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Boy with a Book

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Artist: James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1988

Medium: woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.01

Description: Colour: black on white. Boy sitting cross legged facing out, wearing a plaid shirt dark pants, and boots holding a book in his lap which he is reading.

Artist: James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)

Title: Boy with a Book

Date: prior to 1988

Medium: woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 22.0 x 28.0 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. Boy sitting cross legged facing out, wearing a plaid shirt dark pants, and boots holding a book in his lap which he is reading.

Subject: figure; boy

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.01

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Confluence of Liard and Toad River, B.C.

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

Date: 1960

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.30

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

Title: Confluence of Liard and Toad River, B.C.

Date: 1960

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 27.7 x 37.7 cm

Subject: landscape; mountains; rivers Liard, Toad; Ernest Lamarque

Credit: Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.30

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The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley

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Artist: James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)

Date: 1964

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.08

Description: Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.

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Artist: James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)

Title: The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley

Date: 1964

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 16.5 x 11.4 cm

Description: Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.

Subject: figure; man; animal; dog; activity; cooking; winter

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.08

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Finlay River, Fire Desolation

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

Date: 1962

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.26

Description: lto mid:” Finlay River, Fire Desolation”

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

Title: Finlay River, Fire Desolation

Date: 1962

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 30.3 x 45.4 cm

Description: lto mid:” Finlay River, Fire Desolation”

Subject: landscape; burned forest; river, Finlay; Ernest Lamarque

Credit: Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.26

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Hecate Strait From Sandspit

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

Date: 1960

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.08

Description: General colour: brown, green, blue. Foreground beach is covered with logs and continues up the right side to a point with fall evergreens on it. The green water fills the central area. Distant blue hills come out at the right from behind the trees. The sky is grey blue.

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

Title: Hecate Strait From Sandspit

Date: 1960

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 33.3 x 46.9 cm

Description: General colour: brown, green, blue. Foreground beach is covered with logs and continues up the right side to a point with fall evergreens on it. The green water fills the central area. Distant blue hills come out at the right from behind the trees. The sky is grey blue.

Subject: landscape; sea; Ernest Lamarque

Credit: Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.08

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Indian Cabin on the ? Ford

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

Date: 1966

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.45

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

Title: Indian Cabin on the ? Ford

Date: 1966

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.7 x 30.3 cm

Subject: landscape; mountains; building, cabin; Ernest Lamarque

Credit: Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.45

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Kabuki Theatre Poster, Three Ninja

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Artist: Toyohara Kunichika

Date: 1878

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: KoT.04.01 a-c

Description: (a)actor with sword in his mouth, holding a banner (b) 37.6 x 25.4/35.9 x 24.4 actor holding a scroll, the head of a green dragon in front of him (c) 37.5 x25.5/36.0 x 24.5 actor with clasped hands

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Artist: Toyohara Kunichika

Title: Kabuki Theatre Poster, Three Ninja

Date: 1878

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 37.5 x 25.4 cm

Description: (a)actor with sword in his mouth, holding a banner (b) 37.6 x 25.4/35.9 x 24.4 actor holding a scroll, the head of a green dragon in front of him (c) 37.5 x25.5/36.0 x 24.5 actor with clasped hands

Subject: figure; activity; male

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

Catalogue Number: KoT.04.01 a-c

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Nigatsu-do Temple

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Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)

Date: 1876 – 1950

Medium: woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: YoH.04.17

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Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)

Title: Nigatsu-do Temple

Date: 1876 – 1950

Medium: woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 37.6; 37.8 x 25.5; 26.0 cm

Subject: architecture; figure; group; religious

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

Catalogue Number: YoH.04.17

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Running the Lower Grand Rapids, Athabasca R.

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

Date: 1960

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.63

Description: Foreground, green, white, grey choppy water with rocks and sparse evergreens among rocky banks. Four figures in a boat are mid-to viewer’s right., a dark, gloomy sky overhead.

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

Title: Running the Lower Grand Rapids, Athabasca R.

