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- First nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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A Native Heritage
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one large booklet/portfolio containing biographical information, illustrations, and 10 copies of painted colour portraits all pertaining to Indigenous chiefs. Individuals depicted are: Crowfoot [Southern Blackfoot], Old Sun [Northern Blackfoot], Red Crow [Southern Blood tribe], Bul…
- Date Range
- [1970-1980]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 55
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Drawing
- Painting
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / F : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / II / F1 : Textual
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / F1 / 55
- Responsibility
- Art produced by Mort Graham
- Date Range
- [1970-1980]
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 38 x 48 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one large booklet/portfolio containing biographical information, illustrations, and 10 copies of painted colour portraits all pertaining to Indigenous chiefs. Individuals depicted are: Crowfoot [Southern Blackfoot], Old Sun [Northern Blackfoot], Red Crow [Southern Blood tribe], Bull Head [Sarcee], Eagle Tail [North Piegans], Poundmaker [Cree], Medicine Calf [Southern Blood tribe], Big Bear [Cree], Big Plume [Sarcee], and Pakan [Wood Cree]. Collection also includes historical information pertaining to Indigenous history in Western Canada written by Dr. James G. MacGregor, and a map depicting Indigenous treaty boundaries in and around the Rocky Mountains.
- Notes
- Date range provided is estimate by Processing Archivist
- Name Access
- Graham, Mort
- MacGregor, James
- Subject Access
- Indigenous Peoples
- History
- Art
- Artist
- Portrait
- Biography
- Geography
- Government
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- United States of America
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Category
- Arts
- First nations
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- graphite; pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.08
- Description
- General colour: pencil. Portrait of a young girl. Shoulders turned to the right, head turned out and looking left. She has pigtails and two bead necklaces.
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1965
- Medium
- graphite; pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- General colour: pencil. Portrait of a young girl. Shoulders turned to the right, head turned out and looking left. She has pigtails and two bead necklaces.
- Subject
- Portrait
- child
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.03.08
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