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Artist
Robert Guest (1938 – 2017, Canadian)
Date
2011
Medium
oil on wood
Catalogue Number
GuR.02.01
Description
A landscape oil painting, on board, of forest on fire. The painting is dominated by one central tree. Fallen tree on fire diagonally across painting in foreground. Background is thick forest on fire and some blue sky with orange smoke. Primarily red, green, blue and yellow color palette. Au verso s…
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Artist
Robert Guest (1938 – 2017, Canadian)
Title
#4 Wildfires
Date
2011
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
19.2 x 24.3 cm
Description
A landscape oil painting, on board, of forest on fire. The painting is dominated by one central tree. Fallen tree on fire diagonally across painting in foreground. Background is thick forest on fire and some blue sky with orange smoke. Primarily red, green, blue and yellow color palette. Au verso several stickers. At top white with black printing “THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AT BANFF. IT IS A GIFT FROM THE ARTIST, ROBERT GUEST OF GRANDE CACHE. 2012.” Sticker middle right is yellow with black print, “ CAUTION! HELP AVOID FADING: Display original artwork out of direct sunlight or other strong light, and away from heat or moist conditions!” Bottom left label, white with black printing, “#4. Wildfires./2011” NEW OILPAINT SERIES - 8X10 “ PANELS AT GRANDE CACHE, BY R. GUEST.” Bottom left sticker, blue with black print, see artist bio.
Subject
landscape
forest fire
Robert Guest
Credit
Purchased from Robert Guest, Grande Cache, 2012
Catalogue Number
GuR.02.01
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Artist
Sarah Fuller (1978 – , Canadian)
Date
2010
Medium
photograph on epson premium luster drymounted
Catalogue Number
FuS.18.11
Description
Man in Parks Canada uniform standing with hands in pockets.
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Artist
Sarah Fuller (1978 – , Canadian)
Title
Aaron
Date
2010
Medium
photograph on epson premium luster drymounted
Dimensions
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Description
Man in Parks Canada uniform standing with hands in pockets.
Subject
documentary photography
Banff
community
landscape
portrait
Parks Canada
Credit
Gift of Sarah Fuller, Wakefield, 2016
Catalogue Number
FuS.18.11
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Artist
Sarah Fuller (1978 – , Canadian)
Date
2010
Medium
photograph on epson premium luster drymounted
Catalogue Number
FuS.18.09
Description
Women in lab with taxidermy around her
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Artist
Sarah Fuller (1978 – , Canadian)
Title
Andrea
Date
2010
Medium
photograph on epson premium luster drymounted
Dimensions
101.6 x 76.2 cm
Description
Women in lab with taxidermy around her
Subject
documentary photography
Banff
community
portrait
taxidermy
Credit
Gift of Sarah Fuller, Wakefield, 2016
Catalogue Number
FuS.18.09
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Anemone parviflora (Alpine Anenome)

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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Date
1885 – 1905
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ScM.05.24
Description
Two plants with brown roots; large leaves; a white flower with yellow bud.
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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Title
Anemone parviflora (Alpine Anenome)
Date
1885 – 1905
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
25.0 x 15.0 cm
Description
Two plants with brown roots; large leaves; a white flower with yellow bud.
Subject
botanical
flower
anenome
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
ScM.05.24
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Approaching Fernie on Hwy 3 West

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Artist
John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)
Date
2011
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
HaO.05.03
Description
Watercolour of mountains on Highway 3 West entering Fernie.
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Artist
John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)
Title
Approaching Fernie on Hwy 3 West
Date
2011
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
28 x 35.5 cm
Description
Watercolour of mountains on Highway 3 West entering Fernie.
Subject
landscape, Highway 3 West Fernie, mountains
Credit
Gift of John Hartman, Tiny, 2014
Catalogue Number
HaO.05.03
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Date
1880 – 1939
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
104.39.1003
Description
A small black japanned tin with a wooden handle. The tin contains a wooden palette along with brushes and oil paint tubes.
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Title
Artist Box
Date
1880 – 1939
Material
metal; wood
Description
A small black japanned tin with a wooden handle. The tin contains a wooden palette along with brushes and oil paint tubes.
Subject
Mary Schaffer
artists
painting
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1978
Catalogue Number
104.39.1003
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Artist
Gennadiy Ivanov
Date
ca. 2022 – 2022
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
IvG.03.03
Description
Landscape painting of glacial area. Background has a blue sky that is filled with tall glacial formations. Right at the centre of the middle ground are silhouettes of two people rendered in black. Off to the the right side of the foreground is a weather station. The colour palette is made up of blu…
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Artist
Gennadiy Ivanov
Title
Athabasca
Date
ca. 2022 – 2022
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
34.0 x 50.0 cm
Description
Landscape painting of glacial area. Background has a blue sky that is filled with tall glacial formations. Right at the centre of the middle ground are silhouettes of two people rendered in black. Off to the the right side of the foreground is a weather station. The colour palette is made up of blue, purples, orange, black, brown, green, and white.
Subject
Glaciers
weather station
climate change
University of Saskatchewan.
Credit
Gift of Gennadiy Ivanov, Norwich, Norfolk , UK, 2023
Catalogue Number
IvG.03.03
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The Athabasca Glacier

