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Part Of
Moore family fonds
Scope & Content
Pearl and George.
Date Range
1899
Reference Code
V439 / PA - 183
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
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Part Of
Moore family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V439
Series
Pearl Moore Series
Sous-Fonds
V439
Sub-Series
Personal
Reference Code
V439 / PA - 183
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Parallel Title
"To our faithful guides Pearl and George. Stony [sic] Squaw. Sep. 1899."
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
1899
Physical Description
1 photograph : print ; front and back
Scope & Content
Pearl and George.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Environment and Nature
Geographic Access
Alberta
Processing Status
Processed
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View up Bow River from top of Tunnel Mt.

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of Banff and Bow River as seen from Tunnel Mountain - caption along bottom in black ink reads "Oct. 14/89 - View up Bow River from top of Tunnel Mt."
Date Range
1899
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 256
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 256
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1899
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of Banff and Bow River as seen from Tunnel Mountain - caption along bottom in black ink reads "Oct. 14/89 - View up Bow River from top of Tunnel Mt."
Subject Access
Banff townsite
Tunnel Mountain lookout
Geographic Access
Banff
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1899
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.06
Description
Colour: black on white; a wounded bison with three arrows in his side and blood coming out of his mouth, kneels in the center of the picture;to the left and right are large leafless trees; a huge sun sits halfway on the horizon of rolling hills; in the background to the right, six figures with stic…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Neolithic Age
Date
1899
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Dimensions
10.7 x 18.4 cm
Description
Colour: black on white; a wounded bison with three arrows in his side and blood coming out of his mouth, kneels in the center of the picture;to the left and right are large leafless trees; a huge sun sits halfway on the horizon of rolling hills; in the background to the right, six figures with sticks run up from behind a tree; to the left, in the background are two bears.
Subject
animal, buffalo
hunting
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1970
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.06
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Date
1898
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
104.05.0064 a,b
Description
A bayonet with wooden handle and metal scabbard which has large swinging arm at mouth. (a) bayonet, single edged, straight steel blade with wide groove down length of side. Straight guard crossing between handle and blade like the crossbar of a 'T' is of steel and has 1.7 cm hole through top side t…
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Title
Scabbard Bayonet
Date
1898
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
8.7 x 2.2 x 40.2 cm
Description
A bayonet with wooden handle and metal scabbard which has large swinging arm at mouth. (a) bayonet, single edged, straight steel blade with wide groove down length of side. Straight guard crossing between handle and blade like the crossbar of a 'T' is of steel and has 1.7 cm hole through top side to accommodate barrel of rifle. Smooth, slightly shaped wood handle with large steel rivets through, has wide steel band at end with pommel on underside and mounting slot along top side. Marks: stamped on blade near hilt, "1898" other side "US". Note: pieces of wood chipped from both sides of handle, rusty.( b) scabbard, steel, simply shaped to fit blade with small ball at point. Long metal strap riveted at mouth of scabbard forms loop and swivels.
Subject
warfare
fighting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0064 a,b
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Artist
Thomas Mower Martin, R. C. A. (1838 – 1934, Canadian)
Date
1898
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
MrT.05.05
Description
Two log cabins connected by a gravel path in a meadow. The cabins have grassy roofs. A shovel and hoe stand outside the near cabin and a figure stands outside the far cabin. There are mountains and conifers in the background. There is a brass plaque on the mat that reads “Log Hut Laggan, Alberta, 1…
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Artist
Thomas Mower Martin, R. C. A. (1838 – 1934, Canadian)
Title
Log Hut Laggan
Date
1898
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
21.5 x 50.0 cm
Description
Two log cabins connected by a gravel path in a meadow. The cabins have grassy roofs. A shovel and hoe stand outside the near cabin and a figure stands outside the far cabin. There are mountains and conifers in the background. There is a brass plaque on the mat that reads “Log Hut Laggan, Alberta, 1898. T. Mower Martin, R.C.A.” Masters gallery labels on the rear of the painting along with seemingly original paper label with title and artist written in pencil.
Subject
lake louise
mountains
banff national park
log cabin
Credit
Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2022
Catalogue Number
MrT.05.05
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Rockies in Moonlight

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Artist
George Horne Russell, RCA (1861 – 1933, Canadian)
Date
1898
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
RuG.02.01
Description
Moonlit scene of the Canadian Rockies. The snowy peaks of a mountain are lit up by a crescent shaped moon in the top right corner. A wall of blue and grey mountain makes up most of the painting. The impression of trees is visible at the base of the mountain. The sky is a dark blue.
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Artist
George Horne Russell, RCA (1861 – 1933, Canadian)
Title
Rockies in Moonlight
Date
1898
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
Moonlit scene of the Canadian Rockies. The snowy peaks of a mountain are lit up by a crescent shaped moon in the top right corner. A wall of blue and grey mountain makes up most of the painting. The impression of trees is visible at the base of the mountain. The sky is a dark blue.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
night
moonlight
Credit
Purchased from The Collector’s Gallery, Calgary, 2004
Catalogue Number
RuG.02.01
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Portrait of Mrs. William Hutchinson

