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- 1832-1927
The fonds consists of papers, sketches, drawings, and photographs associated with William Bruce and his son William Blair Bruce. Series one is William Bruce and series two is William Blair Bruce.
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The fonds consists of papers, sketches, drawings, and photographs associated with William Bruce and his son William Blair Bruce. Series one is William Bruce and series two is William Blair Bruce.
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The Grand River near Brantford
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Part of Bruce Family fonds
The image on the left is titled by the artist “Original sketch in burnt umber on the Marsh” (presumably the Dundas Marsh) and is dated 1883. The image on the right is titled “Original sketch on the St. Lawrence near Brockville in Indigo” dated 1882.
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The left image is titled by artist “Original sketch in Indian Red” dated 1883 and the image on the right is titled “Original sketch in Hookers Green.”
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Presumably, Burlington Beach Canal
Pencil sketch of Island at the Beach
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Two water colour scenes of boat in water
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The one on the left is titled by the artist “Original sketch in Lamp Black of Burlington Bay” and has an artist note “time 15 minutes” and the image on the right is titled “Original sketch in Bistre, Burlington Bay” and is dated 1883.
Two pencil sketches taken from the beach looking west
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Upper half is of trees and water; lower half is a landscape scene. Dated August 5, 1884.
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Written by William Blair Bruce around 1886 proposing an art union.
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Letter written by William Blair Bruce on Sept 30, 1886 about paying visitors to support an art union.
Copy of Mutual Will and Testament
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Translated copy of Mutual Will and Testament of William Blair Bruce and his wife Carolina Maria Bruce, nee Benedicks. Written December 10, 1888.
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Letter written by William Blair Bruce to his mother and father on December 12, 1897 concerning news of the day. Transcription copy with original.
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Letter together with envelope from Carl Benedicks to Bell Bruce Walkden (sister of Blair Bruce) August 5, 1937
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Letter together with envelope from Carl Benedicks to Bell Bruce Walkden dated Sept 27, 1951
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Letter from the Art Gallery of Hamilton to Bell Bruce Walkden December 12, 1953 inviting her to the opening of the new gallery.
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Programme for the unveiling of the Blair Bruce Memorial Plaque, Monday August 10 (probably 1964).
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Photocopied letter from Richard Apted to Miss Farmer regarding the proposed plaque for William Bruce Memorial. Dated April 23, 1964.
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Pencil and pen sketch of a framed border
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Pencil and pen sketch of a framed border with a dragon at the top left-hand corner, branches and leaves extending all the way around. On the back is written “address.”
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Leaves and branches up right side, butterfly on the lower left side, caterpillar on the lower right side, leaves in between.
Straight line border with small curves inward
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Straight line border with small curves inward, two in the middle of the border line and one at the bottom margin. Line curves outward at top with swirls of blue leaves and two red flowers on either side. Two gold semi-circles on the inside at th...
Simple border of straight lines
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Blue flowers with spray of leaves arranged only at the corners. Pencil sketch of leaves appears inside frame work at bottom.
Decorated versal capitals T, B, H, M, R and N
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Untitled, South Shore Hamilton Harbour
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Proverb “Be clothed with humility”
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Photocopy of a handwritten letter
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“To the Reporter of the Mail & Empire…” dated January 29, 1926. May have been written by William Bruce, Blair Bruce’s father.
Untitled pencil sketch of trees and a house
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The reverse side has incomplete markings
Yacht Race Between the Surprise and the Ida
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Sketch signed W.B. Bruce
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Students in art school class. Fred H. Sharp photographer stamped on the back
Untitled sketch of a house with trees in the front
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Photographic copies of Paintings
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Reverse is a pencil sketch
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Forested area with a house in the lower right corner.
Untitled pencil outline of female body
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Untitled painting of a hand or hands
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Deep rich coloured border of triangle shapes
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Deep rich coloured border of triangle shapes along the sides and rectangular shapes along the top and bottom. Blue triangles inner top margin, pink triangles inner bottom margin. A single flower in each shape along the outside margins.
Arrangement of gold leaves with pink
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Arrangement of gold leaves with pink and a combination of blue and white flowers surrounding an open concept top with a three-sided frame done in two lines of blue. Writing in pencil appears on back: copied from memory from a calendar at Clerey Mu...
An address to the Reverend Horatio Brevis
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From St. Paul's Church, Hamilton. Formal italic hand.
Gold framed outline border of colourful leaves
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Pencil sketch border of leaves and flowers
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A poem inscribed to Mrs. W. Bruce
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The letters of which are made to look like the bark of a tree. Poem written by John Glasgow, 1880. Decorated with flowers and scroll work. Formal italic hand.
List of paintings offered for sale
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List of paintings offered for sale at Merritt Mallorys Art Gallery, 66 Grenville St.
A photocopied, unsigned anecdote about Blair Bruce
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Untitled sketch of a person possibly kneeling
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Written on the top right of the sketch is “Sketch by Blair Bruce”. The reverse has another sketch of a woman.
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Students in art school class. Fred H. Sharp photographer stamped on the back
Untitled painting sketch of a house surrounded by trees
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Untitled sketch of a woman leaning against an object
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Untitled watercolour sketch of a marshy area
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Untitled sketch of a horse’s face
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Untitled sketch of a house by water
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Untitled pencil sketch with a note in the middle
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The top of the sketch reads “Sketches by Blair Bruce”.
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Arrangement of gold leaves with blue and red flowers
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Arrangement of gold leaves with blue and red flowers worked sparingly through-out surrounding an inner framework of two blue lines along the sides, blue line along bottom and gold along the top.
Pencil sketch border of leaves and flowers
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Pencil sketch border of leaves and flowers across top of page going down the left side and across the bottom.
Mr. Bruce's advertisement sign
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Has a border of leaves, and a tree-bark design with birds in the background. Roman style.
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A single gold line along outside of framework on top and bottom, with white imprints of flower, branches, leaves and butterflies worked throughout a gold frame.
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Along top: pink flowers, along left side: gold flowers, right side: gold flowers, bottom: blue flowers.
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Written to his son William Blair Bruce in Gothic lettering.
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Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings
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A photocopy of a typed article
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“A Hamiltonian’s Visit to the New Art Gallery of Toronto.”
A photocopied, handwritten extract from le journal des Arts
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Photographer bottom right may read “Thompson Photo.”
Biographical papers about William Blair Bruce
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A photocopy of a handwritten article
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Text of Blair Bruce Memorial Plate
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Two images of the Battle of Stoney Creek
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Written in the lower right corner “Preliminary sketches by W. Blair Bruce for the Battle of Stoney Creek before he went to study in Paris and on that account he never finished the picture after designing it. W Bruce”
Untitled sketch of a person’s face and a clenched hand
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Part of Bruce Family fonds
Untitled sketch of 5 miniature drawings
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Untitled sketch of a horse’s body
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This may be a preliminary sketch for the oil painting entitled “Time Passes” painted around 1883-1884.
Untitled sketch of the body of a horse and a duck
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The central stem appears to be the seed pod which form after flowering. It is framed by a poppy flower on either side.
Marine sketch of Burlington Beach canal with the old wooden lighthouse
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