Richard Halliday was born in Vancouver, B.C. in 1939. He studied in Vancouver School of Art with Ray Kiyooka and Jack Shadbolt. Further studies in Mexico. Halliday acted as a director of the Brandon Allied Arts Centre in 1964. He held exhibitions in Brandon and Winnipeg. (1996 inventory)
Dimensions
c.185 X 170 cm
Size Overall
c.187 X 172 cm
Medium
acrylic
Condition
Tear in middle area of image - 49 to 58.5 cm from the bottom. Two long scratches in BL area of painting. Surface is also very dusty.
Primary Support
canvas
Secondary Support
frame - wood
Inscriptions
Two pencil inscriptions ("Art"; "WH") in lower R area of image; another inscription ("S.P.") in the R corner.
Ena Skafel has studied in Brandon and at the Banff School of Fine Arts under W.J. Phillips, W.G. Clyde, and W. Townsend. She has exhibited at the Brandon Allied Arts Center, the Brandon Library (sponsored by the Brandon Council of Women), Banff School of Fine Arts, Banff Traveling Exhibition, Canadian National Exhibition, Manitoba Society of Artists and at the Galerie Loujetsky, The Hague, Holland. (BU Art Catalogue, 1983).
Dimensions
54 X 69 cm
Size Overall
68.5 X 84 cm
Medium
oil
Condition
Paint loss in area TR 10cm X R 22cm, c.. 0.5cm in diameter. Grungy accretion stains in TL and middle of image. Paint cracks in middle and TM of image, which could be result of blow or pressure from the back of canvas.
Primary Support
canvas
Secondary Support
no backing board; frame - wood and plaster with gild
Inscriptions
Inscription: Presented to Brandon College by Mr. and Mrs. E. Fotheringham, October 1958.
