Three Sketches on the North East Shore of Georgian Bay with the La Cloche Mountains in the Distance
Three Sketches on the North East Shore of Georgian Bay with the La Cloche Mountains in the Distance
Three Sketches on the North East Shore of Georgian Bay with the La Cloche Mountains in the Distance
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This is a chalk drawing of a scene on the north east shore of Georgian Bay, with figures, possibly Anishnaabe. The drawing is by Thomas Mower Martin.
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Black, white and beige chalk; pencil
Black, white and beige chalk with the addition of pencil on the right sketch.
Inscribed. Signed. Dated.
Inscription: Inscribed recto, in black ink, l.r.: "TMM."; in pencil, l.r., immediately following previous inscription: "L C1" (?); in brown ink, c.l.: "3"; in black chalk, immediately following previous inscription, c.l.: "L Cl"; in brown ink, l.l.: $4"; on Bushnell Collection label on the frame backing, in black ink, u.r.: "41-72/434"; typewritten, u.r.: "149" / "150"; typewritten, c.: "Thomas Mower Martin, 1838- / Sketches on the northeast shore of Georgian / Bay, Lake Huron. La Cloche Mountains in / the distance." Made before the year 1880.
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Provenance
Collection consists of nine drawings and six watercolours by Thomas Mower Martin (1838-1934); six drawings by George Gibbs (1815-1873); nine watercolours and one oil painting by Paul Kane (1815-1872); six watercolours by Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834); seven watercolours by William Armstrong (1822-1914); six watercolours by George Back (1796-1878); seventeen watercolours by Emile de Girardin (1829-fllg. 1864); as well as twelve watercolour, two drawings and one painting by various and unknown artists. The collection contains a diary of a fishing trip to Hunter Island, Ontario, in September, 1899, including text and 24 cyanotypes, along with one photographic portrait. Also in the collection is a letter dated 17 July 1919, to Bushnell from the dealer John Loomis, enclosing a letter dated 25 July 1860, from the Canadian artist Cornelius Krieghoff to the American traveller, sportsman, artist and author Charles Lanman (1819-1895). The works were acquired as part of Bushnell's interest in Native American history and life.
About This GRASAC Record
Credit the National Archives of Canada. Additional credit line required: David J. Bushnell Collection of Canadiana.
This record was created by Anne de Stecher during an RAship for Prof. Ruth Phillips.
42.3314, -83.0458
The drawing is of the north east of Georgian Bay.