The "A" Frame

A graphite drawing by E.J. Hughes showing a logging A-Frame used to vertically hoist logs. The A-Frame is mounted on a Davis raft of boomed logs surrounded by floating logs and tree covered hills in the background. A note indicates this was drawn near Beattie Anchorage on Louise Island on Cumshewa Inlet, B.C. There are some notes about colours and what things are and the drawing is signed by Hughes and dated Aug 1953.

In Collection:

• E.J. Hughes Collection

Creator

• Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007

Subject

• Rafts
• Landscape painting
• Log transportation--Equipment and supplies
• Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
• Landscape painting, Canadian
• Logging--Equipment and supplies
• Landscape painters
• Landscape painting--Technique
• Painters
• Logging
• Artists' preparatory studies
• Drawing
• Art
• Artists

Language

• eng

Date created

• 1930s to 1950s

Resource type

• Still Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sheet ; 22 x 30 cm

Geographic coverage

• British Columbia--Louise Island
• Pacific Ocean--Beattie Anchorage

Coordinates

• 53.02965, -131.90186

Additional physical characteristics

• Graphite on paper. Signed by E.J. Hughes.

Physical repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• E.J. Hughes Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• pencil drawings
• drawings (visual works)
• signatures (names)
• sketches

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 86

Fonds title

• E. J. Hughes collection

Fonds identifier

• SC606

Is referenced by

• Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/e-j-hughes-collection

Date digitized

• September 2023 to October 2023

Technical note

• Scanned on Betterligt/TTI (600 DPI; 1/20; 263; Copy4Stops; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.

Rights

• Copyright held by the E. J. Hughes Estate. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only to the UVic researcher community. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/qbbg-qj46

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