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A Fluid Play of Interchangeable Signs: Anna Jameson's Canadian Sketches, 1836-1837 A Fluid Play of Interchangeable Signs: Anna Jameson's Canadian Sketches, 1836-1837 Alexandra Mills A Thesis in The Department of Art History Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master ofArts (Art History) at Concordia University Montreal, Quebec, Canada September 2010 ©Alexandra Mills, 2010 Library and Archives Bibliothèque et ?F? Canada Archives Canada Published Heritage Direction du Branch Patrimoine de l'édition 395 Wellington Street 395, rue Wellington OttawaONK1A0N4 OttawaONK1A0N4 Canada Canada Yourfíle Votre référence ISBN: 978-0-494-71079-1 Our file Notre référence ISBN: 978-0-494-7 1079-1 NOTICE: AVIS: The author has granted a non- L'auteur a accordé une licence non exclusive exclusive license allowing Library and permettant à la Bibliothèque et Archives Archives Canada to reproduce, Canada de reproduire, publier, archiver, publish, archive, preserve, conserve, sauvegarder, conserver, transmettre au public communicate to the public by par télécommunication ou par l'Internet, prêter, telecommunication or on the Internet, distribuer et vendre des thèses partout dans le loan, distribute and sell theses monde, à des fins commerciales ou autres, sur worldwide, for commercial or non- support microforme, papier, électronique et/ou commercial purposes, in microform, autres formats. paper, electronic and/or any other formats. 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While these forms may be included Bien que ces formulaires aient inclus dans in the document page count, their la pagination, il n'y aura aucun contenu removal does not represent any loss manquant. of content from the thesis. 1+1 Canada ABSTRACT A Fluid Play of Interchangeable Signs: Anna Jameson's Canadian Sketches, 1836-1837 Alexandra Mills It was not unusual for travelers to Britain's colonies to record their experiences and impressions in journals as well as in watercolor drawings in the nineteenth century. In fact, at this time there was an increasing demand for visual information about the new world, and visitors, settlers and explorers alike were encouraged to document their surroundings. This was a practice that was enthusiastically adopted by many amateur women artists visiting North America, including Anna Jameson (1794-1860), but artists such as Jameson were not always able to translate the firmly established European pictorial traditions to which they were accustomed to Canada's landscapes. The disjuncture between Jameson's knowledge, which was rooted in romantic ideology, and her stay in Canada is apparent in her drawings. This thesis investigates Anna Jameson's visual representations in Canada and considers how she negotiated the often- contradictory frameworks of femininity and colonialism in her pencil and watercolor sketches. The issue of freedom and its associations with travel are ofparticular importance, as it had an undeniable effect on Jameson's ability to define herself as she traveled through Canada's wilderness, ostensibly - although not always - away from limitations related to her gender. Jameson's attempts at self-definition and the emotional transformations that occurred over the course ofher travels are reflected in her depictions of Canada's wilderness - particularly in her water themed images. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to most sincerely thank my thesis supervisor, Dr. Kristina Huneault, for her support and enthusiasm for this project. Her critical insight and constant encouragement were invaluable in the long process of writing this thesis. Thanks, too, to my reader, Dr. Loren Lerner, for her perspective and input. I would like to extend my appreciation to Dr. Catherine MacKenzie and Dr. Janice Anderson for their kindness and generosity. I also recognize and thank the Department ofArt History at Concordia University for providing me with the academic support necessary to undertake this thesis. Further, I would like to express my gratitude the staffai the Special Collections, Genealogy and Maps Centre of the Toronto Reference Library for privileged access to Anna Jameson's album of sketches. As well, I acknowledge the generosity of La Foundation J.A. de Sève, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council; the funds provided by these agencies were instrumental in the completion of this thesis. Lastly, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my family and friends who supported me throughout this process. Thanks to Kate Brayley - her friendship and remarkable willingness to read many versions ofthis thesis is much appreciated. Importantly, thank you to my parents, Louise and James Mills, for fostering and encouraging my love of art and history. Particularly, I would like to thank Matthew Maxham for his unconditional love and support as well as his frequent and kind words of encouragement. IV TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface vi List of Figures vii List of Plates