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Summit of the Rockies and Mt. Field

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Artist: James Alfred Aitken (1846 – 1897, Scottish)

Date: c. 1886

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: AiJ.05.01

Description: The scene is comprised mainly of a mountain and a lake. The lake takes up approx. 1/2 of the work, and is cropped in the brc by the frame. The blc is the shoreline of the lake. On the right and left side of the piece, just above the lake, the beginning of two treed mountain sides head out of the…

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Artist: James Alfred Aitken (1846 – 1897, Scottish)

Title: Summit of the Rockies and Mt. Field

Date: c. 1886

Medium: watercolour on paper

Description: The scene is comprised mainly of a mountain and a lake. The lake takes up approx. 1/2 of the work, and is cropped in the brc by the frame. The blc is the shoreline of the lake. On the right and left side of the piece, just above the lake, the beginning of two treed mountain sides head out of the picture frame. These two slopes frame a clear mountain in the background which is centered in the middle of the piece. They sky is quite cloudy.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Mt. Field

Credit: Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1997

Catalogue Number: AiJ.05.01

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Trusting

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Artist: Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)

Date: 1993

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ArP.05.09

Description: A figure dressed in a black hat, black blouse, printed black pants, red socks, black shoes is at centre top, walking on grey crumbling blocks. Below and in the foreground is a range of peaked mountains, dark colours of blue, purple and some green with some snow cover on centre mountains. A row o…

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Artist: Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)

Title: Trusting

Date: 1993

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 43.2 x 30.5 cm

Description: A figure dressed in a black hat, black blouse, printed black pants, red socks, black shoes is at centre top, walking on grey crumbling blocks. Below and in the foreground is a range of peaked mountains, dark colours of blue, purple and some green with some snow cover on centre mountains. A row of black trees lines a lake in the foreground, splashes of colour reflect in the lake. The sky has red, purple tones fading to white at the top.

Subject: landscape; mountains; mythological; figure

Credit: Gift of Patricia Askren, Lakonias, Greece, 1993

Catalogue Number: ArP.05.09

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Mt. Rundle, Vermilion Lakes, Banff, N.W.T.

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: BeS.05.06

Description: Mt. Rundle with Vermilion Lakes in foreground. A figure in a canoe is on the shore of the lake in the lower centre of image.

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Title: Mt. Rundle, Vermilion Lakes, Banff, N.W.T.

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 33.5 x 48.6 cm

Description: Mt. Rundle with Vermilion Lakes in foreground. A figure in a canoe is on the shore of the lake in the lower centre of image.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Mount Rundle; Vermilion Lakes; activity; canoeing

Credit: Gift of Ted and Judy Mills, Mill Bay, 2005

Catalogue Number: BeS.05.06

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Lake Louise

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Artist: Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon

Date: 1997

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: CaJ.18.01

Description: Black and white photograph of Lake Louise. Victoria Glacier and Mt. Victoria in distance are covered in snow. Mountains rise up to left and right of lake. The shadows of the mountains are visible in the lake which is immediately in the foreground. Light is reflected off the lake in a long strip…

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Artist: Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon

Title: Lake Louise

Date: 1997

Medium: photograph on paper

Description: Black and white photograph of Lake Louise. Victoria Glacier and Mt. Victoria in distance are covered in snow. Mountains rise up to left and right of lake. The shadows of the mountains are visible in the lake which is immediately in the foreground. Light is reflected off the lake in a long strip that reaches into the middle of the photograph and then spreads across it.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Lake Louise; Victoria Glacier, Mt. Victoria, Mt. Lefroy

Credit: Gift of Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon, Hollywood, USA, 1998

Catalogue Number: CaJ.18.01

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Bugaboos

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Artist: Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon

Date: 1997 – 1998

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: CaJ.18.02

Description: Photogravure print of trees and forest at close proximity. Shorter vegetation and thin pale tree trunks are visible in foreground. More dense forest behind.