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Artist
William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)
Date
1898
Medium
on paper
Catalogue Number
HuW.18.01
Description
A three-quarter side view of head and torso of a young woman. Her hair is piled on her head. She is wearing a velvet dress with puff sleeves and an off white lace collar. A high necked blouse has a large bow with ends hanging down the front, the bow is right under her chin. The colour is in so…
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Artist
William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)
Title
Portrait of Mrs. William Hutchinson
Date
1898
Medium
on paper
Dimensions
26.0 x 18.5 cm
Description
A three-quarter side view of head and torso of a young woman. Her hair is piled on her head. She is wearing a velvet dress with puff sleeves and an off white lace collar. A high necked blouse has a large bow with ends hanging down the front, the bow is right under her chin. The colour is in soft browns, the collar, blouse and bow are off-white. The photograph is behind a convex glass, gold wooden mat ca .5 wide with a red fabric mat 5.0 wide, a fancy detailed plaster frame is 4.3 wide.
Subject
portrait
female
Gertrude Adams
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994
Catalogue Number
HuW.18.01
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Date
1897 – 1897
Material
paper; wood; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.0050
Description
A black and white photograph of a baseball team dressed in striped socks, padded knickers, and shirts with “BMI” on the front. There is a young man in the centre at the back dressed in a U.S. Union Army military uniform. The team is grouped around a chest pad which reads "BMI 17 Rutgers 7 97" and …
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Title
Photographic Print
Date
1897 – 1897
Material
paper; wood; glass; metal
Dimensions
17.5 (image); 30.0 (frame) x 22.0 (image); 37.5 (frame) cm
Description
A black and white photograph of a baseball team dressed in striped socks, padded knickers, and shirts with “BMI” on the front. There is a young man in the centre at the back dressed in a U.S. Union Army military uniform. The team is grouped around a chest pad which reads "BMI 17 Rutgers 7 97" and they are standig in front of a high board fence with 'BMIAA' painted on it. The photograph is framed in a narrow oak frame with carved dot trim along the edge, a split wood backing, one screw eye and hanging wire, and scraps of brown backing paper are attached.
Subject
photography
education
Boston Military Institute
Rutgers University
athletics
sports, baseball
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0050
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Date
1897
Material
metal; skin; animal
Catalogue Number
105.02.0129 a,b
Description
(a) a reproduction from original Treaty No. 7 medal given to chiefs of tribes involved in the 1877 ceremonies. Face is Queen Victoria in profile and stamped printing "Victoria Regina". Obverse is white man and Indigenous man shaking hands in prairie setting, surrounded by inscription "Indian Treaty…
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Title
Commemorative Medal
Date
1897
Material
metal; skin; animal
Dimensions
1.0 x 7.6 cm
Description
(a) a reproduction from original Treaty No. 7 medal given to chiefs of tribes involved in the 1877 ceremonies. Face is Queen Victoria in profile and stamped printing "Victoria Regina". Obverse is white man and Indigenous man shaking hands in prairie setting, surrounded by inscription "Indian Treaty No. 7 on top and 1877 on the bottom. A piece of buckskin is looped through the ring on top of the medal so it can be worn around the neck. (b) a maroon fibre drawstring bag with a tag attached in Catharine Whyte’s writing “Johnny Bearspaw - medal - July 1977 brought it back”
Subject
Indigenous
Treaty No. 7
Queen Victoria
centennial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0129 a,b
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1897
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.05 a-c
Description
(a) a woman holding an oval fan, wearing a sombre kimono and glancing over her right shoulder, her hair is loose and appears to be wet (b) 37.2 x 25.0/30.2 x 21.1 a woman wearing a grey patterned kimono with red lining at the sleeves, and multi-coloured sash, she is well-coiffed and made-up (c) A …
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
True Beautiful Woman
Date
1897
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 25 cm
Description
