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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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Banff Springs Famous Painting Copies and Train Poster

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' b…
Date Range
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
1975
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Poster
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
GMD
Poster
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
1975
Physical Description
3 Posters: colour, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' by Domenico di Michelino; also train image with faded print effect by Midwestern Rail Association.
Notes
Painting reprint posters were stored together in a cardboard poster tube with the following text labels on the outside: "NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA" "OLD BSH PRINTS. BSH HOTEL - II Bldg." "O.H.M.S. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS BRANCH OTTAWA, CANADA" 'J.C. Campbell, Esq., c/o Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta." (Handwritten): "These prints were originally exquisitely framed for use in rooms, suites and public rooms at the B.S.H." "OLD B.S.H. PRINTS includes PIX of 'II' Hotel" Train poster stored in poster tube labelled "DRAWINGS more to come (1, 2, 3)" with shipping address label: "Reed-Grove Ltd. 2111 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14610" "To Mr. + Mrs. Nichlas (sic) Morant Box 1288, Banff Alberta Canada". Customs label: "PARCEL POST CUSTOMS DECLARATION - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QTY: 1 DETAILED LIST OF CONTENTS: DRAWINGS VALUE (US $): 10 FIRST CLASS"
Name Access
di Michelino, Domenico
Vermeer
Subject Access
Midwestern Rail Association
Trains
Banff Springs Hotel
Arts
Painting
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
Latin
Conservation
Items must be stored flat within acid-free casing to prevent surface damage.
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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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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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.16
Description
Letter to Jon in black india ink. “454 EAST 8TH AVE APT 204VANCOUVER BCV5T 1S7, 4:20PM, APRIL 5/81DEAR JON:YOUR EPIC POEM HAS BEEN OF GREAT, GREAT INSPIRATION. I HAD DONE NO WORK OF MY OWN SINCE LAST SUMMER, WHEN I DID THE ONE HUNDRED DRAWINGS OF VANCOUVER GIRLS, CEASING ABOUT AUGUST 9TH. BUT WHEN …
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
Dear Jon
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Letter to Jon in black india ink. “454 EAST 8TH AVE APT 204VANCOUVER BCV5T 1S7, 4:20PM, APRIL 5/81DEAR JON:YOUR EPIC POEM HAS BEEN OF GREAT, GREAT INSPIRATION. I HAD DONE NO WORK OF MY OWN SINCE LAST SUMMER, WHEN I DID THE ONE HUNDRED DRAWINGS OF VANCOUVER GIRLS, CEASING ABOUT AUGUST 9TH. BUT WHEN I HEARD YOUR KELSEY UNCALCIFIED, I FRIED! THE HEAT OF THE POWER OF THE IMAGERY PROMPTED SERIES 1 & 11, THE BEST OF WHICH ARE ENCLOSED HEREWITH. THIS IS PERHAPS NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED, NOT WHAT YOU FORESAW, BUT IT IS MY IMMEDIATE TWO-WEEK RESPONSE TO THE WORK. I RECALLED MY DRIVE WEST THIS LAST TIME_SEPT. 1RST TO 5TH ‘79 PLUS THE RECALLS OF THE TRIPS WEST WARD AND EASTWARD = 1950 (4) 1951 (4) 1952 (4) 1953 (4) 1955 (2) 1956 (0) 1957 (4) 1958 (2) 1959 (0) 1960 (0) 1961 (2) 1962 (0) 1963 (3) 1964 (0) 1965 (0) 1966 (2) 1967 (2) 1968 (2) 1969 (2) 1970 (0) 1971 (2) 1971 (2) 1972 (2) 1973 (2) 1974 (2) 1975 (2) 1976 (2) 1977 (0) 1978 (2) 1979 (4). BY AIR * BY TRAIN * ALL THE REST BY AUTOMOBILE, VIA U.S.A, VIA CANADA, 1980 * (2) TOTAL 59 TIMES!SO SERIES 1 : 17 OF 25 AND SERIES 11: 8 OF 26. I DECIDED TO DISREGARD THE LIMITATIONS OF NUMBERS OF COLOURS.THESE WERE EXECUTED IN CHIN-CHIN AND PELIKAN INDIA INK IN PR. PH MARTINS CONCENTRATED TRANSPARENT WATER COLOUR (INKS) ON CARTRIDGE PAPER 18” X 24”LOVE, WRITE SOON HENRY HNRKELSEY KLES BOOK OF : DENNIS BURTON”
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.16
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.03
Description
Abstract. Top background is blue. Two large white shapes, one outlined with yellow and black the other outlined with orange. In the middle two large red objects.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series I / 2
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Abstract. Top background is blue. Two large white shapes, one outlined with yellow and black the other outlined with orange. In the middle two large red objects.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.03
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.04
Description
Abstract. Image spilt into two. Top half is black, bottom is dark green and brown with 2 yellow triangles and 1 red square.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series I / 9
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Abstract. Image spilt into two. Top half is black, bottom is dark green and brown with 2 yellow triangles and 1 red square.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.04
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.05
Description
Abstract. Image spilt into 2. Top half is various shades of blue. Bottom half is red and black.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series I / 19
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Abstract. Image spilt into 2. Top half is various shades of blue. Bottom half is red and black.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.05
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.06
Description
