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Animalia Capillary

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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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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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The Bird Tree

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1880 – 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: The Bird Tree

Date: 1880 – 1900

Dimensions: 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

Subject: figure, male; animal; mythological

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

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Grasses

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.07

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Grasses

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 121.92 x 162.56 cm

Subject: grass; peninsula; Ontario

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2014

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.07

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Hector Lake, Kicking Horse Pass, BC

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: BeS.05.07

Description: Mountain landscape with large glassy lake in centre of painting. Abstract foliage and stand of dead trees in foreground at right. Brown treed slopes on opposite shore with large snow-capped mountains in distance. Small white and red buildings on far shore of lake. Title written in bottom left corne…

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Title: Hector Lake, Kicking Horse Pass, BC

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 32.8 x 48.0 cm

Description: Mountain landscape with large glassy lake in centre of painting. Abstract foliage and stand of dead trees in foreground at right. Brown treed slopes on opposite shore with large snow-capped mountains in distance. Small white and red buildings on far shore of lake. Title written in bottom left corner. “F.M. Bell-Smith 1887” at bottom right.

Subject: mountains; lake; CPR

Credit: Gift of Mark Cullen, 2021

Catalogue Number: BeS.05.07

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Homestead #37

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.09

Description: l

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Homestead #37

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 68.6 x 86.4 cm

Description: l

Subject: homestead; cottage; Princeton; highway; British Columbia

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2014

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.09

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Homesteads #27

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.32

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Homesteads #27

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 68.6 x 86.4 cm

Subject: homestead; Coleman; Crowsnest Pass; Alberta

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2008

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.32

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Homesteads #30

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.33

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Homesteads #30

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 101.6 x 127.0 cm

Subject: homesteads; Merritt; British Columbia

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2008

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.33

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Homesteads #32

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.34

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Homesteads #32

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 101.6 x 127.0 cm

Subject: homesteads; Highway 8; British Columbia

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2008

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.34

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Homesteads #33

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.08

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Homesteads #33

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 68.58 x 86.36 cm

Subject: homestead; Kamloops; transcanada; highway

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2014

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.08

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Homesteads #39, Alberta Foothills

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1983

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.35

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Homesteads #39, Alberta Foothills

Date: 1983

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 101.6 x 127.0 cm

Subject: homesteads; Foothills; Alberta; Fort Macleod; Highway 3

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2008

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.35

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Homesteads #40

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1983

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.10

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Homesteads #40

Date: 1983

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 68.6 x 86.4 cm

Subject: homestead; Merritt; Princeton; British Columbia; highway

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2014

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.10

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Magnolia

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Artist: Okamoto Keiki

Date: 1884 – 1884

Medium: drawing on paper

Catalogue Number: KeO.03.01

Description: A branch of a magnolia tree enters the page at the blc and stretches up towards the trc. The branch is painted with a black ink. On the branch, magnolia flowers (2) and magnolia buds (3) reach towards the top of the page. There is light green ink on the flowers and buds, a red center is visible …

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Artist: Okamoto Keiki

Title: Magnolia

Date: 1884 – 1884

Medium: drawing on paper

Dimensions: 32.0 x 35.0 cm

Description: A branch of a magnolia tree enters the page at the blc and stretches up towards the trc. The branch is painted with a black ink. On the branch, magnolia flowers (2) and magnolia buds (3) reach towards the top of the page. There is light green ink on the flowers and buds, a red center is visible on the flower closest to the left. The buds are painted with a mid-tone of brown.