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Late July: Citadel Pass

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Date: 1977

Medium: serigraph on paper

Catalogue Number: MlM.04.03

Description: The top of the picture is blue; the rest of the picture is an overall colouration of peach, grey/mauve, light green with its top edge in a jagged tooth edge going from top right and top left to a diagonal in the centre; six strips of blue angle tr to bl. Michaelle McLean and Ellen Eyman were studen…

Title: Late July: Citadel Pass

Date: 1977

Medium: serigraph on paper

Dimensions: 41.3;50.9 x 55.9;65.5 cm

Description: The top of the picture is blue; the rest of the picture is an overall colouration of peach, grey/mauve, light green with its top edge in a jagged tooth edge going from top right and top left to a diagonal in the centre; six strips of blue angle tr to bl. Michaelle McLean and Ellen Eyman were students at the Banff Centre 1976/77 winter programme. Parks Canada project Parks Awareness provided salary and material for these two to do a number of prints of the Park for Parks Canada. All the work was done at the Banff Centre.

Subject: landscape; mountain

Credit: Gift of Michaelle McLean, 1977

Catalogue Number: MlM.04.03

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Rock Pools, York River

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Artist: A.J. Casson (1898 – 1992)

Date: 1957

Medium: painting on paper

Catalogue Number: CaA.05.01

Description: A watercolour landscape painting. A large dark green/blue pool in the centre is surrounded by rocks and dominates the painting. Just above and to the left is another small pool. The rocks surrounding the pool are beige and brown with dark blue accents and outlines. There are a couple small patches …

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Artist: A.J. Casson (1898 – 1992)

Title: Rock Pools, York River

Date: 1957

Medium: painting on paper

Dimensions: 27.0 x 34.0 cm

Description: A watercolour landscape painting. A large dark green/blue pool in the centre is surrounded by rocks and dominates the painting. Just above and to the left is another small pool. The rocks surrounding the pool are beige and brown with dark blue accents and outlines. There are a couple small patches of green grass amongst the rocks. Faint pencil marks of letters can be seen scattered on rocks and pencil marks of outline sketch. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, “A.J.CASSON”. Au verso there are two stickers. The one in the top left corner is brown with black print, “ROBERTS GALLERY LIMITED Dealers in Fine Paintings and Frames since 1842 641 YONGE ST. - - - TORONTO. Title: ROCK POOLS - YORK RIVER - 1957 Artist: A.J. CASSON Price: $175.00 Stock No: 3858b Height: 10 7/8 Width: 13 5/8”. The other sticker is white with green ink and blue pen and is in the top rhc, “ROBERTS GALLERY LIMITED 641 YONGE STREET TORONTO M4Y 1Z9 MUSEUM MAT (has blue pen check mark beside) MUSEUM BACK (check mark beside) WC mounted INSPECTED BY: (illegible signature) BY ARTIST”.

Subject: rock pool; A.J. Casson

Credit: Gift of David McClintock Denovan, Calgary, 2012

Catalogue Number: CaA.05.01

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Ralph Connor Memorial Church Canmore 1890 - 1970

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Artist: A.L. Bro

Date: 1970

Medium: serigraph on paper

Catalogue Number: BrA.04.02

Description: A view of the Ralph Connor Memorial Church. On one side of the church is a fence. Around the church are some trees and mountains in the background.

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Artist: A.L. Bro

Title: Ralph Connor Memorial Church Canmore 1890 - 1970

Date: 1970

Medium: serigraph on paper

Dimensions: 50.8 x 33.0 cm

Description: A view of the Ralph Connor Memorial Church. On one side of the church is a fence. Around the church are some trees and mountains in the background.

Subject: landscape; church; Canmore

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

Catalogue Number: BrA.04.02

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Ralph Connor Memorial Church, Canmore 1890 - 1970

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Artist: A.L. Bro

Date: 1970

Medium: serigraph on paper

Catalogue Number: BrA.04.01

Description: A view of the Ralph Connor Memorial Church. On one side of the Church is a fence. Around the church are some trees and mountains in the background.

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Artist: A.L. Bro

Title: Ralph Connor Memorial Church, Canmore 1890 - 1970

Date: 1970

Medium: serigraph on paper

Dimensions: 50.8 x 33.4 cm

Description: A view of the Ralph Connor Memorial Church. On one side of the Church is a fence. Around the church are some trees and mountains in the background.

Subject: architecture; church; Ralph Connor Memorial Church; landscape; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Tom Jones, 1970

Catalogue Number: BrA.04.01

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Seal Thoughts of Man

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Artist: Akesuk Tudlik (1890 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1959

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: TuD.04.01

Description: Black silhouette of a man with arms up, standing on the head of a seal (head and shoulders of the seal); features cut out with red in the eyes and the seal’s nose.

