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Artist
Adrian Cooke (1948 – , Canadian)
Date
1997 – 1997
Medium
enamel; laquer on wood
Catalogue Number
CkA.16.01
Description
An overall metallic pink enamel over a large, thick piece of wood. Many layers of wood grain are visible through the enamel.
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Artist
Adrian Cooke (1948 – , Canadian)
Title
Pink Metallic
Date
1997 – 1997
Medium
enamel; laquer on wood
Dimensions
122.0 x 122.0 cm
Description
An overall metallic pink enamel over a large, thick piece of wood. Many layers of wood grain are visible through the enamel.
Subject
abstract
non-representational
Credit
Gift of Adrian Cooke, Lethbridge, 1999
Catalogue Number
CkA.16.01
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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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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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Tom Wilson’s Cabin - Kootenay Plains

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Artist
Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)
Date
1996
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
EmA.05.01
Description
A medium size log cabin is surrounded by green grass and trees. The roof of the cabin has grass growing on it and the sky above is gray with many clouds. Most of the trees around this cabin are located at the back and the green grass is in the foreground.
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Artist
Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)
Title
Tom Wilson’s Cabin - Kootenay Plains
Date
1996
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
25.9 x 35.0 cm
Description
A medium size log cabin is surrounded by green grass and trees. The roof of the cabin has grass growing on it and the sky above is gray with many clouds. Most of the trees around this cabin are located at the back and the green grass is in the foreground.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
architecture
log cabin
Credit
Gift of Alex Emond, Banff, 1997
Catalogue Number
EmA.05.01
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Lookout #2, Pacific Rim

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Artist
Alexandra M. Haeseker (1945 – , Canadian)
Date
1983
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
HaA.05.01
Description
An English Sheepdog, facing to the left, is standing on a beach near the water's edge. The sand is gray/blue, the ocean is green/blue with white highlights.
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Artist
Alexandra M. Haeseker (1945 – , Canadian)
Title
Lookout #2, Pacific Rim
Date
1983
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
49.0 x 70.7 cm
Description
An English Sheepdog, facing to the left, is standing on a beach near the water's edge. The sand is gray/blue, the ocean is green/blue with white highlights.
Subject
seascape
animal, dog
Credit
Purchased from Mira Godard Gallery, Gallery, 1983
Catalogue Number
HaA.05.01
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Artist
Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian)
Date
1989
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
SmA.02.01
Description
A figure in centre front, dressed in a buckskin shirt, blue pants and a floppy hat, is pulling a laden sled, the trail vanishes into the distance, a mountain range in background, a mountainside with trees to the right, a full moon is in the top left of picture in a dark sky
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Artist
Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian)
Title
Poaching a Ram
Date
1989
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
45.7 x 35.6 cm
Description
A figure in centre front, dressed in a buckskin shirt, blue pants and a floppy hat, is pulling a laden sled, the trail vanishes into the distance, a mountain range in background, a mountainside with trees to the right, a full moon is in the top left of picture in a dark sky
Subject
characters
Jimmy Simpson
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1992
Catalogue Number
SmA.02.01
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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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Light on the Left Eagle

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Artist
Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian)
Date
1991
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SmA.05.01
Description
A single mountain dominates, foreground is green trees, snow covered mountain towers to top third, between trees and peak is a bowl, cloudy sky top third
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Artist
Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian)
Title
Light on the Left Eagle
Date
1991
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
39.0 x 25.3 cm
Description
A single mountain dominates, foreground is green trees, snow covered mountain towers to top third, between trees and peak is a bowl, cloudy sky top third
Subject
landscape
mountain
winter
Credit
Purchased from Sunshine Village, Banff, 1991
Catalogue Number
SmA.05.01
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Exclusive Edition, ASAC Winter Retreat, Lake Louise

