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Punkatasset Hill

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Artist: Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871 – 1927, American)

Date: c. 1910

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: RoE.02.02

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Artist: Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871 – 1927, American)

Title: Punkatasset Hill

Date: c. 1910

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 25.8 x 33.9 cm

Subject: landscape; mountain; skyscape

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

Catalogue Number: RoE.02.02

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Reflections

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1912

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.52

Description: The lower half of the image is a rippling pool of water. The top half is dominated by two mountains, on the left and right, and several trees to the right of the centre. The image is primarily rendered in blue and green tones.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Reflections

Date: c. 1912

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 27.5 x 38.5 cm

Description: The lower half of the image is a rippling pool of water. The top half is dominated by two mountains, on the left and right, and several trees to the right of the centre. The image is primarily rendered in blue and green tones.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.52

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Ribs of “Shorty”

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.257

Description: A sketch of what appears to be a skeleton of a sheep (?)

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Ribs of “Shorty”

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 14.5 x 19 cm

Description: A sketch of what appears to be a skeleton of a sheep (?)

Subject: landscape; animal

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.257

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Rosa acicularis (Prickly Wild Roses)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1906

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.20

Description: Pink wild rose blossoms and buds, with yellow centres, emerging from a thick bunch of green leaves.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Rosa acicularis (Prickly Wild Roses)

Date: 1906

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 17.5 cm

Description: Pink wild rose blossoms and buds, with yellow centres, emerging from a thick bunch of green leaves.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Leonard Leacock, 1976

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.20

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Rubus parviflorus (Mountain Raspberry) (Thimbleberry)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: ink; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.16

Description: A single white flower is centred on top of a long stem, with 3 buds, 3 large green leaves behind the flower, one leaf has a hole and browned; the 2 stems come from the centre bottom of the painting. …

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Rubus parviflorus (Mountain Raspberry) (Thimbleberry)

Date: 1903

Medium: ink; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 17.5 cm

Description: A single white flower is centred on top of a long stem, with 3 buds, 3 large green leaves behind the flower, one leaf has a hole and browned; the 2 stems come from the centre bottom of the painting.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.16

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Sambucus melanocarpa [black elderberry]

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.36

Description: A woody stemmed plant with large green leaves that have raffed edges, A large bunch of purple-black berries is at the top of the stem and drooping over. Written on verso in pencil at bottom and pen at top is “Sambucus melanocarpa”. Date and artist monogram in LRC.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Sambucus melanocarpa [black elderberry]

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.8 x 17.0 cm

Description: A woody stemmed plant with large green leaves that have raffed edges, A large bunch of purple-black berries is at the top of the stem and drooping over. Written on verso in pencil at bottom and pen at top is “Sambucus melanocarpa”. Date and artist monogram in LRC.

Subject: black elderberry; botanical

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.36

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Sambucus racemosa (Elderberry)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.08

Description: A bunch of small red berries top a straight green stem; green leaves extend out on stems from each side.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Sambucus racemosa (Elderberry)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: A bunch of small red berries top a straight green stem; green leaves extend out on stems from each side.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.08

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Sir Donald

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Artist: H. A. Jukes

Date: 1907

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: JuH.02.01

Description: A landscape oil painting featuring one bison (Sir Donald) in the centre of the image. HE stands on a grassy field, head down appearing to graze. Mountain slopes stretch up behind him at left. A brass plaque on the frame reads “SIR DONALD FIRST BULL BUFFALO AT BANFF NATIONAL PARK”. Attached to the b…

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Artist: H. A. Jukes

Title: Sir Donald

Date: 1907

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 44.0 x 59.8 cm

Description: A landscape oil painting featuring one bison (Sir Donald) in the centre of the image. HE stands on a grassy field, head down appearing to graze. Mountain slopes stretch up behind him at left. A brass plaque on the frame reads “SIR DONALD FIRST BULL BUFFALO AT BANFF NATIONAL PARK”. Attached to the bottom of a frame is a smaller frame (17.0 cm x 12.0 cm) containing a piece of paper that outlines the history of the piece.

Subject: Sir Donald; Bison; Buffalo; Banff

Credit: Gift of Elsie McKenna, 2023

Catalogue Number: JuH.02.01

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Sir Walter Raleigh

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Artist: W. Sharp

Date: 1900 – 1920

Medium: engraving

Catalogue Number: ShW.04.01

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Artist: W. Sharp

Title: Sir Walter Raleigh

Date: 1900 – 1920

Medium: engraving

Dimensions: 15.0 x 11.0 cm

Subject: portrait; male; figure; child

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ShW.04.01

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Sketchbook

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Artist: Edith Morse Robb (1864 – 1962, American)

Date: later than 1900

Medium: on sketchbook

Catalogue Number: RoM.09.01

Description: Small brown sketchbook with a shiny black, tape-like binding on the spine. Sketchbook contains pencil and watercolour drawings, mostly floral in nature, along with some notes. Was likely used to record embroidery patterns.

