Joe Plaskett was born in 1918 in Westminster, B.C. He studied at the Vancouver School of Art with Hans Hoffman and was Director for the Winnipeg School of Art. He also taught at Vancouver School of Art. (1969 inventory)
Mrs. Pennington was born in Saskatoon, attending school in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and finally Winnipeg. She lived for 17 years in Shellmouth, Manitoba before moving to Oak Lake where she now resides. Her artistic interest later turned towards small wild animals (1983 inventory)
Valorie Kidd, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H.V. Kidd, Brandon, began art lessons with I.K. Eyre when she was still in Earl Oxford School. After establishment of the Allied Arts Centre she continued instruction with Andre Forrer, Reinhard Strub and Steve Repa. Valorie entered BU in 1962 and attended Banff School of Fine Arts that summer. In the summer of 1964 she attended the Doon School of Fine Art near Kitchener, Ont., where she won a scholarship to return the following year. (BU Art Catalogue, 1983).
Dimensions
36 X 53 cm
Size Overall
60.5 X 77.5 cm
Medium
watercolor
Condition
Minor cockling of corners. Frame has minor scratches and dents.
Yellow stain in TR corner of mat. Light yellow discoloration running down the complete left edge of the picture, alongside the mat edge. Very light discoloration (apparent graphite mark) along top horizontal register.
Accretion marks in BM and BR corner. Black transfer marks in areas RM, LM and TL. Color transfer mark to area LM, although it may be inherent to picture.
Rae Tapley majored in English at Brandon University. She took art lessons at Winnipeg auditorium and continued at the Brandon Allied Arts Centre. She also studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts. (BU Art Catalogue, 1983)
Dimensions
28 X 41 cm
Size Overall
59 X 70.5 cm
Medium
felt pen
Condition
Cockling of surface. Brown accretion marks in various places. Frame has multiple marks on top, bottom and left arms.
Primary Support
paper
Secondary Support
mat, plexiglass, backing board; frame - wood and canvas
Daphne Odjig was born on the Wikwemikong Reserve, Manitoulin Island and now lives on the Koostatak Reserve in Northern Manitoba. Her talent was recognized and encouraged early by her father and grandfather. While in B.C., she joined the B.C. Federation of Artists. She enjoys portraying legends and folklore of her people in ink, pastels and acrylic. (Art catalogue, 1983)
Dimensions
39.5 X 49.5 cm
Size Overall
41.5 X 51.5 cm
Medium
pen and ink
Condition
Heavy cockling of surface, especially on left side.
There are creases along the right side. A piece of the surface of the paper is peeled off along the top edge. Also, there are various smudges all over, including multiple pencil marks in the bottom horizontal register, which are most likely not inherent