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The following collection includes original illustrations and reproductions by Jacob Maydanyk. Those with known dates of creation have been organized chronologically. Images without known dates are grouped alphabetically by publication.
*Note: this page is currently under construction. More images will be added as they are accessioned.
*Note: this page is currently under construction. More images will be added as they are accessioned.
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MA-000
DATE of Creation: 1913
TITLE: Штіф пише лист до жінки [Shtif writes a letter to his wife]
MEDIUM: Reproduction - Pen and ink on paper
DESCRIPTION:
This is the first ever published illustration of the character Vuiko Shtif Tabachniuk [Uncle Steve Tabachniuk]. He is hunched over a desk writing a letter. The illustration accompanied a faux letter from Vuiko Shtif to his wife and children, waiting for him in Ukraine.
PUBLICATION: Maydanyk, Jacob. 1914. ‘Листи Штіфа Табачнюка’ in Ілустрований Калєндар Новин – 1915. [‘Steve Tabachniuk’s Letters’ in The Illustrated News Almanac Novyn – 1915]. Edmonton: Новини [Novyny -The News].
PAGE: 147
SIGNED: unsigned
SOURCE: Reproduced from The Illustrated News Almanac Novyn – 1915
MA-000
MA-000
DATE of Creation: 1913
TITLE:
MEDIUM: Reproduction - Pen and ink on paper
DESCRIPTION:
PUBLICATION: Maydanyk, Jacob. 1914. ‘Листи Штіфа Табачнюка’ in Ілустрований Калєндар Новин – 1915. [‘Steve Tabachniuk’s Letters’ in The Illustrated News Almanac – 1915]. Edmonton: Новини [The News].
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SIGNED: Я. Майданик
SOURCE: Reproduced from The Illustrated News Almanac Novyn – 1915
MA-000
MA-000
DATE of Creation: 1913
TITLE:
MEDIUM: Reproduction - Pen and ink on paper
DESCRIPTION:
PUBLICATION: Maydanyk, Jacob. 1914. ‘Листи Штіфа Табачнюка’ in Ілустрований Калєндар Новин – 1915. [‘Steve Tabachniuk’s Letters’ in The Illustrated News Almanac – 1915]. Edmonton: Новини [The News].
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SIGNED: Я. Майданик
SOURCE: Reproduced from The Illustrated News Almanac Novyn – 1915
MA-000
MA-000
DATE of Creation: ca 1914
TITLE: “Модерне правительство [blank] для України” [Modern Government -bland- for Ukraine]
MEDIUM: Original - Pen and ink on paper
DESCRIPTION:
This illustration shows “Українське правительство [blank] для України” illustration shows a death figure holding a torch with a black monstrous shadow. The text has been hand written “Українське правительство [blank] для України”
PUBLICATION: unknown
PAGE: n/a
SIGNED: Я. Майданик
SOURCE: Oseredok #79-1-144a (? duplicate number)
MA-000
MA-000
DATE of Creation: 1914
TITLE: Grim Reaper
MEDIUM: Original - Pen and ink on paper
DESCRIPTION:
This illustration shows а grim reaper leaning over Europe.
PUBLICATION: Brandon Daily Sun - Date unknown
PAGE: unknown
SIGNED: Я. Майданик 1914
SOURCE: Oseredok
MA-000
MA-000
DATE of Creation: ca 1914
TITLE: "Brandon Dayly Sun"
MEDIUM: Original - Pen and ink on paper
DESCRIPTION:
This illustration shows Russia and France bringing a dead two-headed eagle, which represents Germany, to Britannia.
PUBLICATION: Brandon Daily Sun - Date unknown
PAGE: unknown
SIGNED: JM
SOURCE: Oseredok #71-1-143d
MA-000
MA-000
DATE of Creation: 1914
TITLE: ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕС [Christ Has Risen]
MEDIUM: Original Drawing - Pen and ink on paper
DESCRIPTION:
“Христос Воскрес! Україна. Ми полягли, щоб волю і славу здобути тобі” [Christ Has Risen! Ukraine. We died to gain freedom and glory for you]
This illustration shows a female figure that symbolizes Ukraine standing on a devastated field covered with graves and human bones.
