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Lux Theatre sample illustrations

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of hand-drawn sample illustrations produced as potential advertising material or signage for the LUX Theatre in Banff, ca. 1916. Illustrations depict animal and human figures posed in various ways to spell "LUX".
Date Range
[ca.1916]
Reference Code
LUX / I / C4 / 33
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Drawing
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / I / C : Business, Legal and Financial
Sous-Fonds
LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / I / C4 : Topical files
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / I / C4 / 33
GMD
Drawing
Date Range
[ca.1916]
Physical Description
7 drawings : illustration, ink ; 39.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of hand-drawn sample illustrations produced as potential advertising material or signage for the LUX Theatre in Banff, ca. 1916. Illustrations depict animal and human figures posed in various ways to spell "LUX".
Notes
4 and 6 have ink lines on the back, in addition to a pencil sketch on 6
Subject Access
Advertising
Animals
Businesses
Lux Theatre
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Language
N/A
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1916 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.751
Description
A quick sketch - has a cartoon quality to it - of performers doing their act on stage, with a orchestra playing music in the orchestra pit. Above the performers there are three small drawings referencing activities to do in Banff: near the TLC of drawing is one about the theatre “LUX THEATRE”, in t…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1916 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.0 x 23.3 cm
Description
A quick sketch - has a cartoon quality to it - of performers doing their act on stage, with a orchestra playing music in the orchestra pit. Above the performers there are three small drawings referencing activities to do in Banff: near the TLC of drawing is one about the theatre “LUX THEATRE”, in the middle near the top edge of drawing a boat with people “TO ENJOY BANFF GO ON THE RIVER,” and near the TRC of the drawing a vehicle “BREWSTER TRANSPORT.”
Subject
Lux theatre
Banff
Bow River
Brewster Transport
dancing
ballerina
acrobatics
comedy
actors
acting
music
orchestra
orchestra pit
boat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.751
Images
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