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Date
1890 – 1910
Material
metal; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.08.0161
Description
A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.
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Title
Purse
Date
1890 – 1910
Material
metal; skin; fibre
Dimensions
24.0 x 1.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
A brown suede purse which hangs by two straps from a fabric belt. There is a small money holder with a metal frame that fits inside a pocket. The money holder fastens with two snaps. The lining of the purse is stamped with a patent note.
Subject
tourism
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0161
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Date
1970
Material
skin; metal
Catalogue Number
103.08.3009
Description
Thick leather fold-over purse decorated with four rows of brass tacks curved arond a cross at the centre of the top flap. Back of purse has a 2.5 cm wide leather strap for slipping belt through. Tag printed with “ALBERTA STONEY INDIAN HAND CRAFTS MORLEY - ALBERTA” with a teepee and symbols. Th…
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Title
Purse
Date
1970
Material
skin; metal
Dimensions
11.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
Thick leather fold-over purse decorated with four rows of brass tacks curved arond a cross at the centre of the top flap. Back of purse has a 2.5 cm wide leather strap for slipping belt through. Tag printed with “ALBERTA STONEY INDIAN HAND CRAFTS MORLEY - ALBERTA” with a teepee and symbols. The reverse of the tag has CRW's writing: "Purse for belt belonged to Edwin Dixons mother - Belt he wore & is worn out Mina Lefthand - blind since he was 7."
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
crafts
leatherwork
Edwin Dixon
Mina Lefthand
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.3009
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1996
Medium
oil on panel
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.04
Description
This painting shows a close up view of a wolf running along side of a bison. The wolf is attacking the cow. Both the bison and the wolf are running to the left side of the painting from the right. In the upper right corner there are two more bison running in the same direction. The ground looks as…
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Wolf Attacking Cow
Date
prior to 1996
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
30.4 x 60.9 cm
Description
This painting shows a close up view of a wolf running along side of a bison. The wolf is attacking the cow. Both the bison and the wolf are running to the left side of the painting from the right. In the upper right corner there are two more bison running in the same direction. The ground looks as if it is covered with snow and the snow has a blue colour in the shadow areas. The bison and the wolf are brown in colour.
Subject
animal
wolf
buffalo
landscape
canadian
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.04
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Cutting Out The Stragglers

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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.05
Description
Three wolves have singled out one bison from a herd and are making an attack. The rest of the herd are running from the right side of the image to the left. The ground is covered in snow and blue in colour. The wolves have a yellow colour intergrated with brown in their fur. In the distance are tre…
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Cutting Out The Stragglers
Date
prior to 1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
60.9 x 121.9 cm
Description
Three wolves have singled out one bison from a herd and are making an attack. The rest of the herd are running from the right side of the image to the left. The ground is covered in snow and blue in colour. The wolves have a yellow colour intergrated with brown in their fur. In the distance are trees, bison and a few more wolves.
Subject
animal
wolf
buffalo
landscape
Canadian
activity
hunting
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.05
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Spring Flowers in the Mountains

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Artist
Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1993
Medium
acrylic, charcoal on canvas
Catalogue Number
KnD.12.01
Description
In the foreground and along the right side of this painting there are green trees and green grass with flowers. The flowers in the foreground are pink and red in colour. In the center and off to the left side of this painting is a lake. The lake has many reflections from the surrounding trees. Alon…
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Artist
Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Spring Flowers in the Mountains
Date
prior to 1993
Medium
acrylic, charcoal on canvas
Dimensions
159.0 x 159.0 cm
Description
In the foreground and along the right side of this painting there are green trees and green grass with flowers. The flowers in the foreground are pink and red in colour. In the center and off to the left side of this painting is a lake. The lake has many reflections from the surrounding trees. Along the back of the lake are more trees and behind these trees is a mountain range. The sky behind the mountains is grey with a bit of cloud cover.
Subject
landscape
Canadian
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff, Saskatoon, 1996
Catalogue Number
KnD.12.01
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White Pass and Yukon Route 1971

