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Siwash House Posts, Tsatsisnukomi

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1963

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.47

Description: Same as PhW.04.08. One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928. Portfolio #273. Two brown totem poles dominate right half of picture, they are looking out to the bay, a boat is on the shore, a house is seen in centre left, green trees on horizon, a blue sky, some white clouds…

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: Siwash House Posts, Tsatsisnukomi

Date: prior to 1963

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 20.5; 20.9 x 15.8; 15.8 cm

Description: Same as PhW.04.08. One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928. Portfolio #273. Two brown totem poles dominate right half of picture, they are looking out to the bay, a boat is on the shore, a house is seen in centre left, green trees on horizon, a blue sky, some white clouds. Printed on Goyu paper from six cherry-wood blocks.

Subject: landscape; mountain; symbolism

Credit: Gift of Dr. Glen Edwards, Calgary, 1983

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.47

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The Stump, Lake of the Woods

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1963

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.48

Description: Same as PhW.04.10. One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928, Portfolio #273. A stump with long bare branches is in bottom left of picture, some green foliage behind it. A lake in bottom half of picture, hills and trees on far side of the lake form the horizon. A grey sky c…

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: The Stump, Lake of the Woods

Date: prior to 1963

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 17.1; 17.7 x 23; 23 cm

Description: Same as PhW.04.10. One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928, Portfolio #273. A stump with long bare branches is in bottom left of picture, some green foliage behind it. A lake in bottom half of picture, hills and trees on far side of the lake form the horizon. A grey sky covers the top two thirds of the picture, a yellow sunset is evident on horizon right. Printed on Goyu paper from eight cherry-wood blocks.

Subject: landscape; lake

Credit: Gift of Dr. Glen Edwards, Calgary, 1983

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.48

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Mount Cathedral

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1963

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.49

Description: Same as PhW.04.06. One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928. Portfolio #273. Rock strewn foreground, the rocks are white, the ground is yellow/green. Mount Cathedral is to the right, to the left is Mount Stephen. The top half of the picture is blue sky, darker on top, with…

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: Mount Cathedral

Date: prior to 1963

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 16.8 x 22.5 cm

Description: Same as PhW.04.06. One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928. Portfolio #273. Rock strewn foreground, the rocks are white, the ground is yellow/green. Mount Cathedral is to the right, to the left is Mount Stephen. The top half of the picture is blue sky, darker on top, with some white clouds over the mountains. Printed on Shoji paper from six cherry-wood blocks.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Dr. Glen Edwards, Calgary, 1983

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.49

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The Water Front at Alert Bay, B.C.

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1963

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.51

Description: One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928, portfolio #273. Wooden rooftop in centre foreground, other wooden buildings and pier on waterfront, the buildings are brown and grey. A tree covered mountain is across the bay, the bay is light coloured with blue and greenish stre…

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: The Water Front at Alert Bay, B.C.

Date: prior to 1963

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 16.5 x 22.5 cm

Description: One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928, portfolio #273. Wooden rooftop in centre foreground, other wooden buildings and pier on waterfront, the buildings are brown and grey. A tree covered mountain is across the bay, the bay is light coloured with blue and greenish streaks, the shadows of the building and pier and blue/green. The sky is light grey with dark blue clouds to the right top of picture. Printed on Goyu paper from six cherry-wood blocks.

Subject: landscape; mountain; lake; architecture, urban

Credit: Gift of Dr. Glen Edwards, Calgary, 1983

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.51

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Deer on Hillside

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: 1948

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.38

Description: Four deer amongst hillside aspen. Mountain (Sulphur) in background. Dominant colour navy blue, olive green, and pastel pink and green. Signed W.J. Phillips brc, was mailed in grey card, saying A Happy Christmas, from the Phillips, Julian on address should be spelled Julien. The Phillips made the co…

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: Deer on Hillside

Date: 1948

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 13.1 x 15.8 cm

Description: Four deer amongst hillside aspen. Mountain (Sulphur) in background. Dominant colour navy blue, olive green, and pastel pink and green. Signed W.J. Phillips brc, was mailed in grey card, saying A Happy Christmas, from the Phillips, Julian on address should be spelled Julien. The Phillips made the correction the following year. This print is #241 in R. Boulet Catalogue.

