Negative, Glass Plate
Dartmouth Heritage Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | Negative, Glass Plate |
| Artiste ou artisan : | Artist - Craig, George H. |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Graphic Documents |
| Matériaux : | Glass, gelatin |
| Numéro d'accession : | 1994.055.182 |
| Autres données géographiques : | [44.702814554598,-63.617513179779] |
| Date de début de production : | 1890-01-01 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1890-12-31 |
| Description : | Torpedo Boat, Bedford Basin, George Craig photograph, 1890 |
| Commentaires : | George Henry Craig was a versatile businessman and artist who built a reputation as an accomplished photographer, artist, musician, horticulturalist, landscape gardener, barber, writer, fireman, and punster. Craig was born on January 2nd, 1854 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He began work at the Dartmouth Ropeworks Factory as a ropespinner in 1871 while training to be a barber at night. In 1875, Craig opened George H. Craig Hair Dressing Parlors on Water Street (known today as Alderney Drive). In addition to barber services, the business included a cigar store and photography studio as well as Turkish baths in the basement featuring four-foot deep tubs for patrons. The business expanded in 1881 when Craig built the Ideal Oyster Saloon, a two-storey establishment built next door to the barbershop that housed bowling alleys and billiard tables. Craig was instrumental in preserving Dartmouth history in his paintings and photographs, which depict landscapes and individuals of Dartmouth and the surrounding areas. Perhaps his most ambitious work was an historical painting entitled Expulsion of the Acadians, which depicted the forced removal of the Acadian community from Grand Pré. Nova Scotia. The work, which was composed on a 9-foot wide and 4-foot high canvas and featured 500 figures, required 5 years of research and another 5 years to paint. It was completed in 1893 and debuted at the Chicagos Worlds Fair. Fascinated with the colonial history of Massachusetts, Craig and his wife Charlotte Tufts, along with their 3 daughters and 4 sons, relocated to Medford, Massachusetts in 1894 before settling in North Easton, Massachusetts in 1897 where Craig worked as a landscaper and superintendent of Governor William H. Ames estate. Craig died on September 7th, 1923. |
| Fonctions : | George Henry Craig was a versatile businessman and artist who built a reputation as an accomplished photographer, artist, musician, horticulturalist, landscape gardener, barber, writer, fireman, and punster. Craig was born on January 2nd, 1854 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He began work at the Dartmouth Ropeworks Factory as a ropespinner in 1871 while training to be a barber at night. In 1875, Craig opened George H. Craig Hair Dressing Parlors on Water Street (known today as Alderney Drive). In addition to barber services, the business included a cigar store and photography studio as well as Turkish baths in the basement featuring four-foot deep tubs for patrons. The business expanded in 1881 when Craig built the Ideal Oyster Saloon, a two-storey establishment built next door to the barbershop that housed bowling alleys and billiard tables. Craig was instrumental in preserving Dartmouth history in his paintings and photographs, which depict landscapes and individuals of Dartmouth and the surrounding areas. Perhaps his most ambitious work was an historical painting entitled Expulsion of the Acadians, which depicted the forced removal of the Acadian community from Grand Pré. Nova Scotia. The work, which was composed on a 9-foot wide and 4-foot high canvas and featured 500 figures, required 5 years of research and another 5 years to paint. It was completed in 1893 and debuted at the Chicagos Worlds Fair. Fascinated with the colonial history of Massachusetts, Craig and his wife Charlotte Tufts, along with their 3 daughters and 4 sons, relocated to Medford, Massachusetts in 1894 before settling in North Easton, Massachusetts in 1897 where Craig worked as a landscaper and superintendent of Governor William H. Ames estate. Craig died on September 7th, 1923. |
| Longueur : | 20.3cm |
| Largeur : | 12.8cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Dartmouth |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |
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