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Calf

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Artist: Joseph Fafard (1942 – 2019, Canadian)

Date: 2009

Medium: bronze; paint

Catalogue Number: FaO.06.02

Description: A cast bronze sculpture of a calk. The calf is painted black with a white tip on its tail. Both ears have a bolt through them. The left ear has a tag that reads “FAFARD 2009”

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Artist: Joseph Fafard (1942 – 2019, Canadian)

Title: Calf

Date: 2009

Medium: bronze; paint

Dimensions: 105.0 x 37.0 x 121.0 cm

Description: A cast bronze sculpture of a calk. The calf is painted black with a white tip on its tail. Both ears have a bolt through them. The left ear has a tag that reads “FAFARD 2009”

Subject: calf; animal

Credit: Gift of Neil and Edith MacGillivray, Canmore, 2023

Catalogue Number: FaO.06.02

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Foal

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Artist: Joseph Fafard (1942 – 2019, Canadian)

Date: 2003

Medium: bronze; paint

Catalogue Number: FaO.06.01

Description: A cast bronze sculpture of a foal. The foal is painted medium-to light brown with a light face. He stands with his front legs wider than his hind legs and looks slightly to the side. Back right hoof is signed “FAFARD 2003 2/7”

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Artist: Joseph Fafard (1942 – 2019, Canadian)

Title: Foal

Date: 2003

Medium: bronze; paint

Dimensions: 132.0 x 49.0 x 135.0 cm

Description: A cast bronze sculpture of a foal. The foal is painted medium-to light brown with a light face. He stands with his front legs wider than his hind legs and looks slightly to the side. Back right hoof is signed “FAFARD 2003 2/7”

Subject: foal; animals

Credit: Gift of Neil and Edith MacGillivray, Canmore, 2023

Catalogue Number: FaO.06.01

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The Diva Takes a Bow

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Artist: Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)

Date: 2009

Medium: charcoal on primed paper

Catalogue Number: EnM.03.02

Description: A charcoal drawing of a black horse with head down is drawn in 3/4 view emerging from the left side of the paper. It’s hooves are left unfinished and dissolve into loose wisps. It’s mane is loose and flowing.

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Artist: Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian)

Title: The Diva Takes a Bow

Date: 2009

Medium: charcoal on primed paper

Dimensions: 101.6 x 76.2 cm

Description: A charcoal drawing of a black horse with head down is drawn in 3/4 view emerging from the left side of the paper. It’s hooves are left unfinished and dissolve into loose wisps. It’s mane is loose and flowing.

Subject: horse

Credit: Purchased from Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 2022

Catalogue Number: EnM.03.02

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The Hunter

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1966

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.19

Description: Two figures in loincloths and two saddles horses (one brown, one black) in grassy meadow on the shore of a blue lake., Figure at left is standing next to black horse while brown horse is grazing on grass in centre next to seated figure at right. Rocky mountains and grassy slopes rise from far shore…

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Artist: Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: The Hunter

Date: 1966

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 59.0 x 74.5 cm

Description: Two figures in loincloths and two saddles horses (one brown, one black) in grassy meadow on the shore of a blue lake., Figure at left is standing next to black horse while brown horse is grazing on grass in centre next to seated figure at right. Rocky mountains and grassy slopes rise from far shore of lake. Thin clouds in blue sky above. “SITTING WIND” lower right corner. On back: “THE HUNTER Frank Kaquitts Aug 1966” Stamped on back of canvas supports is “ARTISTS MATERIALS GRUMBACHER NEW YORK”

Subject: landscape; indigenous; horses; lake; mountains

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

Catalogue Number: WiS.02.19

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.789

Description: A boxed-off sketch for the 1962 Christmas card. A helicopter is airlifting a group of animals out of the mountains. The animals are on a stretcher of sorts with their scarves blowing in the wind.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.4 cm

Description: A boxed-off sketch for the 1962 Christmas card. A helicopter is airlifting a group of animals out of the mountains. The animals are on a stretcher of sorts with their scarves blowing in the wind.

Subject: Christmas card; helicopter; flying; rescue; rope; stretcher; mountains; mountain range; animals; moose; deer; bear; squirrel; scarves

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.789

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.788

Description: A quick Christmas card sketch of a helicopter airlifting a group of animals out on a stretcher. There is a mountain range and clouds below them. In the BRC of the drawing there appears to be markings that could be Peter’s signature.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 27.8 x 21.3 cm

Description: A quick Christmas card sketch of a helicopter airlifting a group of animals out on a stretcher. There is a mountain range and clouds below them. In the BRC of the drawing there appears to be markings that could be Peter’s signature.

Subject: Christmas card; helicopter; flying; mountains; mountain range; clouds; stretcher; rope; rescue; animals; moose; deer; bear; squirrel; rabbit

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.788

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Sunrise on Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta

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Artist: Allan King (1948 – , Canadian)

Date: 2001

Medium: silver gelatin print

Catalogue Number: KgA.18.01

Description: black and white image of Lake Louise

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Artist: Allan King (1948 – , Canadian)

Title: Sunrise on Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta

Date: 2001

Medium: silver gelatin print

Dimensions: 91.44 x 152.40 cm

Description: black and white image of Lake Louise

Subject: Lake Louise; Banff National Park; lake; mountains

Credit: Gift of Allen King, Calgary, 2017

Catalogue Number: KgA.18.01

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Lake O’Hara

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Artist: Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian)

Date: 2007

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Catalogue Number: PeC.12.02

Description: acrylic landscape of Lake O’Hara shoreline reflecting evergreen trees and mountain on a cloudy day

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Artist: Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian)

Title: Lake O’Hara

Date: 2007

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Dimensions: 116.8 x 172.7 cm

Description: acrylic landscape of Lake O’Hara shoreline reflecting evergreen trees and mountain on a cloudy day

Subject: Lake O’Hara; evergreen; mountains; shoreline

Credit: Gift of Catherine Perehudoff Fowler, Saskatoon, 2017

Catalogue Number: PeC.12.02

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Low Clouds and Mountains

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Artist: Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian)

Date: 2007

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: PeC.05.05

Description: watercolour landscape, top two thirds are unidentifiable mountains with cloud coverage. Bottom third are evergreen trees around a body of water.

