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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.02
Description
It is dusk and winter in the mountains. In the foreground is a fence with a willow tree to the right. There is a cat perched on the fence watching the children in the background playing hockey. There is a house with a lighted window to the left. A string of lights from the house across the yard …
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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
The Backyard Rink
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
42.0 x 58.0 cm
Description
It is dusk and winter in the mountains. In the foreground is a fence with a willow tree to the right. There is a cat perched on the fence watching the children in the background playing hockey. There is a house with a lighted window to the left. A string of lights from the house across the yard illuminates the ice rink which dominates the middle right. Three boys are playing hockey and a girl in a yellow snowsuit is sitting on the ice. Trees and mountains are in the background.
Subject
landscape
mountain
tree
winter ice rink
children
activity, ice hockey
animal, cat
architecture
Credit
Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.02
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Canmore, My Home Town

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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.04
Description
A stylized view of Canmore. A road winds through the town leading to the mountain and train tracks where there is a train coming through town. A lone cross country skier is in the foreground. There are children fishing in the creek, pulling a sleigh and playing hockey on the right. There are child…
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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
Canmore, My Home Town
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
71.2 x 52.0 cm
Description
A stylized view of Canmore. A road winds through the town leading to the mountain and train tracks where there is a train coming through town. A lone cross country skier is in the foreground. There are children fishing in the creek, pulling a sleigh and playing hockey on the right. There are children watching ducks, playing with a dog, snowman and toboganning on the left.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Nakiska
town
Canmore
winter
activity: ski jumping
toboganing
cross country skiing
Credit
Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.04
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Deer in the Woods, 1949

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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1949
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.01
Description
Colour: white, brown. Lower half is snow. In the upper half are four tree trunks left of center behind which are two deer - one facing right and the other behind her and left, facing right but looking out. Along the upper edge of the picture are the lower sections of the trunks.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Deer in the Woods, 1949
Date
1949
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
26.4 x 37.2 cm
Description
Colour: white, brown. Lower half is snow. In the upper half are four tree trunks left of center behind which are two deer - one facing right and the other behind her and left, facing right but looking out. Along the upper edge of the picture are the lower sections of the trunks.
Subject
landscape
forest
winter
animal
deer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
PhW.05.01
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Artist
Robert J. McGuinness (1886 – 1961, Canadian)
Date
1948 – 1949
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
McR.05.04
Description
A mountain side covered with snow covers all but the top left corner, a few rocks show through the snow, centered is a man on skis, he is wearing a yellow shirt, grey pants and hat, he is facing to the left, bent over his skis with his ski poles straight down behind him, image has a pencil drawn b…
Artist
Robert J. McGuinness (1886 – 1961, Canadian)
Title
The Gelande Jump
Date
1948 – 1949
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
36.0 x 28.3 cm
Description
A mountain side covered with snow covers all but the top left corner, a few rocks show through the snow, centered is a man on skis, he is wearing a yellow shirt, grey pants and hat, he is facing to the left, bent over his skis with his ski poles straight down behind him, image has a pencil drawn border
Subject
activity
skiing
landscape
mountain
winter
Credit
Gift of Lorna Becker, Calgary, 1991
Catalogue Number
McR.05.04
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1947
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.719
Description
A rough sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. A figure stands in the opening of the Dutch door while the animals surround the cabin. Written on the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” along the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” “Peter Whyte BANFF.” Near the BRC “6 1/2” and close to the TRC “3 1/2,” besides…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
Date
1947
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
10.0 x 15.9 cm
Description
A rough sketch of the 1947 Christmas card. A figure stands in the opening of the Dutch door while the animals surround the cabin. Written on the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” along the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” “Peter Whyte BANFF.” Near the BRC “6 1/2” and close to the TRC “3 1/2,” besides both numbers it appears to say “inches.”verso: landscape with an artist sitting at the top of the hill painting, there is a plane and a mountain in the background. In the BLC there are ink scribbles and “Peter Whyte” as a practice signature and the initials “P.W.”
Subject
painting
person
plane
mountain
easel
cabin
moose
deer, wolf
squirrel
bird
bear
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.719
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The Spirit of Winter in Alberta

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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.03
Description
A compressed scene of venues built specifically for the XV Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, 1988. Rolling hills to the mountains with trees, flags and signs. Left depicts Canada Olympic Park with two ski jump towers and the bobsled run. Bottom right shows the Saddledome and Calgary skyline. Ce…
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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
The Spirit of Winter in Alberta
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
40.0 x 66.5 cm
Description
A compressed scene of venues built specifically for the XV Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, 1988. Rolling hills to the mountains with trees, flags and signs. Left depicts Canada Olympic Park with two ski jump towers and the bobsled run. Bottom right shows the Saddledome and Calgary skyline. Centre left is Nakiska and to the top right is the Canmore Nordic Centre. Human figures are at each venue. Colours are predominantly shades of blue with flags and buildings of different colours.
Subject
landscape
mountains
activity
winter
sports
Olympics
Credit
Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.03
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Toe of Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1945 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas on masonite
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.286
Description
View of the edge of a glacier. In the foreground (the lower third of the picture) are areas of grey interlocking with areas of light grey-yellow green. In the background is a rounded rise of ice with its surface coloured pale yellow and white, and crevasses of light-blue, grey-green and green-blue …
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Toe of Athabasca Glacier, Columbia Icefield
Date
1945 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas on masonite
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
View of the edge of a glacier. In the foreground (the lower third of the picture) are areas of grey interlocking with areas of light grey-yellow green. In the background is a rounded rise of ice with its surface coloured pale yellow and white, and crevasses of light-blue, grey-green and green-blue (with some outlines of dark blue). The bottom edge of the glacier is a cliff of ice, which extends from the righthand side of the picture and almost reaches the lefthand side. At the top of the sketch, a strip of blue sky is found on the left and an area of brown wash is on the right.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
lake
glacier
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.286
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1943
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.34
Description
Ski trail scene with snow, trees and distant mountains. Green/blue dominant colours. Signed W.J. Phillips brc in pencil. Was mailed in Season's Greetings beige card from the Phillips. This print is #234 in R. Boulet Catalogue.
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Trail from Skoki
Date
1943
Medium
coloured woodcut on paper
Dimensions
10.0 x 11.7 cm
Description
Ski trail scene with snow, trees and distant mountains. Green/blue dominant colours. Signed W.J. Phillips brc in pencil. Was mailed in Season's Greetings beige card from the Phillips. This print is #234 in R. Boulet Catalogue.
Subject
mountain
winter
activity, skiing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.34
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1946
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.21
Description
This is a Christmas card, greeting and signature in brc. Green and blue foreground with two people standing off to the left looking at the moon high in the night sky. A blue and white mountain range is far in the distance. To the right is a brown cliff.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1946
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
8.0 x 12.2 cm
Description
This is a Christmas card, greeting and signature in brc. Green and blue foreground with two people standing off to the left looking at the moon high in the night sky. A blue and white mountain range is far in the distance. To the right is a brown cliff.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
figure
people
winter
card
Christmas
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.21
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Untitled [Prairie Sky and Telephone Lines]

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Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Date
1940
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WbG.05.01
Description
Pink prairie sky, small town viewed from above. Telephone lines and barbed wire fence cut across the image.
Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Prairie Sky and Telephone Lines]
Date
1940
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
37.4 x 54.4 cm
Description
Pink prairie sky, small town viewed from above. Telephone lines and barbed wire fence cut across the image.
Subject
landscape
prairie
winter
telephone lines
Credit
Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
Catalogue Number
WbG.05.01
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