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George Brown, of Halifax, N.S. - Champion Oarsman of America

Date: 1873
Artist: Notman, William
Institution Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Accession Number: SC1984.274

id: http://rdf.artefactscanada.ca/resources/objects/AGNS15970
accession_number_s: SC1984.274
artists_t: [Notman, William]
artists_id_ss: [http://rdf.artefactscanada.ca/resources/authority/ACPerson012227]
artists_sort_s: Notman, William
titles_en_t: [George Brown, of Halifax, N.S. - Champion Oarsman of America]
titles_t: [George Brown, of Halifax, N.S. - Champion Oarsman of America]
credit_lines_t: [Gift of Harold Giddens, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1984]
date_end_dtr: 1873
date_end_s: 1873
titles_sort_en_s: George Brown, of Halifax, N.S. - Champion Oarsman of America
cultures_t: [Canadian culture, Culture canadienne, Nova Scotia culture, Culture de la Nouvelle-Écosse]
cultures_id_ss: [http://rdf.artefactscanada.ca/vocabulary/culture00001, http://rdf.artefactscanada.ca/vocabulary/culture00019]
departments_t: [PRINTS AND DRAWINGS]
description_en_t: [Larger version of the print, with boats and a train in the background. "An able-bodied fisherman from Nova Scotia, George Brown easily transferred his rowing skills from the fishing dory to the single shell. With a number of significant local and international victories between 1864 and 1874, Brown brought glory to his native fishing town of Herring Cove and established himself in the ranks of Canadian heroes. Brown lost his first single-scull championship in Halifax in 1863. The following year, however, he was victorious, took the coveted Cogswell Belt, and held on to his title for five consecutive years. The year 1871 saw the beginning of the Halifax Aquatic Carnival, an event which attracted international scullers from England and the United States. Brown found himself competing with some of the world's finest rowers, but he still managed to finish a mere four seconds behind world champion Joseph Sadler. While Brown did not succeed in beating the champion sculler, Sadler consistently refused to race against him after this narrow victory. In July 1873, he beat Robert Fulton of the famed Paris Crew and in September he defeated American champion John Biglin at the Bedford Basin. In 1874, Brown continued to dominate the waters, defeating American singles champion William Scharff in July and American Evan Morris in September. The race between Brown and Scharff sparked so much excitement that bets were taken on the outcome in Halifax, Saint John, Springfield, Boston, Pittsburgh, and New York. Luckily for him, he did, indeed, win. Joseph Sadler finally agreed to row against Brown in 1875. While training for this race, however, Brown suffered a stroke that put an end to his life. His career was cut short, but his fantastic feats still stand out in the history of Maritime sport. A monument was erected at Herring Cove in his honour." -- http://www.cshof.ca/hm_profile.php?i=327]
description_t: [Larger version of the print, with boats and a train in the background. "An able-bodied fisherman from Nova Scotia, George Brown easily transferred his rowing skills from the fishing dory to the single shell. With a number of significant local and international victories between 1864 and 1874, Brown brought glory to his native fishing town of Herring Cove and established himself in the ranks of Canadian heroes. Brown lost his first single-scull championship in Halifax in 1863. The following year, however, he was victorious, took the coveted Cogswell Belt, and held on to his title for five consecutive years. The year 1871 saw the beginning of the Halifax Aquatic Carnival, an event which attracted international scullers from England and the United States. Brown found himself competing with some of the world's finest rowers, but he still managed to finish a mere four seconds behind world champion Joseph Sadler. While Brown did not succeed in beating the champion sculler, Sadler consistently refused to race against him after this narrow victory. In July 1873, he beat Robert Fulton of the famed Paris Crew and in September he defeated American champion John Biglin at the Bedford Basin. In 1874, Brown continued to dominate the waters, defeating American singles champion William Scharff in July and American Evan Morris in September. The race between Brown and Scharff sparked so much excitement that bets were taken on the outcome in Halifax, Saint John, Springfield, Boston, Pittsburgh, and New York. Luckily for him, he did, indeed, win. Joseph Sadler finally agreed to row against Brown in 1875. While training for this race, however, Brown suffered a stroke that put an end to his life. His career was cut short, but his fantastic feats still stand out in the history of Maritime sport. A monument was erected at Herring Cove in his honour." -- http://www.cshof.ca/hm_profile.php?i=327]
institutions_t: [Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia]
institutions_id_ss: [http://rdf.artefactscanada.ca/resources/authority/ACOrganization_AGNS]
institutions_sort_en_s: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
institutions_sort_fr_s: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
material_t: [Chromolithograph on paper]
obj_name_id_ss: [http://rdf.artefactscanada.ca/taxonomy/Object000004]
obj_name_t: [Art Print, Gravure d'art et estampe, PRINT]
obj_name_en_t: [PRINT]
style_t: [Historic (Time Period), Historique (Époque)]
style_id_ss: [http://rdf.artefactscanada.ca/taxonomy/Object001433]
support_id_ss: [http://rdf.artefactscanada.ca/taxonomy/Object000673]
support_t: [Papier, Paper]
obj_name_hrc_ss: [0|ACTAX_Object000001, 1|ACTAX_Object000001|ACTAX_Object000004]
support_hrc_ss: [0|ACTAX_Object000636, 1|ACTAX_Object000636|ACTAX_Object000671, 2|ACTAX_Object000636|ACTAX_Object000671|ACTAX_Object000673]
style_hrc_ss: [0|ACTAX_Object001400, 1|ACTAX_Object001400|ACTAX_Object001433]
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