viii Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Travel and Jameson's Canadian Experience 18 Chapter 2 Jameson's Sketches and Picturesque Modifications 51 Chapter 3 The Water Theme in Jameson's Canadian Sketches 91 Conclusion 120 Bibliography 123 Abbreviations (plates) 132 Plates 133 ? PREFACE Anna Jameson's Canadian sketches are affixed to the pages of an album, held in the Special Collections, Genealogy and Maps Centre of the Toronto Public Library (TRL). In order to preserve the integrity of Jameson's album, I have reproduced her sketches in the order they appear in its original form at the end ofthis thesis (see list of plates). Importantly, their numerical designations apply to their place in the original album and do not correspond to the order they appear in the text. Further, in order to properly note the inscriptions that appear in each images, as well as those found within the album itself, I rely on a series of abbreviations that designate their location. These abbreviations correspond only to the plates themselves and have no bearing on the rest of this thesis. Images attributed to artists other than Jameson are catalogued separately and listed as figures, which are numbered in the order they appear in the text. Vl LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 William Gilpin, View ofGoodrich Castle, etching and aquatint, From Observations on the River Wye and Several Parts ofSouth Wales &c. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty: Made in the Summer ofthe Year 1770 (London: 1783), Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. Figure 2 William Gilpin, Clumps ofTrees, etching and aquatint, from RemarL· on Forest Scene, and Other Woodland Views (London: 1791), Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. Figure 3 Benjamin F. Baltzly, Forest Trees on the North Thomson River, 165 Miles Above Kamloops, 1871, wet collodion process, 25 ? 20 cm, McCord Museum of Canadian History. 1-69974.1 Figure 4 Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer Above the Sea ofFog, c. 1818, oil on canvas, 94.8 ? 74.8cm, Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany. vu LIST OF PLATES Plate 1 Anna Jameson, At Portsmouth, Before Embarkingfor New York, October 5, 1836, graphite on white wove paper, 12.5 ? 7 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-67- la Plate 2 Anna Jameson, At Portsmouth, Before Embarkingfor New York, October 4, 1836, graphite on white wove paper, 12.5 ? 7.5 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-67- lb Plate 3 Anna Jameson, At Portsmouth, Before Embarkingfor New York, October 5, 1836, graphite on white wove paper, 12.5 ? 9 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-6L-Ic Plate 4 Anna Jameson, At Portsmouth, Before Embarking for New York, October 5, 1836, graphite on white wove paper, 15x10 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-6L-Id Plate 5 Anna Jameson, Light House and Bay, from Drawing Room Window, Toronto March 24, March 24, 1 837, graphite and white pencil on white wove paper, 17x12 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-6L-2a Plate 6 Anna Jameson, Sleigh, 1 837, graphite and white pencil on white wove paper, 17 ? 12.5 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-6L-2b Plate 7 Anna Jameson, Talbot Road to Niagara, January 25, January 25, 1837, graphite and white pencil on grey wove paper, 17 ? 12.5 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-6L-3 Plate 8 Anna Jameson, Journey to Niagara Along the Shores ofLake Ontario, January J837, January 1837, graphite, white and red pencil on grey wove paper, 24 ? 17 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-6L-4 Plate 9 Anna Jameson, A Dream in Canada, the Pine Trees in the North Dream of the Palm Trees in the South, 1 837, graphite and white pencil on grey wove paper, 21 ? 13.5 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-6L-5 Plate 1 0 Anna Jameson, Mouth ofthe River number Where it Falls Into Lake Ontariofrom the Bridge, 1837, graphite and white and blue pencils on grey wove paper, 17 ? 12.5 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-6L-6 Plate 1 1 Anna Jameson, Fort and Town ofNiagara, 1 837, graphite, brown and white pencil on grey wove paper, 23 ? 14 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-6L-7 Vili Plate 12 Anna Jameson, American Falls, June 15, June 15, 1837, graphite, white pencil and black ink on grey wove paper, 26 ? 16.5 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-6L-8 Plate 13 Anna Jameson, The Crescent Falls, 1 837, graphite and white pencil on grey wove paper, 26 ? 16.5 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL) 966-6L-9 Plate 14 Anna Jameson, Table Rock, June 26, June 26, 1 837, graphite, white pencil and black ink on grey wove paper, 17 ? 25.5 cm, Toronto Reference Library (TRL) 966-6L- 10 Plate 1 5 Anna Jameson, The Rapids Above Niagarafrom the Burning Spring, 1837, graphite and white pencil on grey wove paper, 23 ? 13.5 cm, Toronto Public Library (TRL), 966-6L-1 1 Plate 1 6 Anna Jameson, Mr.
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