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Artist: Edith Morse Robb (1864 – 1962, American)

Title: Sketchbook

Date: later than 1900

Medium: on sketchbook

Dimensions: 9.5 x 14.4 cm

Description: Small brown sketchbook with a shiny black, tape-like binding on the spine. Sketchbook contains pencil and watercolour drawings, mostly floral in nature, along with some notes. Was likely used to record embroidery patterns.

Subject: designs; needlepoint; embroidery; Edith Morse Robb

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

Catalogue Number: RoM.09.01

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Sketchbook

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Artist: Charles L Gibbs

Date: 1903

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: GiC.09.01

Description: Hard cover sketchbook Hudson & Kearns bookmakers, London. Each page has a graphite sketch of architectural details, buildings, statues, landscapes, most dated. First page has -Chas-L-Gibbs-1903-. Sketches are dated from May 31, 1903 to August 30, 1903, and contain sights from Italy, France, Swit…

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Artist: Charles L Gibbs

Title: Sketchbook

Date: 1903

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 16.8 x 24.1 cm

Description: Hard cover sketchbook Hudson & Kearns bookmakers, London. Each page has a graphite sketch of architectural details, buildings, statues, landscapes, most dated. First page has -Chas-L-Gibbs-1903-. Sketches are dated from May 31, 1903 to August 30, 1903, and contain sights from Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. Front interior cover contains an inscription, which reads: Service held every year by British colny(?) at Brussels / Mr Brown gives ? ? every ? of June “ Back interior binding has “JL” written in pencil.

Subject: architecture; urban; rural; landscape; Europe; Germany; Italy; France; Switzerland; Belgium; Luxembourg

Credit: Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976

Catalogue Number: GiC.09.01

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Stooks [of hay]

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1910

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.352

Description: Large stooks of hay in the foreground left and background right.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Stooks [of hay]

Date: c. 1910

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 8.5 x 20.5 cm

Description: Large stooks of hay in the foreground left and background right.

Subject: haystacks; landscape; farm

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.352

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Totem Pole

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Artist: Unknown

Date: later than 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.08

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Totem Pole

Date: later than 1900

Dimensions: 29.5 x 7.0 x 17.0 cm

Subject: mythological

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

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.08

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Tracking the Moose

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Artist: Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815 – 1872, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1878

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: KrC.02.02

Description: General colour: grey, green, blue, pink. A figure wearing snow shoes, a green coat with a red sash and a red tam with feathers in it, carries a rifle over his right shoulder and trudges to the left. Behind to the right is a snow covered rock. To the left are trees. Grey clouds in a pink and blue sk…

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Artist: Cornelius David Krieghoff (1815 – 1872, Canadian)

Title: Tracking the Moose

Date: prior to 1878

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 21.9 x 26.1 cm

Description: General colour: grey, green, blue, pink. A figure wearing snow shoes, a green coat with a red sash and a red tam with feathers in it, carries a rifle over his right shoulder and trudges to the left. Behind to the right is a snow covered rock. To the left are trees. Grey clouds in a pink and blue sky come down to meet a distant hill.

Subject: figure, male; winter; hunting

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971

Catalogue Number: KrC.02.02

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Trees By River

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Artist: W. R.

Date: 1900

Medium: etching on paper

Catalogue Number: WxR.04.01

Description: Etching of large tree and grasses along riverbank, with another large tree in middle ground, and house with a line of large trees on the horizon.

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Artist: W. R.

Title: Trees By River

Date: 1900

Medium: etching on paper

Dimensions: 12.6 x 15.0 cm

Description: Etching of large tree and grasses along riverbank, with another large tree in middle ground, and house with a line of large trees on the horizon.

Subject: landscape, forest; architecture, rural

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

Catalogue Number: WxR.04.01

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Twelve Sheep in Pasture

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.261

Description: Sheep standing and laying down in some grass. There are pencil lines throughout the sketch.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Twelve Sheep in Pasture

Date: c. 1905

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 7 x 25 cm

Description: Sheep standing and laying down in some grass. There are pencil lines throughout the sketch.

Subject: landscape; animal, sheep

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.261

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Twelve Symphonies

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Artist: Utagawa Yoshitora

Date: 1853

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: YoU.04.01 a-c

Description: This print features 9 woman and 1 man playing musical instruments in a room with a green floor, yellow walls, and a large window which spans through all the panels. Through the window a tree with blossoms can be noticed. Lamps and dishes of goodies are lain about. The first panel contains three w…

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Artist: Utagawa Yoshitora

Title: Twelve Symphonies

Date: 1853

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 37.5 x 73.5 cm

Description: This print features 9 woman and 1 man playing musical instruments in a room with a green floor, yellow walls, and a large window which spans through all the panels. Through the window a tree with blossoms can be noticed. Lamps and dishes of goodies are lain about. The first panel contains three woman kneeling on the floor facing the right. The woman in the blc is playing a drum. Between the first and second panel spans a colourful gong type instrument on a black stand. In the second panel kneel three people (2 women and one man) The man is playing a flute. The third panel has three women: one playing a long stringed instrument.