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The Pack Horse

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Artist: Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)

Date: 1931

Medium: Medusa cement [self-setting]

Catalogue Number: BeC.06.02

Description: Colour: white. This is a bas-relief of a pack horse facing right standing in grass.Modelled ca. 1931 for Tex Woods, a packer and guide in Banff, for gable on house on Spray Avenue. Taken off house in 1977 by Ray Haimila. He had permission to cast 14 bronzes plus 1 Aluminum on the condition that he …

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Artist: Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)

Title: The Pack Horse

Date: 1931

Medium: Medusa cement [self-setting]

Dimensions: 36.0 x 46.0 cm

Description: Colour: white. This is a bas-relief of a pack horse facing right standing in grass.Modelled ca. 1931 for Tex Woods, a packer and guide in Banff, for gable on house on Spray Avenue. Taken off house in 1977 by Ray Haimila. He had permission to cast 14 bronzes plus 1 Aluminum on the condition that he present the master cast to the Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation. He presented 1 bronze to the Senior Citizen’s Home in Canmore; sold the others.

Subject: animal; horse

Credit: Gift of Raymond Haimila, Canmore, 1985

Catalogue Number: BeC.06.02

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Miner with His Beer

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.06

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Man in a hat and suit jacket sits at a table (left side). Two glasses of beer sit on the table. His hands rest across his knees. He looks to the right.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Miner with His Beer

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 35.0 x 27.5 cm

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Man in a hat and suit jacket sits at a table (left side). Two glasses of beer sit on the table. His hands rest across his knees. He looks to the right.

Subject: figure; male; industry; coal mining

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.06

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Miners at Bar

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: 1944

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.07

Description: General colour: charcoal on white. Three men sit at a table. The chair in front faces out. The man on the left holds a glass. Other glasses are on the table. Two other men can be seen behind presumably sitting at another table. They wear hats.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Miners at Bar

Date: 1944

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 36.0 cm

Description: General colour: charcoal on white. Three men sit at a table. The chair in front faces out. The man on the left holds a glass. Other glasses are on the table. Two other men can be seen behind presumably sitting at another table. They wear hats.

Subject: figure; group; male; industry; coal mining

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.07

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Canmore Miner with Safety Lamp

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: 1945

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.08

Description: General colour: charcoal on white. Looking down at a man in a coat and hat sitting on a bench with a safety lamp on the floor between his legs. Behind him on the left is his lunch box. His hat shadows his face which looks down right.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Canmore Miner with Safety Lamp

Date: 1945

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 37.0 cm

Description: General colour: charcoal on white. Looking down at a man in a coat and hat sitting on a bench with a safety lamp on the floor between his legs. Behind him on the left is his lunch box. His hat shadows his face which looks down right.

Subject: figure; male; industry; coal mining

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.08

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Miner with Safety Lamp

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.09

Description: General colour: black on white. A man with a miners cap on, holds up a lantern to the right.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Miner with Safety Lamp

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 37.0 cm

Description: General colour: black on white. A man with a miners cap on, holds up a lantern to the right.

Subject: figure; male; industry; coal mining

Credit: Gift of W. J. Wright, Kamloops, 1969

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.09

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Two Miners

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.12

Description: General colour: black on white. Two miners stand left and right. The right man faces left and behind him to the right is an object with wheels on it. They are both outfitted with hats, coats, boots, pants and various bags and containers slung over their shoulders and off their belts.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Two Miners

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 37.0 cm

Description: General colour: black on white. Two miners stand left and right. The right man faces left and behind him to the right is an object with wheels on it. They are both outfitted with hats, coats, boots, pants and various bags and containers slung over their shoulders and off their belts.

Subject: figure; male; industry; coal mining

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.12

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John Brewster

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Artist: Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: DgN.03.03

Description: General colour: black, brown. Head and shoulders of a balding man who wears a shirt and tie under the vague outline of a suit and jacket. He looks out at the viewer and has a short mustache.

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Artist: Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)

Title: John Brewster

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 56.8 x 43.9 cm

Description: General colour: black, brown. Head and shoulders of a balding man who wears a shirt and tie under the vague outline of a suit and jacket. He looks out at the viewer and has a short mustache.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Dell Brewster, Banff, 1967

Catalogue Number: DgN.03.03

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Ta Tonga monee, Walking Buffalo

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Artist: L. T. Fuller

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on skin

Catalogue Number: FuL.03.01

Description: General colour: brown, white on light brown. Head and upper torso of a man wearing a horned headress and a buckskin jacket. He looks left; his right hand comes up to his neck as though clutching together the neck of his jacket. Three feathers come out to the right and there appears to be a strong w…

Artist: L. T. Fuller

Title: Ta Tonga monee, Walking Buffalo

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on skin

Dimensions: 56.0 x 94.0 cm

Description: General colour: brown, white on light brown. Head and upper torso of a man wearing a horned headress and a buckskin jacket. He looks left; his right hand comes up to his neck as though clutching together the neck of his jacket. Three feathers come out to the right and there appears to be a strong wind blowing from the left.

Subject: portrait; male; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Jack Fuller, Banff, 1969

Catalogue Number: FuL.03.01

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Bill Neish's Horse 1936

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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)

Date: 1936

Medium: ink; graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: GyH.03.01

Description: General colour: brown on white. A horse saddled and carrying a rifle, saddle bags, and another case. Stands facing left. His ears are perked. Around the edges are notes by the artist regarding colouration.