Date: 1960

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 39.1 x 56.5 cm

Description: Foreground, green, white, grey choppy water with rocks and sparse evergreens among rocky banks. Four figures in a boat are mid-to viewer’s right., a dark, gloomy sky overhead.

Subject: landscape; river, Athabasca; Ernest Lamarque

Credit: Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.63

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Snow in the Dawn

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Artist: Odo Kokusei

Date: 1879

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: KkO.04.01 a-c

Description: (a) group of ladies frolicking in the snow, building large snowballs, and throwing snow at each other (b) 36.8 x 25.4/36.0 x 24.6 in the foreground a lady in an elaborate kimono sits by the entrance of a building watching the activity outside, the background is dominated by a large snow Buddha-like…

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Artist: Odo Kokusei

Title: Snow in the Dawn

Date: 1879

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 36.8 x 25.3 cm

Description: (a) group of ladies frolicking in the snow, building large snowballs, and throwing snow at each other (b) 36.8 x 25.4/36.0 x 24.6 in the foreground a lady in an elaborate kimono sits by the entrance of a building watching the activity outside, the background is dominated by a large snow Buddha-like structure (c) 36.8 x 25.5/36.2 x 25.2 a gentleman seated on a cushion glances at the activity outside, while a lady behind him carries a tray with a snow sculpture

Subject: figure; group; activity; female; male

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

Catalogue Number: KkO.04.01 a-c

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Snow Scene in Oume, Hunabiki-Doli

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Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)

Date: 1879

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: KiY.04.02

Description: two ladies standing near a bridge, wearing stilted clogs and carrying closed umbrellas, three other people appear in the distance, the sky and water are very grey, trees and buildings are lightly covered with snow

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Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)

Title: Snow Scene in Oume, Hunabiki-Doli

Date: 1879

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 24.9 x 36.7 cm

Description: two ladies standing near a bridge, wearing stilted clogs and carrying closed umbrellas, three other people appear in the distance, the sky and water are very grey, trees and buildings are lightly covered with snow

Subject: landscape; figure; group

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

Catalogue Number: KiY.04.02

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Trusting

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Artist: Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)

Date: 1993

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ArP.05.09

Description: A figure dressed in a black hat, black blouse, printed black pants, red socks, black shoes is at centre top, walking on grey crumbling blocks. Below and in the foreground is a range of peaked mountains, dark colours of blue, purple and some green with some snow cover on centre mountains. A row o…

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Artist: Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)

Title: Trusting

Date: 1993

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 43.2 x 30.5 cm

Description: A figure dressed in a black hat, black blouse, printed black pants, red socks, black shoes is at centre top, walking on grey crumbling blocks. Below and in the foreground is a range of peaked mountains, dark colours of blue, purple and some green with some snow cover on centre mountains. A row of black trees lines a lake in the foreground, splashes of colour reflect in the lake. The sky has red, purple tones fading to white at the top.

Subject: landscape; mountains; mythological; figure

Credit: Gift of Patricia Askren, Lakonias, Greece, 1993

Catalogue Number: ArP.05.09

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Untitled

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Artist: James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.24

Description: A woman in a hat is standing on the shore of a lake. The painting is dominated by Mount Assiniboine in the background under a deep blue sky.

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Artist: James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1969

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 12.7 x 18.0 cm

Description: A woman in a hat is standing on the shore of a lake. The painting is dominated by Mount Assiniboine in the background under a deep blue sky.

Subject: figure; woman; Canadian Rockies; mountain; lake

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

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.24

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Untitled

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

Date: 1961

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaE.05.15

Description: General colour: green, blue. In the lower half are five figures to the left and a stand of teepee poles to the right. Across the middle are five buildings. Behind them are trees, mountains in the distance and blue grey sky above. Signed lr: “E. Lamarque 1961”

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

Title: Untitled

Date: 1961

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 35.5 x 50.1 cm

Description: General colour: green, blue. In the lower half are five figures to the left and a stand of teepee poles to the right. Across the middle are five buildings. Behind them are trees, mountains in the distance and blue grey sky above. Signed lr: “E. Lamarque 1961”