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[Bookplate for National Gallery of Canada Library by Alfred H. Howard] Howard, Alfred H. 1914

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Title [Bookplate for National Gallery of Canada Library by Alfred H. Howard]
Creator Howard, Alfred H.
Date Created 1914
Description Burgundy 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.
Extent 1 bookplate : relief printing ; 9.4 x 13.1 cm
Subject Allegories
Books
Children
Geographic Location Canada
Person Or Corporation National Gallery of Canada. Library
Genre Prints
Type Still Image
FileFormat image/jpeg
Language Latin
Notes Founded 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
Identifier BP MUR CAN I N385
BP_MUR_CAN_I_N385
Collection RBSC Bookplates
Source Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR CAN I N385
Date Available 2010
Provider Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights Images 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
DOI 10.14288/1.0215608
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EX LIBRIS PAINTING DRAWING SCULPTURE THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA OTTAWA

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