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2 Groups of Mountain Sheep

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Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.05

Description: Two groups of animals, Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep; the top group has 5 animals in various poses on a grassy hillside; the lower group has 4 animals all facing to the left standing on a gentle grassy slope.

Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Title: 2 Groups of Mountain Sheep

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.5; 35.4 x 23.5; 26.7 cm

Description: Two groups of animals, Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep; the top group has 5 animals in various poses on a grassy hillside; the lower group has 4 animals all facing to the left standing on a gentle grassy slope.

Subject: animal, group, mountain sheep

Credit: Gift of Peter Karsten, Calgary, 1985

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.05

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5 Mountain Goats, 2 Moose

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Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.04

Description: Two groups of animals: top group has 5 Mountain Goats, 3 in full form the other two head and shoulders; lower group has 2 moose, the one on the left is walking to the right, the other is a back view with his head turned to the right, the second moose has no horns.

Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Title: 5 Mountain Goats, 2 Moose

Date: 1985

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 29.5; 35.4 x 22.5; 26.8 cm

Description: Two groups of animals: top group has 5 Mountain Goats, 3 in full form the other two head and shoulders; lower group has 2 moose, the one on the left is walking to the right, the other is a back view with his head turned to the right, the second moose has no horns.

Subject: animal, moose, mountain goat

Credit: Gift of Peter Karsten, Calgary, 1985

Catalogue Number: KaP.03.04

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Alberta Energy

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1981

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.031

Description: Oilfield at dawn.

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Alberta Energy

Date: 1981

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 20.1 x 28.1 cm

Description: Oilfield at dawn.

Subject: landscape; rural; industry; oilfield

Credit: Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.031

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Alleuvial Fan, Bow Lake

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1945 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.245

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Alleuvial Fan, Bow Lake

Date: 1945 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.6 x 35.1 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; lake; glacier

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.245

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Along Icefields Parkway

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Artist: Douglas Curran (1952 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: ekta colour on paper

Catalogue Number: CuD.18.26

Description: A lake dominates the picture; lower right corner are 2 men with fishing tackle; the far shore has a red roofed house; mountain behind with some snow; blue sky with white clouds; a colour photograph. A documentary photographic exhibition entitled Structured Paradise was organized by the Walter Phill…

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Artist: Douglas Curran (1952 – , Canadian)

Title: Along Icefields Parkway

Date: 1985

Medium: ekta colour on paper

Dimensions: 36.7;40.5 x 46.5;50.7 cm

Description: A lake dominates the picture; lower right corner are 2 men with fishing tackle; the far shore has a red roofed house; mountain behind with some snow; blue sky with white clouds; a colour photograph. A documentary photographic exhibition entitled Structured Paradise was organized by the Walter Phillips Gallery in response to Parks Canada Centennial celebration in 1985, and then donated to The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.

Credit: Gift of Walter Phillips Gallery, 1985

Catalogue Number: CuD.18.26

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Along the Sunwapta

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1981

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.045

Description: Two black trees in foreground, Athabasca River at right, ,mountains in backgroudn.

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Along the Sunwapta

Date: 1981

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 17.7 x 14.6 cm

Description: Two black trees in foreground, Athabasca River at right, ,mountains in backgroudn.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Sunwapta Pass, Athabasca River

Credit: Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.045

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Along the Yellowhead

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1982

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.062 a

Description: Yellowhead highway stretches out from foreground to vanishing point at centre of print. Mountains in distance.

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Along the Yellowhead

Date: 1982

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 17.7 x 14.0 cm

Description: Yellowhead highway stretches out from foreground to vanishing point at centre of print. Mountains in distance.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Yellowhead Highway

Credit: Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.062 a

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Along the Yellowhead

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1982

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.062 b

Description: Yellowhead highway stretches out from foreground to vanishing point at centre of print. Mountains in distance.

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Along the Yellowhead

Date: 1982

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 17.7 x 14.0 cm

Description: Yellowhead highway stretches out from foreground to vanishing point at centre of print. Mountains in distance.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Yellowhead Highway

Credit: Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.062 b

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Along Yuknes Trail

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Artist: Wilfred Lambert

Date: 1980

Medium: print on paper

Catalogue Number: LaW.04.17

Description: Woodblock print showing blocky grey mountain in foreground at right. Stylized wavy mountains in varying shades of brown and orange are in background at left with grey snow-capped peaks beyond. Handwritten in pencil at bottom left is “Along Yuknes Trail 3/10” with “Wilfred Lambert /80” at right. Red…

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Artist: Wilfred Lambert

Title: Along Yuknes Trail

Date: 1980

Medium: print on paper

Dimensions: 43.0 x 32.0 cm

Description: Woodblock print showing blocky grey mountain in foreground at right. Stylized wavy mountains in varying shades of brown and orange are in background at left with grey snow-capped peaks beyond. Handwritten in pencil at bottom left is “Along Yuknes Trail 3/10” with “Wilfred Lambert /80” at right. Red “W” in circle is stamped at bottom right.

