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Wasootch Slabs interpretive text
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions56016
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of edited drafts and paste-ups of interpretive text which Ben Gadd produced in 1979, pertaining to Wasootch Slabs climbing area near Kananaskis Village, Alberta.
- Date Range
- 1979
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 42
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Ben Gadd fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M590
- V810
- S61
- Series
- M590 / III : Professional records
- Sous-Fonds
- M590
- Sub-Series
- M590 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Reference Code
- M590 / III / D / 42
- GMD
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Produced by Ben Gadd
- Date Range
- 1979
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of edited drafts and paste-ups of interpretive text which Ben Gadd produced in 1979, pertaining to Wasootch Slabs climbing area near Kananaskis Village, Alberta.
- Name Access
- Gadd, Ben
- Subject Access
- Climbing
- Sports
- Recreation
- Environment
- Geography
- Guiding
- Tourist information
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Kananaskis
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mount Rundle in March
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactshm.04.06
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- woodcut; colour linocut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ShM.04.06
1 image
- Title
- Mount Rundle in March
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- woodcut; colour linocut on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 29.3 cm
- Credit
- Purchased from Sundance Gallery, Calgary, 1981
- Catalogue Number
- ShM.04.06
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.03.02
1 image
- Title
- Mountain
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 29.0 cm
- Credit
- Gift of James Spencer, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.03.02
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.03.01
1 image
- Title
- Mountain
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 22.5 cm
- Credit
- Gift of James Spencer, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.03.01
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Mount Athabasca and Andromeda
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactspj.12.01
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- acrylic on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.12.01
- Description
- This painting was commisioned by the Peter Whyte Gallery to be included in the Art Bank purchase grant received by the Gallery during 1978. The reverse of the frame reads: (It is the mountain next to the Columbia Icefield, (Mt. Columbia) (Mt. Athabasca) which ever it is, that's the title. This pain…
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- Title
- Mount Athabasca and Andromeda
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- acrylic on masonite
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- This painting was commisioned by the Peter Whyte Gallery to be included in the Art Bank purchase grant received by the Gallery during 1978. The reverse of the frame reads: (It is the mountain next to the Columbia Icefield, (Mt. Columbia) (Mt. Athabasca) which ever it is, that's the title. This painting is acrylic on gessoed masonite. It was begun in 1978 and completed in 1979. The surface can be easily damaged which explains the plexiglas. Any problems please contact the artist. signed: J.B. Spencer. Spencer's father became ill during the production of this work, thus the delay in completion.
- Credit
- Gift of James Spencer, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.12.01
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- coloured lithograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SnJ.04.17
- Description
- A long necked, long tailed bird extends from brc to top centre; brown with yellow feathers and beak; orange circles in wings; 2 orange bands on neck; comb and cheeks are orange; top third is blue sky; rest is brown/green/yellow grasses; tall sunflowers extend from the grass into the sky.
