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Artist
C. Firth
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.02
Description
Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
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Artist
C. Firth
Title
Bow River NWT, 1887
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
12.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
Subject
mountains
Banff
Bow River
Alberta
Credit
Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
Catalogue Number
FiC.05.02
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Artist
Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
1991
Medium
oil on linen
Catalogue Number
KnD.02.01
Description
In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of…
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Artist
Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff (1927 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Bow Valley Series
Date
1991
Medium
oil on linen
Dimensions
81.2 x 101.6 cm
Description
In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of green. The sky in the background is blue with some white cloud.
Subject
landscape
Canadian
Yamnuska
Dorothy Knowles
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff, Saskatoon, 1996
Catalogue Number
KnD.02.01
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Artist
George Webber
Date
1999 – 1999
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.39
Description
Unidentified boy standing against a storage bin. Photograph taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.
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Artist
George Webber
Title
Boy and Storage Bin
Date
1999 – 1999
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
11” x 14” cm
Description
Unidentified boy standing against a storage bin. Photograph taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.
Subject
documentary photography
colony
industrial
Credit
Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.39
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Braiding Maria’s Hair

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Artist
George Webber
Date
1999 – 1999
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.27
Description
Photograph of a young girl, Maria, having her hair braided by an unidentified woman. Photograph was taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.
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Artist
George Webber
Title
Braiding Maria’s Hair
Date
1999 – 1999
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
11” x 14” cm
Description
Photograph of a young girl, Maria, having her hair braided by an unidentified woman. Photograph was taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.
Subject
documentary photography
colony
Credit
Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.27
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Breaking Camp on Mount Logan, Yukon

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Artist
Ted Raftery
Date
1991
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
RaT.02.01
Description
Foreground from near top left to near bottom right is a snow covered mountain slope, 3 climbers with rope are on the slope, background is snow covered mountains protruding through cloud cover, top quarter is clear blue sky
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Artist
Ted Raftery
Title
Breaking Camp on Mount Logan, Yukon
Date
1991
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.5 x 50.7 cm
Description
Foreground from near top left to near bottom right is a snow covered mountain slope, 3 climbers with rope are on the slope, background is snow covered mountains protruding through cloud cover, top quarter is clear blue sky
Subject
landscape
mountain
people
Mount Logan
activity
climbing
Credit
Gift of Ted Raftery, Calgary, 1992
Catalogue Number
RaT.02.01
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Artist
Tserang Thundrup (1964 – , Tibetan)
Date
1999
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
ThT.02.01
Description
A portrait of two children; a boy of about 9 or 10 years of age holds a very young child. The older boy’s head is bent slightly as he looks directly at the viewer. He wears a red and green bead necklace. The baby he is holding is facing toward him so that only the side of its face is visible. H…
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Artist
Tserang Thundrup (1964 – , Tibetan)
Title
Brothers
Date
1999
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
A portrait of two children; a boy of about 9 or 10 years of age holds a very young child. The older boy’s head is bent slightly as he looks directly at the viewer. He wears a red and green bead necklace. The baby he is holding is facing toward him so that only the side of its face is visible. He appears to be trying to grab the older boy’s necklace. Both boys are wrapped in a sheepskin coat or blanket. The children are visible only from the waist up. Behind them is a flat grassland area. In the top left corner in the distance is a building which could be a temple.
Subject
figure
children
landscape
Tibetan plains
Credit
Purchased from Tserang Thundrup, Lhasa, China, 2001
Catalogue Number
ThT.02.01
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Artist
Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon
Date
1997 – 1998
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
CaJ.18.02
Description
Photogravure print of trees and forest at close proximity. Shorter vegetation and thin pale tree trunks are visible in foreground. More dense forest behind.
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Artist
Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon
Title
Bugaboos
Date
1997 – 1998
Medium
photograph on paper
Description
Photogravure print of trees and forest at close proximity. Shorter vegetation and thin pale tree trunks are visible in foreground. More dense forest behind.
Subject
landscape
forest
Credit
Gift of Jewelia Margueritta Cameroon, Hollywood, USA, 1998
Catalogue Number
CaJ.18.02
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1890
Medium
graphite on board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.516
Description
Drawing of a building in the background, framed by trees in the foreground.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Building and Tree
Date
c. 1890
Medium
graphite on board
Dimensions
28.0 x 38.0 cm
Description
Drawing of a building in the background, framed by trees in the foreground.
Subject
building
trees
foliage
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.516
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The Butterfly Effect, #17, Trail to Skoki

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Artist
Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)
Date
1999
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
CaM.02.04 a-c
Description
An abstract painting of Skoki area. Mainly yellow and black. A distinct scene is indeterminate when viewed close up but when further back, a whole scene is evident. The scene is one of a forested area near Skoki.
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Artist
Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)
Title
The Butterfly Effect, #17, Trail to Skoki
Date
1999
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
124.5 x 246.5 cm
Description
An abstract painting of Skoki area. Mainly yellow and black. A distinct scene is indeterminate when viewed close up but when further back, a whole scene is evident. The scene is one of a forested area near Skoki.
Subject
abstract
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Skoki
Credit
Gift of Michael Cameron, Banff, 2001
Catalogue Number
CaM.02.04 a-c
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1994
Medium
watercolour; Sumi-e brush and ink; gold leaf on rice paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.67
Description
Two white calla lily blooms on the right of a circular space, with a long leaf in the foreground. Gold leaf is present at the top of the circle.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Calla One
Date
1994
Medium
watercolour; Sumi-e brush and ink; gold leaf on rice paper
Dimensions
42.4 x 42.4 cm
Description
Two white calla lily blooms on the right of a circular space, with a long leaf in the foreground. Gold leaf is present at the top of the circle.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.67
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1994
Medium
watercolour; Sumi-e brush and ink; gold leaf on rice paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.68
Description
One white calla lily bloom on the right of a circular space, with a several green leaves in the foreground. Gold leaf is present at the top and side of the circle.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Calla Two
Date
1994
Medium
watercolour; Sumi-e brush and ink; gold leaf on rice paper
Dimensions
61.1 x 61 cm
Description
One white calla lily bloom on the right of a circular space, with a several green leaves in the foreground. Gold leaf is present at the top and side of the circle.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.68
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The Canadian Pacific Railway

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Artist
William Notman (1826 – 1891)
Date
1886
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
NoW.04.02
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Artist
William Notman (1826 – 1891)
Title
The Canadian Pacific Railway
Date
1886
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
40 x 28.2 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
CPR
Credit
Purchased from Prints Old and Rare, San Francisco, USA, 1979
Catalogue Number
NoW.04.02
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Artist
Douglas Clark (1952 – 1999, Canadian)
Date
1990
Medium
photograph
Catalogue Number
ClD.18.01
Description
a colour landscape photograph taken at the top of c-level cirque hike
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Artist
Douglas Clark (1952 – 1999, Canadian)
Title
Cascade Basin
Date
1990
Medium
photograph
Dimensions
50.8 x 60.96 cm
Description
a colour landscape photograph taken at the top of c-level cirque hike
Subject
Banff
c-level cirque
Cascade
Mountain
basin
hike
Credit
Gift of Douglas Clark (Estate), Toronto, 2016
Catalogue Number
ClD.18.01
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Centre Dance (Centre)

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1996
Medium
graphite and watercolour on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.64
Description
An iceberg sits in the top centre of the piece. The background is a blue sky and the foreground is a field of ice.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Centre Dance (Centre)
Date
1996
Medium
graphite and watercolour on arches paper
Dimensions
56.2 x 76.2 cm
Description
An iceberg sits in the top centre of the piece. The background is a blue sky and the foreground is a field of ice.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.64
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1996
Medium
graphite and watercolour on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.63
Description
A brown hill lowers from the left to the right. The background is a blue sky and a white cliff runs across the middle of the work.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Centre Dance (Left)
Date
1996
Medium
graphite and watercolour on arches paper
Dimensions
56.3 x 76.2 cm
Description
A brown hill lowers from the left to the right. The background is a blue sky and a white cliff runs across the middle of the work.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.63
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Centre Dance (Right)

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1996
Medium
graphite and watercolour on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.65
Description
A green hill lowers from the right to the left. The background is a blue sky and a blue cliff runs across the middle of the work.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Centre Dance (Right)
Date
1996
Medium
graphite and watercolour on arches paper
Dimensions
56.2 x 76.2 cm
Description
A green hill lowers from the right to the left. The background is a blue sky and a blue cliff runs across the middle of the work.
Subject
landscape
sky
mountains
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
Catalogue Number
SiR.05.65
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Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain

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Artist
Paul Wong (1956 – , Canadian)
Date
1992
Medium
audio visual recording on VHS video tape
Catalogue Number
WoP.25.01
Description
Walking the Mountain feeds hungry ghosts of those who came before. Specifically honoured in this work are the spirits of the Chinese pioneers, the railway workers of the late 1800's, the miners at the turn-of-the-century, the sojourner Hoy Ming Wong, 1896 - 1978 and the suicides of Kenneth Fletcher…
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Artist
Paul Wong (1956 – , Canadian)
Title
Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain
Date
1992
Medium
audio visual recording on VHS video tape
Dimensions
20.2 x 12.0 cm
Description
Walking the Mountain feeds hungry ghosts of those who came before. Specifically honoured in this work are the spirits of the Chinese pioneers, the railway workers of the late 1800's, the miners at the turn-of-the-century, the sojourner Hoy Ming Wong, 1896 - 1978 and the suicides of Kenneth Fletcher, 1954 - 1978 and Paul Speed, 1967 - 1991. These people are brought together through death and the communal act of remembering. Paul Wong, Chinaman's Peak: Walking the Mountain
Subject
religious
spiritual
rituals
beliefs
Credit
Purchased from Video Out, Vancouver, 1996
Catalogue Number
WoP.25.01
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Christmas Card ‘90

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1990
Medium
arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.15.22
Description
“’90” written at bottom left. “the Sinclairs” written on inside with two dots of orange paint.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Christmas Card ‘90
Date
1990
Medium
arches paper
Description
“’90” written at bottom left. “the Sinclairs” written on inside with two dots of orange paint.
Subject
card
Christmas
cut paper
mountain
landscape
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014
Catalogue Number
SiR.15.22
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Christmas Card ‘91

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1991
Medium
arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.15.23
Description
“’91” written at bottom left. “Sinclairs” written on inside with two dots of orange paint.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Christmas Card ‘91
Date
1991
Medium
arches paper
Description
“’91” written at bottom left. “Sinclairs” written on inside with two dots of orange paint.
Subject
card
Christmas
cut paper
mountain
landscape
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014
Catalogue Number
SiR.15.23
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Christmas Card ‘92

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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1992
Medium
arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.15.24
Description
“’92” written at bottom centre. “Sinclairs” written on inside with two dots of orange paint.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Christmas Card ‘92
Date
1992
Medium
arches paper
Description
“’92” written at bottom centre. “Sinclairs” written on inside with two dots of orange paint.
Subject
card
Christmas
cut paper
mountain
landscape
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014
Catalogue Number
SiR.15.24
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