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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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Answering The Challenge

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1996

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.07

Description: At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown…

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Answering The Challenge

Date: 1996

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 122.0 x 182.8 cm

Description: At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown hue. The two male elk are facing each other and both have a full set of horns. The mountains in the far distance are a grey blue color.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; animal; elk

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.07

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At the Yoho Camp

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.430

Description: A brown cabin with white trim is in left centre, another building to the left of it. Mountain in the distance at centre right. Large evergreen trees beside the cabin. Billowy sky. A saddled brown horse is standing near a standing man in the right foreground.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: At the Yoho Camp

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30.4 x 30.3 cm

Description: A brown cabin with white trim is in left centre, another building to the left of it. Mountain in the distance at centre right. Large evergreen trees beside the cabin. Billowy sky. A saddled brown horse is standing near a standing man in the right foreground.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; architecture; rural; animal; horse; figure; male; camping

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.430

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Bald Eagles on Watch

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.09

Description: On the left side of the painting an eagle sits on the top of a dead tree facing the right side of the image. Behind the brown, yellow and white bird there are mountains and trees. The mountains in the far distance have some snow on the peaks but the closer ones are covered with green trees. In the…

Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Bald Eagles on Watch

Date: 1979

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 23.0 x 30.6 cm

Description: On the left side of the painting an eagle sits on the top of a dead tree facing the right side of the image. Behind the brown, yellow and white bird there are mountains and trees. The mountains in the far distance have some snow on the peaks but the closer ones are covered with green trees. In the foreground a blue body of water is surrounded with a brilliant green weed or grass. From the cl to the cr a line of trees cross the bottom of the image. Some of the trees and grass between the background mountains and the foreground water are a yellow hue.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; animal; Bald Eagle

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.09

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Balinese Boy

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.11

Description: A young boy is sitting to the right of the picture, facing left. He is clothed, white long sleeved shirt, kakhi pants and a scarf tied around his head. Light yellow in background.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Balinese Boy

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.2 x 34.8 cm

Description: A young boy is sitting to the right of the picture, facing left. He is clothed, white long sleeved shirt, kakhi pants and a scarf tied around his head. Light yellow in background.

Subject: portrait; boy; figure; child; Bali

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.02.11

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Banff Indian Days Camp

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil and mixed media on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.040

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Banff Indian Days Camp

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil and mixed media on canvas

Dimensions: 53.4 x 63.7 cm

Subject: landscape; mountains; camp; teepees; figure; group

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.040

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Bear Dancer I

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

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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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

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.

Subject: figure; male; Inuit

Credit: Gift of Dora Helen Mackie, Calgary, 1998

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.01

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Between Shifts

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

Date: 1944

Medium: wax crayon on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.14

Description: The right side of the picture is dominated by on man sitting at a table with hat and coat, with a glass to his lips. A table is to centre left, glass on it, other men in background.

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

Title: Between Shifts

Date: 1944

Medium: wax crayon on paper

Dimensions: 29.2 x 36.8 cm

Description: The right side of the picture is dominated by on man sitting at a table with hat and coat, with a glass to his lips. A table is to centre left, glass on it, other men in background.

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

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.14

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Bighorn Rams - Life Sketches

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: TiC.01.01

Description: This oil sketch is a composition of several different full and half sketches of Bighorn Sheep. The top left corner has a full painted ram resting on the ground. As you move to the right of the image the rams become more like sketches or line drawings with the exception of one that is fully painted …

Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Bighorn Rams - Life Sketches

Date: 1979

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 40.7 x 51.0 cm

Description: This oil sketch is a composition of several different full and half sketches of Bighorn Sheep. The top left corner has a full painted ram resting on the ground. As you move to the right of the image the rams become more like sketches or line drawings with the exception of one that is fully painted in the upper right corner. The bottom half of the image space has many partial and unfinished drawings of the Bighorn Sheep.

Subject: animal; Bighorn Sheep

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.01.01

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Bighorn Rams Feeding

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1978

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.10

Description: In a patch of yellow and brown trees and grass in the foreground are two bighorn sheep eating, they are located on the left side of the painting. Behind the yellow trees is a mid section of green trees and behind that a small area of trees in the distance that are a blue colour. Behind all the tree…

Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Bighorn Rams Feeding

Date: 1978

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 25.4 x 35.6 cm

Description: In a patch of yellow and brown trees and grass in the foreground are two bighorn sheep eating, they are located on the left side of the painting. Behind the yellow trees is a mid section of green trees and behind that a small area of trees in the distance that are a blue colour. Behind all the trees is a mountain blue in colour with some snow on its peaks. The sky above is blue with white clouds.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; animal; bighorn sheep; activity; eating

