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- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0074 a,b
- Description
- Pair of ladies after ski boots, black wool with embroidered red wool trim. One strip of trim is stitched from toe, over instep to ankle level and one strip is stitched around ankle. Trim is embroidered in yellow and black snowflake like floral motif. A red fabric with a low pile is stitched to uppe…
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- Title
- After Ski Boots
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 9.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of ladies after ski boots, black wool with embroidered red wool trim. One strip of trim is stitched from toe, over instep to ankle level and one strip is stitched around ankle. Trim is embroidered in yellow and black snowflake like floral motif. A red fabric with a low pile is stitched to upper edge and "V" shaped closure, the same red fabric covers platform between sole and uppers. Sole is white felt (1 cm. thick) a thick red shoe lace fits through one hole on each side of closure. Laces have a wooden piece on one end only. Boots are lined with white felt. Insoles are a heavy woven material.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0074 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; rubber; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1025 a,b
- Description
- Pair solid wood skis with steel edges and metal cable bindings. Metal edges screwed on to 10.0 from tip, point scraped off, rounded tip, 10.0 cm rise. Varnished wood mostly scraped off. "Tyrolia" toe clamp, 24.6 cm long metal heel plate nailed on to ski. Cable binding with rubber heel piece, le…
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- wood; metal; rubber; skin
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 187.0 cm
- Description
- Pair solid wood skis with steel edges and metal cable bindings. Metal edges screwed on to 10.0 from tip, point scraped off, rounded tip, 10.0 cm rise. Varnished wood mostly scraped off. "Tyrolia" toe clamp, 24.6 cm long metal heel plate nailed on to ski. Cable binding with rubber heel piece, leather keeper straps looped on to cable bindings.
- Credit
- Gift of Heidi Lohr, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1025 a,b
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- Date
- 1958
- Material
- plastic; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1032 a,b
- Description
- Blue "Kastle" skis with aluminum and leather bindings. Full length steel core, blue plastic top, yellow plastic base. Steel edges. Triangular, swivel toe clamp, swivel heel plate. 240.0 long leather binding strap. Manufacturer's label at tip. Near tip Olympic games symbol. Circular black and…
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1958
- Material
- plastic; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 210.0 cm
- Description
- Blue "Kastle" skis with aluminum and leather bindings. Full length steel core, blue plastic top, yellow plastic base. Steel edges. Triangular, swivel toe clamp, swivel heel plate. 240.0 long leather binding strap. Manufacturer's label at tip. Near tip Olympic games symbol. Circular black and gold insignia, toe clamp "Marker" heel plate "Racer".
- Credit
- Gift of Kelly Sykes, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1032 a,b
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Athletic Patch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1001
- Date
- 1955 – 1967
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1001
- Description
- Ski instructor patch "C.S.S. Ski Instructor" written in red and black at the top of a whitepatch, in the middle is a red maple leaf with a pair of black skiis crossing it, around the outside is a red and black border.
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- Title
- Athletic Patch
- Date
- 1955 – 1967
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Ski instructor patch "C.S.S. Ski Instructor" written in red and black at the top of a whitepatch, in the middle is a red maple leaf with a pair of black skiis crossing it, around the outside is a red and black border.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Doug Robinson
- Credit
- Gift of Douglas Robinson, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1001
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1036
- Description
- Brown knitted wool hat with pompom on top. There is a semi-circle opening for the wearer to look out of.
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- Title
- Balaclava
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- Brown knitted wool hat with pompom on top. There is a semi-circle opening for the wearer to look out of.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Hans Gmoser
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1036
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0070
- Description
- A machine knitted helmet of dark blue, with wide blue and white wavy striped band at bottom, small white pompon at top, and hole for eyes at middle with small visor above. Visor stiffened with stiff nylon mesh lining, striped band folds up to cover hole and visor and transform balaclava into a wool…
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- Title
- Balaclava
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A machine knitted helmet of dark blue, with wide blue and white wavy striped band at bottom, small white pompon at top, and hole for eyes at middle with small visor above. Visor stiffened with stiff nylon mesh lining, striped band folds up to cover hole and visor and transform balaclava into a wool cap with wide striped cuff. Gold tag attached "Styled by Colin N62 .... Colin K Lax Ltd, Montreal".
