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Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie

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Artist: John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)

Date: 1877

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FsJ.05.04

Description: A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.

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Artist: John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)

Title: Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie

Date: 1877

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 17.1 x 24.2 cm

Description: A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.

Subject: Coast; Nova Scotia; fishing

Credit: Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2023

Catalogue Number: FsJ.05.04

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Coloured Sigh

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2003

Medium: watercolour on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.54

Description: At the bottom centre of the work rises a plant with three white blooms. One bloom is open in the bottom centre, the other two flowers extend toward the centre of the work and lean to the right and left respectively. The remainder of the image is white.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Coloured Sigh

Date: 2003

Medium: watercolour on arches paper

Dimensions: 76 x 56.8 cm

Description: At the bottom centre of the work rises a plant with three white blooms. One bloom is open in the bottom centre, the other two flowers extend toward the centre of the work and lean to the right and left respectively. The remainder of the image is white.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.54

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Cool Breeze

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2006

Medium: watercolour on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.56

Description: The lower half of the work is painted in green, with curving lines that suggest grass. The sky is painted in blue and grey tones, with a light pink addition on the right side.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Cool Breeze

Date: 2006

Medium: watercolour on arches paper

Dimensions: 56.2 x 76.2 cm

Description: The lower half of the work is painted in green, with curving lines that suggest grass. The sky is painted in blue and grey tones, with a light pink addition on the right side.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.56

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Crab Apple Preserves

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Artist: George Webber

Date: 2000 – 2000

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.38

Description: Women in the kitchen making crab apple preserves. Photograph taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony in Southern Alberta.

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Artist: George Webber

Title: Crab Apple Preserves

Date: 2000 – 2000

Medium: photograph on paper

Dimensions: 11” x 14” cm

Description: Women in the kitchen making crab apple preserves. Photograph taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony in Southern Alberta.

Subject: documentary photography; Hutterite cooking

Credit: Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.38

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Day Pause

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2009

Medium: watercolour and pearlescent acrylic on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.47

Description: Hanging from the top centre are two bare branches, with red berries and snow hanging at the ends. The background of the work is painted with silver pealescent acrylic in dots to represent snow.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Day Pause

Date: 2009

Medium: watercolour and pearlescent acrylic on arches paper

Dimensions: 28.6 x 76.3 cm

Description: Hanging from the top centre are two bare branches, with red berries and snow hanging at the ends. The background of the work is painted with silver pealescent acrylic in dots to represent snow.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.47

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Finlay Rapids near Finlay Forks, B.C.

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Date: 1934

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.42

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Artist: Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)

Title: Finlay Rapids near Finlay Forks, B.C.

Date: 1934

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 30.4 cm

Subject: landscape; mountains; rapids, Finlay; Ernest Lamarque

Credit: Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.42

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First Snow

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2005

Medium: watercolour; coloured graphite; graphite; acrylic on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.57

Description: The lower third of the work presents a rolling green hill. The remainder of the work is white sky which is marked with graphite and silver pearlescent acrylic.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: First Snow

Date: 2005

Medium: watercolour; coloured graphite; graphite; acrylic on arches paper

Dimensions: 28.5 x 76.2 cm

Description: The lower third of the work presents a rolling green hill. The remainder of the work is white sky which is marked with graphite and silver pearlescent acrylic.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.57

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Flowered Day

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2006

Medium: watercolour on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.44

Description: In the foreground, moving from the upper right corner to the lower left corner, sits a hill with flowers. In the background on the left are three mountains, and a blue stream.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Flowered Day

Date: 2006

Medium: watercolour on arches paper

Dimensions: 28.1 x 76.4 cm

Description: In the foreground, moving from the upper right corner to the lower left corner, sits a hill with flowers. In the background on the left are three mountains, and a blue stream.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.44

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Flurries

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2006

Medium: watercolour and pearlescent acrylic on arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.55

Description: At the bottom third of the work there is a suggestion of a mountain, with several dark grey patches and a light outline. The entirety of the work is painted with dots of silver pearlescent acrylic which represents snow.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Flurries

Date: 2006

Medium: watercolour and pearlescent acrylic on arches paper

Dimensions: 76.2 x 56.2 cm

Description: At the bottom third of the work there is a suggestion of a mountain, with several dark grey patches and a light outline. The entirety of the work is painted with dots of silver pearlescent acrylic which represents snow.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.55

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Funeral of Morris Crow

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Artist: George Webber

Date: 2006 – 2007

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.18

Description: Sundance Chief Morris Crow’s funeral, Standoff, Blood Reserve. Photograph of a couple weeping and dancing.

