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[Bookplate by William Walker Alexander]
[Bookplate by William Walker Alexander]
Title[Bookplate by William Walker Alexander]
CreatorAlexander, William Walker
Date Created1912
Sort Date1912
DescriptionBlack ink on cream paper. Depiction of a sloped road, an inn, and Brock's Monument, a 56-metre column dedicated to Major General Sir Isaac Brock, a Canadian war hero from the War of 1812.
Extent1 bookplate : lithography ; 12.3 x 15.1 cm
SubjectDirt roads ; Monuments
Subject - GeographicQueenston (Ont.)
Personal NamesAlexander, William Walker
GenrePrints
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
LanguageEnglish
NotesWilliam Walker Alexander was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1869. He was an illustrator, printmaker, etcher, and bookplate maker. He studied in the atelier of George A. Reid and attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia under Thomas Eakins. He was a founding member of the Art Student's League of Toronto
References:
1) Burnaby Art Gallery (n.d.). Art Gallery Collection. Retrieved from https://collections.burnabyartgallery.ca/gallery?q=creator_txt:%22Alexander, %20William%20Walker%22&p=1&ps=18
Access IdentifierBP MUR CAN P A4499a
Digital IdentifierBP_MUR_CAN_P_A4499a
Is Part OfRBSC Bookplates
SourceOriginal Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Howard Binder. BP MUR CAN P A4499a
Date Available2019-04-23
Publisher - DigitalVancouver : University of British Columbia Library
RightsImages provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
TranscriptOLD FERRY ROAD AND MONUMENT INN, QUEENSTON. GENL. BROCK'S MONUMENT ON THE HEIGHTS. Reproduced from etching by W. W. Alexander
DOI1.0378496
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