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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 94
- Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian) 28
- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 14
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 13
- Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian) 9
- Wadym Dobrolige (1913 – 1973) 8
- Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian) 7
- John Lefthand Jr. 6
- Unknown 5
- John Davenall Turner (1900 – 1980, Canadian) 3
- Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian) 3
- Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian) 2
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.16
- Description
- Metal coil-bound sketchbook with patterned black and white covers - the back cover has a green tint to the white parts, unsure if this was the original colour and the front cover is simply faded or if the back cover was dyed or tinted green later. Front cover has adhered paper label with manufactur…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 25.1 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Metal coil-bound sketchbook with patterned black and white covers - the back cover has a green tint to the white parts, unsure if this was the original colour and the front cover is simply faded or if the back cover was dyed or tinted green later. Front cover has adhered paper label with manufacturer name and space for an owner’s name - brand reads “GYRAL, Patent Pending.” Contents include sketches of possible Christmas cards, figure studies, notes, skiers, church/funeral scenes from Morley, sketches for paintings, geometric plans for tepees, and more.
- Subject
- drawing
- sketching
- skiing
- Indigenous Peoples
- tepees
- Morely
- Stoney Nakoda
- Peter Whyte
- Catharine Robb Whyte;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.09.16
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Lizzie von Rummel, Banff
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- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PlJ.03.08
- Description
- Three-quareter view bust of Lizzie von Rummel in Banff. Colours are green, purple, blues and white. The blue and purple are combined to highlight skin tones and the green is used for her clothing. The white is used in a single line to add a highlight on the left side of her chin. The sketch is comp…
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- Title
- Lizzie von Rummel, Banff
- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.94 x 40.64 cm
- Description
- Three-quareter view bust of Lizzie von Rummel in Banff. Colours are green, purple, blues and white. The blue and purple are combined to highlight skin tones and the green is used for her clothing. The white is used in a single line to add a highlight on the left side of her chin. The sketch is completed on Brown paper with a light wood frame. Signature is graphite in the lower right corner.
- Subject
- portrait
- rummel
- plaskett
- sketch
- watercolour;
- Credit
- Gift of Don Cockerton, Calgary, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- PlJ.03.08
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951
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- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.721
- Description
- A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETIN…
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1951
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.4 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A detailed sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking up some food at the rear of the vehicle, while Peter is facing the mountains reading a newspaper. In the foreground there are multiple animals surrounding the couple, and mountains in the background. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS,” and “CATHARINE AND PETER” and “Peter Whyte 1951” is written on the bottom edge.
- Subject
- Christmas card
- car
- reading
- mountains
- cooking
- couple
- moose
- deer
- bird
- rabbit
- wolf
- bear
- squirrel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.721
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- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.720
- Description
- A rough sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking at the back of the vehicle while Peter appears to be reading at the front. They are surrounding by animals with birds flying in the sky.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.7 x 27.9 cm
- Description
- A rough sketch of the 1951 Christmas card. Catharine is cooking at the back of the vehicle while Peter appears to be reading at the front. They are surrounding by animals with birds flying in the sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.720
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- Date
- 1954 – 1961
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.787
- Description
- Two sketches for Christmas cards on the top half of the page. The larger of the two is a group of animals in a nondescript room, each doing something a different at there own tables. The smaller of the two drawings is the same scene repeated, however there is an additional animal that appears to be…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1954 – 1961
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.9 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Two sketches for Christmas cards on the top half of the page. The larger of the two is a group of animals in a nondescript room, each doing something a different at there own tables. The smaller of the two drawings is the same scene repeated, however there is an additional animal that appears to be looking out a window. verso: in the BLC there are two postage stamps, one 2 cent Jefferson stamp and a 4 cent Lincoln stamp. On top of them there is a black ink stamped on top. In the BRC is says “The Junior League of Boston, Inc. 117 NEWBERRY STREET, BOSTON 16, MASSACHUSETTS”. Near the middle is says “MRS. Peter Whyte Box 370 Banff, Alberta Canada”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.787
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Railroad Workers
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- Date
- 1955 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- DoW.02.02
- Description
- Image is of a group of men working on the railroad. A foreman stands at the far left directing 6 men holding a steel rail. In the middle of the work is a man, holding a nail while his partner is in mid-swing to hammer it into place. To the right are other workers in various stages, and an engin…
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- Title
- Railroad Workers
- Date
- 1955 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 64 x 360 cm
- Description
