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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
107.02.0023
Description
Hooked rug picture of a navy blue, green and orange sailboat riding a white wave, manned by two people. Sails, 30 x 12.5 cm are white outlined in light blue, masts and ropes are beige, water is royal blue. Horizon is a straight line designated by a 4.5 cm. wide light blue strip to represent backgr…
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Title
Hooked Picture
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
fibre
Dimensions
46.5 x 57 cm
Description
Hooked rug picture of a navy blue, green and orange sailboat riding a white wave, manned by two people. Sails, 30 x 12.5 cm are white outlined in light blue, masts and ropes are beige, water is royal blue. Horizon is a straight line designated by a 4.5 cm. wide light blue strip to represent background haze, sky is a very light purple with yellow, pink and a darker purple lined to represent clouds. Picture is framed by a 3 cm. dark brown border. Picture is stitched on burlap, stitching is synthetic nylon like material hooked in very narrow straight rows. Marks: on red and white manufacturer's label in right hand corner of wrong side "GRENFELL LABRADOR INDUSTRIES Handmade in CANADIAN LABRADOR".
Subject
households
decorative
sports
boating
Grenfell Labrador Industries
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0023
Images
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Stony Rapid, Athabasca River

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlae.05.12
Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1955
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.12
Description
General colour: green. Four men are rowing while one poles a long barge up from the bottom left through turbulent water. Another boat moves across to the left on the right side near the trees which cut the picture horizontally in half. Above the trees is sky.signed lr: “E.C.W.Lamarque 1955”
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Stony Rapid, Athabasca River
Date
1955
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
42.2 x 52.4 cm
Description
General colour: green. Four men are rowing while one poles a long barge up from the bottom left through turbulent water. Another boat moves across to the left on the right side near the trees which cut the picture horizontally in half. Above the trees is sky.signed lr: “E.C.W.Lamarque 1955”
Subject
landscape
river
boating
group, males
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.12
Images
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"Light and Shadow' by W.R. Macaskill

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Black and white large framed print, titled 'Light and Shadow', of 2 sailing ships by photographer W.R. Macaskill; signed copy (no date)
Date Range
[ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 4 / PC - 6 O.S.
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M300 / V500 / S20
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / III / D / 4 : Personal and Family Photography
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 4 / PC - 6 O.S.
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1920 - ca. 1940]
Physical Description
1 Framed Photograph: print; b&w
History / Biographical
W.R. Macaskill (1886 - 1956) was a Canadian photographer from Nova Scotia, famous for his images of schooners and other ships in the coastal Maritimes region of Canada. Macaskill was especially well known for his photographs of the Bluenose schooner.
Scope & Content
Black and white large framed print, titled 'Light and Shadow', of 2 sailing ships by photographer W.R. Macaskill; signed copy (no date)
Name Access
Macaskill, W. R.
Subject Access
Boating
Ship
Photography
Sailing
Geographic Access
Canada
Nova Scotia
Access Restrictions
This item is not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of its identified owner(s).
Reproduction Restrictions
This item is not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of its identified owner(s).
Language
English
Conservation
Item must be stored flat to prevent strain on the frame.
Creator
W.R. Macaskill
Biographical Source Notes
https://novascotia.ca/archives/macaskill/essay.asp?Language=English
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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