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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)

Title: Bill Neish's Horse 1936

Date: 1936

Medium: ink; graphite on paper

Dimensions: 28.0 x 38.0 cm

Description: General colour: brown on white. A horse saddled and carrying a rifle, saddle bags, and another case. Stands facing left. His ears are perked. Around the edges are notes by the artist regarding colouration.

Subject: animal; horse

Credit: Gift of Helen Collinson, Edmonton, 1974

Catalogue Number: GyH.03.01

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Fred Brewster 1957

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Artist: Edward Goodall (1909 – 1982, Canadian)

Date: 1957

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: GoE.03.02

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Head and upper torso of a man sitting in a chair. His left profile. He wears a beret on the back of his head. His shirt is plaid - sleves rolled up. He has a short mustache.

Artist: Edward Goodall (1909 – 1982, Canadian)

Title: Fred Brewster 1957

Date: 1957

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 24.4 x 19.3 cm

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Head and upper torso of a man sitting in a chair. His left profile. He wears a beret on the back of his head. His shirt is plaid - sleves rolled up. He has a short mustache.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Fred Brewster, Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: GoE.03.02

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Blood Indian Chief

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Artist: Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American)

Date: 1927

Medium: coloured graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: PeR.03.01

Description: General colour: white, black, orange. The man's white fur hat fills upper third of the drawing. His eyes look out. He wears an orange tie. There is some purple colour on his left lapel. The title is in orange in the lower left corner. In the lower right corner, the words are in black.

Artist: Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American)

Title: Blood Indian Chief

Date: 1927

Medium: coloured graphite on paper

Dimensions: 29.2 x 45.1 cm

Description: General colour: white, black, orange. The man's white fur hat fills upper third of the drawing. His eyes look out. He wears an orange tie. There is some purple colour on his left lapel. The title is in orange in the lower left corner. In the lower right corner, the words are in black.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: PeR.03.01

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Ram

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Artist: Doug Reid

Date: n.d.

Catalogue Number: ReD.06.01

Description: Colour: brown. Cutout of a ram facing right.

Artist: Doug Reid

Title: Ram

Date: n.d.

Dimensions: 10.1 cm

Description: Colour: brown. Cutout of a ram facing right.

Subject: animal; sheep

Credit: Gift of Peter Whyte, 1966

Catalogue Number: ReD.06.01

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Fred Brewster, Jasper, Alberta 1940

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Artist: Andreas Roth

Date: 1940

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: RtA.03.01

Description: Man's head and shoulders looking right. He has a small short mustache. His shirt is open at the neck.

Artist: Andreas Roth

Title: Fred Brewster, Jasper, Alberta 1940

Date: 1940

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 17.7 x 25.5 cm

Description: Man's head and shoulders looking right. He has a small short mustache. His shirt is open at the neck.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Fred Brewster, Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: RtA.03.01

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Head of a Caribou

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Artist: J. Monroe Thorington (1894 – 1989, American)

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: ThM.03.01

Description: Colour: grey on white. A caribou head looking left.

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Artist: J. Monroe Thorington (1894 – 1989, American)

Title: Head of a Caribou

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.5 cm

Description: Colour: grey on white. A caribou head looking left.

Subject: animal; caribou

Credit: Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1967

Catalogue Number: ThM.03.01

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Mountain Goat

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Artist: J. Monroe Thorington (1894 – 1989, American)

Date: 1946

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: ThM.03.02

Description: General colour: black and white on grey. The head and shoulders of a mountain goat. His two black horns reaching up into the top of the picture and his head turned out.

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Artist: J. Monroe Thorington (1894 – 1989, American)

Title: Mountain Goat

Date: 1946

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 45.5 x 28.8 cm

Description: General colour: black and white on grey. The head and shoulders of a mountain goat. His two black horns reaching up into the top of the picture and his head turned out.

Subject: animal; mountain goat

Credit: Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1969

Catalogue Number: ThM.03.02

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Caribou

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Artist: J. Monroe Thorington (1894 – 1989, American)

Date: 1944

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: ThM.03.03

Description: General colour: white and black on grey. The left profile of a caribou drawn in the centre of the picture.

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Artist: J. Monroe Thorington (1894 – 1989, American)

Title: Caribou

Date: 1944

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 21.5 x 14.0 cm

Description: General colour: white and black on grey. The left profile of a caribou drawn in the centre of the picture.

Subject: animal; caribou

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ThM.03.03

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Ray Bagley Memorial

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Artist: Malcolm MacKenzie (1932 – , Canadian)

Date: 1975 – 1975

Catalogue Number: MuM.11.01

Description: Bronze pack horse fully rigged, has a brand of left shoulder H; he stands on a solid base of bronze on which is etched T.R.C.R. 30 years and beside that 50; the assemblage is of various woods with a flat board as background and driftwood and bark as base and landscape; a rectangular piece of driftw…

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Artist: Malcolm MacKenzie (1932 – , Canadian)

Title: Ray Bagley Memorial

Date: 1975 – 1975

Dimensions: 52.0;13.0 x 11.0;5.0 x 35.0;14.0 cm

Description: Bronze pack horse fully rigged, has a brand of left shoulder H; he stands on a solid base of bronze on which is etched T.R.C.R. 30 years and beside that 50; the assemblage is of various woods with a flat board as background and driftwood and bark as base and landscape; a rectangular piece of driftwood is attached at the top with wire; a brass plate of this piece reads: In honour of Ray Bagley whose homespun philosophy enriched the lives of all who called him friend. Remembered by the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies; another brass plate is on the board: Time and stress will make or break Keep smiling though through tears. For it matters not the years you live But how you live the years Ray Bagley. Bronze by Malcolm MacKenzie. Assemblage by Bunny Robinson, Calgary.