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[Bookplate for National Gallery of Canada Library by Alfred H. Howard]
[Bookplate for National Gallery of Canada Library by Alfred H. Howard]
Title[Bookplate for National Gallery of Canada Library by Alfred H. Howard]
CreatorHoward, Alfred H.
Date Created1914
Sort Date1914
DescriptionBurgundy ink on cream paper. Three young boys respectively engaged in painting, drawing and sculpting are enclosed by a large circle, at the center of which lies an open book. The entire bookplate is surrounded by a multi-layered border. The artist's remarque is in the lower right hand corner of the border.
Extent1 bookplate : relief printing ; 9.4 x 13.1 cm
SubjectAllegories ; Books ; Children
Subject - GeographicCanada
Personal NamesNational Gallery of Canada. Library
GenrePrints
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
LanguageLatin
NotesFounded in 1880, it wasn't until 1914 that the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa commissioned a bookplate from Alfred H. Howard (1854-1916), for their art library. Born in Liverpool, Howard established himself in Toronto in 1876 where he specialized in armorial designs. He was elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy 1881 and was influential on fellow artist J. E. H. MacDonald despite never having attended art school. Another version of this bookplate exists. It is identical in design except, it is enclosed by an additional decorative frame featuring a pair of estucheons, oak leaves and acorns, maple leaves, irises, abstract vegetation, a crown (between lion and unicorn), and a beaver. It is not clear whether the version depicted here was created contemporaneously to this original design or reproduced at a later date. An example of both versions may be found in the Phillippe Masson Ex Libris Collection at McGill University. That collection also contains Howard's own self-designed ex libris which consists of young boy painting within a circular frame. It is highly reminiscent of the top image of the boy painting in the National Gallery of Canada's bookplate.
References:
1) Gallery History (n. d.) National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved March 26 2010 from http://www.gallery.ca/english/2143.htm
2) National Gallery of Canada - Library History. Accessed on 07 April 2010 at http://www.gallery.ca/english/288.htm Stacey, Robert (1997).
3) Canadian Bookplates. Subway Books: Toronto
Access IdentifierBP MUR CAN I N385
Digital IdentifierBP_MUR_CAN_I_N385
Is Part OfRBSC Bookplates
SourceOriginal Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR CAN I N385
Date Available2010
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
TranscriptEX LIBRIS PAINTING DRAWING SCULPTURE THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA OTTAWA
DOI1.0215608
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