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- Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian) 4
- Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian) 4
- Annora Brown (1899 – 1987, Canadian) 2
- James Daubney (1949 – , Canadian) 2
- Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian) 2
- Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American) 2
- Barb Spohr 1
- Emily Potts (1814 – , American) 1
- Patricia Askren (1951 – , American) 1
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- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EvL.04.05
- Description
- The Banff train station is in the foreground with a Mountie directing a tourist. In the backgound is the Brewster bus station and to the right is a moose and beaver dam in Vermilion Lake. The many buildings from the town of Banff are in the background along with people engaged in various activities…
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- Title
- Banff, Canada
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- The Banff train station is in the foreground with a Mountie directing a tourist. In the backgound is the Brewster bus station and to the right is a moose and beaver dam in Vermilion Lake. The many buildings from the town of Banff are in the background along with people engaged in various activities such as fishing and boating on the Bow River, bicycling etc.. The upper half is Rundle Mountain and the Banff Springs Hotel and the Sulphur Mountain Gondola Lift.
- Subject
- landscape
- town
- Banff
- road
- mountains
- buildings
- transportation
- train
- bus
- automobile
- carriage
- animal
- horse
- people
- tourist
- Mountie
- Credit
- Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- EvL.04.05
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Boojum cactus / desert scene
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.05.07
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.07
- Description
- Multi-coloured cone shaped, spiked trees and cacti on and against grey rocks covers most of the left and centre top with smaller ones on mauve rocks to the right. In the centre are two mythological bird creatures perched on rocks.
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- Title
- Boojum cactus / desert scene
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 76.5 cm
- Description
- Multi-coloured cone shaped, spiked trees and cacti on and against grey rocks covers most of the left and centre top with smaller ones on mauve rocks to the right. In the centre are two mythological bird creatures perched on rocks.
- Subject
- botanical
- Boojum cactus
- Pat Askren
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.07
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CNTR VRTN (Centre Variation)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsir.05.16
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- watercolor on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.16
- Description
- Dark sky in blues and beiges. Mountain in centre is flanked by two triangles of white. Road leading up to mountain, and mountain has small section of snow on right.
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- Title
- CNTR VRTN (Centre Variation)
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- watercolor on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 45.6 x 60.7 cm
- Description
- Dark sky in blues and beiges. Mountain in centre is flanked by two triangles of white. Road leading up to mountain, and mountain has small section of snow on right.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.16
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Dried Stem of Plant
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdaj.18.02
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- silver gelatin on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DaJ.18.02
- Description
- A dried stem with dried leaves and seed pods photographed against an off-white background, slight shadows are cast, hand coloured, the leaves green and the seed pods are yellow to light brown
1 image
- Title
- Dried Stem of Plant
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- silver gelatin on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- A dried stem with dried leaves and seed pods photographed against an off-white background, slight shadows are cast, hand coloured, the leaves green and the seed pods are yellow to light brown
- Credit
- Purchased from Folio Gallery, Calgary, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- DaJ.18.02
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False Hellebore and Grasses, Waterton 1981
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdaj.18.01
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- silver gelatin on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DaJ.18.01
- Description
- A black and white photographic positive, flowers and grasses fill the whole frame
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- Title
- False Hellebore and Grasses, Waterton 1981
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- silver gelatin on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 17.8 cm
- Description
- A black and white photographic positive, flowers and grasses fill the whole frame
- Credit
- Purchased from Ron Brown, Jasper, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- DaJ.18.01
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- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.12
- Description
- Centered in the middle of the photograph is a bush covered in Hydrangia. The flowers are a white and pink colour. Just behind the bush is a low corner angle view of the white house with red trim that sits adjacent. The Hydrangia bush takes up most of the photograph, but there is some blue sky in th…
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- Title
- Hydrangia
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 50.7 x 40.4 cm
- Description
- Centered in the middle of the photograph is a bush covered in Hydrangia. The flowers are a white and pink colour. Just behind the bush is a low corner angle view of the white house with red trim that sits adjacent. The Hydrangia bush takes up most of the photograph, but there is some blue sky in the background off to the left and some shadows cast on to the house from the flowers.
