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The story of Jesus. Pictures from paintings by Grotto, Fa Angelico, Duccio, Ghirlando, and Barnja da Siena.

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1920
Publisher
Boston : Marshall Jones
Call Number
N8050 S7
Responsibility
Descriptive text from the New Testament. Selected and arranged by Ethel Nathalie Dana
Publisher
Boston : Marshall Jones
Published Date
1920
Physical Description
iv. (unpaged) : plates
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Jesus Christ - Art
Painting - Renaissance
Accession Number
400
Call Number
N8050 S7
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Mountain landscape and police barracks

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of two framed paintings. One painting depicts a ranch or small farming community with horses in a fenced area and mountains visible in the background; second painting depicts a North-West Mounted Police barracks with a raised flag nearby and separate stables.
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
Reference Code
LUX / II / F2 / PC - 9 to 10
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Painting
Framed print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F2 : Photographs
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F2 / PC - 9 to 10
GMD
Painting
Framed print
Responsibility
Artist(s) unknown
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
Physical Description
2 paintings : framed landscape ; 25 x 17 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of two framed paintings. One painting depicts a ranch or small farming community with horses in a fenced area and mountains visible in the background; second painting depicts a North-West Mounted Police barracks with a raised flag nearby and separate stables.
Material Details
Paintings are in identical wooden frames painted orange with geometric border design. Metal hanging wires are attached to back of each frame
Subject Access
Landscapes
Painting
Arts
Mountains
Homestead
Settlement
Language
N/A
Category
Land, settlement and immigration
Arts
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1925 – 1930
Material
stone; paint;
Catalogue Number
104.02.0104 a-e
Description
Five samples of paint left on stones by J.E.H. MacDonald and Peter Whyte from Lake McArthur and Opabin, Lake O’Hara. Paint samples are mostly blue, green, and white in colour.Includes:a - blue and blue-green paint chips left by Peter Whyte at Lake McArthur [he sat below J.E.H. MacDonald] housed in …
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Title
Paint Sample
Date
1925 – 1930
Material
stone; paint;
Dimensions
3.1 x 5.0 x 10.8 cm
Description
Five samples of paint left on stones by J.E.H. MacDonald and Peter Whyte from Lake McArthur and Opabin, Lake O’Hara. Paint samples are mostly blue, green, and white in colour.Includes:a - blue and blue-green paint chips left by Peter Whyte at Lake McArthur [he sat below J.E.H. MacDonald] housed in a small round gold-coloured tin with “Pete Whyte McA sitting below JEH” on the lid, as well as four photographs of the paint samples in situb - white paint chips and a stone with more white paint on it from the Schaffer Bluffs at Lake McArthur [paint possibly left by Peter Whyte, J.E.H. MacDonald, or Richard Jack] - chips are housed in a small round gold-coloured tin with “MCARTHUR MISSING SCENE” written on the lid, as well as three photographs of the paint samples in situc - blue and white paint chips [possibly left by J.E.H. MacDonald] at the Lake McArthur Gully housed in a small round gold-coloured tin with “McA Gully” written on the lid, as well as three photographs of the paint samples in situd - blue and white paint chips left by J.E.H. MacDonald at Lake McArthur [he sat above Peter Whyte] housed in a small round gold-coloured tin with “JEH at McA sitting above Pete W.” written on the lid, as well as four photographs of the paint samples in situe - blue and white paint chips [possibly left by J.E.H. MacDonald] at Opabin near the Porcupine shelter housed in a small round gold-coloured tin with “Opabin near porcupine shelter” written on the lid, as well as two photographs of the paint samples in situ
Subject
Peter Whyte
J.E.H. MacDonald
James Edward Hervey MacDonald
art
artists
paint
painting
Lake O’Hara region;;
Credit
Gift of Patricia Cucman, Calgary, 2021
Catalogue Number
104.02.0104 a-e
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Date
1924 – 1930
Catalogue Number
104.02.0105 a-d
Description
four samples of paint left on stones and trees, presumably by J.E.H. MacDonald from Lake McArthur and Opabin, Lake O’Hara. Paint samples are mostly blue, green, and white in colour.
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Title
Paint Sample
Date
1924 – 1930
Description
four samples of paint left on stones and trees, presumably by J.E.H. MacDonald from Lake McArthur and Opabin, Lake O’Hara. Paint samples are mostly blue, green, and white in colour.
Subject
J.E.H. MacDonald
James Edward Hervey MacDonald
art
artists
paint
painting
Lake O’Hara region;
Credit
Gift of Patricia Cucman, Calgary, 2021
Catalogue Number
104.02.0105 a-d
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Painting; Fine Art Easel; Presentation Case