Abstract. Top quarter is dark blue. Bottom is brown, black and pink.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series I / 20
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Abstract. Top quarter is dark blue. Bottom is brown, black and pink.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.06
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.08
Description
Image split into two. Dark blue with white clouds on top. Bottom half is gray, brown and green.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series I / 21
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Image split into two. Dark blue with white clouds on top. Bottom half is gray, brown and green.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.08
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
ink; watercolour on board
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.07
Description
Border of image squared in black. Hot pink drip lots and lines.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series I / 25
Date
1981
Medium
ink; watercolour on board
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Border of image squared in black. Hot pink drip lots and lines.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.07
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.02
Description
Abstract. Image split in half, top is reddish/orange. Bottom is predominately black and blue with orange pink and green lines.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series I / I
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Abstract. Image split in half, top is reddish/orange. Bottom is predominately black and blue with orange pink and green lines.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.02
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
coloured inks on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.01
Description
Each of the five layers that are in this image exhibit qualities of texture and tonality. Each layer is placed on top of another layer; looks very much like the layers of the earth.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK Series I/12
Date
1981
Medium
coloured inks on paper
Dimensions
60.0 x 45.0 cm
Description
Each of the five layers that are in this image exhibit qualities of texture and tonality. Each layer is placed on top of another layer; looks very much like the layers of the earth.
Subject
landscape
abstract
non-representational
Credit
Purchased from Dennis Burton, 1982
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.01
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.09
Description
Black abstract uniformed thickness lines.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series II / 2
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Black abstract uniformed thickness lines.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.09
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.10
Description
Black abstract various thickness lines.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series II / 5
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Black abstract various thickness lines.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.10
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.11
Description
Black abstract lines.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series II / 7
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Black abstract lines.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.11
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.12
Description
Black abstract lines.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series II / 10
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Black abstract lines.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.12
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.15
Description
Horizontal. Black abstract lines and drip marks.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series II / 13
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Dimensions
43.2 x 58.45 cm
Description
Horizontal. Black abstract lines and drip marks.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.15
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.13
Description
Black abstract lines.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series II / 17
Date
1981
Medium
india ink on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Black abstract lines.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.13
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.14
Description
Maroon, brown and dark blue abstract blocked with black lines.
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Artist
Dennis Burton (1933 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
HK series II / 25
Date
1981
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
58.45 x 43.2 cm
Description
Maroon, brown and dark blue abstract blocked with black lines.
Subject
Henry Kelsey
Jon Whyte
Hommage
abstract
nonrepresentational
Credit
Gift of Katherine Govier, Toronto, 2020
Catalogue Number
BuD.03.14
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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Poster
Textual record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
GMD
Poster
Textual record
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
Physical Description
1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper
Scope & Content
Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
Name Access
Morant, Ivy
Morant, Nicholas
Subject Access
Hotel
Sign
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Language
English
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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