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Cabin at Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Marion Boyd Allen (1862 – 1941, American)

Date: 1925

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: AbM.02.01

Description: General colours: brown, green, purple and red. Central image is a log cabin coming out from left side. The front door is framed on either side by colourful hanging clothes and Aivo chairs, one on each side. In the background to the right is another cabin. Behind and above are trees, a patch of grey…

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Artist: Marion Boyd Allen (1862 – 1941, American)

Title: Cabin at Lake O'Hara

Date: 1925

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 20.2 x 25.6 cm

Description: General colours: brown, green, purple and red. Central image is a log cabin coming out from left side. The front door is framed on either side by colourful hanging clothes and Aivo chairs, one on each side. In the background to the right is another cabin. Behind and above are trees, a patch of grey sky in the upper right corner and a purple mountain face in the upper left.The painting was originally given by the artist, to Syd Graves (who managed Lake O’Hara for many years). It was then given to Bill Brewster, who gave it to Rita Crick, who gave it to the Peter Whyte Gallery.

Subject: architecture; cabin; landscape; Canadian Rockies; Lake O'Hara area

Credit: Gift of Rita Crick, 1978

Catalogue Number: AbM.02.01

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Cascade Mountain

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Artist: Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)

Date: c. 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: BwB.02.03

Description: General colour: blue, green, red brown. In the lower third are buildings and a road. The building in the center flies a flag. Behind the town of Banff are trees and a mountain rises up to a peak right of center at the top. Clouded sky comes down with sides a third.

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Artist: Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)

Title: Cascade Mountain

Date: c. 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 45.5 x 61.0 cm

Description: General colour: blue, green, red brown. In the lower third are buildings and a road. The building in the center flies a flag. Behind the town of Banff are trees and a mountain rises up to a peak right of center at the top. Clouded sky comes down with sides a third.

Subject: mountain; architecture; Rocky Mountains; Cascade Mountain; urban; Banff

Credit: Gift of Mrs J. C, Reed, 1972

Catalogue Number: BwB.02.03

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In Dog Years

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1996

Medium: oil on reclaimed wood doors

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.01 a-e

Description: This painting is made up of five wood door panels. Each panel is leaned up behind and in front of one another to form the painting. The first panel which is the smallest of all five and is situated on the far left, has a dog in the blc and highlighted grass. The second panel is the height of a full…

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: In Dog Years

Date: 1996

Medium: oil on reclaimed wood doors

Dimensions: 198.0 x 378.0 cm

Description: This painting is made up of five wood door panels. Each panel is leaned up behind and in front of one another to form the painting. The first panel which is the smallest of all five and is situated on the far left, has a dog in the blc and highlighted grass. The second panel is the height of a full door. This section features the left portion of the house and many high spruce trees in the background. The third and forth panels are also the full height of a door and continue to depict the rest of the house and some trees in the mid ground and in the distance. The final panel is the second smallest and features the lower section of three trees, their shadows and green grass in the foreground. This grass area is a continuation from the first panel and accross all three in between. The sky is a orange and yellow colour and the highlights on the house and trees etc. are all yellow. The house is a dark tone with white trim and stone areas at the bottom. The dog is a light yellow or white.

Subject: architecture; house; animal; dog

Credit: Gift and purchased from Michael Cameron, Banff, 1996

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.01 a-e

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Banff Trilogy

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1995 – 1996

Medium: oil on reclaimed wood door

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.02

Description: The painting is divided into three sections. Each section features a different house from the Banff area. Two wide blue stripes divide the three sections from each other. The first home on the left side is seen through small groups of trees. This log home with a wrap around verandah was built in 19…

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Banff Trilogy

Date: 1995 – 1996

Medium: oil on reclaimed wood door

Dimensions: 45.7 x 203.2 cm

Description: The painting is divided into three sections. Each section features a different house from the Banff area. Two wide blue stripes divide the three sections from each other. The first home on the left side is seen through small groups of trees. This log home with a wrap around verandah was built in 1920 by Norman Luxton for Dr. Brett of the Brett Sanitarium. The current owner is John Peck and official address is 514 Buffalo Street. The second home is white in colour and was built in 1913 by Joseph Bannerman and it’s location in Banff is 602 Buffalo Street. The third home featured on this painting is currently owned by Mr. Blake O’Brian and is located at 214 Muskrat Street, Banff.