Subject: landscape; mountain; animal, deer; Sulphur Mountain; Christmas

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

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.38

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Rundle, Winter

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: 1949

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.39

Description: Landscape of Mount Rundle from the first Vermilion Lake. Dominant mauve, green colours. Signed W.J. Phillips brc. Was mailed in off-white A Happy Christmas card from the Phillips, print was glued at its top edge to inside of card. This print is #242 in R. Boulet Catalogue.

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: Rundle, Winter

Date: 1949

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 15.5 x 19.7 cm

Description: Landscape of Mount Rundle from the first Vermilion Lake. Dominant mauve, green colours. Signed W.J. Phillips brc. Was mailed in off-white A Happy Christmas card from the Phillips, print was glued at its top edge to inside of card. This print is #242 in R. Boulet Catalogue.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Mount Rundle; lake; Vermilion Lakes

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

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.39

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John

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1963

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.52

Description: Same as PhW.04.04. One of a seven print portfolio The Canadian Scene, assembled 1928. Portfolio #273. A three quarter back view of a young boy, blond hair. He is standing on sand looking slightly to the left. The sand colour fades into a pale blue sky. Printed on Goyu paper from six cherry-wood blo…

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Artist: Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)

Title: John

Date: prior to 1963

Medium: coloured woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 17.5; 18 x 21.3; 21.3 cm

Description: Same as PhW.04.04. One of a seven print portfolio The Canadian Scene, assembled 1928. Portfolio #273. A three quarter back view of a young boy, blond hair. He is standing on sand looking slightly to the left. The sand colour fades into a pale blue sky. Printed on Goyu paper from six cherry-wood blocks.

Subject: landscape; lake; figure; boy

Credit: Gift of Dr. Glen Edwards, Calgary, 1983

Catalogue Number: PhW.04.52

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Banff Campgrounds

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Artist: Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)

Date: 1947

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ShM.05.02

Description: A brown picnic shelter and a pitched white tent are side by side on a green slope, the slope runs down to the right. Some large evergreen trees are behind them and a blue sky with fluffy white clouds covers the top half of the picture.

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Artist: Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)

Title: Banff Campgrounds

Date: 1947

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 26.0 x 36.0 cm

Description: A brown picnic shelter and a pitched white tent are side by side on a green slope, the slope runs down to the right. Some large evergreen trees are behind them and a blue sky with fluffy white clouds covers the top half of the picture.

Subject: landscape; mountain; architecture, rural

Credit: Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 1983

Catalogue Number: ShM.05.02

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On Forty Mile Creek, Banff

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Artist: Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)

Date: 1946

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ShM.05.03

Description: Two large Douglas Fir trees dominate the right side of picture of a forest; a stream runs the full length of bottom of picture. Only the bottom half of the two trees is shown, some stumps and forest. The entire picture is in various tones of green.

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Artist: Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)

Title: On Forty Mile Creek, Banff

Date: 1946

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 27.5 x 36.5 cm

Description: Two large Douglas Fir trees dominate the right side of picture of a forest; a stream runs the full length of bottom of picture. Only the bottom half of the two trees is shown, some stumps and forest. The entire picture is in various tones of green.

Subject: landscape; forest

Credit: Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 1983

Catalogue Number: ShM.05.03

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Maligne Canyon

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Artist: Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)

Date: 1946

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ShM.05.04

Description: A blue river with white highlights runs from the centre to the bottom right of the picture, purple cliffs to the right centre and a rocky bank to the left centre. Trees on both sides of river, a high bank with trees is in background with a blue sky.

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Artist: Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)

Title: Maligne Canyon

Date: 1946

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 35.5 cm

Description: A blue river with white highlights runs from the centre to the bottom right of the picture, purple cliffs to the right centre and a rocky bank to the left centre. Trees on both sides of river, a high bank with trees is in background with a blue sky.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountains; river

Credit: Gift of Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 1983

Catalogue Number: ShM.05.04

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Untitled

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

Date: 1940

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.27

Description: Light blue river in foreground, coursing to background of trees and mountains. Green and brown banks to either side, tall evergreens on the right, smaller ones on the left. Mauve, blue and green mountains to the mid centre left. A light blue sky.

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

Title: Untitled

Date: 1940

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 10.7 x 16.2 cm

Description: Light blue river in foreground, coursing to background of trees and mountains. Green and brown banks to either side, tall evergreens on the right, smaller ones on the left. Mauve, blue and green mountains to the mid centre left. A light blue sky.