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0070
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Climbing, Skiing Gaiters
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- Date
- 1950 – 2006
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1117 a,b
- Description
- A pair of well-used, green, lace-up gaiters made out of lightweight, waterproof, canvas material. An ankle-to-knee gaiter, one piece of material sewn together, six brass-coloured grommets on one side, six silver-coloured metal hooks with individual leather backing, on the other side, with another t…
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- Title
- Climbing, Skiing Gaiters
- Date
- 1950 – 2006
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 44 x 33 cm
- Description
- A pair of well-used, green, lace-up gaiters made out of lightweight, waterproof, canvas material. An ankle-to-knee gaiter, one piece of material sewn together, six brass-coloured grommets on one side, six silver-coloured metal hooks with individual leather backing, on the other side, with another two grommets at the top, and a braided heavy-duty nylon lace for tightening and securing the gaiter to the calf. One gaiter has blue, waterproof patches sewn around both top grommets with green thread, also has one blue patch sewn with green thread on the outside and one on the inside; the manufacturer’s “Recreational Equipment INC. 1525 11th Avenue Seattle, Wash. 98122” label is secured on one side only. The other gaiter has only one blue patch on the top, one dislodged and bent grommet hanging on the nylon lace, the manufacturer’s “Recreational Equipment INC. 1525 11th Avenue Seattle, Wash. 98122” label is secure.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- skiing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1117 a,b
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Down Before the Storm
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- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.03
- Description
- The foreground of snow covers approximately one quarter of the picture, slopes from cr to bl. Two skiers, one in a yellow jacket, stand on the edge of the slope looking inwards. The rest of the picture is mostly grey clouds, covering the slopes in the background.
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- Title
- Down Before the Storm
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 120.0 x 120.0 cm
- Description
- The foreground of snow covers approximately one quarter of the picture, slopes from cr to bl. Two skiers, one in a yellow jacket, stand on the edge of the slope looking inwards. The rest of the picture is mostly grey clouds, covering the slopes in the background.
- Credit
- Gift of John P. Crabb, Winnipeg, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.03
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- Date
- 1952 – 1959
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1124 a-e
- Description
- Five skiing trophies (keepers) won by Jim Davies of Banff.a) “WARSING TROPHY JUV. COMBINED J. DAVIES 1952”b) “BANFF WINTER CARNIVAL SKI JORING JUNIOR 1955”c) “BREWSTER MEMORIAL 1956 JR. BOYS 1ST”d) “1959 BREWSTER MEMORIAL SR. MEN -2ND-”e) “GIANT SLALOM SR. MEN 2ND B.S.R. 1959”
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1952 – 1959
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- Five skiing trophies (keepers) won by Jim Davies of Banff.a) “WARSING TROPHY JUV. COMBINED J. DAVIES 1952”b) “BANFF WINTER CARNIVAL SKI JORING JUNIOR 1955”c) “BREWSTER MEMORIAL 1956 JR. BOYS 1ST”d) “1959 BREWSTER MEMORIAL SR. MEN -2ND-”e) “GIANT SLALOM SR. MEN 2ND B.S.R. 1959”
- Subject
- Jim Davies
- sports
- skiing
- awards
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Davies, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1124 a-e
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Loving Cup Collection
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- Date
- 1952 – 1959
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1089 a-g
- Description
- Small silver cups on black bases. (a,b,c,g) Brewster Memorial 1959, a,b,g Jr. Ladies, c - Sr. Ladies, 13.5 to 17.0 high. Black bases are hollow plastic. (d) Junior Girls Downhill 1952, 16.0 high (f) Junior Girls Slalom 1952, 16.0 high, bases same.