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Artist: Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon

Title: Bugaboos

Date: 1997 – 1998

Medium: photograph on paper

Description: Photogravure print of trees and forest at close proximity. Shorter vegetation and thin pale tree trunks are visible in foreground. More dense forest behind.

Subject: landscape; forest

Credit: Gift of Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon, Hollywood, USA, 1998

Catalogue Number: CaJ.18.02

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Bow Glacier after Sunset, August 1997

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Artist: Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon

Date: 1997 – 1998

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: CaJ.18.03

Description: A dark print of Bow Lake after sunset. Bow Lake is visible in the centre of the image. In the foreground is a shadowed grassy area with trees. Mountains and Bow Glacier are behind the lake and the sky is quite light.

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Artist: Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon

Title: Bow Glacier after Sunset, August 1997

Date: 1997 – 1998

Medium: photograph on paper

Description: A dark print of Bow Lake after sunset. Bow Lake is visible in the centre of the image. In the foreground is a shadowed grassy area with trees. Mountains and Bow Glacier are behind the lake and the sky is quite light.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Bow Glacier; Bow Lake

Credit: Gift of Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon, Hollywood, USA, 1998

Catalogue Number: CaJ.18.03

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Untitled [Avalanche chute, Kananaskis]

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Artist: Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon

Date: 1998

Medium: photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: CaJ.18.04

Description: A very dark print. The image of a glacier to the right of the image is visible. Logs and rocks are at the bottom of the image in the foreground. The outlines of mountains are in the background. The sky is lighter than the landscape.

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Artist: Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon

Title: Untitled [Avalanche chute, Kananaskis]

Date: 1998

Medium: photograph on paper

Description: A very dark print. The image of a glacier to the right of the image is visible. Logs and rocks are at the bottom of the image in the foreground. The outlines of mountains are in the background. The sky is lighter than the landscape.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; glacier; Kananaskis

Credit: Gift of Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon, Hollywood, USA, 1998

Catalogue Number: CaJ.18.04

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The Butterfly Effect, #17, Trail to Skoki

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1999

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.04 a-c

Description: An abstract painting of Skoki area. Mainly yellow and black. A distinct scene is indeterminate when viewed close up but when further back, a whole scene is evident. The scene is one of a forested area near Skoki.

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: The Butterfly Effect, #17, Trail to Skoki

Date: 1999

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 124.5 x 246.5 cm

Description: An abstract painting of Skoki area. Mainly yellow and black. A distinct scene is indeterminate when viewed close up but when further back, a whole scene is evident. The scene is one of a forested area near Skoki.

Subject: abstract; landscape; Canadian Rockies; Skoki

Credit: Gift of Michael Cameron, Banff, 2001

Catalogue Number: CaM.02.04 a-c

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Three Sketches

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: oil on wood

Catalogue Number: CaM.12.01

Description: Three wooden panels in one frame. The left panel has light green slope from centre left to bottom right with three evergreen trees. Behind that a row of evergreen trees at centre left, dark background of mountain and sky. Middle panel light green foreground with three trees with shadows falling …

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Artist: Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Three Sketches

Date: 1993

Medium: oil on wood

Dimensions: 25.3 x 75.8 cm

Description: Three wooden panels in one frame. The left panel has light green slope from centre left to bottom right with three evergreen trees. Behind that a row of evergreen trees at centre left, dark background of mountain and sky. Middle panel light green foreground with three trees with shadows falling towards bottom, background is a red toned mountain and sky. Right panel light green slopes from top left to bottom right with three grey rocks in foreground. Evergreen trees along slope. Background is steep mountain slopes. Overall tone is dark.

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

Credit: Purchased from Michael Cameron, Banff, 1994

Catalogue Number: CaM.12.01

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Three Companeros

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Artist: Ken Christopher (1942 – , Canadian)

Date: 1994

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: ChK.02.01

Description: With in the image frame of this painting there are three horses with three people sitting on horseback. The three figures are female and are centered. The background area is full of trees and the bottom area around the ground is brown in colour. The three horses and riders are facing away from the …

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Artist: Ken Christopher (1942 – , Canadian)

Title: Three Companeros

Date: 1994

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 42.0 x 48.0 cm

Description: With in the image frame of this painting there are three horses with three people sitting on horseback. The three figures are female and are centered. The background area is full of trees and the bottom area around the ground is brown in colour. The three horses and riders are facing away from the viewer and are riding off through the forest. The horses are brown. One of the riders has a white shirt or jacket and another has a light colour hat.

