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Thelma Manary (1913-1984) was an Edmonton-based artist known for her miniature etchings and large semi-abstract landscapes (working in oil, watercolour, and mixed media). She was a member of the Edmonton Art Club, the Alberta Society of Artists, and was an associated member of the Society of Canadian Printers-Etchers and Engravers. She served on the board of the Edmonton Art Club, and worked at the Edmonton Art Gallery for many years.
Manary had a particular interest in trees, especially the barrenness of winter trees. This painting was submitted to the Edmonton Art Club show in 1961, and was featured on the cover of the catalogue for that year.

Robert Wesley Hedley (1871-1965) was born in Ontario and taught at a rural school before earning a high school teacher’s certificate in mathematics. He moved to Edmonton in 1912, where he became the art supervisor of public schools. In 1922 he developed the art course for Alberta high schools and taught art in summer sessions at the University of Alberta. He was hired as a mathematics and art teacher at the Edmonton Normal School in 1929, and retired in 1937. He continued working in the arts, and became Director of the Edmonton Museum of Art in 1943. He was also the art critic for the Edmonton Journal for many years.

Robert Wesley Hedley (1871-1965) was born in Ontario and taught at a rural school before earning a high school teacher’s certificate in mathematics. He moved to Edmonton in 1912, where he became the art supervisor of public schools. In 1922 he developed the art course for Alberta high schools and taught art in summer sessions at the University of Alberta. He was hired as a mathematics and art teacher at the Edmonton Normal School in 1929, and retired in 1937. He continued working in the arts, and became Director of the Edmonton Museum of Art in 1943. He was also the art critic for the Edmonton Journal for many years.

This photograph was purchased as a reproduction from the City of Edmonton Archives in the 1990s by Marvelyn Albert. She hand tinted the print and donated it back to the Archives. It was retained as an example of the hand-tinting process.

This work, created by Alexander Fraser, previously hung in the Mayor’s Office, before being transferred to the City of Edmonton Archives in 1983. Alexander Fraser (1827-1899), also known as Alexander Fraser the Younger, was a Scottish landscape painter.

This is an architectural rendering of Centennial Plaza, located south of the Stanley Milner Library. It was done by Dale Lewis, a graphic designer for the Planning and Building Department.

George Brindley (1913-1974) joined the Edmonton Art Club in 1942. He submitted a number of oil paintings to club exhibitions between 1949 and 1953, and was a member of the club’s Executive Committee.

This work was painted by John McCullson. While nothing is currently known about the artist, the work depicts the salvage effort of the Gerona of Dundee, Scotland. The ship was stranded October 27, 1892 within 30 yards of land at Skisa Head, Caithness, Scotland. It was bound for Montreal with 1,100 tons of general cargo, a crew of 36 and 12 passengers. It is believed that this painting reflects the experience of some Western Europeans who emigrated to Edmonton at the turn of the twentieth century, and it may have an as-yet-undiscovered connection with other records in the collection at the City of Edmonton Archives

Ruth Gaynor Haley joined the Edmonton Art Club in 1942, and participated in numerous Art Club exhibitions between 1942 and 1954. A member of the Alberta Society of Artists, Ruth Haley worked in numerous artistic media, including oil, watercolour, egg tempera, and casein. She passed away April 12, 1959 and was buried at Westlawn Cemetery.

This work was painted by Agnes Teviotdale. Agnes Teviotdale was born in Strathcona to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilson in 1893. She was a member of the first graduating class at the U of A in 1912. She worked for EPSB until 1918, then went to England where she worked as a nurses aid with the Voluntary Aid Division, returning to Edmonton in 1919, where she worked as secretary to the Dean of Arts at U of A. In 1922 she married David Teviotdale. At some point they moved to California, but when David died in 1940 she returned to Edmonton with her two children. She worked with others to create the Historical Map of South Edmonton (EAM-29). She wrote a book on her father in 1972 called “Vast Prospects and Splendid Songs: Harry Wilson Strathcona Pioneer of 1892” (920 TEV). She died in 1977.