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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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Date
1982
Material
metal; plastic; paper
Catalogue Number
105.02.0156 a-g
Description
Six red, orange, and pink paper and one plastic/metal baggage tags from Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, and Thai [Air?]. The black plastic/metal tag has “Calrelli” in silver script on one side and “PIKE ; EVEREST ; SHERATON ; NEPAL” written in ink on a label adhered to the back.
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Title
Airline Tag
Date
1982
Material
metal; plastic; paper
Dimensions
4.7 x 0.4 x 12.t cm
Description
Six red, orange, and pink paper and one plastic/metal baggage tags from Air Canada, Singapore Airlines, and Thai [Air?]. The black plastic/metal tag has “Calrelli” in silver script on one side and “PIKE ; EVEREST ; SHERATON ; NEPAL” written in ink on a label adhered to the back.
Subject
Lloyd Gallagher
Everest 82
commemorative
memorabilia
travel
airplanes
airlines
Credit
Gift of Peter Spear, 2017
Catalogue Number
105.02.0156 a-g
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
glass; metal
Catalogue Number
102.05.1019 a-e
Description
Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).
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Title
Alcohol Lamp
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
glass; metal
Dimensions
12.5 x 8.5 cm
Description
Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).
Subject
photography
Vaux family
camping
Credit
Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
102.05.1019 a-e
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Along Icefields Parkway

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Artist
Douglas Curran (1952 – , Canadian)
Date
1985
Medium
ekta colour on paper
Catalogue Number
CuD.18.26
Description
A lake dominates the picture; lower right corner are 2 men with fishing tackle; the far shore has a red roofed house; mountain behind with some snow; blue sky with white clouds; a colour photograph. A documentary photographic exhibition entitled Structured Paradise was organized by the Walter Phill…
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Artist
Douglas Curran (1952 – , Canadian)
Title
Along Icefields Parkway
Date
1985
Medium
ekta colour on paper
Dimensions
36.7;40.5 x 46.5;50.7 cm
Description
A lake dominates the picture; lower right corner are 2 men with fishing tackle; the far shore has a red roofed house; mountain behind with some snow; blue sky with white clouds; a colour photograph. A documentary photographic exhibition entitled Structured Paradise was organized by the Walter Phillips Gallery in response to Parks Canada Centennial celebration in 1985, and then donated to The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
Credit
Gift of Walter Phillips Gallery, 1985
Catalogue Number
CuD.18.26
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Artist
Wilfred Lambert
Date
1980
Medium
print on paper
Catalogue Number
LaW.04.17
Description
Woodblock print showing blocky grey mountain in foreground at right. Stylized wavy mountains in varying shades of brown and orange are in background at left with grey snow-capped peaks beyond. Handwritten in pencil at bottom left is “Along Yuknes Trail 3/10” with “Wilfred Lambert /80” at right. Red…
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Artist
Wilfred Lambert
Title
Along Yuknes Trail
Date
1980
Medium
print on paper
Dimensions
43.0 x 32.0 cm
Description
Woodblock print showing blocky grey mountain in foreground at right. Stylized wavy mountains in varying shades of brown and orange are in background at left with grey snow-capped peaks beyond. Handwritten in pencil at bottom left is “Along Yuknes Trail 3/10” with “Wilfred Lambert /80” at right. Red “W” in circle is stamped at bottom right.
Subject
Mountains
Lake O’Hara
Yoho National Park
Credit
Gift of Tim Wake, Whistler, 1990
Catalogue Number
LaW.04.17
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Artist
Diane Colwell (1959 – , Canadian)
Date
1988
Medium
polaroid on paper
Catalogue Number
CwD.18.02
Description
Painted polaroid print, top left corner is white and blue sky, the rest of the picture is dark green with light greens, brown, yellow, indicating a meadow, some trees in foreground
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Artist
Diane Colwell (1959 – , Canadian)
Title
Alpine Meadows
Date
1988
Medium
polaroid on paper
Dimensions
10.8 x 8.8 cm
Description
Painted polaroid print, top left corner is white and blue sky, the rest of the picture is dark green with light greens, brown, yellow, indicating a meadow, some trees in foreground
Subject
landscape, mountain
Diane Colwell
Credit
Purchased from Sunshine Village, Banff, 1989
Catalogue Number
CwD.18.02
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Date
prior to 1800
Material
mineral
Catalogue Number
112.03.1016
Description
An ammonite that is in quite good shape except that the tail is missing. There is no parts of the rock attached to it.
