- Fonds
- 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.
Untitled sketch of the body of a horse and a duck
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Reverse is a pencil sketch
Untitled pencil sketch of a woman’s face
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Untitled pencil sketch with a note in the middle
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The top of the sketch reads “Sketches by Blair Bruce”.
Untitled pencil outline of female body
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Untitled pencil sketches of 5 miniature drawings
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Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
This may be a preliminary sketch for the oil painting entitled “Time Passes” painted around 1883-1884.
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Untitled pencil sketch of the body of a horse
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Untitled sketch of 5 miniature drawings
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Untitled sketch of a horse’s body
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Untitled sketch of a horse’s face
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Untitled painting of a hand or hands
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Untitled watercolour sketch of a flower
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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 woman leaning against an object
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Forested area with a house in the lower right corner.
Untitled sketch of a person standing in front of a gate
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Part of Bruce Family fonds
Untitled watercolour sketch of a marshy area
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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.
Untitled sketch of a house with trees in the front
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Untitled pencil sketch of trees and a house
Part of Bruce Family fonds
The reverse side has incomplete markings
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Untitled sketch of a person’s face and a clenched hand
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Untitled painting sketch of a house surrounded by trees
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Part of Bruce Family fonds
Yacht Race Between the Surprise and the Ida
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Sketch signed W.B. Bruce
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Untitled sketch of a house by water
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Part of Bruce Family fonds
Photographic copies of Paintings
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Unidentified photo of two men and a child
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The back says “Lloyd Charlie” and “Gates at Dundurn.”
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Photographer bottom right may read “Thompson Photo.”
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Students in art school class. Fred H. Sharp photographer stamped on the back
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Students in art school class. Fred H. Sharp photographer stamped on the back
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Students in art school class (Hamilton Art School) located on the second floor above the Hamilton Public Library which occupied those rooms from January 1890 to September 1909. Fred H. Sharp photographer stamped on the back.
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Biographical papers about William Blair Bruce
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Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
A photocopied, handwritten extract from le journal des Arts
Part of Bruce Family fonds
A photocopied, unsigned anecdote about Blair Bruce
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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.
Transcription Hamilton Spectator article
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The is an undated photocopy of a typed transcription of an article that was published in the Hamilton Spectator titled “A Successful Hamilton Artist.”
A photocopy of a handwritten article
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A photocopy of a typed article
Part of Bruce Family fonds
“A Hamiltonian’s Visit to the New Art Gallery of Toronto.”
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Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
6 handwritten pages transcribing an article entitled “Criticism of Blair Bruce’s work at his Stockholm Exhibition.” Transcription is incomplete.
Text of Blair Bruce Memorial Plate
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Part of Bruce Family fonds
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.
List of paintings offered for sale
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List of paintings offered for sale at Merritt Mallorys Art Gallery, 66 Grenville St.
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Photocopied list of paintings by William Blair Bruce presented to the City of Hamilton.
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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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Letter together with envelope from Carl Benedicks to Bell Bruce Walkden dated Sept 27, 1951
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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 written by William Blair Bruce to his mother and father on December 12, 1897 concerning news of the day. Transcription copy with original.
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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Written by William Blair Bruce around 1886 proposing an art union.
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"Minnesutstalling W. Blair Bruce Konstakademlen" 1907
"Exposition Retrospective de L'oeuvre de W. Blair Bruce" 1907
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Letter written by William Blair Bruce on Sept 30, 1886 about paying visitors to support an art union.
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings
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Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Untitled, South Shore Hamilton Harbour
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Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Charter for Cornerstone of Boys Home
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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.
A poem inscribed to Mrs. W. Bruce
Part of Bruce Family fonds
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.
An address to the Reverend Horatio Brevis
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From St. Paul's Church, Hamilton. Formal italic hand.
Decorated versal capitals T, B, H, M, R and N
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Dragon upper right side, flowers down the side across the bottom and top. Two gold lines for a frame. Versal blue “O” with gold background. Carolingian hand.
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Written to his son William Blair Bruce in Gothic lettering.
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Proverb “Be clothed with humility”
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Part of Bruce Family fonds
Done in red lettering, ivy leaves with blue branches surrounding the word. Three red capitals, three blue capitals, border lines of red and gold, small ivy leaves throughout poem and at bottom. Carolingian hand.
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Along top: pink flowers, along left side: gold flowers, right side: gold flowers, bottom: blue flowers.
Gold framed outline border of colourful leaves
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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.
Straight line border with small curves inward
Part of Bruce Family fonds
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 the bottom on each corner of the border.
Border design for a card or address
Part of Bruce Family fonds
Gold leaves around outside with an arrangement of blue and red flowers and buds.