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Artist
Edward Hardy Harrison (1926 – , Canadian)
Date
1971
Medium
acrylic on canvas board
Catalogue Number
HaT.12.01
Description
General colour: green, pink, yellow. In the foreground are thirty-one figures; children, adults, all going somewhere or playing or chatting. There are dogs and cats and crows. Behind them on the near side of the river are six shacks and an outhouse. On the other side of the river is a white boat, a…
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Artist
Edward Hardy Harrison (1926 – , Canadian)
Title
White Pass and Yukon Route 1971
Date
1971
Medium
acrylic on canvas board
Dimensions
62.5 x 79.5 cm
Description
General colour: green, pink, yellow. In the foreground are thirty-one figures; children, adults, all going somewhere or playing or chatting. There are dogs and cats and crows. Behind them on the near side of the river are six shacks and an outhouse. On the other side of the river is a white boat, a train,a bridge, two churches, a government school and several more shacks. Behind are green hills and pink valleys. The sky is black with a red sun.
Subject
landscape, mountains
architecture, urban
figure, group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
HaT.12.01
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Artist
Edward Hardy Harrison (1926 – , Canadian)
Date
1971
Medium
acrylic on canvas board
Catalogue Number
HaT.12.02
Description
General colour: purple, red, green, yellow. Central image on a green ground is a building with two additions. Three chimneys, a crossed pole on the right behind, a stand with two oil drums on it at the front. The roof is red, the walls white and purple. In front are sixteen children and adults, two…
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Artist
Edward Hardy Harrison (1926 – , Canadian)
Title
The Yellow Car 1971
Date
1971
Medium
acrylic on canvas board
Dimensions
40.8 x 50.8 cm
Description
General colour: purple, red, green, yellow. Central image on a green ground is a building with two additions. Three chimneys, a crossed pole on the right behind, a stand with two oil drums on it at the front. The roof is red, the walls white and purple. In front are sixteen children and adults, two black dogs and a black cat, three crows picking at garbage near an overturned oil drum at right. The sky is purple with a red sun. On the horizon line at the right side is a yellow car up on blocks.
Subject
architecture, urban
figure, group
automobile
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
HaT.12.02
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Artist
James Whaite
Date
prior to 1916
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WhJ.05.01
Description
A mountain scene, left foreground is covered with logs and rocks on grass, a river bank, running from bottom right to lower left centre is a fast flowing river, lots of foliage on trees on riverbank, mountains rise behind riverbank, tree covered, clouds on mountains tops and in the sky.
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Artist
James Whaite
Title
Hope
Date
prior to 1916
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
62.5 x 44.1 cm
Description
A mountain scene, left foreground is covered with logs and rocks on grass, a river bank, running from bottom right to lower left centre is a fast flowing river, lots of foliage on trees on riverbank, mountains rise behind riverbank, tree covered, clouds on mountains tops and in the sky.
Subject
landscape, mountain
river
forest
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
WhJ.05.01
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Artist
Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian)
Date
1971
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
MiJ.05.01
Description
General colour: white and grey with yellow and tints of purple and green. At the right side stands a yellow tree with snow down it's right side. At the bottom left side is a lake, frozen clear, the trees and mountains beyond are reflected in it. Two snowy peaks give way to grey sky.
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Artist
Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian)
Title
Mount Assiniboine
Date
1971
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
35.2 x 54.3 cm
Description
General colour: white and grey with yellow and tints of purple and green. At the right side stands a yellow tree with snow down it's right side. At the bottom left side is a lake, frozen clear, the trees and mountains beyond are reflected in it. Two snowy peaks give way to grey sky.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Mount Assiniboine
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
MiJ.05.01
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Artist
Jim Stewart (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1977
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Catalogue Number
StJ.12.01
Description
A shiney grey triangle is centered; background is light grey with streaks of colours, purple, pink, red, black, etc.; a red cube is below centre triangle, red lines go to both sides; brown foreground, top sides of which billow upwards above centre; 2 purple lines centre left; splashes of pink.
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Artist
Jim Stewart (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
Transformer 2
Date
1977
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
30.5 x 40.7 cm
Description
A shiney grey triangle is centered; background is light grey with streaks of colours, purple, pink, red, black, etc.; a red cube is below centre triangle, red lines go to both sides; brown foreground, top sides of which billow upwards above centre; 2 purple lines centre left; splashes of pink.
Subject
abstract
non-representational
Credit
Purchased from Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, 1990
Catalogue Number
StJ.12.01
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Artist
Jim Stewart (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1977
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Catalogue Number
StJ.12.02
Description
A golden triangle with red at each point covers top of painting to a point below centre; a grid of red lines has colours of green along bottom edge to purples and blues; 5 black lines with smaller red and yellow dots over picture in no particular order.
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Artist
Jim Stewart (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
Megalith
Date
1977
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
30.7 x 40.6 cm
Description
A golden triangle with red at each point covers top of painting to a point below centre; a grid of red lines has colours of green along bottom edge to purples and blues; 5 black lines with smaller red and yellow dots over picture in no particular order.
Subject
abstract
non-representational
Credit
Purchased from Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, 1990
Catalogue Number
StJ.12.02
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Artist
John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian)
Date
1970 – 1980
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
TuJ.05.03
Description
Small painting with snow in the foreground, tree line, mountains and sky; there is some yellow in the foreground; pink in the sky; 2 highlights of red at centre right and centre left; this card glued onto another card, and that glued onto a folded-over card; it was a Christmas card sent to Cathari…
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Artist
John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian)
Title
Winter Scene
Date
1970 – 1980
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.1 x 15.6 cm
Description
Small painting with snow in the foreground, tree line, mountains and sky; there is some yellow in the foreground; pink in the sky; 2 highlights of red at centre right and centre left; this card glued onto another card, and that glued onto a folded-over card; it was a Christmas card sent to Catharine; written in J.D. Turner's hand on front of card: To Catherine (sic) All our best wishes at Christmas time and in the New Year Grace and Jack.
Subject
landscape, foothills
landscape, winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
TuJ.05.03
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Artist
Josie Wiedel
Date
1977
Medium
watercolour; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WlJ.05.02
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Artist
Josie Wiedel
Title
Mount Towers
Date
1977
Medium
watercolour; ink on paper
Dimensions
37.8 x 45.4 cm
Subject
landscape, mountain
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Josie Weidel, Banff, 1982
Catalogue Number
WlJ.05.02
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Artist
Josie Wiedel
Date
1978
Medium
watercolour; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WlJ.05.01
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Artist
Josie Wiedel
Title
Mount Rundle
Date
1978
Medium
watercolour; ink on paper
Dimensions
38.0 x 45.7 cm
Subject
landscape, mountain
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Josie Weidel, Banff, 1982
Catalogue Number
WlJ.05.01
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Artist
Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)
Date
1973
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ShM.05.01
Description
Colour: green, grey. On the right side is the corner of a wooden building, flowers in the window box and on the ground. Grassy yard fills lower quarter. Three or our buildings are in the center. A truck is in front. Trees are behind and a mountain beyond. Sky fills the upper two corners.
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Artist
Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)
Title
Moffat's Dairy
Date
1973
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
33.0 x 50.0 cm
Description
Colour: green, grey. On the right side is the corner of a wooden building, flowers in the window box and on the ground. Grassy yard fills lower quarter. Three or our buildings are in the center. A truck is in front. Trees are behind and a mountain beyond. Sky fills the upper two corners.
Subject
landscape
mountain
architecture, rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
ShM.05.01
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Lonicera involucrata (Bracted Honeysuckle/Twinberry)

