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Cathedral Mountain

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Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: HaH.03.01

Description: Group of trees on the lower right in front of distant mountains.

Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Title: Cathedral Mountain

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.3 x 25.4 cm

Description: Group of trees on the lower right in front of distant mountains.

Subject: landscape, mountains

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

Catalogue Number: HaH.03.01

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Cathedral Mountain In Yoho

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Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: HaH.03.02

Description: General colour: black on white. In the foreground is a lake and ten trees on the opposite shore. Beyond is a treed slope up to rocky peaks. Behind is cloudy sky.

Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Title: Cathedral Mountain In Yoho

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.3 x 25.4 cm

Description: General colour: black on white. In the foreground is a lake and ten trees on the opposite shore. Beyond is a treed slope up to rocky peaks. Behind is cloudy sky.

Subject: landscape; mountains; Cathedral mOuntain

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

Catalogue Number: HaH.03.02

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Of Mildred to Mildred

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Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Date: 1928

Medium: oil pastel; graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: HaH.03.03

Description: Right profile of a young woman. Dark shading behind her face.

Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Title: Of Mildred to Mildred

Date: 1928

Medium: oil pastel; graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.3 x 25.4 cm

Description: Right profile of a young woman. Dark shading behind her face.

Subject: portrait; female

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

Catalogue Number: HaH.03.03

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The Hunter

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1966

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.19

Description: Two figures in loincloths and two saddles horses (one brown, one black) in grassy meadow on the shore of a blue lake., Figure at left is standing next to black horse while brown horse is grazing on grass in centre next to seated figure at right. Rocky mountains and grassy slopes rise from far shore…

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: The Hunter

Date: 1966

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 59.0 x 74.5 cm

Description: Two figures in loincloths and two saddles horses (one brown, one black) in grassy meadow on the shore of a blue lake., Figure at left is standing next to black horse while brown horse is grazing on grass in centre next to seated figure at right. Rocky mountains and grassy slopes rise from far shore of lake. Thin clouds in blue sky above. “SITTING WIND” lower right corner. On back: “THE HUNTER Frank Kaquitts Aug 1966” Stamped on back of canvas supports is “ARTISTS MATERIALS GRUMBACHER NEW YORK”

Subject: landscape; indigenous; horses; lake; mountains

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

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.19

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Vintage Steam Engine below Cascade Mountain 1889

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Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: HaH.02.02

Description: General colours: blue, white. A huge mountain fills the major part of the canvas. The lower sides are treed snowy slopes. At the center near the bottom, the black engine of an old style train is steaming towards the viewer. The track and telephone poles veer to the left.

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Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Title: Vintage Steam Engine below Cascade Mountain 1889

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 75.4 x 100.6 cm

Description: General colours: blue, white. A huge mountain fills the major part of the canvas. The lower sides are treed snowy slopes. At the center near the bottom, the black engine of an old style train is steaming towards the viewer. The track and telephone poles veer to the left.

Subject: landscape, mountain; winter; train

Credit: Gift of Herbert C. Hahn, 1968

Catalogue Number: HaH.02.02

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Valley of the Ten Peaks

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Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: HaH.02.01

Description: General colour: blue. The Valley sweeps across the bottom of the canvas from the right and then half way up left side goes diagonally up into the canvas to upper left side. Two climbers are seen in the foreground, third of the way in from right side. The mountains diminish in size and colour toward…

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Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Title: Valley of the Ten Peaks

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 100.5 x 151.5 cm

Description: General colour: blue. The Valley sweeps across the bottom of the canvas from the right and then half way up left side goes diagonally up into the canvas to upper left side. Two climbers are seen in the foreground, third of the way in from right side. The mountains diminish in size and colour towards the top.

Subject: landscape; mountains; lake; activity, hikers

Credit: Gift of Herbert C. Hahn, 1971

Catalogue Number: HaH.02.01

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By The Lake

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.05

Description: Oil painting of large lake with cliffs at right side and lake with trees and rocks by shore at right side. Low hills in background at far shore of lake. Swirled clouds in sky above. “SITTING WIND” in lower right corner. On back: “Indian Name Sitting Wind Stoney Reserve Morley Alberta.”

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: By The Lake

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 30.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: Oil painting of large lake with cliffs at right side and lake with trees and rocks by shore at right side. Low hills in background at far shore of lake. Swirled clouds in sky above. “SITTING WIND” in lower right corner. On back: “Indian Name Sitting Wind Stoney Reserve Morley Alberta.”

Subject: lake; nature; landscape; mountains

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

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.05

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Bow Lake

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.07

Description: Blue green lake along lower edge. Large brown-grey mountains with strip of trees at lakeshore in background. Glacier at centre left with waterfall. Fluffy clouds in blue sky above. “SITTING WIND” in lower right corner. On back “Bow Lake. $25.00. July, 1969. Frank Kaquitts Morley Alberta. Indian nam…

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Bow Lake

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 30.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: Blue green lake along lower edge. Large brown-grey mountains with strip of trees at lakeshore in background. Glacier at centre left with waterfall. Fluffy clouds in blue sky above. “SITTING WIND” in lower right corner. On back “Bow Lake. $25.00. July, 1969. Frank Kaquitts Morley Alberta. Indian name Sitting Wind.”

