Search Results | Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a concept plan created by concept illustrator Brian Cunningham for a leather bag to be used as a prop in the film "The BFG". Ovelay of tape with actual measurements on surface of print for the creation of the leather bag. Concept plan was used by property master, Jimmy Chow to crea…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Series: Property master records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. laser print ; 28 x 43.5 cm with annotations

Material Details: Green masking tape and white duct tape adhered to surface of print; Handwritten measurements in black ink written on surface of tape

Scope and Content: Item consists of a concept plan created by concept illustrator Brian Cunningham for a leather bag to be used as a prop in the film "The BFG". Ovelay of tape with actual measurements on surface of print for the creation of the leather bag. Concept plan was used by property master, Jimmy Chow to create the bag as a prop. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 2016.

Creator: Cunningham, Brian

Subjects: Industries - Film

Responsibility: Beach, Chris

Accession Code: BV022.21.100

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [2015]

Media Type: Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Bottom right corner includes identifiers reading: "? / ...BFG 3 BAG_PROP CONCEPT / ... PROP BFG BAG CONCEPT / .../ Scale / 15:00:00 [sic] / ? / C_BEACH /? / B_CUNNINGHAM / ? / NONE [sic] / ? / PRP_C05 / ..."; Drawing identifies, Brian Cunningham as concept illustrator and Chris Beach as [designer] (Art Director)

Images

BFG bag prop concept plan, [2015] thumbnail

Bullock's oriole

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82753

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1957]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 paintings : colour print ; 28 x 18.5 cm

Scope and Content: Painting shows two Bullock's orioles.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1957]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 1 paintings : colour print ; 28 x 18.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 559-008

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: Painting shows two Bullock's orioles.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Arts - Paintings

Media Type: Graphic Material

Creator: Lansdowne, James Fenwick

Notes: Title transcribed from item; Simnett personal papers series

Images

Burnaby Village Museum - Entrance

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11752

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1985]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 drawing : b&w print hand col. (pencil crayons) on paper 46 x 58 cm ; mounted on foamcore board 71 x 58 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a presentation drawing for the proposed Burnaby Village Museum Expansion. Title at bottom of drawing "Entrance to the walkway / from the west".

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association architectural records and reports series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 drawing : b&w print hand col. (pencil crayons) on paper 46 x 58 cm ; mounted on foamcore board 71 x 58 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a presentation drawing for the proposed Burnaby Village Museum Expansion. Title at bottom of drawing "Entrance to the walkway / from the west".

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV019.52.88

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1985]

Media Type: Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of drawing

Images

Burnaby Village Museum - Entrance, [1985] thumbnail

Burnaby Village Museum - Inside the museum

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11753

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1985]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 drawing : b&w print hand col. (pencil crayons) on paper 46 x 58 cm ; mounted on foamcore board 71 x 58 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a presentation drawing for the proposed Burnaby Village Museum Expansion. Title at bottom of drawing "Inside the museum".

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association architectural records and reports series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 drawing : b&w print hand col. (pencil crayons) on paper 46 x 58 cm ; mounted on foamcore board 71 x 58 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a presentation drawing for the proposed Burnaby Village Museum Expansion. Title at bottom of drawing "Inside the museum".

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Museums

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV019.52.89

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1985]

Media Type: Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of drawing

Images

Burnaby Village Museum - Inside the museum, [1985] thumbnail

Burnaby Village Museum - Looking east towards the Adminstration complex

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11754

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1985]

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 drawing : b&w print hand col. (pencil crayons) on paper 46 x 58 cm ; mounted on foamcore board 71 x 58 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a presentation drawing for the proposed Burnaby Village Museum Expansion. Title at bottom of drawing "Looking east towards / the Adminstration / complex"

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Century Park Museum Association architectural records and reports series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 drawing : b&w print hand col. (pencil crayons) on paper 46 x 58 cm ; mounted on foamcore board 71 x 58 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a presentation drawing for the proposed Burnaby Village Museum Expansion. Title at bottom of drawing "Looking east towards / the Adminstration / complex"

