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Untitled (Young First Nations Child)

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Artist
Dorothy Marie Oxborough (1922 – 2014, Canadian)
Date
c. 1940
Medium
pastel chalk on paper
Catalogue Number
OxD.03.02
Description
Pastel portrait of an Indigenous child. The child’s long hair is in braids, and she wears a beaded headband, with triangles of yellow and blue. Her shirt is yellow, with a white collar, and she wears purple beads around her neck.
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Artist
Dorothy Marie Oxborough (1922 – 2014, Canadian)
Title
Untitled (Young First Nations Child)
Date
c. 1940
Medium
pastel chalk on paper
Dimensions
24 x 31.5 cm
Description
Pastel portrait of an Indigenous child. The child’s long hair is in braids, and she wears a beaded headband, with triangles of yellow and blue. Her shirt is yellow, with a white collar, and she wears purple beads around her neck.
Subject
Indigenous
child
portrait
Credit
Gift of Roy Dundas, Executor- Roy B. and Delores M. Dundas Family Trust, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
OxD.03.02
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Untitled (Young First Nations Child)

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Artist
Dorothy Marie Oxborough (1922 – 2014, Canadian)
Date
c. 1940
Medium
pastel chalk on paper
Catalogue Number
OxD.03.03
Description
Pastel portrait of a young girl. She has black hair, in two braids, with bangs visible on the left side of her forehead, under her brown cowboy hat. She wears a red scarf with white dots around her neck. The child gazes at the viewer, unsmiling.
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Artist
Dorothy Marie Oxborough (1922 – 2014, Canadian)
Title
Untitled (Young First Nations Child)
Date
c. 1940
Medium
pastel chalk on paper
Dimensions
24 x 31.5 cm
Description
Pastel portrait of a young girl. She has black hair, in two braids, with bangs visible on the left side of her forehead, under her brown cowboy hat. She wears a red scarf with white dots around her neck. The child gazes at the viewer, unsmiling.
Subject
Indigenous
child
portrait
Credit
Gift of Roy Dundas, Executor- Roy B. and Delores M. Dundas Family Trust, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
OxD.03.03
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Artist
G. H. W Ashley (1908 – , Canadian)
Date
1983
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
AsH.03.01
Description
Portrait of Jimmy Simpson.
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Artist
G. H. W Ashley (1908 – , Canadian)
Title
Jimmy Simpson
Date
1983
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
65.0 x 50.0 cm
Description
Portrait of Jimmy Simpson.
Subject
characters
Jimmy Simpson
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of G. H. W Ashley, Salmon Arm, 1992
Catalogue Number
AsH.03.01
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Untitled [Native Man]

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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1949
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.01
Description
A portrait of an Indigenous man. His hair is grey and worn in two braids. He is wearing several strings of beads around his neck. His shirt or tunic is purple. A purple and orange checked blanket is wrapped around his shoulders. It is visible in both the bottom left corner and the bottom right…
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Native Man]
Date
1949
Medium
pastel on paper
Description
A portrait of an Indigenous man. His hair is grey and worn in two braids. He is wearing several strings of beads around his neck. His shirt or tunic is purple. A purple and orange checked blanket is wrapped around his shoulders. It is visible in both the bottom left corner and the bottom right corner. Behind his shoulder on the left, a tipi is visible. Smoke is coming out of the top of it. Brown, craggy mountains are visible across the horizon. The sky moves up from yellow to green to blue. Clouds at the top of the image are orange.
Subject
portrait
male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.01
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1949
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.02
Description
Portrait of Chief John Hunter, facing toward the right of the image. His hair is black and in two braids. Wisps of hair are loose and blowing in the wind. His face is wrinked, particularly around his mouth. His coat is white and he is wearing orange and green scarves. In the bottom right corne…
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Chief John Hunter
Date
1949
Medium
pastel on paper
Description
Portrait of Chief John Hunter, facing toward the right of the image. His hair is black and in two braids. Wisps of hair are loose and blowing in the wind. His face is wrinked, particularly around his mouth. His coat is white and he is wearing orange and green scarves. In the bottom right corner, trees are visible. Above them are loosely drawn mountains. The sky is green (light and dark) and mauve.
Subject
portrait
male
Chief John Hunter
Credit
Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.02
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Untitled (First Nations child)

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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.04
Description
A portrait of a young Indigenous girl. It shows head and neck only, black hair in a braids; one braid hanging down the front on viewer’s right. She has dark skin, very pink cheeks and lips and is wearing a pink and blue top. Signed, between the end of the braid and mat, viewer’s right, printed with…
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Untitled (First Nations child)
Date
1970
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
21.0 x 14.2 cm
Description
A portrait of a young Indigenous girl. It shows head and neck only, black hair in a braids; one braid hanging down the front on viewer’s right. She has dark skin, very pink cheeks and lips and is wearing a pink and blue top. Signed, between the end of the braid and mat, viewer’s right, printed with brown pastel “Christoffersen”.
Subject
portrait
child
girl
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Margaret Reid (Estate), 2008
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.04
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Untitled (First Nations child)