- Image is of a group of men working on the railroad. A foreman stands at the far left directing 6 men holding a steel rail. In the middle of the work is a man, holding a nail while his partner is in mid-swing to hammer it into place. To the right are other workers in various stages, and an engine coming towards the men. In the background are rolling hills and mountains. (Castle Mountain?)Artist signature is in lower right corner “Wadym D. 55”cascade hotel mural
- Subject
- railroad
- builders
- train
- engine
- cascade hotel mural
- Credit
- Gift of Leo Wedro, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- DoW.02.02
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Rock Pools, York River
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- Artist
- A.J. Casson (1898 – 1992)
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- painting on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CaA.05.01
- Description
- A watercolour landscape painting. A large dark green/blue pool in the centre is surrounded by rocks and dominates the painting. Just above and to the left is another small pool. The rocks surrounding the pool are beige and brown with dark blue accents and outlines. There are a couple small patches …
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- Artist
- A.J. Casson (1898 – 1992)
- Title
- Rock Pools, York River
- Date
- 1957
- Medium
- painting on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- A watercolour landscape painting. A large dark green/blue pool in the centre is surrounded by rocks and dominates the painting. Just above and to the left is another small pool. The rocks surrounding the pool are beige and brown with dark blue accents and outlines. There are a couple small patches of green grass amongst the rocks. Faint pencil marks of letters can be seen scattered on rocks and pencil marks of outline sketch. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, “A.J.CASSON”. Au verso there are two stickers. The one in the top left corner is brown with black print, “ROBERTS GALLERY LIMITED Dealers in Fine Paintings and Frames since 1842 641 YONGE ST. - - - TORONTO. Title: ROCK POOLS - YORK RIVER - 1957 Artist: A.J. CASSON Price: $175.00 Stock No: 3858b Height: 10 7/8 Width: 13 5/8”. The other sticker is white with green ink and blue pen and is in the top rhc, “ROBERTS GALLERY LIMITED 641 YONGE STREET TORONTO M4Y 1Z9 MUSEUM MAT (has blue pen check mark beside) MUSEUM BACK (check mark beside) WC mounted INSPECTED BY: (illegible signature) BY ARTIST”.
- Subject
- rock pool
- A.J. Casson
- Credit
- Gift of David McClintock Denovan, Calgary, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- CaA.05.01
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- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.05.04
- Description
- Dominant colours are purple, green, blue, brown, grey, yellow, and white. The painting is dominated by Mount Rundle and a cloud-filled blue sky. The foreground is grey rocks, a dead tree with the brown tree trunk and branches reaching right, above that coniferous trees viewer’s right; the middle fo…
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- Title
- Mount Rundle
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 70.5 cm
- Description
- Dominant colours are purple, green, blue, brown, grey, yellow, and white. The painting is dominated by Mount Rundle and a cloud-filled blue sky. The foreground is grey rocks, a dead tree with the brown tree trunk and branches reaching right, above that coniferous trees viewer’s right; the middle foreground is made up of grey pebbles and small rocks with coniferous trees behind, the sun is shining on the mid- foreground and the viewer’s right highlighting the ground and trees. To the viewer’s right there is a pile of grey, brown, and beige rocks with two coniferous trees above and some yellow and brown bushes to the right of that; to the very far right the Bow River is visible and also above the bushes it is snaking its way through the valley toward Canmore. A purple-hued with some blue Tunnel (Buffalo) Mountain is in front of Mount Rundle. Mount Rundle is purple, grey, blue, pink and white with green patches to the right. The ranges on the viewer’s left are purple, grey and white and to the right of Mount Rundle they are blue, grey and white. The sky above which comprises one-third of the painting has more clouds than blue sky. The clouds are white, grey, brown growing into purple, grey and yellowish hues to the viewer’s right.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- MiJ.05.04
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Aklavik, N.W.T.
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- Date
- prior to 1977
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- BpW.02.02
- Description
- General colour: blue with green, yellow, brown. A figure, sled and team of four dogs fills lower right quarter of picture. A broad crack in the frozen lake runs up from the center at the bottom and disappears into the horizon of trees. The far shore and mountains beyond start two thirds up the pict…
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- Title
- Aklavik, N.W.T.
- Date
- prior to 1977
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 35.6 x 45.6 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue with green, yellow, brown. A figure, sled and team of four dogs fills lower right quarter of picture. A broad crack in the frozen lake runs up from the center at the bottom and disappears into the horizon of trees. The far shore and mountains beyond start two thirds up the picture.
- Credit
- Purchased from William Bonnetplume, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- BpW.02.02
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Ruffed Grouse in Winter
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- Date
- 1955 – 1956
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- BwG.02.01
- Description
- Colour: puprle, blue. Two birds perched in snow laden birch trees facing away from the viewer and to the right.
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- Title
- Ruffed Grouse in Winter
- Date
- 1955 – 1956
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 60.0 x 49.3 cm
- Description
- Colour: puprle, blue. Two birds perched in snow laden birch trees facing away from the viewer and to the right.
- Subject
- animal
- grouse
- partridge
- Ruffed Grouse
- Credit
- Gift of C. M. Smith, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- BwG.02.01
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.09.02
- Description
- A soft cover sketchbook, buff-coloured “Grumbacher Water Colour Paper 10” x 14” in red. Nine sketches plus cover see images.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 25.3 cm
- Description
- A soft cover sketchbook, buff-coloured “Grumbacher Water Colour Paper 10” x 14” in red. Nine sketches plus cover see images.