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.12
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- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- watercolour on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.13
- Description
- Light blue wash in sky. Road weaving through a white and a black hill.
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- Title
- Open Road
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- watercolour on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 18.7 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Light blue wash in sky. Road weaving through a white and a black hill.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.13
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- Artist
- Barb Spohr
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- ektacolour on Kodak paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.02
- Description
- Ektacolour on Kodak paper. The overall picture is green grass, a barren tree trunk and some branches are centered in the picture, leaning against the tree with back towards front of picture is a brown haired person wearing blue clothes. From centre left to the borders on top, bottom and right are p…
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- Artist
- Barb Spohr
- Title
- Pink blossoms
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- ektacolour on Kodak paper
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 48.5 cm
- Description
- Ektacolour on Kodak paper. The overall picture is green grass, a barren tree trunk and some branches are centered in the picture, leaning against the tree with back towards front of picture is a brown haired person wearing blue clothes. From centre left to the borders on top, bottom and right are pink blossoms.
- Subject
- botanical
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara Spohr, Vancouver, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.02
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PPLR RN (Poplar Run)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsir.05.17
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- watercolor on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.17
- Description
- A road runs through the lower right side of the work. The upper third of the piece is composed of thin lines that are decorated with green suggestions of leaves.
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- Title
- PPLR RN (Poplar Run)
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- watercolor on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 45.5 x 55.6 cm
- Description
- A road runs through the lower right side of the work. The upper third of the piece is composed of thin lines that are decorated with green suggestions of leaves.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.17
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- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.04
- Description
- Two crocus flowers with stems and leaves, and some grass and stems on a black background. The crocus in the foreground is drooping to the viewer’s left; the open/inside part of the petals are lilac, the underside/outside are purple and the centres yellow and gold. The crocus on top is turned away f…
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- Title
- Purple Crocus
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Two crocus flowers with stems and leaves, and some grass and stems on a black background. The crocus in the foreground is drooping to the viewer’s left; the open/inside part of the petals are lilac, the underside/outside are purple and the centres yellow and gold. The crocus on top is turned away from the viewer showing mostly the outside of the petals and some yellow inside. The crocus stems and feathery leaves are green and brown. The other grasses and stems are rust, yellow and brown.
- Credit
- Purchased from mid, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.04
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Route 1, 2, 3 (#2)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsir.05.14
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- watercolour on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.14
- Description
- Dark sky; road on right winding through a white, red, and green hill.
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- Title
- Route 1, 2, 3 (#2)
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- watercolour on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 18.7 x 13.8 cm
- Description
- Dark sky; road on right winding through a white, red, and green hill.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.05.14
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- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.08
- Description
- In the foreground there is a table with a vase sitting on it. There is a natural light source shining on the vase from the left and casting a shadow on the yellow and white checkered wall in the background. In the vase there are flowers. This light from the left makes a very detailed shadow of the …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 60.7 x 50.6 cm
- Description
- In the foreground there is a table with a vase sitting on it. There is a natural light source shining on the vase from the left and casting a shadow on the yellow and white checkered wall in the background. In the vase there are flowers. This light from the left makes a very detailed shadow of the flowers and the vase on the wall in the back. The vase has a decorative floral pattern on the surface.
- Subject
- still life
- botanical
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.08
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- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.15
- Description
- In the center of this rectangular photograph there is a cabbage plant. The outside border of the photograph is pink in color with text above and below the image. The Cabbage plant is large taking up most of the photograph with the exception of a few more cabbage plants around the edges and corners.…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 50.6 cm
- Description
- In the center of this rectangular photograph there is a cabbage plant. The outside border of the photograph is pink in color with text above and below the image. The Cabbage plant is large taking up most of the photograph with the exception of a few more cabbage plants around the edges and corners. The overall colour of this piece is a light pink, light green and medium green.
