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Escape The Teeming World

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Artist
John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
TuJ.03.11
Description
Line drawing consisting of two separate drawings separated by a crease and a wavy line. At left, drawing similar to TuJ.03.10 (Lonesome Pine Cabins) with one cabin at centre. Below “LONESOME PINE CABINS RATES UNREASONABLE EVEN IF WE HAVE THEM FREE, IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH” is written in block letters …
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Artist
John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian)
Title
Escape The Teeming World
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
31.5 x 57.0 cm
Description
Line drawing consisting of two separate drawings separated by a crease and a wavy line. At left, drawing similar to TuJ.03.10 (Lonesome Pine Cabins) with one cabin at centre. Below “LONESOME PINE CABINS RATES UNREASONABLE EVEN IF WE HAVE THEM FREE, IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH” is written in block letters in pencil. At right is streetscape of an intersection full of people on foot, horseback, and in cars. Building signs include “SKILINE TOURS”, “INDIAN CURIOS,” “MT. ROYAL HOTEL,” “ESSO”, “GARAGE”. Mountains can be seen in the background. Above “ESCAPE THE TEEMING WORLD! COME TO THIS QUIET MOUNTAIN RESORT FOR YOUR HOLIDAYS” is written in block letters in pencil.
Subject
tourism
cabins
banff
Credit
Gift of John Davenall Turner (Estate), 2020
Catalogue Number
TuJ.03.11
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Let’s Go Over To The Dump And See The Tourists

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Artist
John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink; watercolour on board
Catalogue Number
TuJ.03.12
Description
Ink drawing of two bears, one standing and one reclining against a tree. Mountains in the background. In pencil below is “LET’S GO OVER TO THE DUMP AND SEE THE TOURISTS”. JD TURNER bottom right corner.
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Artist
John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian)
Title
Let’s Go Over To The Dump And See The Tourists
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink; watercolour on board
Dimensions
25.0 x 31.5 cm
Description
Ink drawing of two bears, one standing and one reclining against a tree. Mountains in the background. In pencil below is “LET’S GO OVER TO THE DUMP AND SEE THE TOURISTS”. JD TURNER bottom right corner.
Subject
bears
tourism
Credit
Gift of John Davenall Turner (Estate), 2020
Catalogue Number
TuJ.03.12
Images
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Artist
John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
TuJ.03.14
Description
A line of 8 people standing with their backs to the viewer against a rail. A sign that says “VIEW POINT” is at left pointing towards the centre of the painting. In the foreground the ground is littered with trash. Mountains in the background. “SCENIC GRANDEUR” is written in block letters below and …
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Artist
John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian)
Title
Scenic Grandeur
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
50.0 x 64.0 cm
Description
A line of 8 people standing with their backs to the viewer against a rail. A sign that says “VIEW POINT” is at left pointing towards the centre of the painting. In the foreground the ground is littered with trash. Mountains in the background. “SCENIC GRANDEUR” is written in block letters below and again in pen at bottom edge. JD Turner signed at bottom right.
Subject
tourism
mountains
Credit
Gift of John Davenall Turner (Estate), 2020
Catalogue Number
TuJ.03.14
Images
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Untitled [Bears in Campsite]

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Artist
John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
TuJ.03.13
Description
Tent in centre with two brown bears at right. One bear has his head inside the tent through a flap. At left, a man in yellow pajamas and a woman in a nightgown are leaping out of the tent. Trees and dark sky behind.
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Artist
John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Bears in Campsite]
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
50.0 x 64.0 cm
Description
Tent in centre with two brown bears at right. One bear has his head inside the tent through a flap. At left, a man in yellow pajamas and a woman in a nightgown are leaping out of the tent. Trees and dark sky behind.
Subject
camping
tourism
bears
Credit
Gift of John Davenall Turner (Estate), 2020
Catalogue Number
TuJ.03.13
Images
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