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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
104.39.1011 a,b
Description
Elaborately carved, W. J. Phillips' (a) presentation case: 61.5x79.3x12.5, hinged lid drops open, held by 52.5 long chains both sides. Lid elaborately carved, centre design 34.0x27.0,leaves, berries, etc. Border 8.0 wide carved square chain design, corners pinwheel, inside lined with green velvet …
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Title
Painting; Fine Art Easel; Presentation Case
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; fibre; metal
Description
Elaborately carved, W. J. Phillips' (a) presentation case: 61.5x79.3x12.5, hinged lid drops open, held by 52.5 long chains both sides. Lid elaborately carved, centre design 34.0x27.0,leaves, berries, etc. Border 8.0 wide carved square chain design, corners pinwheel, inside lined with green velvet (b) easel: 183.0x71.0, top of upright ca 40.0x30.0 elaborately carved, also carving on upright and both wings, more carving at cross bar. Feet of wings curve out into scroll. Tray has turned outer edge with carved design brace, brace broken in 2 places (old), the upright has 9 holes for movement of tray, the 2 wings have 2 holes near top for installation of case. The back lever is 140.0 long with 21.5 foot, attached to the back of the upright with a bolt and brace mechanism. Condition: water spots over all, left wing foot broken off and secured with 3 screws, piece broken off right wing top, glued back on, gouges from improper moving of tray, lever slightly warped.
Subject
artists
Walter Phillips
hobbies
painting
John D. Turner
Credit
Gift of Grace Turner, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
104.39.1011 a,b
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Date
prior to 1950
Material
skin; wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.33.0003
Description
A drum made of hide tightly stretched across a round (wood?) frame. The hide is dyed yellow with a red border and the design is divided into four quadrants by zig-zag lines. A red teepee with two figures in the door flap is drawn at the centre of the drum. Four similar yellow teepees are around…
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Title
Drum
Date
prior to 1950
Material
skin; wood; metal
Dimensions
7.5 cm
Description
A drum made of hide tightly stretched across a round (wood?) frame. The hide is dyed yellow with a red border and the design is divided into four quadrants by zig-zag lines. A red teepee with two figures in the door flap is drawn at the centre of the drum. Four similar yellow teepees are around the outside with the base of each resting on the red border. Metal disks on nails have been added as jingles.
Subject
music
ceremonial
Indigenous, North Western Plains
houses
crafts
painting
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.33.0003
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.39.0001
Description
A set of five stacking ceramic palette cups and one lid that are stored in a blue cardboard box. Each cup has a slight lip at the outside of the bowl which fits into the depression in the underside of another. A flat-topped lid sits on the last cup when they are all stacked. Inside the lid there…
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Title
Palette Cup
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
1.4 (each) cm
Description
A set of five stacking ceramic palette cups and one lid that are stored in a blue cardboard box. Each cup has a slight lip at the outside of the bowl which fits into the depression in the underside of another. A flat-topped lid sits on the last cup when they are all stacked. Inside the lid there is a sphinx trademark and “Made in Austria”. There is paint residue in each cup.
Subject
households
hobbies
crafts
painting
Edmee Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.39.0001
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.39.0003
Description
A flexible metal blade with a blunt tip attached to a plain varnished wood handle. The blade is marked with “-W”.
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Title
Palette Knife
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
1.1 x 1.5 x 18.5 cm
Description
A flexible metal blade with a blunt tip attached to a plain varnished wood handle. The blade is marked with “-W”.
Subject
households
hobbies
crafts
painting
Edmee Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.39.0003
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
paper; skin
Catalogue Number
104.39.0004 a-d
Description
A collection of four stumps used to smudge charcoal drawings. Each stump has a tightly rolled cigar shape with a blunt point at each end. Three stumps (a-c) are made of soft grey paper and one (d) is made of soft leather with a red paper wrapping at the middle.
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Title
Stump
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
paper; skin
Dimensions
15.7 (a); 13.3 (b); 12.3 (c); 12.5 (d) cm
Description
A collection of four stumps used to smudge charcoal drawings. Each stump has a tightly rolled cigar shape with a blunt point at each end. Three stumps (a-c) are made of soft grey paper and one (d) is made of soft leather with a red paper wrapping at the middle.
Subject
households
hobbies
crafts
painting
drawing
sketching
Edmee Moore
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.39.0004 a-d
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
paper; wood; glass
Catalogue Number
105.02.0026
Description
A black and white photograph of a man (Carl Rungius) sitting, wearing a smock over a vest and tie, and holding paint brushes in his right hand. The photograph is framed with a wide white mat and a simple black wooden frame with a narrow gold inside border and a narrow gold outside border. The mat…
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Title
Photographic Print
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
paper; wood; glass
Dimensions
24.0; 36.6 (frame) x 18.9; 29.2 (frame) cm
Description
A black and white photograph of a man (Carl Rungius) sitting, wearing a smock over a vest and tie, and holding paint brushes in his right hand. The photograph is framed with a wide white mat and a simple black wooden frame with a narrow gold inside border and a narrow gold outside border. The mat has “To Pearl and Philip Moore with affectionate regards, Carl Rungius” written in the lower left corner.
Subject
photography
Carl Runguis
artists
painting
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0026
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