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Artist
John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)
Date
2014
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
HaO.05.29
Description
Watercolour of the Athabasca Glacier. Light blue boarders and soft colours.
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Artist
John Hartman (1950 – , Canadian)
Title
The Athabasca Glacier
Date
2014
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
22.86 x 28.58 cm
Description
Watercolour of the Athabasca Glacier. Light blue boarders and soft colours.
Subject
mountain
hartman
watercolour
landscape;
Credit
Gift of John Hartman, Tiny, 2017
Catalogue Number
HaO.05.29
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Athabasca Glacier Station 1

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Artist
Gennadiy Ivanov
Date
ca. 2019 – 2019
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
IvG.03.02
Description
Landscape pastel drawing of a glacier area, colour palette made up of purple,orange, yellows, blues and black. In the background there are glaciers, hills,or mountains. Middle ground is filled with vertical and horizontal lines that represent the pattern of glaciers. In the foreground, off to the l…
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Artist
Gennadiy Ivanov
Title
Athabasca Glacier Station 1
Date
ca. 2019 – 2019
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
49.0 x 69.0 x 49.0 cm
Description
Landscape pastel drawing of a glacier area, colour palette made up of purple,orange, yellows, blues and black. In the background there are glaciers, hills,or mountains. Middle ground is filled with vertical and horizontal lines that represent the pattern of glaciers. In the foreground, off to the left hand side is a weather station made up of black and blue.
Subject
Glaciers
weather station
climate change
University of Saskatchewan
Credit
Gift of Gennadiy Ivanov, Norwich, Norfolk , UK, 2023
Catalogue Number
IvG.03.02
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Athabasca Glacier Station 2

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Artist
Gennadiy Ivanov
Date
ca. 2019 – 2019
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
IvG.03.01
Description
Landscape pastel drawing with a colour palette made up of purples, blues, and soft peach. in the background there are glaciers or mountains. In the middle ground, just slightly off to the right, there is a weather station composed of black and blue pastel. in the foreground are vertical lines of pu…
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Artist
Gennadiy Ivanov
Title
Athabasca Glacier Station 2
Date
ca. 2019 – 2019
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
50.0 x 65.0 x 50.0 cm
Description
Landscape pastel drawing with a colour palette made up of purples, blues, and soft peach. in the background there are glaciers or mountains. In the middle ground, just slightly off to the right, there is a weather station composed of black and blue pastel. in the foreground are vertical lines of purple, white, and blue, that represent patterns of the glaciers.
Subject
Glaciers
weather stations
climate change
pastel
mountains
Athabasca.
Credit
Gift of Gennadiy Ivanov, Norwich, Norfolk , UK, 2023
Catalogue Number
IvG.03.01
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Date
2010
Material
metal; bronze
Catalogue Number
103.09.1250 a,b
Description
(a) a metal disk (9.5cm diameter) with a raised image of three leafy trees. Four figures with hands linked surround the trees. Embossed with “J.B. Harkin Medal” and engraved on edge “Parks For Tomorrow N.P.P.A.C.”. Au verso engraved with “The Panel on Ecological Integrity of Canada’s National Par…
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Title
Award Medal
Date
2010
Material
metal; bronze
Description
(a) a metal disk (9.5cm diameter) with a raised image of three leafy trees. Four figures with hands linked surround the trees. Embossed with “J.B. Harkin Medal” and engraved on edge “Parks For Tomorrow N.P.P.A.C.”. Au verso engraved with “The Panel on Ecological Integrity of Canada’s National Parks November 12th 2010(b) green faux leather drawstring bag
Subject
medal
award
J.B. Harkin
The Panel on Ecological Integrity of Canada’s National Parks
Credit
Gift of Jacques Gerin, Chair The Panel on Ecological Integrity of Canada's National Parks, 2010
Catalogue Number
103.09.1250 a,b
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
metal; shell
Catalogue Number
103.08.0227
Description
A small awl with a round steel (?) spike tapering to a very sharp point which is slightly bent at the tip. The flattened white mother-of-pearl handle is slightly pointed at the end.
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Title
Awl
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
metal; shell
Dimensions
0.5 x 1.0 x 10.5 cm
Description
A small awl with a round steel (?) spike tapering to a very sharp point which is slightly bent at the tip. The flattened white mother-of-pearl handle is slightly pointed at the end.
Subject
households
crafts
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0227
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Date
1880 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.21.1004
Description
Axe head marked “4” and “Gilpin.”
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Title
Axe
Date
1880 – 1950
Material
metal
Description
Axe head marked “4” and “Gilpin.”
Subject
households
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
104.21.1004
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Artist
Lynn Malin
Date
2012
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
MaY.02.01
Description
au verso “Wintered Banff Morning” oil/canvas
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Artist
Lynn Malin
Title
Banff Morning
Date
2012
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
102.0 x 130.5 cm
Description
au verso “Wintered Banff Morning” oil/canvas
Subject
landscape
mountain
town, Banff
winter, morning
Credit
Gift of Lynn Malin, 2013
Catalogue Number
MaY.02.01
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Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887