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Title
Ammonite Fossil
Date
prior to 1800
Material
mineral
Dimensions
4.5 cm
Description
An ammonite that is in quite good shape except that the tail is missing. There is no parts of the rock attached to it.
Subject
prehistory
paleontology
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1978
Catalogue Number
112.03.1016
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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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Andromeda and Athabasca Glaciers, Columbia Icefield

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Artist
Don Harmon (1917 – 1997, Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
cibachrome on paper
Catalogue Number
HrD.18.01
Description
A colour photographic positive, an almost full frame picture of glaciers, the white colour and formations dominate, a bare rock juts out bottom left corner, rocks also near top left to near bottom right, the sky is extreme top of picture, some clouds
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Artist
Don Harmon (1917 – 1997, Canadian)
Title
Andromeda and Athabasca Glaciers, Columbia Icefield
Date
1987
Medium
cibachrome on paper
Dimensions
57.2 x 45.6 cm
Description
A colour photographic positive, an almost full frame picture of glaciers, the white colour and formations dominate, a bare rock juts out bottom left corner, rocks also near top left to near bottom right, the sky is extreme top of picture, some clouds
Subject
landscape, mountain
landscape, Columbia Icefield
Credit
Purchased from Don Harmon, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
HrD.18.01
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Date
1890 – 1900
Material
metal; glass
Catalogue Number
104.30.0007
Description
Barometer in brass casing with brass suspension loop at top. "AJL & Co." over "B" (representing Boston) within oval on casing back. Dial shows pressure range of 26 to 31 inches. Indicators such as "stormy rain change fair very dry". Also "Made in England for Andrew J. LLoyd & Co. Boston". "Aneroid…
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Title
Aneroid Barometer
Date
1890 – 1900
Material
metal; glass
Dimensions
5.7 x 14.1 cm
Description
Barometer in brass casing with brass suspension loop at top. "AJL & Co." over "B" (representing Boston) within oval on casing back. Dial shows pressure range of 26 to 31 inches. Indicators such as "stormy rain change fair very dry". Also "Made in England for Andrew J. LLoyd & Co. Boston". "Aneroid barometer". Blue needle fluctuates with pressure and brass needle is manual needle which can be moved daily and compared with following day's reading. Manual needle movable on face. Screw adjustment on back of barometer adjusts blue needle to local conditions.
Subject
households
Russell Robb
hobbies
weather
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.30.0007
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Date
1890 – 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
107.01.0014
Description
A painted casting (brass?) of a pug dog with its hind end in the air and shoulders and forelegs on the ground. The dog is grey with a black muzzle and ears, has a curly tail, and is wearing a narrow brown collar.
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Title
Animal Figurine
Date
1890 – 1920
Material
metal
Dimensions
11.0 (approx.) cm
Description
A painted casting (brass?) of a pug dog with its hind end in the air and shoulders and forelegs on the ground. The dog is grey with a black muzzle and ears, has a curly tail, and is wearing a narrow brown collar.
Subject
households
collectables
animals, dogs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0014
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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; metal; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
108.05.0003
Description
A very true replica of a Jersey milk cow with tan and white coloured suede stretched over the carved wooden shape of a cow. The cow has wooden hooves and teats on the udder, with glass eyes, and hair at the end of the tail. The cow has a leather collar with a small round cowbell. The cow moos wh…
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Title
Animal Toy
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
skin; metal; glass; metal
Dimensions
17.5 x 8.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
A very true replica of a Jersey milk cow with tan and white coloured suede stretched over the carved wooden shape of a cow. The cow has wooden hooves and teats on the udder, with glass eyes, and hair at the end of the tail. The cow has a leather collar with a small round cowbell. The cow moos when its head is turned.