- Subject
- landscape
- water
- mountains
- buildings
- Ernest Lamarque
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.09.02
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Rough Country near Dease Lake
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- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.01.01
- Description
- See photo
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- Title
- Rough Country near Dease Lake
- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 30.3 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- See photo
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.01.01
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Canyons Of Muskwa, Northern B.C.
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.04
- Description
- General colour: green, blue, brown. Boulders and rock face rise up on left and right side. Water winds up from bottom center towards left side and disappears around the bend. Blue and white mountains peek over the foreround rocks. Beyond is clouded blue sky.
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- Title
- Canyons Of Muskwa, Northern B.C.
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 46.7 cm
- Description
- General colour: green, blue, brown. Boulders and rock face rise up on left and right side. Water winds up from bottom center towards left side and disappears around the bend. Blue and white mountains peek over the foreround rocks. Beyond is clouded blue sky.
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.04
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Stony Rapid, Athabasca River
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- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.12
- Description
- General colour: green. Four men are rowing while one poles a long barge up from the bottom left through turbulent water. Another boat moves across to the left on the right side near the trees which cut the picture horizontally in half. Above the trees is sky.signed lr: “E.C.W.Lamarque 1955”
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- Title
- Stony Rapid, Athabasca River
- Date
- 1955
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 42.2 x 52.4 cm
- Description
- General colour: green. Four men are rowing while one poles a long barge up from the bottom left through turbulent water. Another boat moves across to the left on the right side near the trees which cut the picture horizontally in half. Above the trees is sky.signed lr: “E.C.W.Lamarque 1955”
- Subject
- landscape
- river
- boating
- group, males
- Ernest Lamarque
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.12
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- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.10
- Description
- General colour: blue, grey. Rocks go along the bottom edge and out from the left in big boulders. These mark the edge of a pool of water. A piece of land with boulders comes out from the right one third up. Behind are blue mountains partly hidden by enveloping clouds.
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- Title
- Molar Pass
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 38.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, grey. Rocks go along the bottom edge and out from the left in big boulders. These mark the edge of a pool of water. A piece of land with boulders comes out from the right one third up. Behind are blue mountains partly hidden by enveloping clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.10
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- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- stonecut and woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- OsH.04.02
- Description
- General colour: black on blue. A black weasel running from left to right on a blue wood grain background.
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- Title
- Weasel
- Date
- 1958
- Medium
- stonecut and woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.1 x 22.7 cm
- Description
- General colour: black on blue. A black weasel running from left to right on a blue wood grain background.
- Subject
- animal, weasel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- OsH.04.02
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- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- OsH.04.01
- Description
- General colour: brown, yellow on white. Four muskoxen face left. Back legs reach the ground, front legs reach out as if in a gallop.
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- Title
- Four Muskoxen
- Date
- 1959
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.7 x 51.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: brown, yellow on white. Four muskoxen face left. Back legs reach the ground, front legs reach out as if in a gallop.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- OsH.04.01
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Falls and Mist
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- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.05.04
- Description
- General colour: tan with bits of green and purple. White apron comes down from the top left across the center to the bottom right corner. Yellow rocks jut from the right side. In the foreground to the left are boulders and bits of green shrubbery and grass.
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- Title
- Falls and Mist
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 36.8 x 53.6 cm
- Description
- General colour: tan with bits of green and purple. White apron comes down from the top left across the center to the bottom right corner. Yellow rocks jut from the right side. In the foreground to the left are boulders and bits of green shrubbery and grass.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.05.04
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Rockslide, Moraine Lake
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- PeG.02.02
- Description
- Colour: blue, green, black. Lower half is rough rocks rising up a bit on each side. Upper half at the left has trees and a smooth ridge going up to the upper left corner. Behind and central are blue mts. The sky across the top has a storm cloud in the upper right corner.
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- Title
- Rockslide, Moraine Lake
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 39 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green, black. Lower half is rough rocks rising up a bit on each side. Upper half at the left has trees and a smooth ridge going up to the upper left corner. Behind and central are blue mts. The sky across the top has a storm cloud in the upper right corner.
- Subject
- landscape
- Rocky Mountains
- Credit
- Gift of Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- PeG.02.02
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Fire Engine, Dawson City
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- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.097
- Description
- Colour: blue, orange red. Central image is a four wheeled vehicle with a tank and a long black handled pump. It stands in green grass. Behind is a large building: the back part of which is yellow, the front purple brown. A few figures can be seen by the door at the left side. Above are telegraph po…
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- Title
- Fire Engine, Dawson City
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, orange red. Central image is a four wheeled vehicle with a tank and a long black handled pump. It stands in green grass. Behind is a large building: the back part of which is yellow, the front purple brown. A few figures can be seen by the door at the left side. Above are telegraph poles and blue sky.
- Subject
- transportation
- architecture
- urban
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.097
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