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A Hunter of Peace

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Artist: Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)

Date: 1980

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: EmA.03.02

Description: The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a …

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Artist: Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)

Title: A Hunter of Peace

Date: 1980

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 24.9 x 65.7 cm

Description: The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a mountain range to the left in the distance and one mountain in top right hand corner. Clouds along the horizon.

Subject: figure; Mary Schaffer; cowboys; animal; horse; landscape; Canadian Rockies; Alex Emond

Credit: Gift of Unknown, 1968

Catalogue Number: EmA.03.02

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Lake Minnewanka, Banff

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Artist: Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)

Date: 1980

Medium: type c print on photographic paper

Catalogue Number: SpB.18.10

Description: In the foreground are trees with orange leaves and dark to black coloured bark and twigs. These trees in the foreground extend all the way up to the upper third of the photograph. Looking threw the trees to the far background you can see a mountain range that starts at the right and continues to th…

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Artist: Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)

Title: Lake Minnewanka, Banff

Date: 1980

Medium: type c print on photographic paper

Dimensions: 50.6 x 40.4 cm

Description: In the foreground are trees with orange leaves and dark to black coloured bark and twigs. These trees in the foreground extend all the way up to the upper third of the photograph. Looking threw the trees to the far background you can see a mountain range that starts at the right and continues to the center left. Between the trees and the mountains is a still lake with reflections from the mountains behind. The sky above is a light to medium even grey.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; lake; Minnewanka

Credit: Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996

Catalogue Number: SpB.18.10

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Burn Below Storm Mountain

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Artist: Bern Smith (1928 – 2009, Canadian)

Date: 1989

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: SmB.05.01

Description: Colours are predominately black, green, white, grey, purple and blue. New-growth evergreens and charred black remnants of trees dominate the painting. Middle third of the painting through the charred trees is Storm Mountain range with mist and cloud obscuring tops of peaks; there is evidence of sno…

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Artist: Bern Smith (1928 – 2009, Canadian)

Title: Burn Below Storm Mountain

Date: 1989

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 29.5 x 34.5 cm

Description: Colours are predominately black, green, white, grey, purple and blue. New-growth evergreens and charred black remnants of trees dominate the painting. Middle third of the painting through the charred trees is Storm Mountain range with mist and cloud obscuring tops of peaks; there is evidence of snow on the mountain range and through the trees on the lower slopes. In the top-third, a stormy sky prevails; several dark clouds with vestiges of blue sky showing. The foreground of new-growth trees are painted in different shades of green, mostly light green, darker green in the background and on the slopes. Dominating the viewer’s left is a tree burned black reaching from top to bottom, charred black trees in the middle half reaching up to the mist, and charred black trees on the right reaching from the new-growth forest floor to the top of painting. Viewer’s eye is drawn into the mountain valley foreground to the wooded uphill of seemingly unburned slopes.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; Storm Mountain

Credit: Purchased from Brett Smith, 108 Mile Ranch, 2009

Catalogue Number: SmB.05.01

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Mt. Samson and Lenticular Clouds

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Artist: Bruce Barnbaum (1943 – , American)

Date: 1987 – 2000

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: BrB.18.01

Description: Black and white photograph of Mt. Samson. At the bottom of the image the mountain is covered in trees. the tree line is visible farther up the image. In the centre is the peak of Mt. Samson. Other mountain peaks surround it and all of them are covered in snow. Lenticular clouds sweep across th…

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Artist: Bruce Barnbaum (1943 – , American)

Title: Mt. Samson and Lenticular Clouds

Date: 1987 – 2000

Medium: photograph on paper

Dimensions: 55.8 x 71.0 cm

Description: Black and white photograph of Mt. Samson. At the bottom of the image the mountain is covered in trees. the tree line is visible farther up the image. In the centre is the peak of Mt. Samson. Other mountain peaks surround it and all of them are covered in snow. Lenticular clouds sweep across the sky at the top of the image.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Mt. Samson; lenticular clouds

Credit: Purchased from Bruce Barnbaum, Granite Falls, USA, 2002

Catalogue Number: BrB.18.01

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Breaking From Cover - Whitetails Alarmed

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1982

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.11

Description: Running from the right corner of this painting are three deer and there are four running from the cc of the image to the left. Only one deer in the right corner has antlers. The trc has a group of trees yellow and green in colour and in the distance on the right side there are more green trees and …

Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Breaking From Cover - Whitetails Alarmed

Date: 1982

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 40.7 x 51.0 cm

Description: Running from the right corner of this painting are three deer and there are four running from the cc of the image to the left. Only one deer in the right corner has antlers. The trc has a group of trees yellow and green in colour and in the distance on the right side there are more green trees and some yellow bushes. Behind the trees in the far distance are blue grey mountains and a light blue sky. The foreground under the deer is a brown dirt with some rocks in the bc area.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; animal; Whitetail deer

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.11

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Johnson's Canyon - Young Grizzlies

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1983

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.16

Description: Walking and standing beside a stream of water are two bears. One is closer then the other and is walking toward the viewer on the right side of the image. The other bear is back further and is looking at the first bear. Light green and dark green trees are on both sides of the water. Between the tr…

Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Johnson's Canyon - Young Grizzlies

Date: 1983

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 30.6 x 40.7 cm

Description: Walking and standing beside a stream of water are two bears. One is closer then the other and is walking toward the viewer on the right side of the image. The other bear is back further and is looking at the first bear. Light green and dark green trees are on both sides of the water. Between the trees and the water some yellow grass helps makes the seperation. The water in some areas has reflections from the trees and tends to be a blue and purple colour. Far in the distance there is a purple, blue mountain with some snow on it's peak. The sky above is a light to medium grey.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; animal; grizzly bear

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.16

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Giant Steps, Paradise Valley, Banff National Park

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1981

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.01

Description: The waterfall dominates the center of the photograph, flows into the river which is in the foreground.