Subject
industries, farming
toys
children
animals, cow
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0003
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1988
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.21
Description
Twelve sketches of animals, each washed with a single colour watercolour.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Animalia Capillary
Date
1988
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
37.2 x 17.9 cm
Description
Twelve sketches of animals, each washed with a single colour watercolour.
Subject
animals, whimsey
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.21
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Artist
Lorraine Gilbert
Date
1988 – 1994
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
GiL.18.28
Description
Photograph of tree-planters Anne and Kent next to their tent in Invermere, British Columbia.
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Artist
Lorraine Gilbert
Title
Anne and Kent
Date
1988 – 1994
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
20” x 24” cm
Description
Photograph of tree-planters Anne and Kent next to their tent in Invermere, British Columbia.
Subject
tree-planting
forest
portrait
British Columbia
environmentalism
Canadian
nature
Credit
Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014
Catalogue Number
GiL.18.28
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Artist
Lorraine Gilbert
Date
1988 – 1994
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
GiL.18.30
Description
Photograph of Anne sitting in her van, Moh Creek, Butte Inlet, British Columbia.
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Artist
Lorraine Gilbert
Title
Anne in her Van
Date
1988 – 1994
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
20” x 24” cm
Description
Photograph of Anne sitting in her van, Moh Creek, Butte Inlet, British Columbia.
Subject
tree-planting
forest
portrait
British Columbia
environmentalism
Canadian
nature
Credit
Gift of Lorraine Gilbert, Ottawa, 2014
Catalogue Number
GiL.18.30
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Artist
Peggy Dixon
Date
1985
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
DiP.03.04
Description
An antelope faces to the right in fully body profile. Grass lines the bottom of the image. At the lower right corner of the matt “IP 33.” On the back of the image is an erased sketch of a person riding a horse on the right, and a person holding a rope on the left.
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Artist
Peggy Dixon
Title
Antelope Buck
Date
1985
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12.5 x 20.3 cm
Description
An antelope faces to the right in fully body profile. Grass lines the bottom of the image. At the lower right corner of the matt “IP 33.” On the back of the image is an erased sketch of a person riding a horse on the right, and a person holding a rope on the left.
Subject
antelope
grass
Credit
Gift of Peggy Dixon, Milk River, 2012
Catalogue Number
DiP.03.04
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1900
Medium
watercolour on paper board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.11
Description
Landscape watercolour scene with horizontal coloured washes from the bottom up a green to blue to red to a blue/green yellow.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Approach of Night
Date
c. 1900
Medium
watercolour on paper board
Dimensions
11 x 21.5 cm
Description
Landscape watercolour scene with horizontal coloured washes from the bottom up a green to blue to red to a blue/green yellow.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.11
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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
1985
Material
plastic; plaster
Catalogue Number
107.02.1010 a-e
Description
Remnants of an assemblage for the annual "Pumpkin Carving Contest" sponsored by the Banff Park Lodge. They are two plaster cast beavers and a plastic Mountie on a plastic horse. Long gold coloured string was fashioned as harness and reins to pull the pumpkin. The pumpkin is not part of the remnan…
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Title
Assemblage
Date
1985
Material
plastic; plaster
Description
Remnants of an assemblage for the annual "Pumpkin Carving Contest" sponsored by the Banff Park Lodge. They are two plaster cast beavers and a plastic Mountie on a plastic horse. Long gold coloured string was fashioned as harness and reins to pull the pumpkin. The pumpkin is not part of the remnants. See also 103.09.1096.
Subject
events
Pumpkin Carving Contest
Banff Park Lodge
WMCR
Credit
Purchased from Warner Guiding and Outfitting Ltd., Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
107.02.1010 a-e
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