Heavy accretion of dust on image and frame. Bulging of surface in TR area of painting (probably from the pressure from the back). Three tears in canvas: 24.5cm to 32cm TR X 30cm to 34.5 cm R; 33cm to 35.5cm RM; and 35cm R X 35cm B (2cm in diameter). M
Don LeQuesne, Assistant Professor of Art and Art Education at Brandon College 1962-1965, came here from the Toronto area where he had been Supervisor of Art in the Pickering school system for several years and had taught Art Methods in the Summer School for Teachers at the Ontario College of Education. His parents came to Canada from the Channel Islands. Don grew up at a number of places in Quebec. He obtained the BFA degree from Mount Allison University. This picture was painted while he was on study leave at the University of Georgia in the first half of 1964. (1969 inventory)
Mrs. Busch is a long-time resident of Shellmouth, Manitoba, where her husband operated a general store for many years (shown in the painting). They live (1965) above the former store. (1969 inventory)