Since 1876, Seton suffered from a hernia injury. In 1883, he learned that there was a physician in Chicago performing hernia operations. He signed a release form stating that he understood the procedure was experimental and that there was great risk of him dying. Additionally, he agreed to allow medical students observe the procedure in a classroom setting. All went well, and he returned to Manitoba with new physical strength and confidence.
trivia
Answer to Q #24 What …is the “spring flower of the West”?
The spring flower of the West is the sand flower or crocus. ETS wrote a charming myth in Woodland Tales about this gorgeous announcement of springtime. The story is called “Blue-eyes, the Snow Child, or The Story of Hepatica.”
Trivia Q #23 – Do oxen walk faster than horses?
Answer:
Yes, oxen do walk faster than horses! ETS and his traveling companions thought they were getting a great deal on the prairies in Manitoba by trading their horses for oxen. Read Chapter XXI “The Land of My Dreams” in Trail of an Artist-Naturalist to learn more about their trip.
Answer to Question #22
The standard formation for several planes flying together
is a “V” formation which is used by migrating geese.
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Answer to Question #21
Dr. William Brodie advised his son and ETS to keep a daily journal on their travels. Seton took the advice to heart, keeping his for over 65 years!
ETS advised others, “Write of each event on the day that it happened. Do not trust your memory. Let every page have a place and date in full.”
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Answer to Question #20
Seton’s first trip to London started in August 1879 on his way to enroll in Art School after winning highest honors in Toronto. He started classes at the Royal Academy of Art in 1881, but didn’t stay as long as expected due to illness.
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Answer to Q #19
ETS met Daniel Carter Beard at the Art Student’s League in New York in 1884. This began a close, tumultuous relationship that lasted their lifetime.
Details can be found in their respective autobiographies. (But don’t be surprised to find varying perspectives.)
Answer to Q #18
Prospective students to Art schools in London gathered at the British Museum where they created their entries for consideration by admissions officials. Seton submitted his first effort in 1879 and his second in 1880.
Answer to Q #17
The model for Seton’s exquisite “Sleeping Wolf” lived at Jardin des Plantes Menagrie or Paris Zoo.
The painting hangs in the Seton Gallery at the Academy for the Love of Learning, Seton Village, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Answer to Q #16
Joseph Logan Thompson moved his family to Canada and homesteaded near Lindsay, Ontario in 1866.