Subject: Mountains; Lake O’Hara; Yoho National Park

Credit: Gift of Tim Wake, Whistler, 1990

Catalogue Number: LaW.04.17

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Alpine Ibex

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

Date: 1940

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: ThM.03.04

Description: A charcoal drawing from the chest up of an alpine ibex. The ibex is facing to his right, long horns curve gracefully back.

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

Title: Alpine Ibex

Date: 1940

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 20.5 cm

Description: A charcoal drawing from the chest up of an alpine ibex. The ibex is facing to his right, long horns curve gracefully back.

Subject: animal; alpine ibex

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ThM.03.04

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Alpine Meadows

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Artist: Diane Colwell (1959 – , Canadian)

Date: 1988

Medium: polaroid on paper

Catalogue Number: CwD.18.02

Description: Painted polaroid print, top left corner is white and blue sky, the rest of the picture is dark green with light greens, brown, yellow, indicating a meadow, some trees in foreground

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Artist: Diane Colwell (1959 – , Canadian)

Title: Alpine Meadows

Date: 1988

Medium: polaroid on paper

Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.8 cm

Description: Painted polaroid print, top left corner is white and blue sky, the rest of the picture is dark green with light greens, brown, yellow, indicating a meadow, some trees in foreground

Subject: landscape, mountain; Diane Colwell

Credit: Purchased from Sunshine Village, Banff, 1989

Catalogue Number: CwD.18.02

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Alta Scene

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Artist: Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)

Date: 1942

Medium: ink on rice paper

Catalogue Number: RbC.04.08

Description: a multi layered scene of rolling hills. In the foreground at the bottom of the image are 5 Canada geese standing in a field. Behind them are 3 cows and 3 horses among rows of crops. The mid ground has simple wooden buildings and a church at right. Larger buildings are in the row behind. A large blo…

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Artist: Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)

Title: Alta Scene

Date: 1942

Medium: ink on rice paper

Dimensions: 58.0 x 46.0 cm

Description: a multi layered scene of rolling hills. In the foreground at the bottom of the image are 5 Canada geese standing in a field. Behind them are 3 cows and 3 horses among rows of crops. The mid ground has simple wooden buildings and a church at right. Larger buildings are in the row behind. A large blocky industrial building is at back right and a small group of tipis are at left. Pointed mountains make up the background under a sky with flowing lines.

Subject: Alberta, Bow Valley, Morley, Mini thni, geese, cows, horses

Credit: Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023

Catalogue Number: RbC.04.08

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Amarante

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Artist: John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)

Date: 1983

Medium: coloured lithograph on paper

Catalogue Number: SnJ.04.33

Description: A tall blue green vase with yellow and orange flowers is centre, it sits on a rectangular shaped orange table cloth. The background is brown framed window panes with a patterned curtain which looks out to yellow and green .

Artist: John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)

Title: Amarante

Date: 1983

Medium: coloured lithograph on paper

Dimensions: 75.5 x 53.2 cm

Description: A tall blue green vase with yellow and orange flowers is centre, it sits on a rectangular shaped orange table cloth. The background is brown framed window panes with a patterned curtain which looks out to yellow and green .

Subject: still life

Credit: Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1995

Catalogue Number: SnJ.04.33

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Andre and A.Y. at Sunshine

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

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.04

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Two men in suits sitting at a table. The one in front faces right and is writing. The one behind faces more out and is reading. He wears glasses. Behind them in the upper left corner are book shelves. In the upper right corner is a lamp.

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

Title: Andre and A.Y. at Sunshine

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 36.5 cm

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Two men in suits sitting at a table. The one in front faces right and is writing. The one behind faces more out and is reading. He wears glasses. Behind them in the upper left corner are book shelves. In the upper right corner is a lamp.

Subject: figure; male

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.04

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Andromeda and Athabasca Glaciers, Columbia Icefield

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Artist: Don Harmon (1917 – 1997, Canadian)

Date: 1987

Medium: cibachrome on paper

Catalogue Number: HrD.18.01

Description: A colour photographic positive, an almost full frame picture of glaciers, the white colour and formations dominate, a bare rock juts out bottom left corner, rocks also near top left to near bottom right, the sky is extreme top of picture, some clouds

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Artist: Don Harmon (1917 – 1997, Canadian)

Title: Andromeda and Athabasca Glaciers, Columbia Icefield

Date: 1987

Medium: cibachrome on paper

Dimensions: 57.2 x 45.6 cm

Description: A colour photographic positive, an almost full frame picture of glaciers, the white colour and formations dominate, a bare rock juts out bottom left corner, rocks also near top left to near bottom right, the sky is extreme top of picture, some clouds

Subject: landscape, mountain; landscape, Columbia Icefield

Credit: Purchased from Don Harmon, Banff, 1985

Catalogue Number: HrD.18.01

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Animal Sculpture

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Artist: Abba

Date: c. 1952

Catalogue Number: AbA.06.01

Description: A walrus is laying on its left side, head up. Incised flippers and facial features. “ABBA E7 416” is engraved on the base. There is also a white label with “395” attached to the base.

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Artist: Abba

Title: Animal Sculpture

Date: c. 1952

Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.5 x 8.5 cm

Description: A walrus is laying on its left side, head up. Incised flippers and facial features. “ABBA E7 416” is engraved on the base. There is also a white label with “395” attached to the base.