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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

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

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

Category: Cultural pluralism; Indigenous Peoples; Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file, part of title copied from original

Processing Status: Processed

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[untitled]

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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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[Portraits]

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits of unidentified Indigenous men

Date Range: [1940s]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E6 / NA - 74 to NA - 81

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

8 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 - 74 to NA - 81

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [1940s]

Physical Description: 8 photographs: b&w negatives ; 7 x 4 cm

Scope & Content: File consists of portraits of unidentified Indigenous men

Subject Access: Indigenous Peoples; Portrait

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: See corresponding prints LUX / I / E6 PA-226 to PA-232, and LUX / I / D3a / 15 / PA 21 to 27

Title Source: Title based on contents of file.

Processing Status: Processed

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Souvenir photographs travel album

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and…

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph; Album

352 images 1 Electronic Resource

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / II / E : Travel and home records

Sous-Fonds: LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / II / E / PD - 2

GMD: Photograph print; Photograph; Album

Date Range: [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]; 1939

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 360 b&w and col. prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and local scenics in Panama, buildings and landscapes, the 1939 World Fair in New York, boats and dockyard views, art portraits, Niagara Falls, monuments and statues. Most items are captioned with their respective subjects / locations, 4 items are colorized [rest are b&w].