- Subject
- botanical
- red cabbage
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.15
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- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.16
- Description
- The photo has a pinkish brown border with a rectangular image in the center. Within the center image you can see a garden sprinkler attachment surrounded by garden vegetables and flowers. The flowers in bloom are orange, yellow and purple in colour. The sprinkler is green, yellow, and black. Above …
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- type c print on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 60.8 cm
- Description
- The photo has a pinkish brown border with a rectangular image in the center. Within the center image you can see a garden sprinkler attachment surrounded by garden vegetables and flowers. The flowers in bloom are orange, yellow and purple in colour. The sprinkler is green, yellow, and black. Above and below the photographic image is text white in color.
- Subject
- botanical
- garden vegetable
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- SpB.18.16
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Watercolour Illustration
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpoi.05.01
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoI.05.01
- Description
- Botanical still life drawing of a brand with pink and white flowering blossoms. Could potentially depict peach blossoms.
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- Title
- Watercolour Illustration
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Botanical still life drawing of a brand with pink and white flowering blossoms. Could potentially depict peach blossoms.
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- flowers
- tree
- branch
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoI.05.01
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Watercolour Painting
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.05.03
- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.05.03
- Description
- Botanical still life of four different kinds of flowers in an ornate yellow vase, resting on a square, marble-like platform. The flowers are pink, white and blue.
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- Title
- Watercolour Painting
- Date
- 1835
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Botanical still life of four different kinds of flowers in an ornate yellow vase, resting on a square, marble-like platform. The flowers are pink, white and blue.
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.05.03
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Watercolour Painting
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpos.05.04
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.05.04
- Description
- Botanical still life of two pink flowers, likely roses or peonies. Two flowers are in full bloom, while 4 are still in budding stages. Foliage is mostly a deep green with the edges of some leaves are red.
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- Title
- Watercolour Painting
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Botanical still life of two pink flowers, likely roses or peonies. Two flowers are in full bloom, while 4 are still in budding stages. Foliage is mostly a deep green with the edges of some leaves are red.
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- PoS.05.04
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Watercolour Painting
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.27
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.27
- Description
- Botanical still life painting of a peach and grapes surrounded by green and orange foliage.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Watercolour Painting
- Date
- 1830
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Botanical still life painting of a peach and grapes surrounded by green and orange foliage.
- Subject
- botanical
- still life
- food
- fruit
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.27
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West to Kananaskis Country
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactevl.04.01
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EvL.04.01
- Description
- Dark cityscape of Calgary in the foreground, time of day appears to be dusk. The highway snakes through the centre leading to Canmore on the far upper right. Buildings of Bragg Creek Shopping Centre, Nakiska, the ski hill, and the Kananaskis Inn to the left, farmhouses on either side of the road a…
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- Title
- West to Kananaskis Country
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 66.5 cm
- Description
- Dark cityscape of Calgary in the foreground, time of day appears to be dusk. The highway snakes through the centre leading to Canmore on the far upper right. Buildings of Bragg Creek Shopping Centre, Nakiska, the ski hill, and the Kananaskis Inn to the left, farmhouses on either side of the road and Nakoda Lodge to the right. It is snowing.
- Credit
- Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- EvL.04.01
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- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.05
- Description
- General colours orange, green, yellow, brown, grey and white on a black background. A single wood lily with stem and leaves and other stems/grass. The single flower head is centred but leaning toward the viewer’s left. The petals are light and dark orange, dots of brown as they turn yellow towards …
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- Title
- Wood Lily
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- General colours orange, green, yellow, brown, grey and white on a black background. A single wood lily with stem and leaves and other stems/grass. The single flower head is centred but leaning toward the viewer’s left. The petals are light and dark orange, dots of brown as they turn yellow towards the base. The petals narrow on the ends and at the base giving a see-through aspect; the black background is visible through the base of the flower head. The stamens are brown and grey and the stems is two shades of green. The narrow, long leaves are light green with darker green running through. There are other stems or grasses of white and green.
- Credit
- Purchased from mid, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.05
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