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Two Indians

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Artist: James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)

Date: 1977

Medium: wood engraving on paper

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.08

Description: Two people dressed in outerwear, are standing facing to the right, the one in front has a cigarette in his left hand, right hand in pocket, the other has his hands behind his back, image in black ink. Initialed JAS in block brc: in pencil from l: Two Indians 27/50 James Agrell Smith.

Artist: James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)

Title: Two Indians

Date: 1977

Medium: wood engraving on paper

Dimensions: 19.7;21.0 x 12.3;14.2 cm

Description: Two people dressed in outerwear, are standing facing to the right, the one in front has a cigarette in his left hand, right hand in pocket, the other has his hands behind his back, image in black ink. Initialed JAS in block brc: in pencil from l: Two Indians 27/50 James Agrell Smith.

Subject: figure; male; group; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1986

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.08

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Untitled [Native Man]

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Artist: Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1949

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: ChG.03.01

Description: A portrait of an Indigenous man. His hair is grey and worn in two braids. He is wearing several strings of beads around his neck. His shirt or tunic is purple. A purple and orange checked blanket is wrapped around his shoulders. It is visible in both the bottom left corner and the bottom right…

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Artist: Gerda Christoffersen ( – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Untitled [Native Man]

Date: 1949

Medium: pastel on paper

Description: A portrait of an Indigenous man. His hair is grey and worn in two braids. He is wearing several strings of beads around his neck. His shirt or tunic is purple. A purple and orange checked blanket is wrapped around his shoulders. It is visible in both the bottom left corner and the bottom right corner. Behind his shoulder on the left, a tipi is visible. Smoke is coming out of the top of it. Brown, craggy mountains are visible across the horizon. The sky moves up from yellow to green to blue. Clouds at the top of the image are orange.

Subject: portrait; male; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Doris Gammon, Banff, 2000

Catalogue Number: ChG.03.01

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Heavy Shield- “To-so-ko-ya-wo-tan” Blackfoot Chief

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Artist: George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American)

Date: 1938 – 1938

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: MiG.03.03

Description: A first nations male sits with his back against the left edge of the image with his arms resting on his thighs. In his hands he holds a pipe. This man is wearing a head band with a feather at the back. He is sitting in a chair, and wears beaded cuffs and has a small horse around his neck with ot…

Artist: George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American)

Title: Heavy Shield- “To-so-ko-ya-wo-tan” Blackfoot Chief

Date: 1938 – 1938

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 61.0 x 41.0 cm

Description: A first nations male sits with his back against the left edge of the image with his arms resting on his thighs. In his hands he holds a pipe. This man is wearing a head band with a feather at the back. He is sitting in a chair, and wears beaded cuffs and has a small horse around his neck with other neck adornment. The image is black and white.

Subject: portrait; male; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of C. Gardner Lane Jr., Scarborough, USA, 1996

Catalogue Number: MiG.03.03

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Portrait of an Indian

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Artist: Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: colour reproduction on paper

Catalogue Number: DgN.04.01

Description: General colour: pink, brown. The head and shoulders of an man with braids.Two or three feathers coming out at the right side of his head. He looks out, he wears a blanket over his shoulders and a neckpiece with medallion.

Artist: Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)

Title: Portrait of an Indian

Date: n.d.

Medium: colour reproduction on paper

Dimensions: 17.5 x 14.0 cm

Description: General colour: pink, brown. The head and shoulders of an man with braids.Two or three feathers coming out at the right side of his head. He looks out, he wears a blanket over his shoulders and a neckpiece with medallion.

Subject: portrait; male; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966

Catalogue Number: DgN.04.01

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Ta Tonga monee, Walking Buffalo

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Artist: L. T. Fuller

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on skin

Catalogue Number: FuL.03.01

Description: General colour: brown, white on light brown. Head and upper torso of a man wearing a horned headress and a buckskin jacket. He looks left; his right hand comes up to his neck as though clutching together the neck of his jacket. Three feathers come out to the right and there appears to be a strong w…

Artist: L. T. Fuller

Title: Ta Tonga monee, Walking Buffalo

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on skin

Dimensions: 56.0 x 94.0 cm

Description: General colour: brown, white on light brown. Head and upper torso of a man wearing a horned headress and a buckskin jacket. He looks left; his right hand comes up to his neck as though clutching together the neck of his jacket. Three feathers come out to the right and there appears to be a strong wind blowing from the left.

Subject: portrait; male; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Jack Fuller, Banff, 1969

Catalogue Number: FuL.03.01

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George McLean

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.024

Description: Colour: blue, brown, red. The head and shoulders on a man facing left. He has short hair and wears a hat. There is a red scarf around his neck. The background is blue.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: George McLean

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 40.5 x 51 cm

Description: Colour: blue, brown, red. The head and shoulders on a man facing left. He has short hair and wears a hat. There is a red scarf around his neck. The background is blue.