topic:"River" found 7 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

City by Night, Edmonton

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1972

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.013

Description: A nightscape scene of Edmonton. The vantage point seems to be from the opposite bank of the North Saskatchewan river. The downtown area of Edmonton is an array of skyscraper and buildings lit up and stretching across the print. The legislative buildings are visible at the left of the print. Tal…

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: City by Night, Edmonton

Date: 1972

Medium: ink on paper

Description: A nightscape scene of Edmonton. The vantage point seems to be from the opposite bank of the North Saskatchewan river. The downtown area of Edmonton is an array of skyscraper and buildings lit up and stretching across the print. The legislative buildings are visible at the left of the print. Tall, silhouetted evergreen trees are positioned in both lower corners of the prints. Smaller trees extend across the print at its bottom. The entire print is quite dark with the exception of the lighted buildings.

Subject: city; Edmonton; architecture; urban; skyscrapers; legislative building; river; North Saskatchewan

Credit: Gift of George Weber, 1973

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.013

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Edmonton

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1972

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.014

Description: A cityscape scene of Edmonton. The vantage point seems to be from the opposite bank of the North Saskatchewan river. The closest side of the riverbank is soft green and slopes downward from the bottom of the print towards the river which is bright blue. The river flows horizontally across the pr…

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Edmonton

Date: 1972

Medium: ink on paper

Description: A cityscape scene of Edmonton. The vantage point seems to be from the opposite bank of the North Saskatchewan river. The closest side of the riverbank is soft green and slopes downward from the bottom of the print towards the river which is bright blue. The river flows horizontally across the print. Several houses are visible at the bottom of the riverbank. Trees descend down the riverbank on either side of the print. A steel bridge crosses the river and is visible at the right of the print. The The skyscrapers of downtown Edmonton stretch across the print on the opposite side of the river. The buildings are tan. The sky is clear blue and mauve.

Subject: city; Edmonton; architecture; urban; skyscrapers; river; North Saskatchewan

Credit: Gift of George Weber, 1973

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.014

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The North Saskatchewan River, Alberta

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1971

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.004

Description: Print shows valley of North Saskatchewan River. In the forground is a hilly area of striated colours of brown, orange and beige. Trees appear to grow from an area further down the side of the valley in the foreground. They are multi-coloured and stretch across the bottom portion of the print. T…

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: The North Saskatchewan River, Alberta

Date: 1971

Medium: ink on paper

Description: Print shows valley of North Saskatchewan River. In the forground is a hilly area of striated colours of brown, orange and beige. Trees appear to grow from an area further down the side of the valley in the foreground. They are multi-coloured and stretch across the bottom portion of the print. The river is seen lower in the valley and meanders out into the distance. It is bright blue and is border along its banks by the sloping river valley, covered in parts by trees. In the distance, land surrounding the valley is visible.

Subject: landscape; river; North Saskatchewan

Credit: Gift of George Weber, 1973

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.004

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Peace River, Dunvagan, Alberta

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1973

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.017

Description: A bridge stretches across the Peace River at the centre of the print. The Peace River runs from the centre left side of the print into the distance on the right side of it. From the bottom right corner a road runs into and then is lost on the close side of the river valley. The immediate foregro…

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: Peace River, Dunvagan, Alberta

Date: 1973

Medium: ink on paper

Description: A bridge stretches across the Peace River at the centre of the print. The Peace River runs from the centre left side of the print into the distance on the right side of it. From the bottom right corner a road runs into and then is lost on the close side of the river valley. The immediate foreground is a brown, grassy, shrubby area which gradually turns to green as it crosses the road and descends into the river valley. The opposite side of the river valley is mainly grey. The sky is a heather pink colour with a few tan coloured clouds in it.

Subject: landscape; Peace River valley; river; Peace River; architecture; bridge

Credit: Gift of George Weber, 1973

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.017

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The Three Sisters, Canmore, Alberta

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Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Date: 1971

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WbG.04.007

Description: In the lower foreground of the print, the Bow River is visible and meanders away into the distance. Dark trees are visible on either side of the print and are reflected in the river. In the distance and in the centre of the print are the Three Sisters, covered in snow. Green hills lead up to the…

Artist: George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)

Title: The Three Sisters, Canmore, Alberta

Date: 1971

Medium: ink on paper

Description: In the lower foreground of the print, the Bow River is visible and meanders away into the distance. Dark trees are visible on either side of the print and are reflected in the river. In the distance and in the centre of the print are the Three Sisters, covered in snow. Green hills lead up to the peaks.