Framed sketch of "Old Stage [Coach] at 100 Mile [House]."

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Object Description

Object Name

Sketch

Object ID

2019.020.023

Title

Framed sketch of "Old Stage [Coach] at 100 Mile [House]."

Date

[c. 1959].

Description

Framed and matted black and white pencil sketch by Peter Ewart of the "Old Stage [Coach] at 100 Mile [House]." Ewart has sketched the stage coach from the front and side; the front sketch is on the left. The coach has a wooden pole attached to it extending from the front upon which to hitch horses. The coach has four large wooden wheels, an open area at the front for the driver to sit, and a closed compartment for passengers. There appears to be a metal rack on top to hold in luggage. The side view shows how the back of the carriage extends down between the wheels, and the side door opens. Ewart has two notes about the side: "yellow undercarriage and wheels," is written below the back wheel, and "canvas" points to what looks to be the window the passenger compartment. The sketch is framed with two other sketches, 2019.020.024 and 2019.020.025, in a thin gold frame with green-blue through its middle, and the matte is green with three openings for the sketches.

People/Subject

Ewart, Peter Maxwell (1918-2001)

Peter Maxwell Ewart was born in Kisbey, Saskatchewan on 7 Apr. 1918, and grew up in Montreal. During WWII he served with the RCAF as a wireless operator, and was stationed at Bella Bella and Spider Island. In 1929 he first travelled by train with his father to British Columbia. He liked what he saw of B.C., and decided to move here and paint. He came to Langley from Vancouver in 1953. He was commissioned by the B.C. Telephone Co. to do their 1959 book cover, and he also did work for the CPR, B.C. Power Commission, West Coast Transmission, and the 1960 Imperial Bank Calendar. He specialized in paintings of the Cariboo, many of which he created on jeep expeditions. He and daughter Linda lived in the Simonds Road area for many years, and he was very involved in the creation of the Langley Community Music School. He died January 22, 2001, in Langley. In 2018, it was decided that Langley's newest middle school, established in the old R. E. Mountain Secondary School, will be named in his honour.

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