PUBLICATION: Unknown
PAGE: n/a
SIGNED: Я. Майданик
SOURCE: Oseredok #79-1-147a
MA-000
MA-000
DATE of Creation: 1915
TITLE: Untitled
MEDIUM: Original Drawing - Pen and ink on paper
DESCRIPTION:
This illustration is of a young man lying on the ground under two trees on the edge of a village. He is surrounded by people. A woman is bandaging his head. The young man, and two of the women are wearing embroidered shirts. The title is hand drawn and the central image is bordered all around with a frieze of vines and chains. This was the first illustration Maydanyk proposed. An alternate one was chosen (See MA-0002)
PUBLICATION: Українська Родина - Календар 1916 [Ukrainska rodyna - Kalendar 1916 - The Ukrainian Family - Almanac 1916]
PAGE: Proposed Cover
SIGNED: Я. Майданик
SOURCE: Oseredok #79-1-147d
MA-000
MA-000
DATE of Creation: 1915
TITLE: Untitled
MEDIUM: Reproduction of Pen and ink on paper
DESCRIPTION:
This illustration was the 2nd proposal for the almanac cover in 1916. It was the one chosen over an alternate (see MA-0001). This image shows mourning Jesus sitting on a battlefield covered with bodies. The image has been super imposed on a mock-up of a book. Below is a typed caption:
"This will be the cover illustration for our kalendar. This work is known to all in Canada - it is by the painter Jacob Maydanyk. The illustration shows Jesus crying on the battlefield over the destruction and corpses of fallen soldiers. The coats of arms of Ukraine and Canada are depicted within the border, as well as an old church and farmhouse. In the foreground we see an old man representing the old past year, and a starving young boy representing the new year "rich" with hunger and ruin." (Translation)
PUBLICATION: Українська Родина - Календар 1916 [Ukrainska Rodyna - Kalendar 1916 - The Ukrainian Family - Almanac 1916]
PAGE: Proposed Cover
SIGNED: Я. Майданик
SOURCE: Oseredok #79-1-147e
MA-000
MA-000
DATE of Creation: 1915
TITLE: Untitled
MEDIUM: Reproduction of Pen and ink on paper
DESCRIPTION:
This illustration was the 2nd proposal for the almanac cover in 1916. It was the one chosen over an alternate (see MA-0001). This image shows mourning Jesus sitting on a battlefield covered with bodies. The image has been super imposed on a mock-up of a book. Below is a typed caption:
"This will be the cover illustration for our kalendar. This work is known to all in Canada - it is by the painter Jacob Maydanyk. The illustration shows Jesus crying on the battlefield over the destruction and corpses of fallen soldiers. The coats of arms of Ukraine and Canada are depicted within the border, as well as an old church and farmhouse. In the foreground we see an old man representing the old past year, and a starving young boy representing the new year "rich" with hunger and ruin." (Translation)
PUBLICATION: Українська Родина - Календар 1916 [Ukrainska Rodyna - Kalendar 1916 - The Ukrainian Family - Almanac 1916]
PAGE: Proposed Cover
SIGNED: Я. Майданик
SOURCE: Oseredok #79-1-147e
MA-000
MA-000
DATE of Creation: ca 1927
TITLE: Найновіший Вуків Пічер [Most Recent Picture of Vuiko]
MEDIUM: Original - Pen and ink with watercolours on paper
DESCRIPTION:
This illustration is the iconic image of Vuiko Shtif Tabachniuk waving the "dulia" - his fist with the thumb laced through that first two fingers. It is a symbol of defiance. This image first appeared in print on the cover of the July 31, 1927 issue of Вуйко -[Vuiko/Uncle] - a comics insert found in The Ukrainian Canadian and The Canadian Farmer.
PUBLICATION: Вуйко -[Vuiko/Uncle] July31, 1927
Additional Publications:
Following the first appearance this image appeared in all of the subsequent issues of Vuiko, as well as in his almanacs (1928,1929,1930,1931, 1958). It was also the cover image for his 1930 comic book "Вуйкова книга" [Vuikova knyha/Uncle's Book].
PAGE: Cover
SIGNED: unsigned - image has been cropped for framing
SOURCE: Oseredok #79-1-147e
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MA-000
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TITLE: Untitled
MEDIUM: Original - Pen and ink on paper 23"x30"
DESCRIPTION: A 3-frame strip at the top of the page features Nasha Meri. The lower half of the page features a 12-panel story about Uncle Shtif attending a social function.
PUBLICATION: unpublished
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SOURCE: Oseredok
MA-000
MA-000
DATE of Creation:
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MEDIUM: Original - Pen and ink on paper 11"x18.5"
DESCRIPTION:
PUBLICATION: This image appeared regularly between 1927 and 1929 in the Вуйко [Uncle] newspaper inserts.
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SOURCE: Oseredok 79-1-138
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TITLE: Meesis Kebbich [Mrs. Cabbage]
MEDIUM: Original - Pen and ink on paper 8.6"x10.6"
DESCRIPTION: Illustration of a woman shaking her finger towards the viewer. She is wearing a straw hat with flowers around the brim, a blouse with rolled-up sleeves and a white apron tied at the waist.
PUBLICATION: This image appeared regularly in the Вуйко [Uncle] newspaper inserts (1927 and 1929).
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SOURCE: Oseredok 79-1-137
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TITLE: Self Portrait
MEDIUM: Original - Pen and ink on paper
DESCRIPTION: Self-portrait of Jacob Maydanyk sitting on a café stool. Pen in hand, he is hunched over a large piece of paper, illustrating the cover of the newspaper insert Вуйкою. A second pen is resting on his ear. The caption under the illustration reads:
Канадийський артист Майданик зафасував за свою горб на плечах. [The Canadian artist Maydanyk packed a hump on his shoulders. i.e. he worked hard to get that hump on his shoulders.]
PUBLICATION: This image appeared regularly in the Вуйко [Uncle] newspaper inserts (1927 and 1929).
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SOURCE: Oseredok 79-1-137
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