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Banff Indian Days posters
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 14 colour and b&w oversized promotional posters and information boards for Banff Indian Days celebrations, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Posters largely feature identified and unidentified Indigenous people, notably Chief Spotted Eagle and Blind Eagle. Art medium includes oil pain…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1949
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3 / 1 - 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Poster
- Drawing
- Published record
18 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- I.D.3. Personal and professional : Organizations
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3 / 1 - 14
- Responsibility
- Published and artwork attributed to Ernie Kehr, W.L. Kihn, G.H.W. Ashley, Crag & Canyon Press, Palenske, Canadian Pacific and Multi Color Poster
- Date Range
- [ca. 1930-1950]
- 1936
- 1937
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 14 posters : colour and b&w ; 35 x 56 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 14 colour and b&w oversized promotional posters and information boards for Banff Indian Days celebrations, promoted by Canadian Pacific. Posters largely feature identified and unidentified Indigenous people, notably Chief Spotted Eagle and Blind Eagle. Art medium includes oil paint process mounted on cardboard made in Canada and distributed by Exhibits Branch Canadian Pacific, lithographic prints, and a mounted drawing attributed to Palenske. Some have annotations or stamps on the back.
- Notes
- Possibly unassociated shipping packing material addressed to Norman Luxton at the Trading Post from E.A. Kehr found in box - this has not been assigned a number. D3-10, a lithographic promotional material from 1936 has an identical design to LUX / II / F1 / 47, an Indian Days poster from 1928 Items LUX / I / D3 / 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 were originally associated with LUX / I / D3a / 6, which contains brochures and a flyer from Banff Indian Days LUX / I / D3 / 8, Palenske may have potentionally used photograph LUX / I / D3a / PA-26 as reference
- Material Details
- Some posters have foldable cardboard stand at back to place upright on surface, adhesives, and perhaps mounting additives.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Advertising
- Community events
- Banff Indian Days
- Indigenous Peoples
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CmC.03.01
- Description
- Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his back toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His t…
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- Title
- Bear Dancer I
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 105.0 x 75.5 cm
- Description
- Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his back toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His tunic has fringes at the sides and bottom and he has a decorative strip around the top of his mukluk.
- Credit
- Gift of Dora Helen Mackie, Calgary, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- CmC.03.01
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Bill Neish's Horse 1936
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- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Collinson, Edmonton, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.01
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- Date
- 1951 – 1959
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.01
- Description
- TuJ.03.01 (1951) roadside church, pen & ink, signed brc J.D. Turner Xmas card sent to the Whytes.
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- Title
- Card Sketches
- Date
- 1951 – 1959
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- TuJ.03.01 (1951) roadside church, pen & ink, signed brc J.D. Turner Xmas card sent to the Whytes.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.01
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- Date
- 1951 – 1959
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.02
- Description
- TuJ.03.02 (1955) fence and foothills, gouache, initialled JDT brc Xmas card sent to the Whytes.
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- Title
- Card Sketches
- Date
- 1951 – 1959
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- TuJ.03.02 (1955) fence and foothills, gouache, initialled JDT brc Xmas card sent to the Whytes.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.02
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- Date
- 1951 – 1959
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.03
- Description
- TuJ.03.03 (1959) Sunfield on fencepost (artist's residence west of Calgary); gouache. Xmas card sent to the Whytes.
