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Best of Alberta : the search for our greatest citizen : 125 of our greatest citizens

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2008

Author: Jarvie, Michele (editor)

Publisher: Calgary Herald

Call Number: 08.2 C11 B11 PAM

Author: Jarvie, Michele (editor)

Responsibility: Michele Jarvie (editor)

Publisher: Calgary Herald

Published Date: 2008

Physical Description: Newpaper insert

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: History of Alberta; Biography; Read, Ken; Tyson, Ian; Russell, Andy; Carter, Wilf; Whyte, Catharine Robb; Whyte, Peter; Harvie, Eric; Brewster, Jim; McDougall, John; Nordegg, Martin

Abstract: Pertains to a search for Alberta's Greatest Citizen and summarizes the lives of 125 people from various decades including several specific to the Bow Vally such as Peter Lougheed, Ken Read, Ian Tyson, Andy Russell, Wilf Carter, Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte, Eric Harvie, Roland Michener, James Gladstone [Akay-na-muka], Jim Brewster, Bill Brewster, Ernest Poole, Martin Nordegg, Chief Crowfoot [Isapo-Muxika], Father Albert Lacombe, Rev. John Chantler McDougall.

Notes: Section BA in the Sunday, June 8, 2008 Calgary Herald

Call Number: 08.2 C11 B11 PAM

Collection: Archives Library

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Drawing from the mountain : an illustrated journey

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2006

Author: Perry, Lorne

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Edition: 1st ed.

Call Number: 06.1 P41d

Author: Perry, Lorne

Responsibility: Lorne Perry

Edition: 1st ed.

Publisher: Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books

Published Date: 2006

Physical Description: 141 p. : ill., ports.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Art; Trees; Flora; Flowers; Geology; Wildlife; Mountaineering; Equipment; Biography; Mountains; Rocky Mountains; Photography; Wilderness; Travel

Abstract: Pertains to art created by Lorne Perry during

Contents: Prologue; Beginning with trees; The limstone triangle; A fine kind of madness; "Real good" stories; Lords of the dance; The power of one; Flesh and blood; The gift; Epilogue; Acknowledgements

Notes: Signed by Lorne Perry

ISBN: 9781894765817

Accession Number: 2019.110

Call Number: 06.1 P41d

Collection: Archives Library

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Tillenius: the art of nature

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Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Published Date: 2005

Author: Directors, Ray Harper, Pirkko Karvonen ; producer, Pirkko Karvonen ; executive producer, Albert Karvonen

Publisher: Edmonton : Karvonen Films

Call Number: 04.2 K11t

Author: Directors, Ray Harper, Pirkko Karvonen ; producer, Pirkko Karvonen ; executive producer, Albert Karvonen

Publisher: Edmonton : Karvonen Films

Published Date: 2005

Physical Description: 1 DVD-video (48, 42 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm

Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Subjects: Tillenius, Clarence; Bears; Nature; Artists; Biography

Abstract: This is the story of Clarence Tillenius, a master painter who has overcome the odds to live an extraordinary life. At 90, Clarence has spent a lifetime studying wildlife and translating nature into art, rising above a tragic accident to become one of Canada’s leading wildlife painters. Driven by the need to fully experience the world of his subjects, Clarence Tillenius would come face to face with nature, from polar bears to stampeding bison, all to capture their essence and make paintings come alive.

Notes: The abstract has been taken directly from the film itself

Accession Number: 2019.64

Call Number: 04.2 K11t

Collection: Archives Library

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A 2005 centennial addendum to the 1993 publication "pioneer families of Southern Alberta"

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2005

Author: Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants

Publisher: [Calgary] : Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendents

Call Number: 08.2 So8a

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Author: Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants

Responsibility: Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendants

Publisher: [Calgary] : Southern Alberta Pioneers and Their Descendents

Published Date: 2005

Physical Description: 94 p. ; illus.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: History of Alberta; History; Biography; Pioneer life

Abstract: Pertains to the "Pioneer Families of Southern Alberta" publication compiled in 1995 - addendum for centennial with additional biographical information

Contents: Ascheson to Astley; Baille to Byers; Callaway to Cyr; Dalgleish to Dyke; Earl to Ewell; Faiery to Fullerton; Gaetz to Gunn; Haines to Hutchison; Ilugason to Irvine; Jack to Jukes; Kauntz to Kountz; Lacombe to Lyndon; MacDonald to Myers; Naessens to Norrish; O'Brien to Owens; Pace to Pullar; Quail; Ramsay to Ruers; Sample sto Sweinhurt; Talbot to Tyson; Vanwart to Vincent; Wakeford to Wright; York to Yuill; Zanoni; Illustrations - photos prepared by Robert (Bud) Vine

Notes: Addendum to 08.2 So8p

Accession Number: 2019.68

Call Number: 08.2 So8a

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Website for Southern Alberta Pioneers and their Descendants

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David Milne : an introduction to his life and art

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2005

Author: Silcox, David

Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books

Call Number: 06.1 Si3d

Author: Silcox, David

Responsibility: David Silcox

Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books

Published Date: 2005

Physical Description: 64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Art; Biography

Subjects: Painting; Watercolors; Milne, David

Abstract: Pertains to the work of David Brown Milne, a modernist artists whose work reflected the intellectual and emotional mind. Milne was a highly respected and influential artist who portrayed astonishing technique in both oil and watercolour. Rather than follow the path various other artists had at the time of his career, Milne ascended his own path, and his work reflects such independence. The publication is comprehensive in the sense that it combines Milne’s art with a history of his life and experiences. Written by David Silcox, the publication explores the artist’s successes, failures and major breakthroughs, artistically speaking. Readers can expect to learn more about David Brown Milne and his artistic endeavors.

Contents: Introduction (pg. 9); One: Early promise and early success (pg. 11); Two: A solitary path (pg. 19); Three: The Great Depression: Years of productivity (pg. 39); Four: Recognition and acceptance (pg. 49); Epilogue (pg. 62); Selected bibliography (pg. 63); Index (pg. 64)