(a) a woman holding an oval fan, wearing a sombre kimono and glancing over her right shoulder, her hair is loose and appears to be wet (b) 37.2 x 25.0/30.2 x 21.1 a woman wearing a grey patterned kimono with red lining at the sleeves, and multi-coloured sash, she is well-coiffed and made-up (c) A waist-up portrait of Japanese lady and baby. She wears a patterned mauve kimono with red sash, under dress and red comb and tassel in her hair; also a white flower in her hair. She is holding either a doll or a baby that is dressed in a green kimono with red under-kimono.
Subject
figure, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.05 a-c
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Artist
Hosei
Date
1897 – 1897
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
HoS.04.01 a-c
Description
This panel of 3 pieces features four women in a garden. The first panel depicts a young woman standing at the right side of the panel with her head turned to the right. To her left is a large space of garden. The second panel contains 2 women. The one on the bl is crouching down with her head tur…
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Artist
Hosei
Title
Garden of Autumn Grass
Date
1897 – 1897
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37.5 x 72.5 cm
Description
This panel of 3 pieces features four women in a garden. The first panel depicts a young woman standing at the right side of the panel with her head turned to the right. To her left is a large space of garden. The second panel contains 2 women. The one on the bl is crouching down with her head turned to the right. She holds a small flower. The woman in the tr is sitting on a bench facing left, with her back to the viewer. In the third panel the bench continues, with a woman sitting on the left end of it. She is holding a fan, looking downwards and facing the viewer.
Subject
group
women
activity
garden
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HoS.04.01 a-c
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Changing of Robes, Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.01 a-c
Description
(a)standing female figure, dressed in red kimono, holding a black box, in front of what appears to be a vanity table with mirror, artist's marks in the lower left hand corner (b) 36.9 x 25.3/35.5x23.7 kneeling female figure dressed in black kimono is helping another standing female figure adjust he…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Changing of Robes, Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36 x 25 cm
Description
(a)standing female figure, dressed in red kimono, holding a black box, in front of what appears to be a vanity table with mirror, artist's marks in the lower left hand corner (b) 36.9 x 25.3/35.5x23.7 kneeling female figure dressed in black kimono is helping another standing female figure adjust her kimono, which is patterned with fans (c) 36.8x25.2/35.523.6 kneeling female figure in dark blue flowing kimono looking over her right shoulder, folding what appears to be a bed quilt, artist's marks in the lower right hand corner, and calligraphy in the upper right hand corner (a)(b) and (c) are a triptych, and all have a light background of scattered flowers
Subject
figure
female
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.01 a-c
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.02 a-e
Description
(a)three kneeling ladies in flowing kimonos (b) 37.1x25.3/36.1x23.9 three kneeling ladies in flowing kimonos,two small tables with tall decorated objects are placed in front of the ladies in the lower portion of the image (c)37.0x25.1/36.0x24.0 woman in silver/white kimono with pink/orange lining …
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Untitled [Gathering]
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37.0 x 25.3 cm
Description
(a)three kneeling ladies in flowing kimonos (b) 37.1x25.3/36.1x23.9 three kneeling ladies in flowing kimonos,two small tables with tall decorated objects are placed in front of the ladies in the lower portion of the image (c)37.0x25.1/36.0x24.0 woman in silver/white kimono with pink/orange lining kneeling in front of several small tables set with foodstuffs (d) 36.0x25.2/35.7x24.1 two ladies, one kneeling, the other standing holding a small table with ceremonial sake cups, behind them are tables set with food items for feast (e) 36.8x25.1/36.3x24.5 a male in blue robes sits behind the feast tables with a lady kneeling in the foreground. The panel of thewoman is sliver is the focal point, with the gaze of the ladies and the man in the other panels directed towards her.
Subject
figure;group;female;male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.02 a-e
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Fire at the Castle, Life from the Inner Most Court of Chiyoda Castle

