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Man and woman sitting in winter suits [graphic material]

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Item

Date:

[between 1901-1904].

Reference:

R12671-16-4-E, Volume number: 1

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3828852

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A.A. Chesterfield fonds

Man and woman sitting in winter suits
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Date(s):

[between 1901-1904].

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

1 photograph : vintage silver gelatin print; 11.6 x 9.2 cm.
Image 11.600 x 9.200 cm

Language of material:

English

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Item consists of a vintage silver gelatin print showing a man and a woman sitting side by side in winter suits on a box covered with a piece of fur, and against a plain white backdrop. Such approach highlights the details of their clothing, while the neutral backdrop prevents them from being as closely identified with the location of the post at Great Whale and Fort George as their Cree counterparts are.

Provenance:

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Waddington's Auctioneers & Appraisers, Toronto

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Photographer: Chesterfield, A. A., 1877-1959

Biography/Administrative history:

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Chesterfield, A. A., 1877-1959 : A.A. Chesterfield was born in Kent, England in 1877. He was orphaned at 12 and then sent by his grandmother to live with his Aunt and Uncle in Quebec, he left behind a brother and a sister. After his completion of high school he left his Aunt and Uncle in 1895 to work as an apprentice clerk and fur trader with the Hudson's Bay Company. Over the next few years he worked at posts in both Rigolet on the Labrador coast, in Great Whale River, and at Fort George. There he took great interest in studying the Inuit and Cree peoples of the land, documenting their ways of life with great sympathy, he also wrote several articles on his observations. In 1905 Chesterfield moved back to Montreal where he soon found himself the co-owner of a press photography company with E. Bruce McLaren on Bluery Street. He developed an interest in documenting what he saw as typical Canadian behavior, which meant everything from fishing to maple sap tapping to winter scenes. Unfortunately a fire broke out in their studio, and most of Chesterfield's equipment and negatives were destroyed. Chesterfield then gave up photography and tried his hand at journalism. He published several articles before he retired.

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General note:

Consult William C. James "A Fur Trader's Photographs: A.A. Chesterfield in the District of Ungava 1901-4" (McGill-Queens 1985) and "A.A. Chesterfield - Ungava Portraits - Gens de l'Ungava 1902-04" (Queen's University) for more information on the photographer and these images.

Custodial history:

Acquired directly from Waddington's Auctioneers and Appraisers in 2007.

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition title: Early Exploration Photographs in Canada. Curator: Andrea Kunard, National Gallery of Canada. Exhibition by Library and Archives Canada in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa. Ontario ; 2013.05.24-2013.09.29
Memorandum of Understanding between Library and Archives Canada and the National Gallery of Canada; 2013-2015

Subject heading:

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Portraits

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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2008-00628-X
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]
To be viewed with the assistance of the Portrait Gallery of Canada.

Volume [R12671]

[Consultation 90 Open]

1 Item no. assigned by LAC 16

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright: Expired
Credit: Library and Archives Canada / e008299875
Restrictions on use: None

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Date modified:: 2024-07-04