- Title
- Brown Bird
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- coloured lithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 46.5 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- A long necked, long tailed bird extends from brc to top centre; brown with yellow feathers and beak; orange circles in wings; 2 orange bands on neck; comb and cheeks are orange; top third is blue sky; rest is brown/green/yellow grasses; tall sunflowers extend from the grass into the sky.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- SnJ.04.17
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Mount McKinley - South Face
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwbb.18.01
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- silver gelatin on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WbB.18.01
- Description
- A mountain dominates almost full frame except for the top quarter which is a dark sky, lighter behind peak, the mountain's face is in sunlight, dark shadows fall away to the right
1 image
- Title
- Mount McKinley - South Face
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- silver gelatin on paper
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 50.5 cm
- Description
- A mountain dominates almost full frame except for the top quarter which is a dark sky, lighter behind peak, the mountain's face is in sunlight, dark shadows fall away to the right
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Mt McKinley
- Credit
- Gift of Bradford Washburn, Belmont, USA, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- WbB.18.01
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Autumn Foothills
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttat.12.01
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- TaT.12.01
1 image
- Title
- Autumn Foothills
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 109.00 x 228.6 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Canada Council, Ottawa, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- TaT.12.01
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Bald Eagles on Watch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.09
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.09
- Description
- On the left side of the painting an eagle sits on the top of a dead tree facing the right side of the image. Behind the brown, yellow and white bird there are mountains and trees. The mountains in the far distance have some snow on the peaks but the closer ones are covered with green trees. In the…
- Title
- Bald Eagles on Watch
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.6 cm
- Description
- On the left side of the painting an eagle sits on the top of a dead tree facing the right side of the image. Behind the brown, yellow and white bird there are mountains and trees. The mountains in the far distance have some snow on the peaks but the closer ones are covered with green trees. In the foreground a blue body of water is surrounded with a brilliant green weed or grass. From the cl to the cr a line of trees cross the bottom of the image. Some of the trees and grass between the background mountains and the foreground water are a yellow hue.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- Bald Eagle
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.09
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Eagles Over Mt. Rundle
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.15
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.15
- Description
- In the distance a mountain begins at a low area at the right of the image. This mountain gets larger as it proceeds to the left side of the image. In the top left corner the mountain peak is covered with snow. The foreground and the area between that and the mountain is solid trees of green, yellow…
1 image
- Title
- Eagles Over Mt. Rundle
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- In the distance a mountain begins at a low area at the right of the image. This mountain gets larger as it proceeds to the left side of the image. In the top left corner the mountain peak is covered with snow. The foreground and the area between that and the mountain is solid trees of green, yellow and orange. Two eagles soar over the tops of the trees, one from the left and one from the right. The sky in the background has a bit of blue with several white and grey clouds.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.15
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Trailing the Does
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.20
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.20
- Description
- One deer stands alone off to the right side of the image in a patch of yellow, brown grass. The deer has his nose down to the ground smelling the scent of the does that have already past. The land around the deer is covered in snow with small bits of yellow, brown grass exposed. The snow has the t…
- Title
- Trailing the Does
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- One deer stands alone off to the right side of the image in a patch of yellow, brown grass. The deer has his nose down to the ground smelling the scent of the does that have already past. The land around the deer is covered in snow with small bits of yellow, brown grass exposed. The snow has the tracks of the earlier does. The sky above is yellow with no clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- deer
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.20
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Ode to Road: Mountain Wall
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsir.06.07
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- hand-formed acrylic sheet; airbrushed paint
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.06.07
- Description
- A clear sheet of acrylic rises from a black stand. A small segment of black and yellow road sits in the middle.
1 image
- Title
- Ode to Road: Mountain Wall
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- hand-formed acrylic sheet; airbrushed paint
- Dimensions
- 125 x 35 cm
- Description
- A clear sheet of acrylic rises from a black stand. A small segment of black and yellow road sits in the middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.06.07
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.15.11
- Description
- “CHRSTMS 79” written at bottom centre. “the Sinclairs” written on inside.
1 image
- Title
- CHRSTMS 79
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- arches paper
- Description
- “CHRSTMS 79” written at bottom centre. “the Sinclairs” written on inside.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.15.11
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In the Rocky Mountain Foothills of Southern Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwbg.04.078
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.078
- Description
- Farm and foothills in Southern Alberta.
- Title
- In the Rocky Mountain Foothills of Southern Alberta
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.4 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Farm and foothills in Southern Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.078
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The Docks, Summerland, BC
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwbg.04.079
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.079
- Description
- Hills surrounding docks on Okanagan Lake.
- Title
- The Docks, Summerland, BC
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 40.7 cm
- Description
- Hills surrounding docks on Okanagan Lake.
- Subject
- landscape
- BC
- Okanagan Lake
- Summerland
- Credit
- Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.079
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The Three Sisters, Canmore, Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwbg.04.104
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.104
- Description
- Three Sisters at Canmore and Bow River.
- Title
- The Three Sisters, Canmore, Alberta
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.7 x 18.4 cm
- Description
- Three Sisters at Canmore and Bow River.
