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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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The First Step Beyond

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: StS.03.02

Description: Colour: black on white. A cowering figure at centre is surrounded by three hands at the right (one hand becoming a face) and a large face and two black figures to the left and above.Au verso: THE FIRST STEP BEYOND

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: The First Step Beyond

Date: 1969

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 30.8 x 45.6 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. A cowering figure at centre is surrounded by three hands at the right (one hand becoming a face) and a large face and two black figures to the left and above.Au verso: THE FIRST STEP BEYOND

Subject: figure, male; mythological

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

Catalogue Number: StS.03.02

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Just Playing

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: ink; graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: StS.03.04

Description: Colour: black on white. At viewer’s left and forefront, a man,is facing left and sitting on an oil drum. He is is wearing a cap, shirt, jeans and cowboy boots and is playing a guitar. Behind the man and toward viewer’s right is a telephone pole with a figure of a man hanging from a rope. In the bac…

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: Just Playing

Date: 1969

Medium: ink; graphite on paper

Dimensions: 27.5 x 37.0 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. At viewer’s left and forefront, a man,is facing left and sitting on an oil drum. He is is wearing a cap, shirt, jeans and cowboy boots and is playing a guitar. Behind the man and toward viewer’s right is a telephone pole with a figure of a man hanging from a rope. In the background are a gentle range of hills.Au verso printed in pencil “JUST PLAYING”, rhtc “115” encircled, blhc “20” encircled with “25” on top

Subject: figures, male; Indigenous

Credit: Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: StS.03.04

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White Buffalo

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: StS.03.07

Description: Colour: black on white. In the centre is a seated black figure with white hair and one hand visble. To the viewer’s right stands an aged figure wearing a white cloak/blanket and leaning on a cane. In the distance towards the viewer’s lower left are eleven black bison and one white.Au verso: tlhc en…

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: White Buffalo

Date: 1969

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 27.8 x 35.3 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. In the centre is a seated black figure with white hair and one hand visble. To the viewer’s right stands an aged figure wearing a white cloak/blanket and leaning on a cane. In the distance towards the viewer’s lower left are eleven black bison and one white.Au verso: tlhc encircled “90” vestige of former drawing visible

Subject: figure, group; animal, buffalo

Credit: Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: StS.03.07

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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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Clouds

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: felt marker on paper

Catalogue Number: StS.03.08

Description: One central large facial image (on top of which is an arm and smaller face) under which is a beak and eye of a bird, two hands and a third and final facial image below that in the shape of a C off centre to the viewer’s left bottom. Vestiges of former drawing showing through.Au verso: “CLOUDS” brhc…

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: Clouds

Date: 1969

Medium: felt marker on paper

Dimensions: 30.8 x 45.6 cm

Description: One central large facial image (on top of which is an arm and smaller face) under which is a beak and eye of a bird, two hands and a third and final facial image below that in the shape of a C off centre to the viewer’s left bottom. Vestiges of former drawing showing through.Au verso: “CLOUDS” brhc encircled “35” topped by encircled “6”

Subject: face, human; animal, bird; mythological

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

Catalogue Number: StS.03.08

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From Opabin Pass, Mount Biddle

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.062

Description: Mount Biddle viewed from Opabin Pass.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: From Opabin Pass, Mount Biddle

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.8 x 25.0 cm

Description: Mount Biddle viewed from Opabin Pass.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Mt. Biddle; Opabin Pass

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.062

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At Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.060

Description: Lake O’Hara beyond a rocky outcrop in foreground.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: At Lake O'Hara

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.8 x 28.0 cm

Description: Lake O’Hara beyond a rocky outcrop in foreground.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Lake O’Hara

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.060

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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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Foot of Three Sisters

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Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)

Date: 1968

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: PlJ.03.01

Description: General colour: black, blue, brown on grey paper. Mountains go into the distance from right to left diagonally upper to lower area. Sky is dark blue with flames of yellow on grey.

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Artist: Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)

Title: Foot of Three Sisters

Date: 1968

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 49.7 x 65.9 cm

Description: General colour: black, blue, brown on grey paper. Mountains go into the distance from right to left diagonally upper to lower area. Sky is dark blue with flames of yellow on grey.

Subject: landscape; mountain

Credit: Purchased from Joseph Francis Plaskett, 1972

Catalogue Number: PlJ.03.01

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Mount Thorington 1968

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Artist: J. Monroe Thorington (1894 – 1989, American)

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: ThM.02.01

Description: Colour: blue, purple. Rocks come out of the snow in the lower right and across the bottom. Snow leads up to a rock peak at upper center. Distant range is off to the right. Sky fills in the upper area.

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Artist: J. Monroe Thorington (1894 – 1989, American)

Title: Mount Thorington 1968

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 44.1 x 59.7 cm

Description: Colour: blue, purple. Rocks come out of the snow in the lower right and across the bottom. Snow leads up to a rock peak at upper center. Distant range is off to the right. Sky fills in the upper area.

Subject: landscape; mountain

Credit: Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1969

Catalogue Number: ThM.02.01

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Wapiti print 1968

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Artist: Betty Trimmer

Date: 1968

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: TrB.03.01

Description: Black markings on a white ground.

Artist: Betty Trimmer

Title: Wapiti print 1968

Date: 1968

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 41.7 x 68.7 cm

Description: Black markings on a white ground.

Subject: abstract; animal, elk

Credit: Gift of Whites Grocery, Banff, 1969

Catalogue Number: TrB.03.01

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Rocks near Banff

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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on masonite

Catalogue Number: GyH.02.11

Description: Rocks in various shades of grey make up most of the painting. At the top of the painting, dark blue-grey mountain peaks are visible. A lighter blue sky is visible above the mountain peaks.

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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)

Title: Rocks near Banff

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on masonite

Dimensions: 33 x 40.5 cm

Description: Rocks in various shades of grey make up most of the painting. At the top of the painting, dark blue-grey mountain peaks are visible. A lighter blue sky is visible above the mountain peaks.