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.04 a-c
Description
(a) lady dressed in a black kimono carries a paper lantern and long sword, there is a tall column of smoke behind her, above the roof tops, and shadowy figures (b) 37.4 x 25.7/36.0 x 24.1 two ladies, one mounted on a white horse, the other holding the horse and a long sword in her other hand, both …
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Fire at the Castle, Life from the Inner Most Court of Chiyoda Castle
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 25 cm
Description
(a) lady dressed in a black kimono carries a paper lantern and long sword, there is a tall column of smoke behind her, above the roof tops, and shadowy figures (b) 37.4 x 25.7/36.0 x 24.1 two ladies, one mounted on a white horse, the other holding the horse and a long sword in her other hand, both are dressed in black kimonos and wearing tall conical black hats (c) 37.7 x 25.7/35.9 x 24.5 three ladies dressed in black kimonos with tall black hats are all holding long swords, and one has a paper lantern. Horses were brought to Japan from North China and Mongolia.
Subject
figure
group
female
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.04 a-c
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Boating Under Cherry Blossoms

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.12 a-c
Description
This triptych features 6 woman on a boat. The boat emerges from the third panel behind a group of rocks. Coming from this group of rocks in the trc is a tree with white blossoms which hangs over the boat, and into the second panel. The boat stretches through the second panel and ends with a sharp…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Boating Under Cherry Blossoms
Date
1896
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37.0 x 73.0 cm
Description
This triptych features 6 woman on a boat. The boat emerges from the third panel behind a group of rocks. Coming from this group of rocks in the trc is a tree with white blossoms which hangs over the boat, and into the second panel. The boat stretches through the second panel and ends with a sharp tip halfway into the first panel. The women are all in the second and third panels. 5 women are sitting under a covered top, and one woman is standing outside of this covered top with her hand on the ceiling, and her head turned to the left. The sky is uncoloured, and there are 2 birds flying in the first panel.
Subject
Activity
Boating
Figures
Women
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.12 a-c
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Date
1895
Material
skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
Catalogue Number
103.05.0003
Description
An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The en…
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Title
Beaded Vest
Date
1895
Material
skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
Dimensions
42.0 x 55.0 (includes 9.0 cm fringe) cm
Description
An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The entire vest is beaded with a light blue background.
Subject
Indigenous
First Nations
Stoney
Sioux
children
regalia
beadwork
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0003
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Castle Mountain Siding

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Artist
C. Zollern
Date
1895
Medium
watercolour; photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
ZoC.13.01
Description
Colour: green, yellow. Three frames inside one. Top picture is a painting of a group of wooden buildings left of center with a flag pole (flag is flying) and antlers on the roof. In front are railway tracks with a team of four workers going along on a cart. Behind is a river with a man fishing in i…
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Artist
C. Zollern
Title
Castle Mountain Siding
Date
1895
Medium
watercolour; photograph on paper
Dimensions
34.8 x 47.5 cm
Description
Colour: green, yellow. Three frames inside one. Top picture is a painting of a group of wooden buildings left of center with a flag pole (flag is flying) and antlers on the roof. In front are railway tracks with a team of four workers going along on a cart. Behind is a river with a man fishing in it on the right. On both sides of the river are trees and in the distance are mountains. Sky fills the top. The lower two pictures are photographs. The left is of the first Banff Springs Hotel and Rundle Mountain. The right is looking down the main street of Banff in 1895.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
architecture
rura;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
ZoC.13.01
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Pinus albicaulis (White Pine)

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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Date
1895
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ScM.05.15
Description
A pine tree branch breaks into two sections with green needles and clusters of red/brown pine cones.
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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Title
Pinus albicaulis (White Pine)
Date
1895
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
25.0 x 17.5 cm
Description
A pine tree branch breaks into two sections with green needles and clusters of red/brown pine cones.
Subject
botanical
flower
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
ScM.05.15
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Noble Ladies in Tokugawa Era

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1895
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.06 a-c
Description
This triptych features three women: one per panel. In the first panel is a woman standing holding a rope which is cut of by the edge of paper. Her head is facing right and down looking into the second panel where the rope she is holding is attached to a cart. This cart contains a very large bask…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Noble Ladies in Tokugawa Era
Date
1895
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36.0 x 71.25 cm
Description
This triptych features three women: one per panel. In the first panel is a woman standing holding a rope which is cut of by the edge of paper. Her head is facing right and down looking into the second panel where the rope she is holding is attached to a cart. This cart contains a very large basket of flowers, and a women is crouching down by the cart holding a beautiful red scarf. The carts wheel goes into the third panel where a woman holding a small child stands. This woman’s body is facing towards the right, but her head turned down and to the left to view the cart. There is no background in any of the scenes, except for a blossoming tree behind the cart.
Subject
group
figures
female
activity
summer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.06 a-c
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Evening Mt. Fuji During the Upward Wind

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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Date
1895
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.08 a-c
Description
This triptych features four women spread across three panels with Mt. Fuji softly in the background. A stretch of bushes separated the women from the background and is mostly grey. The lone Mt. Fuji is the only background with paper tone behind it. In the first panel Mt. Fuji starts and two wome…
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Artist
Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)
Title
Evening Mt. Fuji During the Upward Wind
Date
1895
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37 x 72 cm
Description
This triptych features four women spread across three panels with Mt. Fuji softly in the background. A stretch of bushes separated the women from the background and is mostly grey. The lone Mt. Fuji is the only background with paper tone behind it. In the first panel Mt. Fuji starts and two women stand with their bodies facing eachother. The smaller woman is pointing at Mt. Fuji. In the second panel a woman stands in the rc, her body facing right and her head turned back to the left. She has her back to the mountain which is mostly featured in the second panel. In the third panel a woman sits on a bench facing left with her hand by her chest. A lamp is to the left of her bench. The ground the woman are on is mostly paper tone with a light wash.
Subject
figures
woman
landscape
mountain
Mt. Fuji
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ChY.04.08 a-c
Images
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