Subjects: Buildings - Civic - Museums

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV019.52.90

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1985]

Media Type: Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of drawing

Images

Burnaby Village Museum - Looking east towards the Adminstration complex, [1985] thumbnail

California quail

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82748

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1956]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm

Scope and Content: Painting shows two California quail.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1956]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 559-003

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: Painting shows two California quail.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Arts - Paintings

Media Type: Graphic Material

Creator: Lansdowne, James Fenwick

Notes: Title transcribed from item; Simnett personal papers series

Images

First Burnaby Company

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4590

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1934-1939

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (2 photographs + illustrations + textual records)

Scope and Content: File consists of a scrapbook with sixteeen double sided pages with handwritten journal notations, poems, hand drawn illustrations and photographs documenting 1st Burnaby Girl Guide activities including meetings, hiking, camping and various outings. Many of the journal entries describe hiking around…

1 image 1 document

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 scrapbook (2 photographs + illustrations + textual records)

Scope and Content: File consists of a scrapbook with sixteeen double sided pages with handwritten journal notations, poems, hand drawn illustrations and photographs documenting 1st Burnaby Girl Guide activities including meetings, hiking, camping and various outings. Many of the journal entries describe hiking around Burnaby including areas such as Deer Lake, Brunette River, Willingdon and the Gilley Avenue Ravine while photographs document a garden party at the Municipal Hall at Edmonds in 1936. Photograph BV015.35.162.1 is titled "Garden Party / 1936" with Brown Owls identified L to R as: Mrs. Gowan, Miss May Dumas and Miss Kay Crossfield. Photograph BV015.35.162.2 is titled " Folk-dancing team / 1936 / Garden Party, Municipal Hall, Edmonds" with people identified in the top row L to R as: Phyllis Lockhart, Margaret Wilson, Marion Bellinger, Betty Martin and Peggy Urquhart and bottom row L to R as: Joan Warburton, Kay Lambert and Joan Mortimer. The scrapbook may have been a collective project by Marion Bellinger, Jean Atcheson, Margaret Wilson and Connie Benning.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Recreational Activities - Hiking

Names: Atcheson, Jean; Wilson, Margaret; Bellinger, Marion; Dumas, May; Crossfield, Kay; Lockhart, Phyllis; Martin, Betty; Urquhart, Peggy; Warburton, Joan; Lambert, Kay; Mortimer, Joan; Girl Guides of Canada

Accession Code: BV015.35.162

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1934-1939

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of scrapbook; Two photographs are described at item level (BV015.35.162.1 & BV015.35.162.2)

Images

First Burnaby Company, 1934-1939 thumbnail

Documents

2015_0035_0162_all_pages

Green-winged teal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82749

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1957]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm

Scope and Content: Painting shows two green-winged teal.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1957]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 559-004

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: Painting shows two green-winged teal.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Arts - Paintings

Media Type: Graphic Material

Creator: Lansdowne, James Fenwick

Notes: Title transcribed from item; Simnett personal papers series

Images

How your dollar is spent

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11158

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1924

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 graph : ink on waxed linen ; 31 x 23 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a drawing of a circular graph re: Burnaby tax information, "How Your Dollar is Spent" / “Municipal Loans” / General / Schools”.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 graph : ink on waxed linen ; 31 x 23 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a drawing of a circular graph re: Burnaby tax information, "How Your Dollar is Spent" / “Municipal Loans” / General / Schools”.

Accession Code: BV003.83.37

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1924

Media Type: Graphic Material

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 15-Jan-2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Transcribed title

Images

How your dollar is spent, 1924 thumbnail

Kitty Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66567

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1904

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w + 1 watercolour painting

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of Kitty Hill, posing next to a high-back chair. Accompanying the photograph is a watercolour painting that was based on this photograph, done on a linen backing.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1904

Collection/Fonds: Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series: Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w + 1 watercolour painting

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 477-1181

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2007-12

Scope and Content: Photograph is a portrait of Kitty Hill, posing next to a high-back chair. Accompanying the photograph is a watercolour painting that was based on this photograph, done on a linen backing.