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Artist
Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian)
Date
1990
Medium
serigraph on paper
Catalogue Number
SmA.04.18
Description
A serigraph print of landscape with pale blue mat. Landscape of Lake Louise in the wintertime. In background there is a mountain range with Victoria Glacier. Below mountains is a snow-covered Lake Louise. In the foreground there are two small pine trees both covered with snow. One is far left and t…
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Artist
Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian)
Title
Exclusive Edition, ASAC Winter Retreat, Lake Louise
Date
1990
Medium
serigraph on paper
Dimensions
16.0 x 24.0 cm
Description
A serigraph print of landscape with pale blue mat. Landscape of Lake Louise in the wintertime. In background there is a mountain range with Victoria Glacier. Below mountains is a snow-covered Lake Louise. In the foreground there are two small pine trees both covered with snow. One is far left and the other far right with a snow-covered bush beside it. there are tracks on the snow. The print is comprised of seven colours, a palette of soft blue, white, green and brown/yellow. Across the bottom is an artist inscription and title of the work. The artist signature is in the bottom right corner. Au verso there are two large labels. The one on the left is white with black print, “SERIGRAPHY BY SALTIEL” (followed by description of serigraph process) Bottom half of label reads, “ CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY This document certifies that the original serigraph titled : Exclusive Edition, ASAC Winter Retreat, Lake Louise is number A/P #4 of titled, signed and numbered serigraphs in an edition of only 50 plus 13 artist’s proofs. 7 colours have been used to create this image, printed on 100% cotton rag Stonehenge paper. Upon completion the screen is destroyed. Artist’s signature: Saltiel Date completed: November 6, 1990.” The label on the right side is white with black ink and has an image of the artist in the top left corner, see artist bio.
Subject
landscape
winter
Alice Saltiel
Credit
Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2011
Catalogue Number
SmA.04.18
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Artist
Alina Dabrowska (1933 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
graphite; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
DaA.05.01
Description
The work is on home made paper which has uneven edges and surface. Snow capped mountain range in background, the right of the picture has 4 sheep heads, 2 of which are indicated by horns only, they are facing to the left, another sheep head is frontal view facing them. A large light brown tea cauld…
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Artist
Alina Dabrowska (1933 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Tea at the Whyte
Date
1987
Medium
graphite; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
51.0 x 70.0 cm
Description
The work is on home made paper which has uneven edges and surface. Snow capped mountain range in background, the right of the picture has 4 sheep heads, 2 of which are indicated by horns only, they are facing to the left, another sheep head is frontal view facing them. A large light brown tea cauldron is on the left, a bouquet of flowers, yellow and pink, are bunched together in a teacup between the sheep and the tea cauldron.
Subject
Tea at the Whyte
still life
landscape
Big Horn sheep
Credit
Purchased from Alina Dabrowska, Calgary, 1987
Catalogue Number
DaA.05.01
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Untitled Landscape #2

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Artist
Allan Harding MacKay (1944 – , Canadian)
Date
1984
Medium
oil; pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
MkA.02.01
Description
Overall colour blue, blue/green with yellow throughout middle and top half; an abstract interpretation depicting either clouds and mountains or waves on the ocean. Signed and dated in the BRC
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Artist
Allan Harding MacKay (1944 – , Canadian)
Title
Untitled Landscape #2
Date
1984
Medium
oil; pastel on paper
Dimensions
57.5 x 43.5 cm
Description
Overall colour blue, blue/green with yellow throughout middle and top half; an abstract interpretation depicting either clouds and mountains or waves on the ocean. Signed and dated in the BRC
Subject
landscape
mountain
abstract
Credit
Gift of Allan Harding MacKay, Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
MkA.02.01
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Grandmother Feeding Chickens

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Artist
Allen Sapp (1928 – 2015, Canadian)
Date
1981
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Catalogue Number
SaA.12.01
Description
A woman stands in a field feeding a small flock of black and white chickens. The woman is stooped over and wears a long blue skirt and red shirt. She has white hair in two long braids. In the background is a small structure, and trees beneath a blue sky.
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Artist
Allen Sapp (1928 – 2015, Canadian)
Title
Grandmother Feeding Chickens
Date
1981
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
40.6 x 30.4 cm
Description
A woman stands in a field feeding a small flock of black and white chickens. The woman is stooped over and wears a long blue skirt and red shirt. She has white hair in two long braids. In the background is a small structure, and trees beneath a blue sky.
Subject
indigenous
chickens
farm
Credit
Gift of Ralph Young, Edmonton, 2021
Catalogue Number
SaA.12.01
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National Park Centennial Quilt

