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- Date
- 2011
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Catalogue Number
- GuR.02.01
- Description
- A landscape oil painting, on board, of forest on fire. The painting is dominated by one central tree. Fallen tree on fire diagonally across painting in foreground. Background is thick forest on fire and some blue sky with orange smoke. Primarily red, green, blue and yellow color palette. Au verso s…
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- Title
- #4 Wildfires
- Date
- 2011
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 19.2 x 24.3 cm
- Description
- A landscape oil painting, on board, of forest on fire. The painting is dominated by one central tree. Fallen tree on fire diagonally across painting in foreground. Background is thick forest on fire and some blue sky with orange smoke. Primarily red, green, blue and yellow color palette. Au verso several stickers. At top white with black printing “THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AT BANFF. IT IS A GIFT FROM THE ARTIST, ROBERT GUEST OF GRANDE CACHE. 2012.” Sticker middle right is yellow with black print, “ CAUTION! HELP AVOID FADING: Display original artwork out of direct sunlight or other strong light, and away from heat or moist conditions!” Bottom left label, white with black printing, “#4. Wildfires./2011” NEW OILPAINT SERIES - 8X10 “ PANELS AT GRANDE CACHE, BY R. GUEST.” Bottom left sticker, blue with black print, see artist bio.
- Subject
- landscape
- forest fire
- Robert Guest
- Credit
- Purchased from Robert Guest, Grande Cache, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- GuR.02.01
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Clearwater Lake
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacthuw.02.01
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- oil on paperboard
- Catalogue Number
- HuW.02.01
- Description
- In the foreground is a small lake coming from the left side, a man is working on a canoe on the shore. Grass and rocks dominate the foreground, forest behind. The centre of the painting is dominated by a mountain with snow-covered mountain range behind.
- Title
- Clearwater Lake
- Date
- 1914
- Medium
- oil on paperboard
- Dimensions
- 119.5 x 80.1 cm
- Description
- In the foreground is a small lake coming from the left side, a man is working on a canoe on the shore. Grass and rocks dominate the foreground, forest behind. The centre of the painting is dominated by a mountain with snow-covered mountain range behind.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- HuW.02.01
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A forest fire in the Rocky Mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15102
- Published Date
- 1890
- Physical Description
- p.128, ill.
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.IV, no.86, (February 1890)
- photograph on p.128, description on p.119 under "Our Engravings"
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Artist
- James Whaite
- Date
- prior to 1916
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WhJ.05.01
- Description
- A mountain scene, left foreground is covered with logs and rocks on grass, a river bank, running from bottom right to lower left centre is a fast flowing river, lots of foliage on trees on riverbank, mountains rise behind riverbank, tree covered, clouds on mountains tops and in the sky.
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- Artist
- James Whaite
- Title
- Hope
- Date
- prior to 1916
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 62.5 x 44.1 cm
- Description
- A mountain scene, left foreground is covered with logs and rocks on grass, a river bank, running from bottom right to lower left centre is a fast flowing river, lots of foliage on trees on riverbank, mountains rise behind riverbank, tree covered, clouds on mountains tops and in the sky.
- Subject
- landscape, mountain
- river
- forest
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- WhJ.05.01
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If this tree could talk : what fire-scarred trees in the Rocky Mountain Trench reveal about the human use of burning long before European settlement
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15249
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2016
- Author
- Barnes, Trish
- Publisher
- In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol. 1, 2016
- Call Number
- P
- Author
- Barnes, Trish
- Publisher
- In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol. 1, 2016
- Published Date
- 2016
- Physical Description
- p.20-21
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Accession Number
- P2016 - 73,000 - 05
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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If this tree could talk : what fire-scarred trees in the Rocky Mountain Trench reveal about the human use of burning long before European settlement
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15400
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Barnes, Trish
- Publisher
- In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol. 1, 2017
- Call Number
- P
- Author
- Barnes, Trish
- Publisher
- In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol. 1, 2017
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- p.20-21
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Accession Number
- P2017 - 73,000 - 05
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Artist
- Gennadiy Ivanov
- Date
- ca. 2022 – 2022
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- IvG.03.04
- Description
- Landscape drawing of Mount Robson composed of a colour palette of varying of blues, purples, white and brown. The background has a blue sky, with clouds rendered in white and purple. The focal point is the large mountain decorated with white, purple and brown vertical lines. The middle ground us a …
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- Artist
- Gennadiy Ivanov
- Title
- Mount Robson
- Date
- ca. 2022 – 2022
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 49.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- Landscape drawing of Mount Robson composed of a colour palette of varying of blues, purples, white and brown. The background has a blue sky, with clouds rendered in white and purple. The focal point is the large mountain decorated with white, purple and brown vertical lines. The middle ground us a forest of green trees, and the foreground is a flat area of green grass.
- Credit
- Gift of Gennadiy Ivanov, Norwich, Norfolk , UK, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- IvG.03.04
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Rocky Mountain Forest Reserve
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue23249
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1913-14
- Publisher
- Department of the Interior
- Call Number
- C2-11.9
- Publisher
- Department of the Interior
- Published Date
- 1913-14
- Scale
- Scale: 1".014 = 1 mile
- Accession Number
- 2781
- Call Number
- C2-11.9
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- HuW.05.05
- Description
- A vetical painting, a brown road in bottom foreground has tall evergreen trees on both sides. At the end of road is a snow covered mountain. Cloudy sky in background.
- Title
- Snow Peak Ave
- Date
- 1915
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 13.9 x 8.3 cm
- Description
- A vetical painting, a brown road in bottom foreground has tall evergreen trees on both sides. At the end of road is a snow covered mountain. Cloudy sky in background.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- forest
- road
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- HuW.05.05
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Trees and Mountain Slope
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjaa.03.11
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.11
- Description
- Pencil sketch of trees and mountain slopes in background. Line of tall evergreen trees dominate picture. Heavy lines on trees, mountain slope in lighter lines, with shading. Colour notes left edge and bottom edge. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, rounded corners bl and br. S…
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- Title
- Trees and Mountain Slope
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.7 x 27.7 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of trees and mountain slopes in background. Line of tall evergreen trees dominate picture. Heavy lines on trees, mountain slope in lighter lines, with shading. Colour notes left edge and bottom edge. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, rounded corners bl and br. Sketch of mountain peaks on back as well with colour notes.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.11
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