Subject: architecture; homes

Credit: Purchased from Boyne Hill, Banff, 1998

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.02

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The Red Onion, Banff

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Artist: M. L. Carrick

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: CiM.02.01

Description: Small cabin in foreground, Cascade Mountain and Fairholme Range behind.

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Artist: M. L. Carrick

Title: The Red Onion, Banff

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 26.7 x 36.3 cm

Description: Small cabin in foreground, Cascade Mountain and Fairholme Range behind.

Subject: architecture; rural; log cabin; landscape; Canadian Rockies; Fairholme Range

Credit: Gift of Jannis Allan Hare, Banff, 2004

Catalogue Number: CiM.02.01

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Log Cabin

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Artist: W. M. Davidson

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: DmW.02.01

Description: Log cabin set to the right of centre, surrounded by bush and trees, vehicle or cart in front of the cabin, mountain range in the far distance.

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Artist: W. M. Davidson

Title: Log Cabin

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 40.5 x 50.5 cm

Description: Log cabin set to the right of centre, surrounded by bush and trees, vehicle or cart in front of the cabin, mountain range in the far distance.

Subject: landscape; architecture; rural

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

Catalogue Number: DmW.02.01

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Rosedale Garden in the Sunlight

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Artist: Susan Elkins

Date: prior to 1996

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: EiS.02.02

Description: Located in the cl and making its way down to the lower right is a stone fence painted with lots of warm colours for example, orange, pink,different yellows and a redish violet. In the foreground are shadows cast by the fence and these are dark green in colour. Around the shadows the ground is yello…

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Artist: Susan Elkins

Title: Rosedale Garden in the Sunlight

Date: prior to 1996

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 43.1 x 50.8 cm

Description: Located in the cl and making its way down to the lower right is a stone fence painted with lots of warm colours for example, orange, pink,different yellows and a redish violet. In the foreground are shadows cast by the fence and these are dark green in colour. Around the shadows the ground is yellow and light green in colour. On the side of the fence that is further away from the viewer there is a door or type of arch way that is covered in green plants. The back area behind this arch is light violet to dark purple in colour with a bit more yellow and green plants in a few areas. On the end of the fence that is further to the left there is some red flowers.

Subject: botanical; Rosedale Garden; architecture; stone fence

Credit: Purchased from Spring for the Arts Art Auction, Calgary, 1996

Catalogue Number: EiS.02.02

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Winter Day near Golden, B C

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Artist: Peter Ewart (1918 – , Canadian)

Date: c. 1970

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: EwP.02.02

Description: A cabin sits among trees at centre left. Foreground is snow.

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Artist: Peter Ewart (1918 – , Canadian)

Title: Winter Day near Golden, B C

Date: c. 1970

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 23.6 x 29.2 cm

Description: A cabin sits among trees at centre left. Foreground is snow.

Subject: landscape; winter; architecture; rural

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

Catalogue Number: EwP.02.02

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A Mexican Yard

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Artist: Nicolai Fechin (1881 – 1955, American)

Date: c. 1927

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: FeN.02.01

Description: Two children play in a courtyard, buildings surround them except for foreground. Two horses are standing outside a building at right centre.

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Artist: Nicolai Fechin (1881 – 1955, American)

Title: A Mexican Yard

Date: c. 1927

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 75.0 x 90.2 cm

Description: Two children play in a courtyard, buildings surround them except for foreground. Two horses are standing outside a building at right centre.