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Artist
Ann Dixon-Bruder
Date
1981 – 1985
Catalogue Number
DiA.08.01
Description
The quilt is divided into several sections. The central section is a landscape with three horses scaling a hill above a river. Along the edges of the quilt are 10 additional sections of varying sizes. The upper central section has the text “Park Warden History 1887”. The additional sections feature…
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Artist
Ann Dixon-Bruder
Title
National Park Centennial Quilt
Date
1981 – 1985
Dimensions
ca. 190 cm
Description
The quilt is divided into several sections. The central section is a landscape with three horses scaling a hill above a river. Along the edges of the quilt are 10 additional sections of varying sizes. The upper central section has the text “Park Warden History 1887”. The additional sections feature crests, bison, mountain sheep, a climber, Avalanche Rescue, a diary, a book and a dog sled team. The colours on the quilt are vibrant shades of blue, white, green and purple.
Subject
park warden
landscape
Credit
Gift of Ann Dixon-Bruder, Pincher Creek, 2012
Catalogue Number
DiA.08.01
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Artist
Annora Brown (1899 – 1987, Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BwA.05.04
Description
Two crocus flowers with stems and leaves, and some grass and stems on a black background. The crocus in the foreground is drooping to the viewer’s left; the open/inside part of the petals are lilac, the underside/outside are purple and the centres yellow and gold. The crocus on top is turned away f…
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Artist
Annora Brown (1899 – 1987, Canadian)
Title
Purple Crocus
Date
1987
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
31.0 x 23.5 cm
Description
Two crocus flowers with stems and leaves, and some grass and stems on a black background. The crocus in the foreground is drooping to the viewer’s left; the open/inside part of the petals are lilac, the underside/outside are purple and the centres yellow and gold. The crocus on top is turned away from the viewer showing mostly the outside of the petals and some yellow inside. The crocus stems and feathery leaves are green and brown. The other grasses and stems are rust, yellow and brown.
Subject
botanical
flower
crocus
Credit
Purchased from mid, Banff, 2009
Catalogue Number
BwA.05.04
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Artist
Annora Brown (1899 – 1987, Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BwA.05.05
Description
General colours orange, green, yellow, brown, grey and white on a black background. A single wood lily with stem and leaves and other stems/grass. The single flower head is centred but leaning toward the viewer’s left. The petals are light and dark orange, dots of brown as they turn yellow towards …
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Artist
Annora Brown (1899 – 1987, Canadian)
Title
Wood Lily
Date
1987
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
General colours orange, green, yellow, brown, grey and white on a black background. A single wood lily with stem and leaves and other stems/grass. The single flower head is centred but leaning toward the viewer’s left. The petals are light and dark orange, dots of brown as they turn yellow towards the base. The petals narrow on the ends and at the base giving a see-through aspect; the black background is visible through the base of the flower head. The stamens are brown and grey and the stems is two shades of green. The narrow, long leaves are light green with darker green running through. There are other stems or grasses of white and green.
Subject
botanical
flower
wood lily
Credit
Purchased from mid, Banff, 2009
Catalogue Number
BwA.05.05
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Untitled (woman at a tapestry loom)

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Artist
April Post
Date
1990
Medium
weaving on fibre
Catalogue Number
PoA.08.01
Description
A woman, with black hair tied by a pink ribbon, is sitting on a carpet using an upright tapestry loom. She is using a hand comb to bring down the threads that will beat the weft down. The background is blue and the colours used to depict the woman’s clothing is shades of blues for the blouse and sk…
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Artist
April Post
Title
Untitled (woman at a tapestry loom)
Date
1990
Medium
weaving on fibre
Dimensions
16.5 x 13.5 cm
Description
A woman, with black hair tied by a pink ribbon, is sitting on a carpet using an upright tapestry loom. She is using a hand comb to bring down the threads that will beat the weft down. The background is blue and the colours used to depict the woman’s clothing is shades of blues for the blouse and skirt and pink for the belt. She is sitting on a vertical striped, green, pink, beige striped carpet on a white background. The carpet she is weaving has chevron shapes and is green, pink, blue and grey.
Subject
crafts
weaving
April Post
Mary G. Andrews
Credit
Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
Catalogue Number
PoA.08.01
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Artist
Barb Spohr
Date
1984
Medium
ektacolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.01
Description
Ecktacolour print on Kodak paper. The centre of the picture is dominated by a blue iris about to bud. Near the bottom of the picture and beside the stem of the other is the tip of a tightly wound blue iris bud.
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Artist
Barb Spohr
Title
Iris
Date
1984
Medium
ektacolour on paper
Dimensions
49.0 x 32.0 cm
Description
Ecktacolour print on Kodak paper. The centre of the picture is dominated by a blue iris about to bud. Near the bottom of the picture and beside the stem of the other is the tip of a tightly wound blue iris bud.
Subject
botanical, iris
Credit
Gift of Barbara Spohr, Vancouver, 1985
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.01
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Artist
Barb Spohr
Date
1984
Medium
ektacolour on Kodak paper
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.02
Description
Ektacolour on Kodak paper. The overall picture is green grass, a barren tree trunk and some branches are centered in the picture, leaning against the tree with back towards front of picture is a brown haired person wearing blue clothes. From centre left to the borders on top, bottom and right are p…
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Artist
Barb Spohr
Title
Pink blossoms
Date
1984
Medium
ektacolour on Kodak paper
Dimensions
32.0 x 48.5 cm
Description
Ektacolour on Kodak paper. The overall picture is green grass, a barren tree trunk and some branches are centered in the picture, leaning against the tree with back towards front of picture is a brown haired person wearing blue clothes. From centre left to the borders on top, bottom and right are pink blossoms.
Subject
botanical
Credit
Gift of Barbara Spohr, Vancouver, 1985
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.02
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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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Artist
Barbara Milne (1956 – , Canadian)
Date
1990
Medium
oil; acrylic on canvas
Catalogue Number
MiB.02.01
Description
A large red mass dominates the painting, from the foreground blue, green, yellow tube-shapes spiral upwards, top left corner is blue
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Artist
Barbara Milne (1956 – , Canadian)
Title
Thunder
Date
1990
Medium
oil; acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
167.6 x 160.0 cm
Description
A large red mass dominates the painting, from the foreground blue, green, yellow tube-shapes spiral upwards, top left corner is blue
Subject
abstract
expressionist
Credit
Gift of Barbara Milne, Calgary, 1992
Catalogue Number
MiB.02.01
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