Subject: animal; horses; landscape; forest; activity; trail riding; figure; group; female

Credit: Gift of Robert Blair, Calgary, 1996

Catalogue Number: ChK.02.01

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Part of Old Banff

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Artist: D. Clark

Date: 1888

Medium: watercolour on heavy paper

Catalogue Number: CiD.05.01

Description: The oldest known painting of the Banff townsite. It shows Stoney Squaw to the left, Cascade to the right with Brewster in background. A false fronted building in left foreground has Groceries, dry goods, L.C. Fulmer written on front, bigger building to the right foreground Banff Hotel, Keefe, ????.…

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Artist: D. Clark

Title: Part of Old Banff

Date: 1888

Medium: watercolour on heavy paper

Dimensions: 21 x 35.5 cm

Description: The oldest known painting of the Banff townsite. It shows Stoney Squaw to the left, Cascade to the right with Brewster in background. A false fronted building in left foreground has Groceries, dry goods, L.C. Fulmer written on front, bigger building to the right foreground Banff Hotel, Keefe, ????. A log structure to centre left, a small red building centre right, five trees in centre, numerous stumps. The grass and trees are green. Along the bottom of the picture is inscribed: Part of original Banff Siding 29? 1888 Cascade Mtn 8K - D Clark, Agent CPR.Siding 29 was established in 1883 at the base of Cascade Mtn. The CPR moved the station to its current Banff location in 1889 and by 1897 all the residents of the old town had moved to the new town of Banff. Eleanor Luxton, Banff Canada’s First National Park... pg. 68

Subject: landscape; Banff

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974

Catalogue Number: CiD.05.01

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Boats, Winches and Pulleys

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1870

Medium: graphite on paper board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.035

Description: The frame has been divided into three squares, from top left to right; - no. 1 12.5x9cm. has two pole shapes and wires running from it. - the no. 2, 9x10cm. is shaded shapes. - the third in the shape of a backwards L could be the front part of a ship with the anchor winch shown and a large block an…

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Boats, Winches and Pulleys

Date: c. 1870

Medium: graphite on paper board

Dimensions: 26.5 x 18.5 cm

Description: The frame has been divided into three squares, from top left to right; - no. 1 12.5x9cm. has two pole shapes and wires running from it. - the no. 2, 9x10cm. is shaded shapes. - the third in the shape of a backwards L could be the front part of a ship with the anchor winch shown and a large block and tackle on cable above. Marks; the cardboard has been cracked through the vertical middle.“Collings spent the first 40 years of his life in South Devon, only a few miles from the coast. Harbour views, often with boats, dominate his early work. This studious sketch, with the paper divided into three sections to accommodate mast, reflection, and winch details, was probably made when the artist was about 20.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1984

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.035

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Rusty Disk

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1885

Medium: graphite on paper board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.071

Description: Drawing of a farming disc, the first few discs are show as the disappear into the piece, and the seat sits high up on the piece.“An unlikely combination of practical entrepreneur and preoccupied artist, Collings was involved with farm machinery sales between 1882 and 1888 in England. A writer who i…

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Rusty Disk

Date: c. 1885

Medium: graphite on paper board

Dimensions: 25 x 30 cm

Description: Drawing of a farming disc, the first few discs are show as the disappear into the piece, and the seat sits high up on the piece.“An unlikely combination of practical entrepreneur and preoccupied artist, Collings was involved with farm machinery sales between 1882 and 1888 in England. A writer who interviewed the artist in 1924 had the impression that Collings envisaged farm equipment as means for creating an enormous painting-like but three-dimensional “landscape.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath