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Bunchberry [Creeping Dogwood]

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1891

Medium: watercolour / gouche?; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.32

Description: Botanical painting of 3 stems of a plant. stems have green leaves and two have bunches of red berries. The uppermost stem has a white flower with four petals and purple stamen. Written below in pencil is “Bunchberry”

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Bunchberry [Creeping Dogwood]

Date: 1891

Medium: watercolour / gouche?; ink on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 16.0 cm

Description: Botanical painting of 3 stems of a plant. stems have green leaves and two have bunches of red berries. The uppermost stem has a white flower with four petals and purple stamen. Written below in pencil is “Bunchberry”

Subject: bunchberry; creeping dogwood; Cornus canadensi

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.32

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Rhododendron albifloriem (White-flowered Rhododendron)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1891

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.31

Description: The plant has long narrow oblong green leaves top and bottom of the stem with small white flowers in between.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Rhododendron albifloriem (White-flowered Rhododendron)

Date: 1891

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 17.5 cm

Description: The plant has long narrow oblong green leaves top and bottom of the stem with small white flowers in between.

Subject: botanical; flower, rhododendron

Credit: Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.31

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Erythronium grandiflorum (Glacier Lily)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.12

Description: A thick green leaf rises from centre left at the bottom of the picture to top right; from inside the leaf protrude 2 yellow blossoms.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Erythronium grandiflorum (Glacier Lily)

Date: 1890

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 17.5 cm

Description: A thick green leaf rises from centre left at the bottom of the picture to top right; from inside the leaf protrude 2 yellow blossoms.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.12

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Eucephalus engelmannii (Engelmann's Aster/Aster engelmannii)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1890 – 1910

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.07

Description: One green stem with green leaves, branches out near the top into 6 stems with smaller leaves, and an open, pink and yellow flower on the end.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Eucephalus engelmannii (Engelmann's Aster/Aster engelmannii)

Date: 1890 – 1910

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 17.5 cm

Description: One green stem with green leaves, branches out near the top into 6 stems with smaller leaves, and an open, pink and yellow flower on the end.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.07

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Menziesia glabella (Western Menziesia)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1890 – 1910

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.06

Description: A brown branch with clusters of green leaves, and bunches of light red tulip-like flowers, 4 on one stem, 6 on the other.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Menziesia glabella (Western Menziesia)

Date: 1890 – 1910

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 17.5 cm

Description: A brown branch with clusters of green leaves, and bunches of light red tulip-like flowers, 4 on one stem, 6 on the other.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.06

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Hope

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Artist: James Whaite

Date: prior to 1916

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WhJ.05.01

Description: A mountain scene, left foreground is covered with logs and rocks on grass, a river bank, running from bottom right to lower left centre is a fast flowing river, lots of foliage on trees on riverbank, mountains rise behind riverbank, tree covered, clouds on mountains tops and in the sky.

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Artist: James Whaite

Title: Hope

Date: prior to 1916

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 62.5 x 44.1 cm

Description: A mountain scene, left foreground is covered with logs and rocks on grass, a river bank, running from bottom right to lower left centre is a fast flowing river, lots of foliage on trees on riverbank, mountains rise behind riverbank, tree covered, clouds on mountains tops and in the sky.

Subject: landscape, mountain; river; forest

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: WhJ.05.01

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Winter Scene

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Artist: John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian)

Date: 1970 – 1980

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: TuJ.05.03

Description: Small painting with snow in the foreground, tree line, mountains and sky; there is some yellow in the foreground; pink in the sky; 2 highlights of red at centre right and centre left; this card glued onto another card, and that glued onto a folded-over card; it was a Christmas card sent to Cathari…

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Artist: John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian)

Title: Winter Scene

Date: 1970 – 1980

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 11.1 x 15.6 cm

Description: Small painting with snow in the foreground, tree line, mountains and sky; there is some yellow in the foreground; pink in the sky; 2 highlights of red at centre right and centre left; this card glued onto another card, and that glued onto a folded-over card; it was a Christmas card sent to Catharine; written in J.D. Turner's hand on front of card: To Catherine (sic) All our best wishes at Christmas time and in the New Year Grace and Jack.

