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George Brown wildlife portraits

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album pertaining to artwork by wildlife painter George Browne. Front cover reads "Snap Shots", with "Calgary Canada" written in pen near the bottom right corner. Album contains photographs of 22 wildlife paintings by Browne, mostly depicting geese, ducks, grouse and…
Date Range
[1955-1958]
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Album
Scrapbook
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / D : Other material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / PD - 1
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Album
Scrapbook
Date Range
[1955-1958]
Physical Description
1 album (23 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 16.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
George Browne (1918-1958) was the youngest child of artist Belmore Browne (1881-1954) and writer Agnes Evelyn (Sibley) Browne (1882-1976). George's parents purchased a summer home in Banff in 1921, and throughout his childhood George travelled across Canada and the United States, spending much of this time camping and hiking in the Canadian Rockies where his father drew inspiration for his wildlife and landscape art. George first began to develop his drawing and painting skills as a child and young adult by learning from his father. George attended the California School of Fine Arts for five years from the age of 15, before being drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. George continued to paint during and after his military service, and from 1947 George dedicated most of his time to his art. George Married Isabel "Tibby" Magregor in 1948, and the couple moved to a cabin in the Canadian Rockies shortly afterwards where they had two children. In his spare time, George was an avid hunter and outdoorsman and went on numerous duck-hunting trips with his dog, an Irish Setter named Kelly O'Toole. George died during a hunting accident in 1958.
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album pertaining to artwork by wildlife painter George Browne. Front cover reads "Snap Shots", with "Calgary Canada" written in pen near the bottom right corner. Album contains photographs of 22 wildlife paintings by Browne, mostly depicting geese, ducks, grouse and other wildlife. Photographs are individually captioned underneath with the painting's title and dimensions. Album also includes one photograph of George's dog, Kelly, posing with a duck.
Material Details
Covers made of red-brown soft leather with pressed decorative border design. Front cover depicts bust of unidentified Indigenous man wearing a feather headdress, surrounded by trees on left and right sides with a blue background. Album is bound with brown shoelace.
Name Access
Browne, George
Subject Access
Art
Artist
Birds
Animals
Dogs
Fish
Hunting
Landscapes
Painting
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Category
Arts
Sports, recreation and leisure
Environment
Biographical Source Notes
https://albertaonrecord.ca/browne-family-fonds
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78654902/george-browne
https://www.cherrygallery.com/journal/george-brownes-a-bluebill-drake/
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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George Browne wildlife paintings photographs

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 photograph prints depicting original paintings by wildlife artist George Browne. Content pertains to birds mid-flight in marshland and open field environments, including ducks, geese and a Hungarian partridge. Images are annotated on back with painting titles and dimensions, and …
Date Range
[1955-1958]
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 202 to 205
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
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 / E4 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / E4 / PA - 202 to 205
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Art produced by George Browne
Some photographs produced by LaFayette Studio, San Francisco
Date Range
[1955-1958]
Physical Description
4 photographs : b&w prints ; 25.5 x 20 cm and 25.5 x 19 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of 4 photograph prints depicting original paintings by wildlife artist George Browne. Content pertains to birds mid-flight in marshland and open field environments, including ducks, geese and a Hungarian partridge. Images are annotated on back with painting titles and dimensions, and items LUX/I/E4/PA-204 and 205 also have photographer stamp [LaFayette Studios].
Name Access
Browne, George
Subject Access
Art
Artist
Birds
Wildlife
Painting
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
United States of America
California
San Francisco
Language
English
Conservation
Items stored in mylar
Category
Arts
Environment
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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