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Banff Springs Famous Painting Copies and Train Poster
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54193
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' b…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
- 1975
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
- GMD
- Poster
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 3 Posters: colour, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' by Domenico di Michelino; also train image with faded print effect by Midwestern Rail Association.
- Notes
- Painting reprint posters were stored together in a cardboard poster tube with the following text labels on the outside: "NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA" "OLD BSH PRINTS. BSH HOTEL - II Bldg." "O.H.M.S. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS BRANCH OTTAWA, CANADA" 'J.C. Campbell, Esq., c/o Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta." (Handwritten): "These prints were originally exquisitely framed for use in rooms, suites and public rooms at the B.S.H." "OLD B.S.H. PRINTS includes PIX of 'II' Hotel" Train poster stored in poster tube labelled "DRAWINGS more to come (1, 2, 3)" with shipping address label: "Reed-Grove Ltd. 2111 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14610" "To Mr. + Mrs. Nichlas (sic) Morant Box 1288, Banff Alberta Canada". Customs label: "PARCEL POST CUSTOMS DECLARATION - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QTY: 1 DETAILED LIST OF CONTENTS: DRAWINGS VALUE (US $): 10 FIRST CLASS"
- Name Access
- di Michelino, Domenico
- Vermeer
- Subject Access
- Midwestern Rail Association
- Trains
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Arts
- Painting
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- Latin
- Conservation
- Items must be stored flat within acid-free casing to prevent surface damage.
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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"Hotel Closed" Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54321
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Physical Description
- 1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Name Access
- Morant, Ivy
- Morant, Nicholas
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.05
- Description
- Head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster as an elderly man. The head is drawn in good detail, full faced, shirt and tie evident, shoulders sketched in lightly. The face is round, hair over ears, otherwise bald, brown eyes, mustache, and amicable look.
1 image
- Title
- John Brewster
- Date
- c. 1940
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 35; 50.4 x 34.2; 38 cm
- Description
- Head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster as an elderly man. The head is drawn in good detail, full faced, shirt and tie evident, shoulders sketched in lightly. The face is round, hair over ears, otherwise bald, brown eyes, mustache, and amicable look.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.05
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Jim Brewster of Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgn.03.06
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.06
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a head and shoulder portrait of Jim Brewster; a three-quarter view; he has on a light brown hat, blue jacket, white shirt, red tie; streaks of colour in background.
1 image
- Title
- Jim Brewster of Banff
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 76.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a head and shoulder portrait of Jim Brewster; a three-quarter view; he has on a light brown hat, blue jacket, white shirt, red tie; streaks of colour in background.
- Subject
- portrait
- male
- portrait: Jim Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Lubov de Grandmaison, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.06
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Long Time Squirrel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgn.04.02
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- print on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.04.02
- Description
- A print reproduction of a pastel drawing. The drawing is a portrait of an aboriginal man. The man’s black hair is tied into multiple braids and there are feathers at the top of his head. He is wearing many beaded/ braided necklaces. The background is brown and the artist signature and a copyright s…
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- Title
- Long Time Squirrel
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- print on paper
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- A print reproduction of a pastel drawing. The drawing is a portrait of an aboriginal man. The man’s black hair is tied into multiple braids and there are feathers at the top of his head. He is wearing many beaded/ braided necklaces. The background is brown and the artist signature and a copyright symbol is about 6 cm up from the bottom on the left hand side. Under the image in the bottom left corner, written in pencil, “100/1000”. There is a write up that accompanies the print, see narrative.
- Subject
- aboriginal
- man
- Nicolas De Grandmaison
- Credit
- Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.04.02
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Long Time Squirrel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgn.04.03
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- print on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.04.03
- Description
- A print reproduction of a pastel drawing in a folder. The drawing is a portrait of an aboriginal man. The man’s black hair is tied into multiple braids and there are feathers at the top of his head. He is wearing many beaded/ braided necklaces. The background is brown and the artist signature and a…
1 image
- Title
- Long Time Squirrel
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- print on paper
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- A print reproduction of a pastel drawing in a folder. The drawing is a portrait of an aboriginal man. The man’s black hair is tied into multiple braids and there are feathers at the top of his head. He is wearing many beaded/ braided necklaces. The background is brown and the artist signature and a copyright symbol is about 6 cm up from the bottom on the left hand side. Under the image in the bottom left corner, written in pencil, “99/1000”. Along the bottom left edge of the paper in black print, “© 1979 Bank of Montreal. “LONG TIME SQUIRREL, BLOOD”, Cardston, Alberta, 1938 by N. de Grandmaison”. There is a write up that accompanies the print, see Narrative.
- Subject
- portrait
- Indigenous
- man
- Nicolas de Grandmaison
- Credit
- Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.04.03
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Untitled [Sonia de Grandmaison]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgn.03.13
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Catalogue Number
- Dgn.03.13
- Description
- A charcoal drawing of a woman lying on a bed with bent knees and her head on a pillow. On viewer’s left the woman has her right arm raised with her hand on her cheek. The drawing is done on a piece of hotel stationery: stamped logo hotel left-hand corner with “COVERS AN ENTIRE BLOCK” printed undern…
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- Title
- Untitled [Sonia de Grandmaison]
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.7 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- A charcoal drawing of a woman lying on a bed with bent knees and her head on a pillow. On viewer’s left the woman has her right arm raised with her hand on her cheek. The drawing is done on a piece of hotel stationery: stamped logo hotel left-hand corner with “COVERS AN ENTIRE BLOCK” printed underneath, right-hand corner “ONE OF AMERICA’S EXCEPTIONAL HOTELS, DAVENPORT HOTEL, LOUIE M. DAVENPORT, PRESIDENT” underneath “SPOKANE, WASHINGTON”. Written in pen mid-to-right hand side under drawing “1931 Spokane, Wash. Sketch by Nicholas de Grandmaison on our honeymoon in Spokane Wash.”
- Subject
- portrait
- woman
- Sonia de Grandmaison
- Credit
- Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2018
- Catalogue Number
- Dgn.03.13
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Watercolour Painting
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.22
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.22
- Description
- A watercolour painting showing two pyramids and pam trees with a reflection in a body of water. The painting is entirely in shades of orange. In the lower left corner is “1937” and in the lower right corner are the initials “W.V.G.”
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Watercolour Painting
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- A watercolour painting showing two pyramids and pam trees with a reflection in a body of water. The painting is entirely in shades of orange. In the lower left corner is “1937” and in the lower right corner are the initials “W.V.G.”
- Subject
- pyramids
- middle east
- desert
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.22
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