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Red River Jig
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Record information Red River Jig
Date:ca. 1931.Reference:Box number: A159-01Type of material:ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:2876995Date(s):ca. 1931.Bilingual equivalent:Place of creation:CanadaPublisher:W.J. Phillips,Extent:1 print : woodcut on wove paper ; 11.5 x 8.0 cm.
Support 16.900 x 12.200 cm
Image 11.500 x 8.000 cmLanguage of material:EnglishAdditional name(s):Additional information:General note:Set: Red River and Fort Garry Wood-Cuts (Published by W.J. Phillips).
This print is part of a series designed to illustrate the poem Dreams of Fort Garry by Robert Watson. This image reveals the artist's own romantic fascination with stock elements of Métis culture: the farm, the mode of dress, the Red River cart, fiddling and jigging.Signatures and inscriptions note:Inscribed. Signed., Inscription: in pencil, recto l.l. of the matte: RED RIVER JIG; in pencil, recto l.r.: WJ Phillips.Subject heading:Source:PrivateOther accession no.:1934-023 PIC -
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To be viewed with the assistance of an art archivist.Box [1934-023] A159-01[Consultation Open]Copy negative [1934-023] C-110879[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Credit: Walter J. Phillips, Library and Archives Canada, acc. no. 1934-23, e010835251
Copyright: Expired.
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