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.10

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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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Black Bear and Woodsman

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1948

Medium: watercolor on paper

Catalogue Number: TiC.05.01

Description: A bear and a man in the woods is the subject matter in this image. To the left a black bear stands on his back two legs and roars at the man that is located on the right side. Between the man and the bear is a tree covered in snow and there are several other trees surrounding them as well. The man…

Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Black Bear and Woodsman

Date: 1948

Medium: watercolor on paper

Dimensions: 30.6 x 48.4 cm

Description: A bear and a man in the woods is the subject matter in this image. To the left a black bear stands on his back two legs and roars at the man that is located on the right side. Between the man and the bear is a tree covered in snow and there are several other trees surrounding them as well. The man looks frightened and has his arms half up in the air almost as if he is about to run away. In the foreground and around there feet is a lot of snow. The woodsman is wearing a hat and a heavy coat with a belt tied tight at the center.

Subject: figure; male; animal; black bear; landscape; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.05.01

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Breaking From Cover - Whitetails Alarmed

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1982

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.11

Description: Running from the right corner of this painting are three deer and there are four running from the cc of the image to the left. Only one deer in the right corner has antlers. The trc has a group of trees yellow and green in colour and in the distance on the right side there are more green trees and …

Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Breaking From Cover - Whitetails Alarmed

Date: 1982

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 40.7 x 51.0 cm

Description: Running from the right corner of this painting are three deer and there are four running from the cc of the image to the left. Only one deer in the right corner has antlers. The trc has a group of trees yellow and green in colour and in the distance on the right side there are more green trees and some yellow bushes. Behind the trees in the far distance are blue grey mountains and a light blue sky. The foreground under the deer is a brown dirt with some rocks in the bc area.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; animal; Whitetail deer

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.11

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Buffalo Hunt

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1950

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: TiC.03.01

Description: Running from the left side of the drawing toward the cc is a bison. Along side of it on the right side of the image a man with a gun riding a horse is trying to kill it. Both the horse and the bison are in full run with grass under foot and trees or shrubs in the distance.

Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Buffalo Hunt

Date: 1950

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 30.6 x 51.0 cm

Description: Running from the left side of the drawing toward the cc is a bison. Along side of it on the right side of the image a man with a gun riding a horse is trying to kill it. Both the horse and the bison are in full run with grass under foot and trees or shrubs in the distance.

Subject: figure; male; animal; buffalo; horse

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.03.01

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Buffalo preliminary sketches

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1996

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: TiC.03.02

Description: Drawn lightly are two bison running toward each other ready to bang heads. Under foot you can see the suggestion of ground represented by a few lines. One bison is running from the upper left corner and the other is running from the center right.

Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Buffalo preliminary sketches

Date: prior to 1996

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.4 x 20.4 cm

Description: Drawn lightly are two bison running toward each other ready to bang heads. Under foot you can see the suggestion of ground represented by a few lines. One bison is running from the upper left corner and the other is running from the center right.

Subject: animal; buffalo

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.03.02

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Buffalo Stampede

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1955 – 1957

Medium: oil on masonite

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.581

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Buffalo Stampede

Date: 1955 – 1957

Medium: oil on masonite

Dimensions: 9.6 x 21.7 cm

Subject: activity; stampede; animal; buffalo

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.581

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Building The Dam - Busy Beavers

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1993

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.12

Description: A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he …

Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Building The Dam - Busy Beavers

Date: 1993

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 30.6 x 40.7 cm

Description: A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he is building. All along the left side of the water there are green and orange trees. The sky above the trees is a medium blue colour. On the other side of the dam two other beavers are also working on the dam.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; animal; beaver

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.12

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Camp at Dusk

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1950 – 1957

Medium: oil on masonite

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.566

Description: A sketch or unfinished painting of a ring of nine teepees. The teepee in the foreground, viewer’s right, is the largest, has inside firelight and shadows visible. The teepee, in the foreground, viewer’s left, is partially visible, with shadows and light from within visible. There are two figures in…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Camp at Dusk

Date: 1950 – 1957

Medium: oil on masonite

Dimensions: 27.0 x 71.0 cm

Description: A sketch or unfinished painting of a ring of nine teepees. The teepee in the foreground, viewer’s right, is the largest, has inside firelight and shadows visible. The teepee, in the foreground, viewer’s left, is partially visible, with shadows and light from within visible. There are two figures in the foreground, one in red, and one in blue and yellow and suggestions of others in the background. There is a low blue sky dusk descending overhead.