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Adolescence

Jack Shadbolt

BIRTH YEAR 1909
BIRTH PLACE Shoeburyness, England
DEATH YEAR 1998
DEATH PLACE Vancouver, British Columbia
MEDIUM Graphite on paper
DATE 1942
DIMENSIONS 51.4cm x 62.7cm
ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 1140
CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery. Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A detailed, surreal sketch depicting a child in a dress (clothing) holding a large animal (cat) in their arms in the foreground, with a forested landscape in the distant background. There is a castle in the background on the left. There is a rectangular clearing in front of the forest that is filled with small figures, knights, and a dragon-like creature to the left, with a cluster of exotic foliage on the right. A dark sky is overhead.
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