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Tea at the Whyte

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Artist: Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)

Date: 1987

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: EmA.03.01

Description: A black and white drawing; a large T is centered in the picture, at its base are 2 men sitting beside a campfire, one with a cup the other has the pot; the background is black; the foreground is white and on it is lettered Tea at the Whyte in black.

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Artist: Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)

Title: Tea at the Whyte

Date: 1987

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 35.5 x 25.3 cm

Description: A black and white drawing; a large T is centered in the picture, at its base are 2 men sitting beside a campfire, one with a cup the other has the pot; the background is black; the foreground is white and on it is lettered Tea at the Whyte in black.

Subject: Tea at the Whyte

Credit: Purchased from Alex Emond, Banff, 1987

Catalogue Number: EmA.03.01

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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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Road to the Ice

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Artist: Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: SmA.02.02

Description: Undulating shapes in shades of brown form the mountainside full frame, green foliage in bottom left corner, from blc a grey road winds up hill. White of the glacier at top left and at bottom right. On back of painting: Road to the Ice Columbia Icefield oil on location August 4, 1993

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Artist: Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian)

Title: Road to the Ice

Date: 1993

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 30.6 x 40.8 cm

Description: Undulating shapes in shades of brown form the mountainside full frame, green foliage in bottom left corner, from blc a grey road winds up hill. White of the glacier at top left and at bottom right. On back of painting: Road to the Ice Columbia Icefield oil on location August 4, 1993

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; glacier; Reframing the Landscape

Credit: Purchased from Alice Saltiel, Canmore, 1994

Catalogue Number: SmA.02.02

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View of Beaver Pond

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Artist: Barbara Ballachey (1949 – , Canadian)

Date: 1983

Medium: acrylic on paper

Catalogue Number: BaB.12.01

Description: A blue/purple pond is in centre foreground, surrounded with brownish and green solid shapes. Green foliage, with some distinct trees, are over all the picture, mainly in top third with some distinct trees in immediate foreground. Five grey, stark trees are in center of picture, some more grey at ex…

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Artist: Barbara Ballachey (1949 – , Canadian)

Title: View of Beaver Pond

Date: 1983

Medium: acrylic on paper

Dimensions: 77.5 x 57.3 cm

Description: A blue/purple pond is in centre foreground, surrounded with brownish and green solid shapes. Green foliage, with some distinct trees, are over all the picture, mainly in top third with some distinct trees in immediate foreground. Five grey, stark trees are in center of picture, some more grey at extreme bottom left.

Subject: landscape; pond

Credit: Purchased from Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, 1985

Catalogue Number: BaB.12.01

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Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian)

Date: 1992

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Catalogue Number: PeC.12.01

Description: A realistic rendering of a portion of Lake O'Hara, the foregound is a mass of colours, grasses and flowers, the lake is below centre from the left , the right side is covered with foliage, the mountains rise behind the lake to top left edge, the right top corner is sky

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Artist: Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian)

Title: Lake O'Hara

Date: 1992

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Dimensions: 122.0 x 122.0 cm

Description: A realistic rendering of a portion of Lake O'Hara, the foregound is a mass of colours, grasses and flowers, the lake is below centre from the left , the right side is covered with foliage, the mountains rise behind the lake to top left edge, the right top corner is sky

Subject: landscape; mountain; Lake O'Hara; lake; summer

Credit: Purchased from Catherine Perehudoff Fowler, Saskatoon, 1992

Catalogue Number: PeC.12.01

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Seven Veils Falls

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: silver gelatin on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.06

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. Two thirds of this image shows a wall of rocks and land that Se…

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Seven Veils Falls

Date: 1993

Medium: silver gelatin 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. Two thirds of this image shows a wall of rocks and land that Seven Veils Falls is pouring over. The bottom section below the falls shows the water that the falls continues to pour into. A great deal of the water in this photograph is in the action of hitting against a rock or piece of land therefore there is a lot of white splash in this image.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; landscape

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1995

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.06

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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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Valley Fog, Mount Ishbel

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1992

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.08

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 center left to the center right and extending down to …

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Valley Fog, Mount Ishbel

Date: 1992

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. From the center left to the center right and extending down to cover all the foreground is a section of trees that are dark and take up about half of the image. The very top section of the image shows a mountain range. Between the mountains and the trees is a large area that is covered with a fog. The only thing that can be seen through this fog is a small area of trees in the center section.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; landscape

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1995

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.08

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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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Reflected Reeds

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.13

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 whole image shows reeds in the water and there reflections.…

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Artist: Craig Richards (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Reflected Reeds

Date: 1993

Medium: gelatin silver on paper

Dimensions: 10.16 x 12.70 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 whole image shows reeds in the water and there reflections. The upper right corner and upper third of this photograph has more reeds then the bottom right corner and bottom third. The bottom right area of this photograph has the largest patch of water with little to no reeds or reflections.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; landscape

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1995

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.13

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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.

Subject: Canadian Rockies; landscape

Credit: Gift of Craig Richards, Canmore, 1995

Catalogue Number: RiC.18.16

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Big Bear Medicine

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Artist: Dale Auger (1958 – 2008, Canadian)

Date: 1998

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Catalogue Number: AuD.12.01

Description: A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four …

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Artist: Dale Auger (1958 – 2008, Canadian)

Title: Big Bear Medicine

Date: 1998

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Dimensions: 92.5 x 92.5 cm

Description: A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four feathers. These are in the blc of the image. On either side of the bear’s head are patches of aquamarine.