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Artist
C. Firth
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.01
Description
Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
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Artist
C. Firth
Title
Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
12.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
Subject
mountains
Banff
Bow River
Alberta
Banff Springs Hotel
Credit
Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.01
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Date
1880 – 1900
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
102.04.0376
Description
Small round twined basket with rounded base and high sides closing in slightly at the mouth, natural buff colour background with brown design and black accents, design repeated three times around sides is of four brown parallelograms stacked on one another in stairlike fashion moving up to the righ…
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Title
Basket
Date
1880 – 1900
Material
wood
Dimensions
10.5 x 13.5 cm
Description
Small round twined basket with rounded base and high sides closing in slightly at the mouth, natural buff colour background with brown design and black accents, design repeated three times around sides is of four brown parallelograms stacked on one another in stairlike fashion moving up to the right, with serrated edges of black-tipped triangles along the sides and narrow black lines between each parallelogram. Between each steplike series on the buff background is an oblique double zig-zag line running from bottom to top of the basket. Lip is finished with three rows of twining of a lighter brown colour, pattern not visible on inside. Paper tag rimmed with metal is attached with cord and wax through lip of basket; no writing is visible.
Subject
households
decorative
Indigenous
basketry
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0376
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Date
1880 – 1930
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
110.02.0007
Description
Small shallow flat-bottomed basket with sides flaring outward; coiled construction; pattern of coloured bands around coils, one band of brown then one band of dyed blue-green, followed by two bands of natural colour, repeated to the top of the basket where there are two bands of the blue-green colo…
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Title
Basketry Bowl
Date
1880 – 1930
Material
fibre
Dimensions
2.7 x 10.6 cm
Description
Small shallow flat-bottomed basket with sides flaring outward; coiled construction; pattern of coloured bands around coils, one band of brown then one band of dyed blue-green, followed by two bands of natural colour, repeated to the top of the basket where there are two bands of the blue-green colour; the patterning on the basket is divided into thirds vertically where a subtle definition is made by stepping up the colour on each coil at this point; sturdy but flexible.
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
110.02.0007
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The Battle of Cressy

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1792
Medium
engraving on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.04.03
Description
A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
The Battle of Cressy
Date
1792
Medium
engraving on paper
Dimensions
18.0 x 28.5 cm
Description
A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back paper reads “Johnson Art Galleries Limited Pictures Fine Framing. Montreal 634 St. Catherine West.”
Subject
activity
war
figure
group
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.04.03
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Artist
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)
Date
prior to 1905
Medium
photoengraving on paper
Catalogue Number
RuC.11.01
Description
Colour: greys as in a black and white photograph. At the waters edge in the center are two bull moose fighting. To the right, half way up in the background is a female moose looking on. Dead logs and grass fill the lower part of the picture.
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Artist
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)
Title
Battling Moose
Date
prior to 1905
Medium
photoengraving on paper
Dimensions
30.1 x 50.4 cm
Description
Colour: greys as in a black and white photograph. At the waters edge in the center are two bull moose fighting. To the right, half way up in the background is a female moose looking on. Dead logs and grass fill the lower part of the picture.
Subject
landscape
animal, moose
Credit
Gift of W. J. Wright, Kamloops, 1969
Catalogue Number
RuC.11.01
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Date
1880 – 1920
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0031
Description
A collection of twenty-three yellow beads and fifty-four green beads from a broken necklace.
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Title
Bead
Date
1880 – 1920
Material
glass
Dimensions
1.0 (maximum) cm
Description
A collection of twenty-three yellow beads and fifty-four green beads from a broken necklace.
Subject
decorative
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0031
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