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Untitled [Flower Series]

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Artist: Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)

Date: 1977

Medium: watercolour; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: ArP.05.02

Description: General colour: blue, grey. Two stalks of blue flowers - four blooms and several buds. There are two grey lines that come in from opposite sides of the circle. One blue stripe comes in at the upper left.

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Artist: Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)

Title: Untitled [Flower Series]

Date: 1977

Medium: watercolour; ink on paper

Dimensions: 38.5 x 33.4 cm

Description: General colour: blue, grey. Two stalks of blue flowers - four blooms and several buds. There are two grey lines that come in from opposite sides of the circle. One blue stripe comes in at the upper left.

Subject: botanical; flowers

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977

Catalogue Number: ArP.05.02

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Trout Stream Quilt

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Artist: Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)

Date: 1977

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ArP.05.01

Description: General colour: blue, grey on white. A striped stuffed bedspread, on which a bubbling river pours out of and over the left end. Three green fish can be seen moving up the falls.

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Artist: Patricia Askren (1951 – , American)

Title: Trout Stream Quilt

Date: 1977

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 49.3 x 49.3 cm

Description: General colour: blue, grey on white. A striped stuffed bedspread, on which a bubbling river pours out of and over the left end. Three green fish can be seen moving up the falls.

Subject: animal; mythological; craft; quilt

Credit: Purchased from Dundurn Press, 1977

Catalogue Number: ArP.05.01

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Untitled

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Artist: George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)

Date: 1970

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: ClG.03.04

Description: A large black and white bird bends over to examine a red ball in the lower right corner. The left side is empty.

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Artist: George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1970

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 19.0 x 26.5 cm

Description: A large black and white bird bends over to examine a red ball in the lower right corner. The left side is empty.

Subject: mythological

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977

Catalogue Number: ClG.03.04

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Untitled

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Artist: George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)

Date: 1970

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ClG.03.03

Description: General colour: green on white. Two frog shaped creatures with large heads face out. Along the upper edge is a green raining stripe.

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Artist: George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1970

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 30.4 x 45.5 cm

Description: General colour: green on white. Two frog shaped creatures with large heads face out. Along the upper edge is a green raining stripe.

Subject: mythological

Credit: Purchased from Unknown, 1969

Catalogue Number: ClG.03.03

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Mahuk

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Artist: George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)

Date: 1970

Medium: ink; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ClG.03.02

Description: General colour: black on white. A whale going to the left. A long feather shape comes down from behind the tail.

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Artist: George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)

Title: Mahuk

Date: 1970

Medium: ink; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 30.5 x 45.5 cm

Description: General colour: black on white. A whale going to the left. A long feather shape comes down from behind the tail.

Subject: mythological

Credit: Purchased from Unknown, 1969

Catalogue Number: ClG.03.02

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The Wolf

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Artist: George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)

Date: 1970

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ClG.03.01

Description: General colour: blue on white. A serpent shaped creature whose tail in the lower left has three ends. Two flanges come out of the body in the upper right. The head is turned to the left.

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Artist: George Clutesi (1905 – 1988, Canadian)

Title: The Wolf

Date: 1970

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 43.8 x 30.2 cm

Description: General colour: blue on white. A serpent shaped creature whose tail in the lower left has three ends. Two flanges come out of the body in the upper right. The head is turned to the left.

Subject: mythological

Credit: Purchased from Unknown, 1969

Catalogue Number: ClG.03.01

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LIfe Cycle

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Artist: Brian Joseph Grandbois

Date: 1973

Medium: acrylic on paper

Catalogue Number: GrB.12.01

Description: General colour: red, yellow, blue, black on white - equal portions. A single figure showing a force looking right, above that a fish looking left and above that a bird, wings spread, and legs coming down, looking right. Symbolic meanings - mother and child on her back, fish with eggs and an eagle -…

Artist: Brian Joseph Grandbois

Title: LIfe Cycle

Date: 1973

Medium: acrylic on paper

Dimensions: 152 x 30.5 cm

Description: General colour: red, yellow, blue, black on white - equal portions. A single figure showing a force looking right, above that a fish looking left and above that a bird, wings spread, and legs coming down, looking right. Symbolic meanings - mother and child on her back, fish with eggs and an eagle - all powerful symbols.

Subject: mythological

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977

Catalogue Number: GrB.12.01

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Rapids on the Vermilion River

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Artist: Diane Pugen (1943 – , Canadian)

Date: 1975

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: PuD.03.01

Description: Colour: black on white. Central image waterfalls coming from upper left corner where there are a group of trees growing.

Artist: Diane Pugen (1943 – , Canadian)

Title: Rapids on the Vermilion River

Date: 1975

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 35.5 x 25.5 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. Central image waterfalls coming from upper left corner where there are a group of trees growing.

Subject: landscape; river

Credit: Purchased from Diane Pugen, 1977

Catalogue Number: PuD.03.01

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Mount Temple, Canadian Rockies

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Artist: James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)

Date: 1972

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.09

Description: Colour: blue, green, brown. Lower half is water on the left and a brown shore in the lower right corner. Yellow grass grows at the left side of the far shore. Two trees go up the left side. Three go up on the right. The upper half is a mountain at center. Blue sky above.