Names: Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"

Media Type: Photograph; Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Macgillivray's warbler

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82751

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1955]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm

Scope and Content: Painting shows two Macgillvray's warblers.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1955]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 559-006

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: Painting shows two Macgillvray's warblers.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Arts - Paintings

Media Type: Graphic Material

Creator: Lansdowne, James Fenwick

Notes: Title transcribed from item; Simnett personal papers series

Images

Macgillivray's warbler, [1955] thumbnail

Mourning dove

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82755

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1957]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 paintings : colour print ; 28 x 18.5 cm

Scope and Content: Painting shows a mourning dove.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1957]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 1 paintings : colour print ; 28 x 18.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 559-010

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: Painting shows a mourning dove.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Arts - Paintings

Media Type: Graphic Material

Creator: Lansdowne, James Fenwick

Notes: Title transcribed from item; Simnett personal papers series

Images

Oakalla Prison Farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18849

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [2019]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 painting (tiff)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a digital copy of a painting of a view of Oakalla Prison farm with Deer Lake in the background. The original painting was created by Burnaby Village Museum preparator Carly Bowman as part of an exhibit.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum exhibits series

Subseries: Museum materials for exhibits subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 painting (tiff)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a digital copy of a painting of a view of Oakalla Prison farm with Deer Lake in the background. The original painting was created by Burnaby Village Museum preparator Carly Bowman as part of an exhibit.

Creator: Bowman, Carly

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm

Accession Code: BV019.36.1

Date: [2019]

Media Type: Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Images

Pages from May Aikenhead scrapbook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5245

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1930-1935]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records : 1 p. + 1 illustration : col. ; graphite and watercolour + 1 digital file : col. (pdf) + 10 photographs : col. (tiffs)

Scope and Content: File consists of pages from a scrapbook created by May Aitkenhead. Pages include an illustration of a Girl Guide in uniform done in pencil and watercolour along with two pages (double sided) of clippings from newspapers, magazines and a programme. The illustration page includes the name "Mabel McIn…

1 image 1 document

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Series: Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records : 1 p. + 1 illustration : col. ; graphite and watercolour + 1 digital file : col. (pdf) + 10 photographs : col. (tiffs)

Scope and Content: File consists of pages from a scrapbook created by May Aitkenhead. Pages include an illustration of a Girl Guide in uniform done in pencil and watercolour along with two pages (double sided) of clippings from newspapers, magazines and a programme. The illustration page includes the name "Mabel McIntyre / Cl. 16" handwritten in pencil at the top of the page along with a sticker of a wreath. The newspaper clippings page is titled "Guide News" and includes selected clippings about the 5th Burnaby Girl Guides, while two other pages include information titled "Patrol Portfolio Chart No. 9 _ Digging"; "The Aims of the Girl Guides" and "Girl Guiding" with photographic images of Mrs. Alan Morkill (Provincial Commissioner for British Columbia); Countess Bessborough (Honourary President of the Canadian Girl Guide Association); His Excellency Rt. Hon. the Earl of Bessborough (Governor General and Commander in Chief of the Dominion of Canada- Chief Scout of Canada) as well as Lady and Lord Baden Powell. The last page is clipped and pasted from a programme and/or poster "Grand Rally / Scouts / and / Guides / April 15th 1935 / Hastings Park / Vancouver BC" and includes a page of the programme.