Subject: landscape, foothills; landscape, winter

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

Catalogue Number: TuJ.05.03

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Lonicera involucrata (Bracted Honeysuckle/Twinberry)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1890 – 1910

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.30

Description: The plant has large green leaves and twin black berries on small red leaflets. Also has a yellow flower viewer’s left.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Lonicera involucrata (Bracted Honeysuckle/Twinberry)

Date: 1890 – 1910

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 17.5 cm

Description: The plant has large green leaves and twin black berries on small red leaflets. Also has a yellow flower viewer’s left.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.30

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Mount Warren, Maligne Lake

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Artist: Ruth Marion Dingle (1908 – 1980, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1996

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: DnM.02.01

Description: Centered and in the background is a mountain. In front of the mountain is a lake with a clump of land in the water off to the left. The bottom right corner has trees that jet out from a piece of land. The lake is a green pinkish colour and the mountain are a blue, white and pink colour. The sky is …

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Artist: Ruth Marion Dingle (1908 – 1980, Canadian)

Title: Mount Warren, Maligne Lake

Date: prior to 1996

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 25.4 x 30.4 cm

Description: Centered and in the background is a mountain. In front of the mountain is a lake with a clump of land in the water off to the left. The bottom right corner has trees that jet out from a piece of land. The lake is a green pinkish colour and the mountain are a blue, white and pink colour. The sky is a deep viberant blue purple colour with white and pink clouds.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Maurice Poggi, Montreal, 1996

Catalogue Number: DnM.02.01

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Wolf Attacking Cow

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

Date: prior to 1996

Medium: oil on panel

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.04

Description: This painting shows a close up view of a wolf running along side of a bison. The wolf is attacking the cow. Both the bison and the wolf are running to the left side of the painting from the right. In the upper right corner there are two more bison running in the same direction. The ground looks as…

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

Title: Wolf Attacking Cow

Date: prior to 1996

Medium: oil on panel

Dimensions: 30.4 x 60.9 cm

Description: This painting shows a close up view of a wolf running along side of a bison. The wolf is attacking the cow. Both the bison and the wolf are running to the left side of the painting from the right. In the upper right corner there are two more bison running in the same direction. The ground looks as if it is covered with snow and the snow has a blue colour in the shadow areas. The bison and the wolf are brown in colour.

Subject: animal; wolf; buffalo; landscape; canadian

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.04

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Cutting Out The Stragglers

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

Date: prior to 1996

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.05

Description: Three wolves have singled out one bison from a herd and are making an attack. The rest of the herd are running from the right side of the image to the left. The ground is covered in snow and blue in colour. The wolves have a yellow colour intergrated with brown in their fur. In the distance are tre…

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

Title: Cutting Out The Stragglers

Date: prior to 1996

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 60.9 x 121.9 cm

Description: Three wolves have singled out one bison from a herd and are making an attack. The rest of the herd are running from the right side of the image to the left. The ground is covered in snow and blue in colour. The wolves have a yellow colour intergrated with brown in their fur. In the distance are trees, bison and a few more wolves.

Subject: animal; wolf; buffalo; landscape; Canadian; activity; hunting

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.05

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Spring Flowers in the Mountains

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Artist: Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)

Date: prior to 1993

Medium: acrylic, charcoal on canvas

Catalogue Number: KnD.12.01

Description: In the foreground and along the right side of this painting there are green trees and green grass with flowers. The flowers in the foreground are pink and red in colour. In the center and off to the left side of this painting is a lake. The lake has many reflections from the surrounding trees. Alon…

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Artist: Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)

Title: Spring Flowers in the Mountains

Date: prior to 1993

Medium: acrylic, charcoal on canvas

Dimensions: 159.0 x 159.0 cm

Description: In the foreground and along the right side of this painting there are green trees and green grass with flowers. The flowers in the foreground are pink and red in colour. In the center and off to the left side of this painting is a lake. The lake has many reflections from the surrounding trees. Along the back of the lake are more trees and behind these trees is a mountain range. The sky behind the mountains is grey with a bit of cloud cover.