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Artist: Akesuk Tudlik (1890 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Seal Thoughts of Man

Date: 1959

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 61.0 x 20.6 cm

Description: Black silhouette of a man with arms up, standing on the head of a seal (head and shoulders of the seal); features cut out with red in the eyes and the seal’s nose.

Subject: Abstract; Figure; Inuit; Animal; seal

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: TuD.04.01

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Non-Linear Peak

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Artist: Al Walters

Date: 1973

Medium: lithograph on paper

Catalogue Number: WaA.04.01

Description: Map of mountain rang area. Central colours are red, green, and blue. At the bottom there is a legend, a write on the area, and the words ‘Non-Linear Peak’ in bold.

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Artist: Al Walters

Title: Non-Linear Peak

Date: 1973

Medium: lithograph on paper

Dimensions: 24.0 x 18.0 cm

Description: Map of mountain rang area. Central colours are red, green, and blue. At the bottom there is a legend, a write on the area, and the words ‘Non-Linear Peak’ in bold.

Subject: landscape, mountain

Credit: Gift of Al Walters, 1978

Catalogue Number: WaA.04.01

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To Smell Balsam

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Artist: Alex Simeon Janvier (1935 – , Canadian)

Date: 1975

Medium: gouache on paper

Catalogue Number: JvA.07.01

Description: General colour: green. Long green configurations move across from left to right several tendrils break off from the main line upwards and downwards. The central shape is a slanted 'N' shape.

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Artist: Alex Simeon Janvier (1935 – , Canadian)

Title: To Smell Balsam

Date: 1975

Medium: gouache on paper

Dimensions: 59.0 x 77.5 cm

Description: General colour: green. Long green configurations move across from left to right several tendrils break off from the main line upwards and downwards. The central shape is a slanted 'N' shape.

Subject: mythological; abstract, non-representational

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

Catalogue Number: JvA.07.01

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Airdrie, Alberta

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: 1957

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.24

Description: General colour: blue grey, brown, pink. Two elevators stand at the right side on the horizon. A train chugs past on the left. The foreround is brown fields - a fence appears from the left. The sky fills the upper two thirds and is spotted with clouds.

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Airdrie, Alberta

Date: 1957

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 27.8 cm

Description: General colour: blue grey, brown, pink. Two elevators stand at the right side on the horizon. A train chugs past on the left. The foreround is brown fields - a fence appears from the left. The sky fills the upper two thirds and is spotted with clouds.

Subject: architecture, rural; landscape, prairie

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.24

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Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: 1957

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.19

Description: General colour: brown, grey. A row of eight trees crosses the picture - the foliage filling the upper left area and across the middle. Two or three figures can be seen in the left area. Back ground image is somewhat vague. The sky is cloudless.

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia

Date: 1957

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 27.8 cm

Description: General colour: brown, grey. A row of eight trees crosses the picture - the foliage filling the upper left area and across the middle. Two or three figures can be seen in the left area. Back ground image is somewhat vague. The sky is cloudless.

Subject: seascape, Pacific; trees

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.19

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Cadboro Bay Yacht Club, Victoria, British Columbia

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: 1957 – 1959

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.20

Description: General colour: grey. Lower edge is sand with birds - posts go out into the water at an angle from the right to left - there is a buoy or marker at the end.The horizon is one third up. Land can be seen out from the right side. The sky is filled with clouds.

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Cadboro Bay Yacht Club, Victoria, British Columbia

Date: 1957 – 1959

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 26.6 cm

Description: General colour: grey. Lower edge is sand with birds - posts go out into the water at an angle from the right to left - there is a buoy or marker at the end.The horizon is one third up. Land can be seen out from the right side. The sky is filled with clouds.

Subject: seascape, Pacific; skyline

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.20

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Molar Pass

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: 1954

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.10

Description: General colour: blue, grey. Rocks go along the bottom edge and out from the left in big boulders. These mark the edge of a pool of water. A piece of land with boulders comes out from the right one third up. Behind are blue mountains partly hidden by enveloping clouds.

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Molar Pass

Date: 1954

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 26.5 x 38.0 cm

Description: General colour: blue, grey. Rocks go along the bottom edge and out from the left in big boulders. These mark the edge of a pool of water. A piece of land with boulders comes out from the right one third up. Behind are blue mountains partly hidden by enveloping clouds.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.10

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Mount Balfour from Bow Pass

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: 1954

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.08

Description: General colour: grey, blue. The foreground rocks and boulders go into the picture to the right. A hill comes down on the left. In the background, filling most of the right side are rock pinnacles running off the top of the picture. In the upper left is blue sky.