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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1970
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.05
Description
A pastel portrait from chest upwards, of a very young Indigenous boy. He has black hair in short braids tied with red fabric. He is wearing what could be a buckskin jacket/shirt and has two beaded necklaces around his neck: a red and green necklace and a diamond-shaped necklace connected by purple …
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Artist
Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Untitled (First Nations child)
Date
1970
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
A pastel portrait from chest upwards, of a very young Indigenous boy. He has black hair in short braids tied with red fabric. He is wearing what could be a buckskin jacket/shirt and has two beaded necklaces around his neck: a red and green necklace and a diamond-shaped necklace connected by purple and red beads. Signed, between the end of the diamond-shaped necklace and mat, viewer’s right, printed with black pastel “Christoffersen”.
Subject
portrait
child
boy
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Margaret Reid (Estate), 2008
Catalogue Number
ChG.03.05
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Eskimo Child plus head study

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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite; charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.05
Description
General colour: pencil on white. Head and torso of an Inuk child in a parka, looking left, arms in front. A rough sketch of the head is in the upper right corner.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Eskimo Child plus head study
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite; charcoal on paper
Dimensions
29.0 x 37.0 cm
Description
General colour: pencil on white. Head and torso of an Inuk child in a parka, looking left, arms in front. A rough sketch of the head is in the upper right corner.
Subject
portrait
child
Inuit
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1969
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.05
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Artist
Kathleen Shackleton (1884 – 1961)
Date
1938
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
ShK.03.01
Description
Centered in the image frame is a portrait of a man. The male figure in this image is wearing a brimed hat and has a pipe in his mouth. The portrait is not a straight on angle the angle here is a three quarter angle. The subject Mr. Carl Rungius is looking to his right with his left side of his face…
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Artist
Kathleen Shackleton (1884 – 1961)
Title
Untitled
Date
1938
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
34.4 x 31.6 cm
Description
Centered in the image frame is a portrait of a man. The male figure in this image is wearing a brimed hat and has a pipe in his mouth. The portrait is not a straight on angle the angle here is a three quarter angle. The subject Mr. Carl Rungius is looking to his right with his left side of his face facing us. The subject here is wearing a collared coat and round glasses.
Subject
figure
male
portrait
Carl Rungius
Credit
Gift of Jack Hutchison, Vancouver, 1996
Catalogue Number
ShK.03.01
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.03
Description
General colour: black, brown. Head and shoulders of a balding man who wears a shirt and tie under the vague outline of a suit and jacket. He looks out at the viewer and has a short mustache.
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
John Brewster
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
56.8 x 43.9 cm
Description
General colour: black, brown. Head and shoulders of a balding man who wears a shirt and tie under the vague outline of a suit and jacket. He looks out at the viewer and has a short mustache.
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Dell Brewster, Banff, 1967
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.03
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.09
Description
A portrait of a Earl Gammon with grey hair and slightly smiling. He is wearing a dark suit jacket which is only partially coloured in. He is also wearing a white shirt and red bow tie. He has a light green handkerchief in his pocket. The same light green colour surrounds his head. The man is visi…
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Earl Gammon
Date
n.d.
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
60.0 x 44.0 cm
Description
A portrait of a Earl Gammon with grey hair and slightly smiling. He is wearing a dark suit jacket which is only partially coloured in. He is also wearing a white shirt and red bow tie. He has a light green handkerchief in his pocket. The same light green colour surrounds his head. The man is visible from the chest up. The paper is yellowish.
Subject
portrait
male
Earl Gammon
Credit
Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.09
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Untitled [Sacred Owl]