Subject: architecture; rural; people; animals; American South West; N. Fechin

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

Catalogue Number: FeN.02.01

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Banff, Highland Gathering, Sept. 3-5, 1928

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Artist: Richard Jack (1866 – 1952, Canadian)

Date: c. 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: JkR.02.03

Description: A Scottish Highland gathering taking place on the grounds of the Banff Springs Hotel. In the foreground are men in traditional Scottish dress. To the left of the image is a bagpiper. In the background on the right side of the image is the Banff Springs Hotel. A crowd is gathered at the edge of …

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Artist: Richard Jack (1866 – 1952, Canadian)

Title: Banff, Highland Gathering, Sept. 3-5, 1928

Date: c. 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 75.5 x 60.3 cm

Description: A Scottish Highland gathering taking place on the grounds of the Banff Springs Hotel. In the foreground are men in traditional Scottish dress. To the left of the image is a bagpiper. In the background on the right side of the image is the Banff Springs Hotel. A crowd is gathered at the edge of an open space where the men in kilts are standing. Mount Rundle rises up behind the Hotel. A flagpole, trees and coloured tents are dispersed through the crowd in the middle of the painting.

Subject: architecture; Banff Springs Hotel; landscape; Canadian Rockies; activity; Highland Gathering

Credit: Gift of Joan Fitt, Calgary, 2001

Catalogue Number: JkR.02.03

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Indian Smoke Houses, Hagwelget Canyon, B.C.

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Artist: George Douglas Pepper (1903 – 1962, Canadian)

Date: c. 1928

Medium: oil on wood panel

Catalogue Number: PeG.01.01

Description: Colour: brown, green. A green slope in the foreground goes down to three buildings center. Five totems run behind to the right, where there is another building. The green lake fills in behind, trees in the upper left and beach along the left side and rock cliffs in the upper right.

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Artist: George Douglas Pepper (1903 – 1962, Canadian)

Title: Indian Smoke Houses, Hagwelget Canyon, B.C.

Date: c. 1928

Medium: oil on wood panel

Dimensions: 30.5 x 35.6 cm

Description: Colour: brown, green. A green slope in the foreground goes down to three buildings center. Five totems run behind to the right, where there is another building. The green lake fills in behind, trees in the upper left and beach along the left side and rock cliffs in the upper right.

Subject: architecture; rural; Indigenous

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1969

Catalogue Number: PeG.01.01

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Indian Smoke Houses, Hagwelget Canyon, B.C.

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Artist: George Douglas Pepper (1903 – 1962, Canadian)

Date: c. 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: PeG.02.01

Description: Colour: green. Looking down on wooden buildings. The two in the lower left are up on four posts, one at each corner. The two buildings in the lower center have broken roofs. Behind them stand a row of tall totems which go along the waters edge. On the right side, parts of 2 more buildings can be se…

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Artist: George Douglas Pepper (1903 – 1962, Canadian)

Title: Indian Smoke Houses, Hagwelget Canyon, B.C.

Date: c. 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 79.7 x 84.8 cm

Description: Colour: green. Looking down on wooden buildings. The two in the lower left are up on four posts, one at each corner. The two buildings in the lower center have broken roofs. Behind them stand a row of tall totems which go along the waters edge. On the right side, parts of 2 more buildings can be seen. The rocky cliffs rise out of the water on the right side. In the background in the upper left are trees and hills on the far shore.

Subject: architecture; rural; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1968

Catalogue Number: PeG.02.01

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Old Banff Springs Hotel

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Artist: Unknown

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on wood

Catalogue Number: UnK.02.11

Description: A painting on a solid piece of wood of the early Banff Springs Hotel, probably 1888 circa. The Bow River runs in the left foreground of picture. It is a realistic painting of the mountains, Sulphur, Goat and the back of Rundle. The colours are darkish greens, blue river, the sky is yellowish (the …

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Old Banff Springs Hotel

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on wood

Dimensions: 37.3 x 115.2 cm

Description: A painting on a solid piece of wood of the early Banff Springs Hotel, probably 1888 circa. The Bow River runs in the left foreground of picture. It is a realistic painting of the mountains, Sulphur, Goat and the back of Rundle. The colours are darkish greens, blue river, the sky is yellowish (the sky looks unfinished).