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- Title
- Loving Cup Collection
- Date
- 1952 – 1959
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- Small silver cups on black bases. (a,b,c,g) Brewster Memorial 1959, a,b,g Jr. Ladies, c - Sr. Ladies, 13.5 to 17.0 high. Black bases are hollow plastic. (d) Junior Girls Downhill 1952, 16.0 high (f) Junior Girls Slalom 1952, 16.0 high, bases same.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Brewster Memorial
- Credit
- Gift of Brewster Transportation & Tours, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1089 a-g
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1107 a-c
- Description
- Two oval medals, both embossed with “Canadian Amateur Ski Association”, and a metal stand.
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- Title
- Medal
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Two oval medals, both embossed with “Canadian Amateur Ski Association”, and a metal stand.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1107 a-c
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Membership Pin
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- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0142
- Description
- A circular metal pin with a Dark red enamel ring around the outside. Text on the enamel ring reads “SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF”. A red enamel design of a skier and mountains and “1950” is in the centre of the pin. Straight pin on back.
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- 1950 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 2.5 cm
- Description
- A circular metal pin with a Dark red enamel ring around the outside. Text on the enamel ring reads “SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF”. A red enamel design of a skier and mountains and “1950” is in the centre of the pin. Straight pin on back.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- skiing
- Banff
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0142
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- Date
- 1951 – 1989
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0390 a-k
- Description
- Collection of various pins, patches, and a button housed in a plastic bag. All but one are related to skiing and ski events, most from events or races, and one is the Ontario flag. Two small square patches are mostly black with embroidered blue snowflakes and red ski poles all crossed over each oth…
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- Title
- Pins
- Date
- 1951 – 1989
- Material
- metal; plastic; fabric;
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Collection of various pins, patches, and a button housed in a plastic bag. All but one are related to skiing and ski events, most from events or races, and one is the Ontario flag. Two small square patches are mostly black with embroidered blue snowflakes and red ski poles all crossed over each other and the one button depicts a woman wearing nothing but a large fur hat and skis looking over her shoulder at the camera - “SKI WITH LOUISE AT LOUISE” is printed along the edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0390 a-k
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; meta; skinl
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1110
- Description
- Long, narrow yellow canvas ski bag, zippered. Black buckles and black reinforcing panels. Inscribed: "C R Whyte Banff Alta"
- Title
- Ski Bag
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; meta; skinl
- Dimensions
- 206.0 cm
- Description
- Long, narrow yellow canvas ski bag, zippered. Black buckles and black reinforcing panels. Inscribed: "C R Whyte Banff Alta"
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Catharine Robb Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1110
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; metal; skin; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1109
- Description
- Blue canvas bag with white canvas on sides, blue leather patches, two zippers one on each side. Inscribed on white canvas: "C.R.Whyte Banff Alberta Canada"
- Title
- Ski Boot Bag
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- fibre; metal; skin; plastic
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Blue canvas bag with white canvas on sides, blue leather patches, two zippers one on each side. Inscribed on white canvas: "C.R.Whyte Banff Alberta Canada"
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Catharine Robb Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1109
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1027 a,b
- Description
- Heavy, black, with inner brown leather boot, over-ankle high, 3 eyelets each side opening at back with remnant of laces, 5 hooks and 3 eyelets front of boot, thin tongue, thick laminated sole, rubber tread nailed on bottom, steel toe and heel guards nailed and screwed onto sole, long, round laces, …
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- Title
- Ski Boots
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.2 x 11.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Heavy, black, with inner brown leather boot, over-ankle high, 3 eyelets each side opening at back with remnant of laces, 5 hooks and 3 eyelets front of boot, thin tongue, thick laminated sole, rubber tread nailed on bottom, steel toe and heel guards nailed and screwed onto sole, long, round laces, inner boot brown, padded leather, thick, padded tongue, eyelet closing with red, round laces.
