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Date:1867.Reference:Box number: A-143-01Type of material:ArtFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:2833878Date(s):1867.Bilingual equivalent:Place of creation:United StatesExtent:1 watercolour / aquarelle : watercolour, gouache and pen and coloured inks over pencil, with gum arabic and/or varnish on wove paper
Support 29.300 x 24.300 cmLanguage of material:EnglishAdditional name(s):Additional information:General note:Set: "Water Colour Drawings of Indian Life by Alfred J. Miller" (Baltimore, 1867), no. 14.
In 1837 A.J. Miller accompanied Sir William Drummond Stewart to the Rocky Mountains, and painted the scenery along the way and sketches of the natives he encountered. He later produced copies after original drawings and watercolours taken on the trip, including three sets of watercolours. This work is a part of one set of forty-one, which was donated to the Public Archives of Canada in 1946. Each work was laid down, matted and titled by the artist. They date from 1867.Custodial history:The set was purchased by Sir Alexander Hargreaves Brown, Liverpool, England; thence went to Mrs. J. B. Jardine, the donor, whose husband was Brigadier-General J. B. Jardine.Availability of other formats note:Colour transparency availableExhibitions note:Curators: National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 1946.11 - 1947.02., Exhibition title: A.J. Miller. Curators: Peale Museum, Baltimore, Maryland; 1950.01.08 - 1950.02.12., Curators: Rapid Grip and Batten Ltd; 1952.06.25 - 1952.07.27., Exhibition title: Alfred Jacob Miller Exhibition. Curators: Peter H. Hassrick, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, Texas; 1972.01.27 - 1972.04.15., Exhibition title: A.J. Miller. Curators: Michael Bell, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ontario; 1973.12.06 - 1974.01.15., Exhibition title: Indians of the Plains, the Watercolours ofA.J. Miller. Curators: Bruce B. Eldredge, Frederic REmington Art Museum, Ogdensburg, New York; 1983.06.03 - 1983.09.11. Further venue: Rockwell Museum, Corning, New York; 1983.09.26 - 1983.11.28., Exhibition Title: Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller. Curator: Lisa Strong, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, Texas; 2008.09.20 - 2009.01.11
Further Venue: Joslyn Museum of Art, Omaha, Nebraska; 2009.02.07 - 2009.05.10Signatures and inscriptions note:Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription, recto l.c.: AJ Miller (AJM in monogram); mat l.l.: No. 14./A Reconnoitre.Related material:See: Archives Canada Microfiches Series: Microfiche 1, 1975-1976, Alfred Jacob Miller, c. 1976, Public Archvies of Canada.Subject heading:Source:PrivateOther accession no.:1946-121 PIC
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Physical access restricted: see art archivist for further information. Item available in colour microfiche format.Box [1946-121] A-143-01[Consultation Open]Copy negative [1946-121] C-000414[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1946-121-1 Gift of Mrs. J.B. Jardine
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