1 image
- Title
- Card Sketches
- Date
- 1951 – 1959
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- TuJ.03.03 (1959) Sunfield on fencepost (artist's residence west of Calgary); gouache. Xmas card sent to the Whytes.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- TuJ.03.03
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- 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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- 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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- Date
- c. 1944
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.03.08
- Description
- A finely detailed drawing of a buck walking to the left, head up, feet in snow, lightly sketched trees in top left
1 image
- Title
- Deer in snow
- Date
- c. 1944
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.5 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A finely detailed drawing of a buck walking to the left, head up, feet in snow, lightly sketched trees in top left
- Subject
- animal, deer
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.03.08
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- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.03.05
- Description
- A finely detailed drawing of an elk head, facing to the left, head slightly tilted up
1 image
- Title
- Elk head
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- A finely detailed drawing of an elk head, facing to the left, head slightly tilted up
- Subject
- animal, elk
- Wapiti
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- RuC.03.05
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Figures in Fading Light
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- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink, Sumi, graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.03.01
- Description
- Two figures, a man and a woman, are seated on grass, both are facing to the left, the woman is covered by a cloak with only her head showing, the man is behind her also facing to the left, lying down resting on his elbows, the grass is bottomn quarter of picture and finely detailed, a clear backgro…
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- Title
- Figures in Fading Light
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink, Sumi, graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 59.6 x 82.3 cm
- Description
- Two figures, a man and a woman, are seated on grass, both are facing to the left, the woman is covered by a cloak with only her head showing, the man is behind her also facing to the left, lying down resting on his elbows, the grass is bottomn quarter of picture and finely detailed, a clear background behind the figures.
- Credit
- Purchased from James Agrell Smith, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- SmJ.03.01
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Half Face in the Dark
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- 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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- 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
- Credit
- Purchased from Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- StS.03.03
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Hawaii, Japan, China cruise album
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cru…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1937]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Drawing
- Scrapbook
254 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 2
- Date Range
- [ca. 1937]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (255 b&w and col. prints ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller -- 1 diagram ; 6 x 4 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cruise ship, as well as cruise staff members and on-board entertainment; landscapes, monuments and buildings; surfing; historic sites; dockyard scenes with unidentified workers; local individuals and families; and fishing and harvesting. Album also includes small tissue-like paper sheet with hand-drawn diagram of mechanical parts and measurements with annotations [possibly belonging to Eleanor Luxton, n.d.]
- Notes
- Most photographs are annotated on the lower front in white text with contextual information - location, name of landmark, etc.
- Date provided is based on dating of similar items pertaining to cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs are likely from the same trip, but not confirmed.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Cruise ships
- Boats
- Fishing
- Landscapes
- Buildings
- Statue
- Community life
- Commerce and industry
- Dockyard
- Labour
- Farmland
- Hotel
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Hawaii
- Japan
- Kyoto
- Yokohama
- Kamakura
- China
- Canton
- Guangzhou
- Shanghai
- Repulse Bay
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Japanese
- Conservation
- Paper diagram in album has been placed in mylar sleeve and kept in original location
- Consider removing metal ring bindings on album if they pose a risk of rust damage in future
- Album has been secured with unbleached cotton string to prevent loose items from falling out
- Related Material
- LUX / II / E / 5
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Commerce and industry
- Labour
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indian Life 1952
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- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- felt maker; ink; graphite crayon on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.01
- Description
- Four figures sitting in the centre left foreground, group of people centre of drawing around a green clump of bush and multi-coloured banners flying on the air centre. Tents and teepees set around the central banner area.
1 image
- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Title
- Indian Life 1952
- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- felt maker; ink; graphite crayon on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- Four figures sitting in the centre left foreground, group of people centre of drawing around a green clump of bush and multi-coloured banners flying on the air centre. Tents and teepees set around the central banner area.
- Subject
- figure
- group
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.01
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Insect Warrior
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- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HoR.03.03
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- Title
- Insect Warrior
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.6 x 11.6 cm
- Subject
- insect
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HoR.03.03
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Jim Brewster of Banff
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- 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.
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- 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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- 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.
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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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.
1 image
- 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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Moose at water's edge
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- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Medium
- felt pen; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.03
- Description
- The foreground is a green grass and tree rimmed lake, a moose enters the lake near centre edge, grey mountains in background, light blue sky, large white cloud covers most of sky, edge of another cloud at right border
1 image
- Artist
- R. L. Hunter
- Title
- Moose at water's edge
- Date
- prior to 1979
- Medium
- felt pen; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 42.5 cm
- Description
- The foreground is a green grass and tree rimmed lake, a moose enters the lake near centre edge, grey mountains in background, light blue sky, large white cloud covers most of sky, edge of another cloud at right border
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- HlR.03.03
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.03.02
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- Title
- Mountain
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 29.0 cm
- Credit
- Gift of James Spencer, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- SpJ.03.02
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