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Mount Balfour from Bow Pass

Date: 1954

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 31.2 cm

Description: General colour: grey, blue. The foreground rocks and boulders go into the picture to the right. A hill comes down on the left. In the background, filling most of the right side are rock pinnacles running off the top of the picture. In the upper left is blue sky.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.08

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Oak Bay From Boathouse, Victoria, B.C

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: 1957 – 1959

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.18

Description: General colour: blue, grey. A walkway with a fence runs in a crescent shape from lower center left to a third the way up the right side. A tree fills the left side and several more trees and a large white building fill the middle. Tide is out and figures walk the beach left and on the board walk al…

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Oak Bay From Boathouse, Victoria, B.C

Date: 1957 – 1959

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 24.0 x 31.0 cm

Description: General colour: blue, grey. A walkway with a fence runs in a crescent shape from lower center left to a third the way up the right side. A tree fills the left side and several more trees and a large white building fill the middle. Tide is out and figures walk the beach left and on the board walk also. Sky has clouds.

Subject: seascape, Pacific; architecture, urban

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.18

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Old Wreck near Sidney, B.C.

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: 1958 – 1959

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.21

Description: General colour: grey, blue. The beach runs along the bottom and up the left side a third. The wrecked timbers of a boat lie on the beach left of center. Posts go out into the water from the right side. The sky is filled with clouds. The sea is calm.

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Old Wreck near Sidney, B.C.

Date: 1958 – 1959

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 27.9 cm

Description: General colour: grey, blue. The beach runs along the bottom and up the left side a third. The wrecked timbers of a boat lie on the beach left of center. Posts go out into the water from the right side. The sky is filled with clouds. The sea is calm.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.21

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River at Cahair - Limerick - Tipperery Road S. Ireland

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: 1953

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.30

Description: A stone bridge runs across a river. The river runs from the centre of the painting on the left and extends into the distance. It curves to the left around the river bank. A train crosses the bridge. Smoke is being expelled from the train. On the right of the painting are four or five leafless …

Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: River at Cahair - Limerick - Tipperery Road S. Ireland

Date: 1953

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: A stone bridge runs across a river. The river runs from the centre of the painting on the left and extends into the distance. It curves to the left around the river bank. A train crosses the bridge. Smoke is being expelled from the train. On the right of the painting are four or five leafless trees. Along the close side of the river bank is a walkway with moorings or black pylons. Hazy trees are visible in the upper portion of the painting.

Subject: landscape; river; transportation; train; Ireland; Limerick

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001

Catalogue Number: LaC.05.30

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The Rum Runners

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Artist: Alison Rossiter (1953 – , American)

Date: 1976

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RoA.13.01

Description: Colour: black and white photo with blue and pink. Photograph of three women sitting in the stern of a boat with an awning shading them from the sun. The edges of the photo are decorated with flower and butterfly images.

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Artist: Alison Rossiter (1953 – , American)

Title: The Rum Runners

Date: 1976

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Dimensions: 12.7 x 13.6 cm

Description: Colour: black and white photo with blue and pink. Photograph of three women sitting in the stern of a boat with an awning shading them from the sun. The edges of the photo are decorated with flower and butterfly images.

Subject: figure; group; landscape; lake

Credit: Gift of Anne (and John) Ewen, Banff, 1977

Catalogue Number: RoA.13.01

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Untitled

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Artist: Angiayuk

Date: later than 1955

Catalogue Number: AnG.06.01

Description: Stone carving of a loon with spots on it’s back, long neck and beak Curved c-shaped fish in it’s mouth, pointing downward.

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Artist: Angiayuk

Title: Untitled

Date: later than 1955

Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.0 x 30.5 cm

Description: Stone carving of a loon with spots on it’s back, long neck and beak Curved c-shaped fish in it’s mouth, pointing downward.

Subject: animal, loon

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

Catalogue Number: AnG.06.01

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Seal Hunter

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Artist: Anna Kingwatsiak (1911 – 1971, Canadian)

Date: 1970

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: AnA.04.01

Description: A figure with arms outstretched, holding a stick in one hand, a line in the other, stands in the upper half of the picture. A seal viewed from above with it's head in the hole fills the bottom half. Left of the figures head is the artists seal.

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Artist: Anna Kingwatsiak (1911 – 1971, Canadian)

Title: Seal Hunter

Date: 1970

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 52.7 x 30.1 cm

Description: A figure with arms outstretched, holding a stick in one hand, a line in the other, stands in the upper half of the picture. A seal viewed from above with it's head in the hole fills the bottom half. Left of the figures head is the artists seal.