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1027 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; metal; glass; elastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1074 a,b
- Description
- (a) One pair of ski goggles with an adjustable elastic head strap. The lenses are flat, dark and oblong-shaped, surrounded by metal frames. The frames have a line of small holes surrounding them; the smaller ones to let air in to prevent fogging, the the larger ones to clip the lenses in. The lens,…
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- Title
- Ski Goggles
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; metal; glass; elastic
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- (a) One pair of ski goggles with an adjustable elastic head strap. The lenses are flat, dark and oblong-shaped, surrounded by metal frames. The frames have a line of small holes surrounding them; the smaller ones to let air in to prevent fogging, the the larger ones to clip the lenses in. The lens, viewer’s right, is held in by a wire that is threaded through all of the holes. Also, that lens has an engraving with the name of the manufacturer in script “Secunda”. The lenses are joined by a piece of elastic across the nose portion. (b) A red, white and black lidded Elastoplast metal can that the goggles were stored in. Lid red with “S&N” in a dashed circle.; tin: On red background, front portion: white “Elastoplast TRADE MARK”, black “ELASTIC BANDAGE B.P.C., white “WITH POROUS ADHEVSIVE’ black “BRITISH PATENT NO.7” numbers scratched out, in black “FOR THE MEDICAL PROFESSION”. On a red background back portion: in a black rectangle in white lettering “DIRECTIONS FOR USE ENCLOSED, “WITH 3 in 7.6 cm) LENGTH UNSTRETCHED 3 YD. (2,70m) LENGTH STRETCHED 5/6 YD. (4,50 / 5,50m) order No. 1003 , in white in a dashed circle “S&N”, in black “Made in England by T. J. SMITH & NEPHEW LTD. Hull & Welwyn Garden City, in a black rectangle “KEEP IN A COOL PLACE”
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1074 a,b
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- Date
- 1950
- Material
- plastic; fabric; rubber; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1144
- Description
- A pair of lightweight ski goggles with two pieces of dark plastic for lenses, enclosed and stitched with a border of taupe-coloured velveteen fabric. This portion is connected to an inner frame of the same fabric, closer to the face, with two pieces of light clear plastic the same shape as the lens…
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- Title
- Ski Goggles
- Date
- 1950
- Material
- plastic; fabric; rubber; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of lightweight ski goggles with two pieces of dark plastic for lenses, enclosed and stitched with a border of taupe-coloured velveteen fabric. This portion is connected to an inner frame of the same fabric, closer to the face, with two pieces of light clear plastic the same shape as the lenses, with cutouts for the eyes, by thread and small pieces of black plastic tubing (0.70cm long); this creates air vents for the face and provides wearing comfort. The side guards are composed of a light metal mesh and they have a piece of black elastic attached to each side which is tied together to keep the goggles on the face.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- guiding
- Pat Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Sheila V. Keough, Renfrew, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1144
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0049 a-d
- Description
- Four winter headbands, knitted. (a) (21 x 9) black knit headband, narrow across forehead 5.5cm. wide, single seam up center back, double thickness. (b) black single thickness knit headband, narrower in front than in back, two crossbands go over crown of head to secure headband in place, center back…
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- Title
- Ski Headband
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Description
- Four winter headbands, knitted. (a) (21 x 9) black knit headband, narrow across forehead 5.5cm. wide, single seam up center back, double thickness. (b) black single thickness knit headband, narrower in front than in back, two crossbands go over crown of head to secure headband in place, center back seam, 23 x 10. (c) grey hand knit headband in quarter stitch, 23.5 x 8 , single cross band, (d) grey headband, knit, double thickness 10 x 20.5 , double cross band stitched together at intersection forms crown.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0049 a-d
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- Date
- 1955 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- DoW.02.06
- Description
- Image is of 6 people on skiis heading into the distance. One skier, a man, is jumping at the left of the image. He is wearing sunglasses, and a red sweater with a collared shirt, as he jumps through some snow. There are mountains covered in snow in the background.Artist signature: “Wadym D” is i…
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- Title
- Ski Jumper
- Date
- 1955 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 68 x 137 cm
- Description
- Image is of 6 people on skiis heading into the distance. One skier, a man, is jumping at the left of the image. He is wearing sunglasses, and a red sweater with a collared shirt, as he jumps through some snow. There are mountains covered in snow in the background.Artist signature: “Wadym D” is in lower right cornercascade hotel mural
- Subject
- skier
- skiing
- ski jumping
- cascade hotel mural
- Credit
- Gift of Leo Wedro, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- DoW.02.06
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