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Artist: Catherine Perehudoff Fowler (1958 – , Canadian)

Title: Low Clouds and Mountains

Date: 2007

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 55.9 x 76.2 cm

Description: watercolour landscape, top two thirds are unidentifiable mountains with cloud coverage. Bottom third are evergreen trees around a body of water.

Subject: cloud; mountain; evergreen; lake

Credit: Gift of Catherine Perehudoff Fowler, Saskatoon, 2017

Catalogue Number: PeC.05.05

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Oil Fields #24

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 2001

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.16

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Oil Fields #24

Date: 2001

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 121.9 x 152.4 cm

Subject: oil; Fort McMurray; Alberta

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2014

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.16

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Oil Fields #23

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 2001

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.15

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Oil Fields #23

Date: 2001

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 99.1 x 124.5 cm

Subject: Cold Lake; oil; Alberta

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2014

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.15

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.362

Description: A pencil drawing on paper of three male figures dressed in military garb. The central figure has his back to the viewer and is flanked by two much larger military figures. The two larger figures are positioned frontally and look down disdainfully at the small central figure. One of them has a musta…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 27.0 x 20.5 cm

Description: A pencil drawing on paper of three male figures dressed in military garb. The central figure has his back to the viewer and is flanked by two much larger military figures. The two larger figures are positioned frontally and look down disdainfully at the small central figure. One of them has a mustache. All figures are wearing pillbox hats and belted coats with large buttons.On Howard Smith victory bond paper.

Subject: Blind Date; Peter Whyte; drawing; military; WWII

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.362

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.434

Description: A roughly rendered pencil drawing of a hospital train. Various patients, some on crutches, nurses, soldiers, and porters are shown. A porter pushes a wheeled cart with box labelled DIAPERS. Soldier scratches his head as he looks at the box.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 14.0 x 20.0 cm

Description: A roughly rendered pencil drawing of a hospital train. Various patients, some on crutches, nurses, soldiers, and porters are shown. A porter pushes a wheeled cart with box labelled DIAPERS. Soldier scratches his head as he looks at the box.

Subject: hospital; train; diapers

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.434

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.433

Description: A paper with pencil drawings on both sides of various scenes. Side 1: A man in military uniform, with his hand on his head looks at a sign labelled DIAPERS. One rough sketch of similar figure is to the main image’s right.[brc, sideways, circled] 4; [right edge, sideways] LANDING IN ENGLAND [overlap…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 14.0 x 20.5 cm

Description: A paper with pencil drawings on both sides of various scenes. Side 1: A man in military uniform, with his hand on his head looks at a sign labelled DIAPERS. One rough sketch of similar figure is to the main image’s right.[brc, sideways, circled] 4; [right edge, sideways] LANDING IN ENGLAND [overlapping with sketch] TRAININGverso: pencil drawings of various war scenes[right side, circled, written sideways] 5-; SHERMAN TANK

Subject: military; war; Blind Date; diapers; training

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.433

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.432

Description: Pencil drawing of two separate scenes. The upper scene shows an alternate view of plane shooting at a train, enclosed in a hand-drawn rectangle. The lower image is a close-up of a German plane. [below top image, within rectangle] THEY GOT OUR ENGINE!!![trc in circle] 4; ?; 5[underlined][blc in a ci…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 27.0 x 20.0 cm

Description: Pencil drawing of two separate scenes. The upper scene shows an alternate view of plane shooting at a train, enclosed in a hand-drawn rectangle. The lower image is a close-up of a German plane. [below top image, within rectangle] THEY GOT OUR ENGINE!!![trc in circle] 4; ?; 5[underlined][blc in a circle] 5

Subject: train; plane; German; war; Blind Date

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.432

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: ink; graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.431

Description: A ink and pencil drawing of a train moving towards the viewer while a plane shoots at it from the air. An urban skyline with spire is in the background.[brc, outside of internal frame] THEY GOT OUR ENGINE!!![WM] HOWARD SMITH VICTORY BOND

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: ink; graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.0 x 27.0 cm

Description: A ink and pencil drawing of a train moving towards the viewer while a plane shoots at it from the air. An urban skyline with spire is in the background.[brc, outside of internal frame] THEY GOT OUR ENGINE!!![WM] HOWARD SMITH VICTORY BOND

Subject: train; plane; war; attack

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.431

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.430

Description: Pencil drawing of two scenes with military tanks traversing hilly landscapes.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 27.0 x 20.0 cm

Description: Pencil drawing of two scenes with military tanks traversing hilly landscapes.

Subject: tanks; war

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.430

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: ink; graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.429

Description: An ink and pencil drawing of two men facing away from the viewer, leaning on the gunwale of a ship, watching the a town recede into the distance. Men appear to be in uniform. A horizontal line divides the drawing into two unequal sections, where the upper half contains the majority of the illustrat…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1962 – 1966

Medium: ink; graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.5 x 15.0 cm

Description: An ink and pencil drawing of two men facing away from the viewer, leaning on the gunwale of a ship, watching the a town recede into the distance. Men appear to be in uniform. A horizontal line divides the drawing into two unequal sections, where the upper half contains the majority of the illustration while text below read: CHAPTER 3 [illegible scribbles]