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Before the White Man Came

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.30
Description
The painting is dominated by a large bison midcentre left grazing in a herd in the foothills. The mountains are behind under a dark blue and yellow sky.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Before the White Man Came
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.3 x 16.3 cm
Description
The painting is dominated by a large bison midcentre left grazing in a herd in the foothills. The mountains are behind under a dark blue and yellow sky.
Subject
animal, buffalo
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
foothills
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1978
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.30
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Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier

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Artist
Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian)
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
MiJ.05.06
Description
The general colours are green, blue, grey, brown, mauve, purple and white. The painting is divided in half for dominance. The bottom-half is the icy blue/green and white of the frozen lake; on the viewer’s far right there are two small evergreens in the snow. The top-half comprises the mountains an…
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Artist
Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian)
Title
Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
37.2 x 56.0 cm
Description
The general colours are green, blue, grey, brown, mauve, purple and white. The painting is divided in half for dominance. The bottom-half is the icy blue/green and white of the frozen lake; on the viewer’s far right there are two small evergreens in the snow. The top-half comprises the mountains and glacier; viewer’s right the scree slope and upward sweep of a mountain, moving to the left is the next mountain with its white and blue glacier top and blue sweep down the middle of the mountain. Lower mid-centre is the glacier snow field and to the left is a brown and white mountain. The gloomy sky is grey and white swirling clouds with hints of yellow through the grey and blue sky beyond.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Bow Glacier
Bow Lake
Janet Holly Middleton
Credit
Gift of Mary Garnham Andrews, Banff, 2009
Catalogue Number
MiJ.05.06
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1966
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.34
Description
Merry Xmas & Happy New Year from Mr. & Mrs. J. Simpson Sr. 1966-7.
Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Canadian Rockies
Date
1966
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 11.0 cm
Description
Merry Xmas & Happy New Year from Mr. & Mrs. J. Simpson Sr. 1966-7.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.34
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South from Palliser Pass

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1961
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.06
Description
Colour: green, blue. Foreground is shrubs and trees sloping down to the center. A bank of trees rises up on the right and further in the distance to the left as well. The valley leads to mountains up center. The sky across the top is yellow at the left and blue at the right.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
South from Palliser Pass
Date
1961
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
19.1 x 24.2 cm
Description
Colour: green, blue. Foreground is shrubs and trees sloping down to the center. A bank of trees rises up on the right and further in the distance to the left as well. The valley leads to mountains up center. The sky across the top is yellow at the left and blue at the right.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
pass
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1967
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.06
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Stream Coming from Peyto Lake

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.40
Description
A blue/green stream is centre bottom and dissappears in centre of picture; autumn colours on both banks; evergreen trees also both banks; mountains in background centre of picture; cloudy sky; brc inked markings appears to have been signed and dated then inked out; inscription on brc of mat: Happy …
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Stream Coming from Peyto Lake
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
14.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
A blue/green stream is centre bottom and dissappears in centre of picture; autumn colours on both banks; evergreen trees also both banks; mountains in background centre of picture; cloudy sky; brc inked markings appears to have been signed and dated then inked out; inscription on brc of mat: Happy Xmas & Happy New Year from Simpson clan 1962-63. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs.J. I. Brewster in any exhibition of publication of the collection, either in whole or in part. Banff Centre catalogue numbers: 81 0308 A; 20661.
Subject
landscape
mountain
river
Credit
Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.40
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.07
Description
Colour: Blue, brown, yellow. Hooking down into a valley which goes from the lower left corner to the middle right area. The treed mountain side rises up on the right side. In the distance above the snow in the upper left area are two mountain peaks. The sky is yellow to pink brown to blue from righ…
Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
22.9 x 30.5 cm
Description
Colour: Blue, brown, yellow. Hooking down into a valley which goes from the lower left corner to the middle right area. The treed mountain side rises up on the right side. In the distance above the snow in the upper left area are two mountain peaks. The sky is yellow to pink brown to blue from right to left.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
water
Credit
Purchased from Unknown, 1970
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.07
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.10
Description
Colour: blue, brown, yellow. mountain slopes leaning to the right. In the lower center is a clump of shrubs. Blue sky in the upper half has a yellow patch left of center.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
8.3 x 15.1 cm
Description
Colour: blue, brown, yellow. mountain slopes leaning to the right. In the lower center is a clump of shrubs. Blue sky in the upper half has a yellow patch left of center.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.10
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.57
Description
Snow covered mountains in background, snow covered foreground with one tree at left-centre and more trees in distance on far left. The sky is blue and yellow.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1962
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Snow covered mountains in background, snow covered foreground with one tree at left-centre and more trees in distance on far left. The sky is blue and yellow.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
snowscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.57
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.58
Description
Cloudy night sky, moon is in trc, with mountains in upper left of painting. A valley in the foreground with several trees at the centre of the painting and wooded area at the left of the image. Trees recede into the distance.
Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
Cloudy night sky, moon is in trc, with mountains in upper left of painting. A valley in the foreground with several trees at the centre of the painting and wooded area at the left of the image. Trees recede into the distance.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
forest
Credit
Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.58
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.24
Description
A woman in a hat is standing on the shore of a lake. The painting is dominated by Mount Assiniboine in the background under a deep blue sky.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1969
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
12.7 x 18.0 cm
Description
A woman in a hat is standing on the shore of a lake. The painting is dominated by Mount Assiniboine in the background under a deep blue sky.
Subject
figure
woman
Canadian Rockies
mountain
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.24
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