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Artist: George Webber

Title: Funeral of Morris Crow

Date: 2006 – 2007

Medium: photograph on paper

Dimensions: 11” x 14” cm

Description: Sundance Chief Morris Crow’s funeral, Standoff, Blood Reserve. Photograph of a couple weeping and dancing.

Subject: documentary photography; First Nations; funeral; Indigenous; dancing

Credit: Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.18

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Funeral of Morris Crow

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Artist: George Webber

Date: 2006 – 2007

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.19

Description: Sundance Chief Morris Crow’s funeral, Standoff, Blood Reserve.

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Artist: George Webber

Title: Funeral of Morris Crow

Date: 2006 – 2007

Medium: photograph on paper

Dimensions: 11” x 14” cm

Description: Sundance Chief Morris Crow’s funeral, Standoff, Blood Reserve.

Subject: documentary photography; First Nations; Indigenous; funeral

Credit: Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.19

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Fungi

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Artist: E. Anderson (1899 – , Canadian)

Date: 1935

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: AnE.05.01

Description: A painting of a fungi - reddish orange top, green stem. Painted by E. Anderson, A.C.C. Camp. Taken from an album compiled by Norman B. Sanson, Banff naturalist (PD2(2)-36).

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Artist: E. Anderson (1899 – , Canadian)

Title: Fungi

Date: 1935

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.0 x 13.7 cm

Description: A painting of a fungi - reddish orange top, green stem. Painted by E. Anderson, A.C.C. Camp. Taken from an album compiled by Norman B. Sanson, Banff naturalist (PD2(2)-36).

Subject: botanical, fungi

Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966

Catalogue Number: AnE.05.01

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Ghosts of Cathedral

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

Date: c. 1912

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.55

Description: The top section of the image is a lightly rendered mountain peak, painted in white and light blue tones. The lower half of the image is primarily green, with tree shapes and indications of grass.

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

Title: Ghosts of Cathedral

Date: c. 1912

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 37 x 27.5 cm

Description: The top section of the image is a lightly rendered mountain peak, painted in white and light blue tones. The lower half of the image is primarily green, with tree shapes and indications of grass.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.55

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Glimpsed Icon

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 2002

Medium: print; watercolor on paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.26

Description: Image is primarily white, with a mountain shape printed in the centre of the work. The sky is a light blue wash.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Glimpsed Icon

Date: 2002

Medium: print; watercolor on paper

Dimensions: 27.4 x 37.5 cm

Description: Image is primarily white, with a mountain shape printed in the centre of the work. The sky is a light blue wash.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.05.26

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Grass Fire near Cochrane

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

Date: c. 1912

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.56

Description: The majority of this image is dominated by an empty green field with the suggestion of wind blown grass. The sky is rendered in a dark blue, with a long white cloud running through its centre.

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

Title: Grass Fire near Cochrane

Date: c. 1912

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25 x 34 cm

Description: The majority of this image is dominated by an empty green field with the suggestion of wind blown grass. The sky is rendered in a dark blue, with a long white cloud running through its centre.

Subject: landscape; grass; cloud

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.56

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Gravel Road and Chief Mountain, near Levern

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Artist: George Webber

Date: 2000 – 2000

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.04

Description: View of a gravel road with Chief Mountain in the background, Southern Alberta.

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Artist: George Webber

Title: Gravel Road and Chief Mountain, near Levern

Date: 2000 – 2000

Medium: photograph on paper

Dimensions: 11” x 14” cm

Description: View of a gravel road with Chief Mountain in the background, Southern Alberta.

Subject: documentary; landscape; mountain; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014

Catalogue Number: WeB.18.04

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Guy with Beaver Pelt

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

Date: c. 1911

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.51

Description: A white fence sits in the image foreground. A house and a chimney rises on the left side of the image. A figure moves toward the open fence gate. On the left side there is a large green mass.

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

Title: Guy with Beaver Pelt

Date: c. 1911

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: A white fence sits in the image foreground. A house and a chimney rises on the left side of the image. A figure moves toward the open fence gate. On the left side there is a large green mass.