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Artist: James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)

Title: Mount Temple, Canadian Rockies

Date: 1972

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 20.4 x 23.8 cm

Description: Colour: blue, green, brown. Lower half is water on the left and a brown shore in the lower right corner. Yellow grass grows at the left side of the far shore. Two trees go up the left side. Three go up on the right. The upper half is a mountain at center. Blue sky above.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; water

Credit: Gift of Gus (Mrs.) Baracos, Banff, 1978

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.09

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Coup

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Date: 1970

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: StS.03.01

Description: Colour: black on white. The horse plunges to the left. The rider leans to viewer’s right, the coup stick in his hand coming down to touch the head of another man who is bent over. In the background are silhouettes, to the left is a figure holding onto a horse and rider; both figures have arms rais…

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: Coup

Date: 1970

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 27.7 x 39.5 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. The horse plunges to the left. The rider leans to viewer’s right, the coup stick in his hand coming down to touch the head of another man who is bent over. In the background are silhouettes, to the left is a figure holding onto a horse and rider; both figures have arms raised and between the rider and figure to the right is a silhouette of another horse and rider.Au verso in pencil “COUP” the word “SOLD” in a rectangle, to the right of that “Archives of the Cdn” and above that the number “60” encircled and then an “X” to cross it out

Subject: animal, horse; figure, male

Credit: Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: StS.03.01

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Half Face in the Dark

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Date: 1970

Medium: marking pen on paper

Catalogue Number: StS.03.03

Description: Colour: black on white, the head of a woman, facing slightly to viewer’s right. The left side of the face is visible the right side is in total darkness. Her neck hides in the shadows also though her shoulders are white. Only the outline indicates their shape.Au verso: HALF FACE IN THE DARK

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: Half Face in the Dark

Date: 1970

Medium: marking pen on paper

Dimensions: 42.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Colour: black on white, the head of a woman, facing slightly to viewer’s right. The left side of the face is visible the right side is in total darkness. Her neck hides in the shadows also though her shoulders are white. Only the outline indicates their shape.Au verso: HALF FACE IN THE DARK

Subject: portrait; female

Credit: Purchased from Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: StS.03.03

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Lacrosse Game

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Date: 1970

Medium: felt pen on paper

Catalogue Number: StS.03.05

Description: Colour: black on white. Central to the picture are six men entangled in an attempt to retrieve a ball from one of them. Two men have head bands only five lacrosse sticks are evident. In the background to the left are five more players - to the right are three players and in the centre one is holdi…

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Artist: Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)

Title: Lacrosse Game

Date: 1970

Medium: felt pen on paper

Dimensions: 30.8 x 45.0 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. Central to the picture are six men entangled in an attempt to retrieve a ball from one of them. Two men have head bands only five lacrosse sticks are evident. In the background to the left are five more players - to the right are three players and in the centre one is holding his lacrosse net over his head.Au verso “LACROSSE GAME” trhc K.64 below encircled “112” brhc encircled “40” topped by encircled “3” vestiges of earlier drawing.

Subject: figure, group; activity, lacrosse

Credit: Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: StS.03.05

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Untitled

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Artist: Dirk Van Wyk (1944 – , Canadian)

Date: 1976

Medium: watercolour; chalk on paper

Catalogue Number: VwD.03.01

Description: Colour: blue and green on white. Upper half is blue watercolour markings. However half is green and pencil scratches. Somewhat non-representational and looks like it's upside down.

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Artist: Dirk Van Wyk (1944 – , Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1976

Medium: watercolour; chalk on paper

Dimensions: 55.0 x 73.7 cm

Description: Colour: blue and green on white. Upper half is blue watercolour markings. However half is green and pencil scratches. Somewhat non-representational and looks like it's upside down.

Subject: abstract, non-representational

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1978

Catalogue Number: VwD.03.01

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Maple Creek, Border of Alberta

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

Date: c. 1875

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.43

Description: Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Rai…

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

Title: Maple Creek, Border of Alberta

Date: c. 1875

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 13.5 x 19 cm

Description: Scene of grassy field leading to the distance with the red roof of some houses seen.“This very yellow landscape appears to have been an early experiment, lacking Collings’ finesse and resulting in ‘rubbed’ paper in the left portion of the sky.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape; yellow

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.43

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Wild Orchids

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Artist: Penny Honey Church

Date: c. 1977

Medium: watercolour; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: ChP.05.01

Description: A brown tree trunk is all along the left edge of picture, top left has long green leaves pointing downward to centre of picture; long thin tendrils curve gracefully over all from which hang yellow/brown orchids; the orchids form an overall pattern; bottom of picture behind the tree are green hills …

Artist: Penny Honey Church

Title: Wild Orchids

Date: c. 1977

Medium: watercolour; ink on paper

Dimensions: 38.2 x 28.1 cm

Description: A brown tree trunk is all along the left edge of picture, top left has long green leaves pointing downward to centre of picture; long thin tendrils curve gracefully over all from which hang yellow/brown orchids; the orchids form an overall pattern; bottom of picture behind the tree are green hills and a glimpse of blue water in right bottom.

Subject: landscape; botonical

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

Catalogue Number: ChP.05.01

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Small lake in Mountains

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1978

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.13

Description: A pencil drawing of a small lake in the foreground, the immediate foreground is marshy and some trees, this surrounds the lake; mountains in background; a few clouds indicated. A small brass plaque with the drawing reads: To Lillian Gest In Appreciation The Lake O'Hara Trails Club 1979.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Small lake in Mountains

Date: 1978

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 22.5; 26.7 x 26.7; 32.1 cm

Description: A pencil drawing of a small lake in the foreground, the immediate foreground is marshy and some trees, this surrounds the lake; mountains in background; a few clouds indicated. A small brass plaque with the drawing reads: To Lillian Gest In Appreciation The Lake O'Hara Trails Club 1979.

Subject: landscape; mountains; lake

Credit: Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986

Catalogue Number: UnK.03.13

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Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie

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Artist: John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)

Date: 1877

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FsJ.05.04

Description: A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.

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Artist: John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)

Title: Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie

Date: 1877

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 17.1 x 24.2 cm

Description: A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.