Subject: Bow Lake; lake; mountains; glacier

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

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.07

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In The Mountains

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.08

Description: Blue lake [Bow Lake?] spanning width of bottom fifth of canvas. Large rocky cliff rising out of lake at left. Lake continues behind this cliff with larger mountains with glacier at far shore. Clouds in blue-green Sky above. “SITTING WIND” at bottom right. On back: “In the Mountains. $25.00. July, 1…

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: In The Mountains

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 30.5 x 40.4 cm

Description: Blue lake [Bow Lake?] spanning width of bottom fifth of canvas. Large rocky cliff rising out of lake at left. Lake continues behind this cliff with larger mountains with glacier at far shore. Clouds in blue-green Sky above. “SITTING WIND” at bottom right. On back: “In the Mountains. $25.00. July, 1969. Frank Kaquitts Stoney Reserve Morley Alberta. Indian name Sitting Wind.”

Subject: lake, mountains, Bow Lake, glacier

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

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.08

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Lonely Place

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.10

Description: Painting of a blue lake across width of canvas. Foreground has sandy shore with driftwood log at left and grasses and single tree at right. Two green mountains in background, separated from lake by strip of brush and trees. Fluffy white clouds with small patches of blue sky above. “SITTING WIND” at…

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Lonely Place

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 30.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: Painting of a blue lake across width of canvas. Foreground has sandy shore with driftwood log at left and grasses and single tree at right. Two green mountains in background, separated from lake by strip of brush and trees. Fluffy white clouds with small patches of blue sky above. “SITTING WIND” at owner right corner. On back: “Frank Kaquitts Morley Alberta, Indian Res. Morley. Indian Name Sitting Wind” “Lonely place, July 1969”

Subject: lake; mountains; landscape; nature

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

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.10

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Deep in the Woods

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1971

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.06

Description: Close up painting of conifer trees in varying shades of green. Green slope under trees at left and sliver of grey mountains seen in background through trees. Fluffy white clouds in blue sky above. “SITTING WIND” at lower right corner. On back “Deep in the Woods. Fr. Kaquitts (Sitting Wind) Indian N…

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Deep in the Woods

Date: 1971

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 40.5 x 30.5 cm

Description: Close up painting of conifer trees in varying shades of green. Green slope under trees at left and sliver of grey mountains seen in background through trees. Fluffy white clouds in blue sky above. “SITTING WIND” at lower right corner. On back “Deep in the Woods. Fr. Kaquitts (Sitting Wind) Indian Name. Sept 1971.”

Subject: trees; nature; landscape; mountains

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

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.06

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By The Lake

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1971

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.09

Description: Painting of blue lake with trees on shore in middle of a green meadow. Rocks in foreground. Rolling hills and grey mountains in background. Gradient blue sky with white clouds. “SITTING WIND” lower right corner. On back: “By the Lake. F. Kaquitts (Sitting Wind) Indian name” Sept. 1971.”

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: By The Lake

Date: 1971

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 30.5 x 40.5 cm

Description: Painting of blue lake with trees on shore in middle of a green meadow. Rocks in foreground. Rolling hills and grey mountains in background. Gradient blue sky with white clouds. “SITTING WIND” lower right corner. On back: “By the Lake. F. Kaquitts (Sitting Wind) Indian name” Sept. 1971.”

Subject: lake; mountains; landscape

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

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.09

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Peak Island

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Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: HaH.03.05

Description: A drawing of a tree in the foreground with a lake, a boat and and the opposite shore in the background. “PEAK ISLAND” llhc and signed H. C. HAHN lrhc.

Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Title: Peak Island

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 30.4 x 22.3 cm

Description: A drawing of a tree in the foreground with a lake, a boat and and the opposite shore in the background. “PEAK ISLAND” llhc and signed H. C. HAHN lrhc.

Subject: landscape; tree; lake; Herbert Hahn

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

Catalogue Number: HaH.03.05

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Portrait of a Girl, Mildred

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Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: HaH.03.04

Description: A young woman sits facing a bit right, her hands resting on the table to the right.

Artist: Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)

Title: Portrait of a Girl, Mildred

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.3 x 25.4 cm

Description: A young woman sits facing a bit right, her hands resting on the table to the right.

Subject: portrait, female

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

Catalogue Number: HaH.03.04

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Bighorn Sheep

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on fibreboard

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.03

Description: Bighorn sheep, mountain at right, trees behind sheep.

Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Bighorn Sheep

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on fibreboard

Dimensions: 30.1 x 40.2 cm

Description: Bighorn sheep, mountain at right, trees behind sheep.

Subject: animal; bighorn sheep;landscape; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Purchased from Corleigh Belton, Morley, 2005

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.03

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Warfire

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: c. 1966

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.01

Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Warfire

Date: c. 1966

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 58.6 x 48.5 cm

Subject: figure, male; activity, dancing; mythological

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

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.01

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Untitled

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1950 – 1970

Medium: oil on masonite

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.02

Description: Five people, all with back packs, one with a child, are climbing a steep rock. Right foreground is light green, the left of the picture is dominated by the cliff, sheer sides. A mountain range is behind, the sky is streaked horizontally with blues and greens, going to lighter closer to the horizon.

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1950 – 1970

Medium: oil on masonite

Dimensions: 60.2 x 75.4 cm

Description: Five people, all with back packs, one with a child, are climbing a steep rock. Right foreground is light green, the left of the picture is dominated by the cliff, sheer sides. A mountain range is behind, the sky is streaked horizontally with blues and greens, going to lighter closer to the horizon.