Collection consists of five cartoons by Ken Slater. There are three large coloured pen and ink cartoons drawn as Christmas cards for Gary and Velma Bergman, who owned the Whaletown store, and two pencil drawings by Ken Slater.
Ken Slater (1905-1970) was a long-time resident of Cortes Island, a commercial fisherman and boat builder who was also an accomplished carver and cartoonist. His boatworks was located on the site now occupied by the Whaletown Post Office. Ken built the "Sylva Jane", launched in 1946, for Reg and Sylvia Walsh. He also built a model of the ship, which is in the collection of the Cortes Museum. Ken moved to Cortes Bay in 1962. His cartoons, artwork and wood carvings were displayed and sold at many island affairs.
Custodial History
The three coloured cartoons were given to Mark Appleyard by Gary and Velma Bergman for donation to CIMAS [ca. 2015]. Provenance of the two pencil drawings is unknown. There is no accession record; an arbitrary FIC (Found In Collection) number has been given based on the date of processing.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of five cartoons by Ken Slater. There are three large coloured pen and ink cartoons drawn as Christmas cards for Gary and Velma Bergman, who owned the Whaletown store, and two pencil drawings by Ken Slater.
File consists of a coloured cartoon on folded drawing cardboard, given as a Christmas card to Gary and Velma Bergman. The front depicts Velma in the store, and the inside depicts a scene on the fish scow on the Whaletown wharf. Signed "Ness and Ken".
File consists of a coloured cartoon on folded drawing cardboard, given as a Christmas card to Gary and Velma Bergman. The front depicts Velma in the store, and the inside depicts a scene on the fish scow on the Whaletown wharf. Signed "Ness and Ken".
File consists of a coloured cartoon on folded drawing cardboard, given as a Christmas card to Gary and Velma Bergman. The front depicts a spindly Christmas tree with a seagull on the top (Gary Bergman always fed bacon scraps to the seagulls on Friday "meat days"). The inside depicts the inside of the store with Velma at the cash register.
File consists of a coloured cartoon on folded drawing cardboard, given as a Christmas card to Gary and Velma Bergman. The front depicts a spindly Christmas tree with a seagull on the top (Gary Bergman always fed bacon scraps to the seagulls on Friday "meat days"). The inside depicts the inside of the store with Velma at the cash register.
File consists of a coloured cartoon on folded drawing cardboard, given as a Christmas card to Gary and Velma Bergman. The front depicts a collection of record albums; the inside shows a scene on the Whaletown dock.
File consists of a coloured cartoon on folded drawing cardboard, given as a Christmas card to Gary and Velma Bergman. The front depicts a collection of record albums; the inside shows a scene on the Whaletown dock.
File contains two cartoon portraits, pencil on construction paper. One is of Frankie Petrie, age 13; the other is labelled "The Beauty of Whaletown - Barbara Slater".
File contains two cartoon portraits, pencil on construction paper. One is of Frankie Petrie, age 13; the other is labelled "The Beauty of Whaletown - Barbara Slater".
Verso reads "this house was Vonn's [Vaughn's?] and somewhere near Mike Talbot's house stands now." (to the east of the Gorge Harbour government wharf). Print is mounted on board.
Verso reads "this house was Vonn's [Vaughn's?] and somewhere near Mike Talbot's house stands now." (to the east of the Gorge Harbour government wharf). Print is mounted on board.
Photo is from a group given to CIMAS by Hilary Stewart, author of nine books on Northwest Coast First Nations art and culture. Photograph attributed to Anthony Pomoroy.
Photo is from a group given to CIMAS by Hilary Stewart, author of nine books on Northwest Coast First Nations art and culture. Photograph attributed to Anthony Pomoroy.
Photo is from a group given to CIMAS by Hilary Stewart, author of nine books on Northwest Coast First Nations art and culture. Prints are mounted together and show the following: bladder float and sinew line, nettle fibre fish line, bag net of sinew, long halibut line of cedar bark. Photographs may be by Hillary Stewart.
Photo is from a group given to CIMAS by Hilary Stewart, author of nine books on Northwest Coast First Nations art and culture. Prints are mounted together and show the following: bladder float and sinew line, nettle fibre fish line, bag net of sinew, long halibut line of cedar bark. Photographs may be by Hillary Stewart.
Photo is from a group given to CIMAS by Hilary Stewart, author of nine books on Northwest Coast First Nations art and culture. Prints are mounted together on a board and show the following: nettle fibre dip net, detail of dip net, braided harpoon line, long fish line of lengths of kelp. Photographs may be by Hillary Stewart.
Photo is from a group given to CIMAS by Hilary Stewart, author of nine books on Northwest Coast First Nations art and culture. Prints are mounted together on a board and show the following: nettle fibre dip net, detail of dip net, braided harpoon line, long fish line of lengths of kelp. Photographs may be by Hillary Stewart.
