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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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The Buttes, near Standoff

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Artist
George Webber
Date
2001 – 2008
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.25
Description
Photograph of Belly Buttes, Blood Reserve, Alberta.
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Artist
George Webber
Title
The Buttes, near Standoff
Date
2001 – 2008
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
11” x 14” cm
Description
Photograph of Belly Buttes, Blood Reserve, Alberta.
Subject
documentary photography
landscape
First Nations
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.25
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Chimney Stack of Demolished School, Levern

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Artist
George Webber
Date
2000 – 2000
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.05
Description
View of a chimney stack by a demolished school. Photograph taken at The Blood Reserve, Levern, Alberta.
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Artist
George Webber
Title
Chimney Stack of Demolished School, Levern
Date
2000 – 2000
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
11” x 14” cm
Description
View of a chimney stack by a demolished school. Photograph taken at The Blood Reserve, Levern, Alberta.
Subject
documentary photography
Indigenous
landscape
school
Credit
Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.05
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Gravel Road and Chief Mountain, near Levern

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Artist
George Webber
Date
2000 – 2000
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.04
Description
View of a gravel road with Chief Mountain in the background, Southern Alberta.
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Artist
George Webber
Title
Gravel Road and Chief Mountain, near Levern
Date
2000 – 2000
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
11” x 14” cm
Description
View of a gravel road with Chief Mountain in the background, Southern Alberta.
Subject
documentary
landscape
mountain
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.04
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Mount Huntington, 1978

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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.11
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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Title
Mount Huntington, 1978
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
43.18 x 50.8 cm
Subject
landscape
glacier
mountains
Credit
Gift and purchased from Jon Goodman, Williamsburg, 2014
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.11
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Mount Saint Elias from North West

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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.10
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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Title
Mount Saint Elias from North West
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
43.18 x 50.8 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
glacier
Credit
Gift and purchased from Jon Goodman, Williamsburg, 2014
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.10
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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.09
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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Title
Ruth Icefall, 1979
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
43.18 x 50.8 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
glacier
Credit
Gift and purchased from Jon Goodman, Williamsburg, 2014
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.09
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Mount McKinley from North East over Muldrow Glacier, 1938

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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.08
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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Title
Mount McKinley from North East over Muldrow Glacier, 1938
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
43.18 x 50.8 cm
Subject
landscape
glacier
Credit
Gift and purchased from Jon Goodman, Williamsburg, 2014
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.08
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Peter Pass looking South East, 1964

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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.07
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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Title
Peter Pass looking South East, 1964
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
43.18 x 50.8 cm
Subject
landscape
glacier
mountains
Credit
Gift and purchased from Jon Goodman, Williamsburg, 2014
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.07
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Mount McKinley & Mount Barille, 1977

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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.06
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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Title
Mount McKinley & Mount Barille, 1977
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
43.18 x 50.8 cm
Subject
landscape
glacier
mountains
Credit
Gift and purchased from Jon Goodman, Williamsburg, 2014
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.06
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Bernard Glacier, 1938

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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.05
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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Title
Bernard Glacier, 1938
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
43.18 x 50.8 cm
Subject
landscape
glacier
Credit
Gift and purchased from Jon Goodman, Williamsburg, 2014
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.05
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Mount McKinley Windstorm, 1942

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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.04
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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Title
Mount McKinley Windstorm, 1942
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
43.18 x 50.8 cm
Subject
landscape
glacier
mountains
Credit
Gift and purchased from Jon Goodman, Williamsburg, 2014
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.04
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Mount Saint Elias from the North West over Malaspina Glacier, 1938

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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.03
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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Title
Mount Saint Elias from the North West over Malaspina Glacier, 1938
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
43.18 x 50.8 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
glacier
Credit
Gift and purchased from Jon Goodman, Williamsburg, 2014
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.03
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Mount McKinley from the Head of Great Gorge, 1955

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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.02
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Artist
Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)
Title
Mount McKinley from the Head of Great Gorge, 1955
Date
2006
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
43.18 x 50.8 cm
Subject
landscape
mountains
glacier
Credit
Gift and purchased from Jon Goodman, Williamsburg, 2014
Catalogue Number
WbB.18.02
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Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #5

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.24
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, and brown. The centre of the work shows a river running through two segments of land on either side. In the background a mountain range stretches to the top of the piece on the right side. The artist’s signature is in …
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #5
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, and brown. The centre of the work shows a river running through two segments of land on either side. In the background a mountain range stretches to the top of the piece on the right side. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in grey paint. Au verso, written in black in the tlhc, “46/N-2”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
river
Saskatchewan
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.24
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Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #3

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.23
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, red, yellow and brown. The top section of the image is a matt blue, while the centre of the image presents a mountain range painted in red and green tones. The lower half of the image is painted in yellows and blues, w…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #3
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, red, yellow and brown. The top section of the image is a matt blue, while the centre of the image presents a mountain range painted in red and green tones. The lower half of the image is painted in yellows and blues, with a suggestion of land to the right side. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “46/L-2”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
river
Saskatchewan
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.23
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Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #2

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.22
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are blue, white, green and purple. The foreground is dominated by the river, intersected with the land. The background depicts a mountain range in a variety of shades, and the sky is blue with several white clouds. The artist’s signature is…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #2
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours are blue, white, green and purple. The foreground is dominated by the river, intersected with the land. The background depicts a mountain range in a variety of shades, and the sky is blue with several white clouds. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in purple paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “46/K-2”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
river
Saskatchewan
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.22
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Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #1

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.21
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, grey and beige. The sky in the upper third of the image is light blue and contains three grey clouds on the left. The centre of the image is dominated by mountains and greenery, and the bottom of the image represents t…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Kootenay Plains/North Saskatchewan River #1
Date
2002 – 2002
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are blue, green, grey and beige. The sky in the upper third of the image is light blue and contains three grey clouds on the left. The centre of the image is dominated by mountains and greenery, and the bottom of the image represents the river. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in brown paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “46/J-2”.
Subject
landscape
mountains
river
Saskatchewan
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2007
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.21
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.20
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are green, blue, yellow and purple. The top section of the image represents the mountains, rendered with intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. The bottom third of the image represents the water, which is also intersected with ver…
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake Study #1
Date
2001 – 2001
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
40.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are green, blue, yellow and purple. The top section of the image represents the mountains, rendered with intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. The bottom third of the image represents the water, which is also intersected with vertical lines on the right of the piece. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in red paint. Au verso, written in black ink in the tlhc, “45/P”.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2006
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.20
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