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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Date
1890 – 1910
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ScM.05.30
Description
The plant has large green leaves and twin black berries on small red leaflets. Also has a yellow flower viewer’s left.
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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Title
Lonicera involucrata (Bracted Honeysuckle/Twinberry)
Date
1890 – 1910
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
25.0 x 17.5 cm
Description
The plant has large green leaves and twin black berries on small red leaflets. Also has a yellow flower viewer’s left.
Subject
botanical
flower
Credit
Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
Catalogue Number
ScM.05.30
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Rhododendron albifloriem (White-flowered Rhododendron)

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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Date
1891
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ScM.05.31
Description
The plant has long narrow oblong green leaves top and bottom of the stem with small white flowers in between.
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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Title
Rhododendron albifloriem (White-flowered Rhododendron)
Date
1891
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
25.0 x 17.5 cm
Description
The plant has long narrow oblong green leaves top and bottom of the stem with small white flowers in between.
Subject
botanical
flower, rhododendron
Credit
Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
Catalogue Number
ScM.05.31
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Calypso bulbosa (Calypso Orchid/Pink Fairy's Slipper)

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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Date
1891
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ScM.05.19
Description
A single green stem from bottom centre curves to centre with 2 flowers, both are dark pink with yellow centre, pink petals flare out from bottom of flowers.
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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Title
Calypso bulbosa (Calypso Orchid/Pink Fairy's Slipper)
Date
1891
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
25.3 x 17.5 cm
Description
A single green stem from bottom centre curves to centre with 2 flowers, both are dark pink with yellow centre, pink petals flare out from bottom of flowers.
Subject
botanical
flower
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
ScM.05.19
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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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Pyrola picta (Wintergreen)

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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Date
1891
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ScM.05.13
Description
Broad green leaves with white veins are at the bottom centre of the picture; a long red/brown stem protrudes straight up, many small buds hang from the stem near the top.
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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Title
Pyrola picta (Wintergreen)
Date
1891
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
25.0 x 17.5 cm
Description
Broad green leaves with white veins are at the bottom centre of the picture; a long red/brown stem protrudes straight up, many small buds hang from the stem near the top.
Subject
botanical
flower
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
ScM.05.13
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