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W.H. McMahon Joins The Mounties 1885

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Artist
William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian)
Date
1885 – 1956
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
McW.05.02 a-g
Description
Wood frame with white matting. 6 windows in the matting, 5 watercolour paintings and 1 photograph. Four of the watercolour paintings are in the four corners, a larger watercolour is places just about centre and the photograph is shown below. under each window is an inscription refrencing the image …
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Artist
William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian)
Title
W.H. McMahon Joins The Mounties 1885
Date
1885 – 1956
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Wood frame with white matting. 6 windows in the matting, 5 watercolour paintings and 1 photograph. Four of the watercolour paintings are in the four corners, a larger watercolour is places just about centre and the photograph is shown below. under each window is an inscription refrencing the image it is associated with. At the top is a large inscription reading “WHMcMahon Joins The Mounties. 1885.” All the writing is done in an ornate calligraphy.A: Image (top left): “The Raw Recruit” Viewer looks on into a blue room, facing a doorway and hallway. At the end of the hall a faded figure in blue pants and a red coat stand at attention. In the foreground, a soldier in a red coat, blue pants and white helmet stands in full profile view with rifle at his side. He faces the right side of the image. On the Right side a gentlemen (in a fine suit and hat) stands in full profile facing the left side of the image. He carries a suit case and walking stick. B: Image (bottom left): “First Uniform ill fitting” A man in a red coat, blue pants, and orange hat faces the viewer directly. The coat and pants are bumpy with lots of folds. in the back ground there are plain buildings and a dirt ground.C: Image (center top): “Who told you to dismount, Sir?” Blue skies look over a large area of dirt ground where a man sits in a brown shirt and blue pants. His right arm reaches down to his butt. His hat lays beside him on the right edge of the picture. In the center of the image a dark brown horse is painted mid-buck with the reins flying over his head and his ears pinned back. There is no rider on the saddle. Another man, in a red coat, stands in the distance on the left edge with his hand outstretched. In the background there is a large white building with a large British flag flying above. A faded fourth figure stands in the background. F: Image (Center bottom): “N.W.M.P. Barracks, Banff) It is a photograph (Can be found in archives V265/NA-66-37) Nine figures in brown uniforms stand in front of a yellow building with a brown roof. The man furthest to the left holds the reins of a dapple gray horse. A white dog sits between two of the center figures who are laying on the ground. Based off information at the Archives of Alberta the man laying down to the right of the dog is the artist, William Hastings McMahon. Two more horses pull a cart on the right edge. with a tenth figure in the cart. E: Image (top right): “Drill” A man in a red coat faces a line of marching soldiers in brown coats. He is slightly leaning forward and holds a long stick in his hands. Another figure in a red coat stands in the background. The surrounding environment is a mixtures of browns. Three faded buildings. D: Image (bottom right): “McMahon, N.W.M.P” A proud man faces the viewer directly. He is in a red coat, blue pants and black boots. The background is faded. One building is visible in the background and a woman figure in the far left. G: Frame and Calligraphy script on mat board
Subject
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
R.C.M.P
landscape
barrack
banff
mounties
North West Mounted Police
N.W.M.P
watercolour
Credit
Gift of Jack McMahon, Edmonton, 2018
Catalogue Number
McW.05.02 a-g
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Police Barracks in Banff

