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Posters of Tudor Queens' Portraits
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- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 small poster copies of original paintings. Content pertains to 3 paintings by Hans Holbein (16th century) depicting portraits of former English Queens Mary, Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleeves, which were copied into paper prints. Posters may originally have been displayed in the Ban…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1950]
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 70 to 72
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / V500 / S20
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 70 to 72
- GMD
- Poster
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930 - ca. 1950]
- Physical Description
- 3 Posters: paper prints; colour
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 3 small poster copies of original paintings. Content pertains to 3 paintings by Hans Holbein (16th century) depicting portraits of former English Queens Mary, Anne Boleyn and Anne of Cleeves, which were copied into paper prints. Posters may originally have been displayed in the Banff Springs Hotel, similarly to other replica Renaissance-era prints collected by Nicholas Morant (see V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S. entry).
- Notes
- Items in this file were originally stored inside a larger poster of Banff Springs Hotel (now filed under V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 66 O.S.) which was secured with white string.
- Storage Range
- In file box V500 / III / D / 4 / PA - 1 to 25 and V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 70 to 72
- Subject Access
- Painting
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Arts
- History
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- 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 must be stored flat with acid-free barriers to prevent future damage.
- Creator
- Hans Holbein, Unknown
- 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.
- 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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potentially offensive content.
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