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
c. 1950
Medium
pastel on sandpaper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.10
Description
Pastel portrait of a First Nations man who is facing toward the left of the piece. The man is resting his face on his hand and he is visible from only the neck up. On his head he is wearing a red kerchief. His hair is in two braids, the one on the left of his head is only slightly visible, the o…
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Sacred Owl]
Date
c. 1950
Medium
pastel on sandpaper
Dimensions
37.5 x 27.5 cm
Description
Pastel portrait of a First Nations man who is facing toward the left of the piece. The man is resting his face on his hand and he is visible from only the neck up. On his head he is wearing a red kerchief. His hair is in two braids, the one on the left of his head is only slightly visible, the one on the right is completely visible. He is wearing a blue scarf or tie around his neck. Identified by Rod Green at Masters Gallery as Sacred Owl.
Subject
portrait
male
Sacred Owl
Credit
Gift of Caroline Harris-Andrews, Kingston, 2002
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.10
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
1945
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.04
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Guy Thomas
Date
1945
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
43 x 30 cm
Subject
portrait
male
Guy Thomas
Credit
Gift of Sonia de Grandmaison, West Vancouver, 1980
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.04
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
c. 1940
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.05
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster as an elderly man. The head is drawn in good detail, full faced, shirt and tie evident, shoulders sketched in lightly. The face is round, hair over ears, otherwise bald, brown eyes, mustache, and amicable look.
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
John Brewster
Date
c. 1940
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
35; 50.4 x 34.2; 38 cm
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster as an elderly man. The head is drawn in good detail, full faced, shirt and tie evident, shoulders sketched in lightly. The face is round, hair over ears, otherwise bald, brown eyes, mustache, and amicable look.
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1983
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.05
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
c. 1950
Medium
pastel on sandpaper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.01
Description
A head and shoulder portrait of Bill Hargrave (see de Grandmaison file for information on Mr. Hargrave). He is wearing a tam, green-yellow-red with a pom-pon, a shirt and tie, and a shawl-necked sweater
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Bill Hargrave
Date
c. 1950
Medium
pastel on sandpaper
Dimensions
61.0 x 50.5 cm
Description
A head and shoulder portrait of Bill Hargrave (see de Grandmaison file for information on Mr. Hargrave). He is wearing a tam, green-yellow-red with a pom-pon, a shirt and tie, and a shawl-necked sweater
Subject
portrait
male
Credit
Gift of Sonia de Grandmaison, West Vancouver, 1985
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.01
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
1959
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.07
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of Fred Brewster; an almost full face portrait, ruddy complexion, black hair, moustache, blue eyes; wearing an open necked plaid shirt; highlights behind head and ear to right.
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Fred Brewster
Date
1959
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
61.0 x 45.7 cm
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of Fred Brewster; an almost full face portrait, ruddy complexion, black hair, moustache, blue eyes; wearing an open necked plaid shirt; highlights behind head and ear to right.
Subject
portrait
portrait, Fred Brewster
Credit
Gift of Sonia de Grandmaison, West Vancouver, 1987
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.07
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
c. 1927
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.02
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
c. 1927
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
27.7 x 40.0 cm
Subject
portrait
male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1976
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.02
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Jim Brewster of Banff

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
1935 – 1945
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.06
Description
A realistic rendering of a head and shoulder portrait of Jim Brewster; a three-quarter view; he has on a light brown hat, blue jacket, white shirt, red tie; streaks of colour in background.
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Jim Brewster of Banff
Date
1935 – 1945
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
76.0 x 56.0 cm
Description
A realistic rendering of a head and shoulder portrait of Jim Brewster; a three-quarter view; he has on a light brown hat, blue jacket, white shirt, red tie; streaks of colour in background.
Subject
portrait
male
portrait: Jim Brewster
Credit
Gift of Lubov de Grandmaison, 1990
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.06
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Sonia de Grandmaison

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
drawing on canvas
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.11
Description
A pastel drawing portrait of a woman. A young woman dominates the drawing. The woman has shoulder-length curly/wavy brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a pink top or dress that is cut low across her chest and exposes her shoulders. The background is cream and beige. The artist signature is wri…
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Sonia de Grandmaison
Date
n.d.
Medium
drawing on canvas
Dimensions
57.0 x 43.0 cm
Description
A pastel drawing portrait of a woman. A young woman dominates the drawing. The woman has shoulder-length curly/wavy brown hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a pink top or dress that is cut low across her chest and exposes her shoulders. The background is cream and beige. The artist signature is written in black in the bottom rhc.
Subject
portrait
woman
Nicolas de Grandmaison
Credit
Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.11
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
c. 1930
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.12
Description
A pastel drawing portrait of a man. The bust of an older man dominates the drawing. The man is bald and has blue eyes and a long beard that is greying at the bottom. The background is dark grey and brown, with lines visible from the loose drawing strokes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, …
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Orest Dournovo
Date
c. 1930
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
47.0 x 36.5 cm
Description
A pastel drawing portrait of a man. The bust of an older man dominates the drawing. The man is bald and has blue eyes and a long beard that is greying at the bottom. The background is dark grey and brown, with lines visible from the loose drawing strokes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, written in black, “N de Grandmaison”. Au verso, there is an illegible purple ink stamp in the centre near the bottom. The stamp is a rectangle with print inside.
Subject
portrait
man
Nicolas de Grandmaison
Credit
Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.12
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