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Artist
William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian)
Date
1880 – 1929
Medium
watercolour, pen and ink on paper
Catalogue Number
McW.05.01
Description
Watercolour painting with pen and ink detailing. It is a landscape painting with 4 Mountains, blue skies, an evergreen forested area, leafy trees, bushes, a building with a red roof, yellow walls and a wood fence. The sky accounts for half the image surface, some mountain peaks and trees cross the …
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Artist
William Hastings McMahon (1864 – 1956, Canadian)
Title
Police Barracks in Banff
Date
1880 – 1929
Medium
watercolour, pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
19.05 x 30.48 cm
Description
Watercolour painting with pen and ink detailing. It is a landscape painting with 4 Mountains, blue skies, an evergreen forested area, leafy trees, bushes, a building with a red roof, yellow walls and a wood fence. The sky accounts for half the image surface, some mountain peaks and trees cross the center line and stretch into the sky. There are four birds, off centered, flying in the back ground. The forested area stretches over the mountain ranges, coming up just behind the building which is placed in the distance to the viewer. The left side of the image is surrounded by bushes and three large trees. There are four figures in the painting, two closer to the viewer with red coats, blue pants. They are placed in the middle at an opening in the gate. Another figure is on the right edge, riding a dark brown horse. the fourth figure is standing next to the building, too far to paint details. There is a white structure to the right of the building, Unidentified.
Subject
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
R.C.M.P
landscape
barrack
banff
Credit
Gift of Jack McMahon, Edmonton, 2018
Catalogue Number
McW.05.01
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1917
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.17
Description
Christmas tree with yellow star, red brick fireplace with fire
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1917
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
22.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
Christmas tree with yellow star, red brick fireplace with fire
Subject
Christmas
fireplace
tree
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.17
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1913 – 1914
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.16
Description
green hills, white fence, white house with red roof
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1913 – 1914
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
green hills, white fence, white house with red roof
Subject
house
red roof
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.16
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.15
Description
Three women wearing pink and purple gowns sitting on yellow chairs addressing a figure wearing a pink pantsuit standing on a purple floor
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
23.0 x 30.2 cm
Description
Three women wearing pink and purple gowns sitting on yellow chairs addressing a figure wearing a pink pantsuit standing on a purple floor
Subject
fairy tale
pink dress
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.15
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
c. 1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.14
Description
red and green dots with red squares. Inside red watercolour “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU”
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
c. 1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
10.0 x 8.0 cm
Description
red and green dots with red squares. Inside red watercolour “A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU”
Subject
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.14
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
c. 1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.13
Description
warm climate scene with tropical tree’s and figures riding elephants. Under one elephant it read in caps graphite “MISS WOODHULL”
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
c. 1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
23.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
warm climate scene with tropical tree’s and figures riding elephants. Under one elephant it read in caps graphite “MISS WOODHULL”
Subject
elephant
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.13
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
c. 1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.12
Description
landscape scene with three rivers, multiple figures and a white and red windmill
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
c. 1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
landscape scene with three rivers, multiple figures and a white and red windmill
Subject
windmill
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.12
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
c. 1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.11
Description
Asian landscape drawing man in blue pulling chariot with mountain in background
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
c. 1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
Asian landscape drawing man in blue pulling chariot with mountain in background
Subject
Asia
mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.11
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.10
Description
pink flowers with green leaves on brown branch
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
23.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
pink flowers with green leaves on brown branch
Subject
pink flowers
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.10
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1913 – 1914
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.09
Description
landscape with three trees, figure wearing red hood and wolf
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1913 – 1914
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
landscape with three trees, figure wearing red hood and wolf
Subject
little red ridding hood
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.09
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1918
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.03.242
Description
shaded candle and small candle holder
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1918
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
shaded candle and small candle holder
Subject
candle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.03.242
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1919
Medium
charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.03.241
Description
darkly shaded grapes and leaves
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1919
Medium
charcoal on paper
Dimensions
20.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
darkly shaded grapes and leaves
Subject
grape
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.03.241
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
c. 1917
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.08
Description
blue, green and orange designs
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
c. 1917
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
35.5 x 26.0 cm
Description
blue, green and orange designs
Subject
design
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.05.08
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Artist
Adeline Baxter (1881 – 1959)
Date
c. 1917
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BxA.05.01
Description
Colour: green, blue. A green valley with a peak at the left and a ridge at the right. Two peaks in the distance at center meet blue sky with two clouds.
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Artist
Adeline Baxter (1881 – 1959)
Title
Untitled
Date
c. 1917
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.0 x 24.0 cm
Description
Colour: green, blue. A green valley with a peak at the left and a ridge at the right. Two peaks in the distance at center meet blue sky with two clouds.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Canmore area
Credit
Gift of T. (Mrs.) B. Williams, Victoria, 1970
Catalogue Number
BxA.05.01
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View of Goat Mountain

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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Date
1888
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BeS.05.01
Description
Colour: blue, green, yellow. Two people in a canoe paddle across the lake in the lower part of the picture. Two shore lines are seen on both sides. Beyond are yellow and green hills rising up to purple mountain One pear is prominent in the distance. Clear blue fills the top.This painting was lent t…
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Artist
Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)
Title
View of Goat Mountain
Date
1888
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
40.5 x 30.3 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green, yellow. Two people in a canoe paddle across the lake in the lower part of the picture. Two shore lines are seen on both sides. Beyond are yellow and green hills rising up to purple mountain One pear is prominent in the distance. Clear blue fills the top.This painting was lent to the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 1975 to be included in the exhibition The Railway: A patron of the Arts in Canada. The exhibition was circulated across the country for two years.
Subject
landscape, lake, mountain
Vermilion Lake ?
figure, male
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
Catalogue Number
BeS.05.01
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Artist
Harry Brett ( – 1925, Canadian)
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
BrH.05.01
Description
General colour: red, yellow, blue. The left profile and torso of a boy dressed in a uniform. Blue pants with a yellow stripe and a red jacket and a blue hat. He holds a trumpet and faces left.
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Artist
Harry Brett ( – 1925, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1887
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
26 x 19 cm
Description
General colour: red, yellow, blue. The left profile and torso of a boy dressed in a uniform. Blue pants with a yellow stripe and a red jacket and a blue hat. He holds a trumpet and faces left.
Subject
NWMP
figure
male
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
Catalogue Number
BrH.05.01
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
later than 1883
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CuJ.05.01
Description
General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Bogside Scotland
Date
later than 1883
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
14.25 x 18.75 cm
Description
General colour: green, orange. Central image is a house. Half of the roof is tiled with orange brick. There are trees to the left and behind. In front are fields and a cross the bottom, is a brown fence. Sky is grey.
Subject
landscape
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
CuJ.05.01
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Artist
Thomas Mower Martin, R. C. A. (1838 – 1934, Canadian)
Date
later than 1886
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
MrT.02.01
Description
General colour: green, brown. Central image is a wooden grave marker stuck at the end of a mound of dirt left of center. It reads Sacred to A.R. Underwood. Died July 31, 1886. It is shadowed by a tree whose double trunk is at the right side. Behind is woods, dark trees and light underbrush.
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Artist
Thomas Mower Martin, R. C. A. (1838 – 1934, Canadian)
Title
Pioneer Grave
Date
later than 1886
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
16.5 x 27.5 cm
Description
General colour: green, brown. Central image is a wooden grave marker stuck at the end of a mound of dirt left of center. It reads Sacred to A.R. Underwood. Died July 31, 1886. It is shadowed by a tree whose double trunk is at the right side. Behind is woods, dark trees and light underbrush.
Subject
landscape, forest
historical
Credit
Purchased from Bashford's Corner Ltd, Calgary, 1970
Catalogue Number
MrT.02.01
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
1880
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.45
Description
Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Marble Halls
Date
1880
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
13.5 x 14 cm
Description
Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.45
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