- Credit
- Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.104
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Beaver Pond, Banff Area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgot.02.01
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- GoT.02.01
- Description
- The painting of the water and foliage covers the picture from frame to frame.
1 image
- Title
- Beaver Pond, Banff Area
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 43.7 x 59.5 cm
- Description
- The painting of the water and foliage covers the picture from frame to frame.
- Credit
- Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- GoT.02.01
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Small lake in Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.03.13
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.13
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a small lake in the foreground, the immediate foreground is marshy and some trees, this surrounds the lake; mountains in background; a few clouds indicated. A small brass plaque with the drawing reads: To Lillian Gest In Appreciation The Lake O'Hara Trails Club 1979.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Small lake in Mountains
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.5; 26.7 x 26.7; 32.1 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a small lake in the foreground, the immediate foreground is marshy and some trees, this surrounds the lake; mountains in background; a few clouds indicated. A small brass plaque with the drawing reads: To Lillian Gest In Appreciation The Lake O'Hara Trails Club 1979.
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.13
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Rocky Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsnj.02.01
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- oil on wood panel
- Catalogue Number
- SnJ.02.01
- Description
- Blue sky is visible at the top of the painting.Snow-capped mountains are quite angular and stretch across the painting in the upper part of it. Green hills give way to a flatter area in the foreground. A river appears to flow through this flat area. Brown and wheat-coloured areas are visible at…
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- Title
- Rocky Mountains
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- oil on wood panel
- Dimensions
- 30.0 x 40.3 cm
- Description
- Blue sky is visible at the top of the painting.Snow-capped mountains are quite angular and stretch across the painting in the upper part of it. Green hills give way to a flatter area in the foreground. A river appears to flow through this flat area. Brown and wheat-coloured areas are visible at the bottom of the painting. Leaveless trees stand in the flat area. The entire scene appears as if it is early spring-time.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- season
- spring
- Credit
- Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- SnJ.02.01
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Summit Notes - MT. Hooker, 1978
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57716
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of summit notes from Mount Hooker, produced by the Alpine Club of Canada in 1978. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sighti…
- Date Range
- 1978
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 126
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Organization record
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200
- V14
- S6
- Series
- M200 / V: Summit Records
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Sub-Series
- M200 / V / A: Identified Summit Records
- Accession Number
- accn. 8002
- Reference Code
- M200 / V / A / 126
- Responsibility
- Summit Registers and Notes produced by Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records 5 summit notes
- History / Biographical
- Mount Hooker is part of the Canadian Rockies, along the Continental Divide/Great Divide separating Alberta and British Columbia. Mount Hooker lies above the Hooker Icefield and the Athabasca Pass. The mountain was named after accomplished botanist, Sir William Jackson Hooker, in 1827.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of summit notes from Mount Hooker, produced by the Alpine Club of Canada in 1978. Summit record includes entries from visitors to the various summits which pertain to individuals' hiking and climbing trips; details of specific events which occurred while at the summit, wildlife sightings, trail updates, and related topics. File: M200 / V / A / 126: Summit Notes - MT. Hooker, 1978
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Alberta
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backcountry skiing
- Backpacking
- British Columbia
- Climbing
- Club
- Cross-country skiing
- Description and travel
- Environment
- Environment and Nature
- Great Divide
- Hiking
- Mountain
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Parks
- Record keeping
- Ski areas
- Ski area
- Ski mountaineering
- Sports and leisure
- Sports and recreation
- Summit
- Trails
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Continental Divide
- Great Divide
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Athabasca Pass
- Hooker Icefield
- Mount Clemenceau
- Mount Hooker
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Summit notes placed in individual mylar sleeves due to fragile state of paper. Water damage and mold on every summit note.
- Related Material
- M235
- Biographical Source Notes
- Peak Finder: Mount Hooker, Canadian Rockies Database: https://cdnrockiesdatabases.ca/peaks/647#undefined3
- Title Source
- Original title
- Processing Status
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