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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
1942
Medium
ink on rice paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.04.08
Description
a multi layered scene of rolling hills. In the foreground at the bottom of the image are 5 Canada geese standing in a field. Behind them are 3 cows and 3 horses among rows of crops. The mid ground has simple wooden buildings and a church at right. Larger buildings are in the row behind. A large blo…
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
Alta Scene
Date
1942
Medium
ink on rice paper
Dimensions
58.0 x 46.0 cm
Description
a multi layered scene of rolling hills. In the foreground at the bottom of the image are 5 Canada geese standing in a field. Behind them are 3 cows and 3 horses among rows of crops. The mid ground has simple wooden buildings and a church at right. Larger buildings are in the row behind. A large blocky industrial building is at back right and a small group of tipis are at left. Pointed mountains make up the background under a sky with flowing lines.
Subject
Alberta, Bow Valley, Morley, Mini thni, geese, cows, horses
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.04.08
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Be it ever so humble

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20085
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1975
Author
Soby, Trudy
Publisher
[Calgary] : Century Calgary Publications
Call Number
08.2 So1b
Author
Soby, Trudy
Responsibility
Trudy Soby
Publisher
[Calgary] : Century Calgary Publications
Published Date
1975
Physical Description
[55] p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Historic sites - Alberta
History
History of Alberta
Calgary
Abstract
Pertains to a collection of photographs and text pertaining to various buildings, homes and shops in Calgary, Alberta. While history can be explored through a multitude of lenses, author Trudy Soby decided to focus on the ways homes, apartments, buildings, and hotels contributed in creating a unique identity in Calgary, Alberta. The publication treasures the past, paying a particular homage to some of the first homes in the Calgary area. As our world continues to be revolutionized, economic motives drive industrial change, resulting in the destruction of many of the first homes in an effort to build new, and more modern housing options. The authors acknowledge such changes, and work to commemorate the homes of some of the first settlers and pioneers in the city before they are gone.
Notes
Conservation Alert: pages easily detach from spine
Accession Number
3069 a
Call Number
08.2 So1b
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
pencil on paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.03.01
Description
a close up sketch of the side of a building. The building has shaker siding on the top 2/3 and horizontal siding at the bottom. There are two windows and the rightmost side of the building is on stilts. Beside the building are leafy plants, the edge of another smaller building, and telephone poles.…
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
Exshaw
Date
1938
Medium
pencil on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
a close up sketch of the side of a building. The building has shaker siding on the top 2/3 and horizontal siding at the bottom. There are two windows and the rightmost side of the building is on stilts. Beside the building are leafy plants, the edge of another smaller building, and telephone poles. Mountains are in the background.
Subject
Exshaw, Alberta
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.03.01
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
c. 1938
Medium
pencil on paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.03.02
Description
Pencil sketch of a white house with metal looking roof. Small wooden outbuilding attached to right side of house. In the background is a mountain with sparse tree cover.
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
Exshaw Area
Date
c. 1938
Medium
pencil on paper
Dimensions
22.5 x 30.0 cm
Description
Pencil sketch of a white house with metal looking roof. Small wooden outbuilding attached to right side of house. In the background is a mountain with sparse tree cover.
Subject
Exshaw Alberta
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.03.02
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink on transfer paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.04.07 a-c
Description
A blocky stone building with many levels and a low roof in the front. Foreground is grasses and a single tree. Background is round hills at right side. a) edition 2/15 Exshaw Cement Plant, C. Robinsonb) edition 19/30. Exshaw Cement Plant, C. Robinson, 21.0 x 28.0 cm c) mirror image on paper, 19.0 x…
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
Exshaw Cement Plant
Date
n.d.
Medium
ink on transfer paper
Dimensions
18.6 x 23.5 cm
Description
A blocky stone building with many levels and a low roof in the front. Foreground is grasses and a single tree. Background is round hills at right side. a) edition 2/15 Exshaw Cement Plant, C. Robinsonb) edition 19/30. Exshaw Cement Plant, C. Robinson, 21.0 x 28.0 cm c) mirror image on paper, 19.0 x 28.0 cm, Stamp on reverse that reads “Certified Authentic Work Executed by Clifford Foard Robinson. Certified by executor of Artist’s Estate, Ron Robinson January 9 2023.”
Subject
cement plant
Exshaw Alberta
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.04.07 a-c
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
c. 1939
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.04.01
Description
A wooden church with singular tall tower topped with a cross. One person is on horseback in front of the church, another stands in shadow by the door, and two lean against the side of the building. Mountains are in the background. Church has been coloured with orange and blue paint, mountains with …
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
Morley Church
Date
c. 1939
Medium
ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.5 x 16.5 cm
Description
A wooden church with singular tall tower topped with a cross. One person is on horseback in front of the church, another stands in shadow by the door, and two lean against the side of the building. Mountains are in the background. Church has been coloured with orange and blue paint, mountains with blue, and trees and low hills in green.
Subject
Morley
McDougall United Church
Alberta
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.04.01
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Date
ca. 1941 – 1942
Medium
watercolour; ink; pencil on paper
Catalogue Number
RbC.09.01
Description
A black coil bound sketchbook. Inside the front cover “Cliff Robinson 1009-13 Ave West, Calgary. Morley, Alta” has been written in ink. The sketchbook contains ink, watercolour, and pencil works that illustrate rural scenes [Morley/Mini Thni], studies of plants and animals, buildings, tipis, a sund…
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Artist
Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian)
Title
untitled
Date
ca. 1941 – 1942
Medium
watercolour; ink; pencil on paper
Dimensions
31.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
A black coil bound sketchbook. Inside the front cover “Cliff Robinson 1009-13 Ave West, Calgary. Morley, Alta” has been written in ink. The sketchbook contains ink, watercolour, and pencil works that illustrate rural scenes [Morley/Mini Thni], studies of plants and animals, buildings, tipis, a sundance lodge, RCMP Barracks, Haida symbols, Loose linocuts of villages, a church have been placed between pages. Near the back is a letter to members of the Society of Canadian Painter-etchers and Engravers and a list of paintings exhibited by the Art Gallery of Toronto April 11 - May 3 1942
Subject
Stoney
Indigenous
Haida
birds
animals
Alberta
Mini Thni
RCMP
Credit
Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
Catalogue Number
RbC.09.01
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A walk through old Calgary

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20088
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1975
Author
Soby, Trudy
Publisher
[Calgary] : Century Calgary Publications
Call Number
08.1 So1a
Author
Soby, Trudy
Responsibility
Trudy Soby
Publisher
[Calgary] : Century Calgary Publications
Published Date
1975
Physical Description
[48] p. : ill. map ; 28 cm.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
History
History of Alberta
Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Historic sites
Abstract
Pertains to a guided walking tour around Calgary, Alberta. Beginning at the Glenbow Centre, the publication takes the reader on a walking tour through Calgary, Alberta. The author, Trudy Soby pays homage to the older historic buildings in Calgary by including them in her tour, and urging their historical preservation. Those who follow her tour are likely to develop a new found connection with the city, and its historical roots.
Accession Number
3069 a
Call Number
08.1 So1a
Collection
Archives Library
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