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Giant Steps, Paradise Valley, Banff National Park

Date: 1981

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Dimensions: 39.2 x 48.8 cm

Description: The waterfall dominates the center of the photograph, flows into the river which is in the foreground.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; waterfall

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1984

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.01

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Mount Assiniboine

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1989

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.05

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. From the top right corner to the bottom left corner in the fore…

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Mount Assiniboine

Date: 1989

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Dimensions: 50.8 x 60.96 cm

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. From the top right corner to the bottom left corner in the foreground is a dark mound of rock. Behind is Mount Assisnboine. The mountain has a snow covered peak and a clear sky behind it with some cloud.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; landscape

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1995

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.05

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Maligne Canyon

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.07

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. This photograph is of a canyon and shows a very close up view o…

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Maligne Canyon

Date: 1985

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Dimensions: 50.8 x 40.6 cm

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. This photograph is of a canyon and shows a very close up view of the area. In the center of the image is the open part of this canyon where one could walk. On the left and the right are the canyon walls that are very vertical and come closer together as they reach upwards. On the walls in some areas are bits of snow that sit on ledges. The canyon floor has some snow coverage and areas that look to be covered with ice.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; landscape

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1995

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.07

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Oesa Trail

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1984

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.09

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. In the center from the left to the right and extending into the…

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Oesa Trail

Date: 1984

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Dimensions: 40.6 x 50.8 cm

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. In the center from the left to the right and extending into the foreground is a lake. Behind the lake stands a mountain range that gets smaller in the distance ending almost in the cr. The lake in front has some open water that is light in tone and other parts are frozen over. The section in the front is dark.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; landscape

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1995

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.09

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Howse Peak

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1984

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.10

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. In the center of this photograph is a mountain that reaches hig…

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Howse Peak

Date: 1984

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Dimensions: 35.5 x 45.7 cm

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. In the center of this photograph is a mountain that reaches high to the center top area. In the foreground from the bl to the br are trees. These trees are very dark in tone, and are small in size because of there distance from the viewer. The mountain that is in the distance has snow on it's peak and a cloud or haze cover over several sections.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; landscape

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1995

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.10

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Larch trees, Wonder Pass

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1989

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.11

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. The land in this photograph starts high at the left and swoops …

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Larch trees, Wonder Pass

Date: 1989

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Dimensions: 27.9 x 35.5 cm

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. The land in this photograph starts high at the left and swoops down the right and then down the left again and so on from side to side untill the foreground. In the foreground and all over the pass there are Larch trees. The trees are spaced with lots of room between each one.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; landscape

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1995

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.11

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Douglas Fir, Fog, Bow River

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1982

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.12

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver photographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. From the cr to the bl is a bank of land and from this bank gro…

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Douglas Fir, Fog, Bow River

Date: 1982

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Dimensions: 27.9 x 35.56 cm

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver photographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. From the cr to the bl is a bank of land and from this bank grows a couple of trees. These trees take up the center area and are on a bit of a tilt down to the bottom left. In the background far in the distance and on a lower level there is a fast running body of water. Around this body of water are large bush like trees.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; landscape

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1995

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.12

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Marsh Marigold, Fallen Spruce

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1984

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.14

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. In the background stands tall Spruce trees and one that has fal…

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Marsh Marigold, Fallen Spruce

Date: 1984

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Dimensions: 12.7 x 17.7 cm

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. In the background stands tall Spruce trees and one that has fallen. The foreground is a marsh area. Highlights of light in this photograph fall on the tree trunks and sections on the marsh in the front.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; landscape

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1995

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.14

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Horsetail Ferns, Fallen Spruce

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1988

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.15

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. In the center of this image there is a fallen spruce tree. At t…

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Horsetail Ferns, Fallen Spruce

Date: 1988

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Dimensions: 15.24 x 29.32 cm

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. In the center of this image there is a fallen spruce tree. At the bottom of the tree there are some fungi growing and to the left and the right of this tree are Horsetail Ferns. This image has a lot of dark areas with some light areas on the fallen tree and on the right in the Horsetail ferns.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; landscape

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1995

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.15

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The Sentinels

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1984

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.16

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. In the background there are large rocks pointed towards the sky…

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: The Sentinels

Date: 1984

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Dimensions: 20.3 x 15.2 cm

Description: All photographs are gelatin silver phtographs, archivally processed, mounted on 4 ply acid-free Museum board, signed and dated in pencil on the front with photographers stamp on back stating title, date of photograph and date of print. In the background there are large rocks pointed towards the sky with a towering effect. In the foreground are smaller dark to black rocks sitting on the ground . Between the towering rocks and the small ones in front is a lot of snow on the ground and in the air giving the setting of this photograph a snow storm look.