Creator: Aitkenhead, May

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs; Arts - Paintings

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

Accession Code: BV015.35.168

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1930-1935]

Media Type: Textual Record; Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records; Selected pages were removed from original scrapbook and were retained under BV015.35.168; Selected photographs were removed from scrapbook prior and are described at item level (BV015.35.292 to BV015.35.300)

Images

Pages from May Aikenhead scrapbook, [1930-1935] thumbnail

Documents

2015_0035_0168_all_pages

Paper heart by Sophie Armstrong

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14749

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: March 2020

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 drawing : wax crayon on pink construction paper ; 20 x 23.5 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a heart that has been cut out of pink coloured construction paper. One side of the heart has contains a child's drawing with markings in purple crayon while the other side is blank. The side with the markings is faded from exposure due to sunlight after being hung in a window.

2 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 drawing : wax crayon on pink construction paper ; 20 x 23.5 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a heart that has been cut out of pink coloured construction paper. One side of the heart has contains a child's drawing with markings in purple crayon while the other side is blank. The side with the markings is faded from exposure due to sunlight after being hung in a window.

History: This was a heart the Armstrong family made in the last week of March when things were starting to get very scary and they wanted to share their message of love and support to the world. The heart was decorated on one side by Sophie (age 1), Kimberly's youngest daughter (of two). The heart remained on the window until mid July 2020.

Creator: Armstrong, Sophie

Subjects: Arts - Drawings; Crafts; Pandemics - COVID-19

Responsibility: Paneloc Marketing Limited

Accession Code: BV020.24.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: March 2020

Media Type: Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Images

Paper heart by Sophie Armstrong, March 2020 thumbnail

Property master designs for "X2: X-Men United"

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19154

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 portfolio : 15 photographs : col. prints + 12 col. laser prints

Scope and Content: File consists of a portfolio of prop concept design plans, prototypes and resource photographs for the Marvel film "X2: X-Men United". Concept designs were created by different designers and portfolio of collection was created by property master, Jimmy Chow. The portfolio was used as a communicatio…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Series: Property master records series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 portfolio : 15 photographs : col. prints + 12 col. laser prints

Scope and Content: File consists of a portfolio of prop concept design plans, prototypes and resource photographs for the Marvel film "X2: X-Men United". Concept designs were created by different designers and portfolio of collection was created by property master, Jimmy Chow. The portfolio was used as a communication tool for sharing prototypes and plans with Jimmy's team who worked with him on the film. The film was directed by Bryan Singer and was released in 2003. Some of the concept designs within the portfolio were created by assistant art director, Brenton Harron, signed "Harron" and illustrator Dean Sherriff , signed "Sheriff".

Accession Code: BV022.21.107

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [2002]

Media Type: Photograph; Graphic Material

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-03-10

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Title on spine of cover of portfolio reads: "X2 / PROPS"; Chinese seal in red ink on spine of cover of portfolio identifying Jimmy Chow as the owner or creator

Images

Red-winged blackbird

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82752

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1957]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 28 x 18.5 cm

Scope and Content: Painting shows two red-winged blackbirds.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1957]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 28 x 18.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 559-007

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: Painting shows two red-winged blackbirds.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Arts - Paintings

Media Type: Graphic Material

Creator: Lansdowne, James Fenwick

Notes: Title transcribed from item; Simnett personal papers series

Images

Sketch of Frances L. Waplington and newspaper editorial

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19009

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1934]

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 illustration : black ink on card ; 15.5 x 8.5 cm + 1 newspaper clipping

Scope and Content: File consists of an original caricature sketch of Frances L. Waplington Fleming created by Fraser Wilson and a newspaper clipping. Sketch was used in an editorial titled "Versatile Lady", "Pertinent Portraits / by Idle Roomer" published in The Commonwealth newspaper .

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 illustration : black ink on card ; 15.5 x 8.5 cm + 1 newspaper clipping

Scope and Content: File consists of an original caricature sketch of Frances L. Waplington Fleming created by Fraser Wilson and a newspaper clipping. Sketch was used in an editorial titled "Versatile Lady", "Pertinent Portraits / by Idle Roomer" published in The Commonwealth newspaper .