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Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Date
1971
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.005
Description
An Alberta harvest scene. In the foreground is an area of wheat that has been cut down in concentric circles. A circular area of wheat has been left standing in the centre of the circles. This field of wheat is a vivid orange and a pale yellow. At the centre-right of the image is a black oil de…
Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Title
Alberta Harvest
Date
1971
Medium
ink on paper
Description
An Alberta harvest scene. In the foreground is an area of wheat that has been cut down in concentric circles. A circular area of wheat has been left standing in the centre of the circles. This field of wheat is a vivid orange and a pale yellow. At the centre-right of the image is a black oil derrick. To the left of the derrick and further in the distance are several grain elevators, of which a few are bright red. In the distance are the Rocky Mountains. A soft grey-blue sky makes up the top portion of the print.
Subject
landscape
prairies
Canadian Rockies
architecture
rural
grain elevators
activity
farming
oil well
Credit
Gift of George Weber, 1973
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.005
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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.02
Description
It is dusk and winter in the mountains. In the foreground is a fence with a willow tree to the right. There is a cat perched on the fence watching the children in the background playing hockey. There is a house with a lighted window to the left. A string of lights from the house across the yard …
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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
The Backyard Rink
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
42.0 x 58.0 cm
Description
It is dusk and winter in the mountains. In the foreground is a fence with a willow tree to the right. There is a cat perched on the fence watching the children in the background playing hockey. There is a house with a lighted window to the left. A string of lights from the house across the yard illuminates the ice rink which dominates the middle right. Three boys are playing hockey and a girl in a yellow snowsuit is sitting on the ice. Trees and mountains are in the background.
Subject
landscape
mountain
tree
winter ice rink
children
activity, ice hockey
animal, cat
architecture
Credit
Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.02
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Banff, Highland Gathering, Sept. 3-5, 1928

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Artist
Richard Jack (1866 – 1952, Canadian)
Date
c. 1928
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
JkR.02.03
Description
A Scottish Highland gathering taking place on the grounds of the Banff Springs Hotel. In the foreground are men in traditional Scottish dress. To the left of the image is a bagpiper. In the background on the right side of the image is the Banff Springs Hotel. A crowd is gathered at the edge of …
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Artist
Richard Jack (1866 – 1952, Canadian)
Title
Banff, Highland Gathering, Sept. 3-5, 1928
Date
c. 1928
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
75.5 x 60.3 cm
Description
A Scottish Highland gathering taking place on the grounds of the Banff Springs Hotel. In the foreground are men in traditional Scottish dress. To the left of the image is a bagpiper. In the background on the right side of the image is the Banff Springs Hotel. A crowd is gathered at the edge of an open space where the men in kilts are standing. Mount Rundle rises up behind the Hotel. A flagpole, trees and coloured tents are dispersed through the crowd in the middle of the painting.
Subject
architecture
Banff Springs Hotel
landscape
Canadian Rockies
activity
Highland Gathering
Credit
Gift of Joan Fitt, Calgary, 2001
Catalogue Number
JkR.02.03
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Bighorn Rams Feeding

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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1978
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.10
Description
In a patch of yellow and brown trees and grass in the foreground are two bighorn sheep eating, they are located on the left side of the painting. Behind the yellow trees is a mid section of green trees and behind that a small area of trees in the distance that are a blue colour. Behind all the tree…
Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Bighorn Rams Feeding
Date
1978
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
25.4 x 35.6 cm
Description
In a patch of yellow and brown trees and grass in the foreground are two bighorn sheep eating, they are located on the left side of the painting. Behind the yellow trees is a mid section of green trees and behind that a small area of trees in the distance that are a blue colour. Behind all the trees is a mountain blue in colour with some snow on its peaks. The sky above is blue with white clouds.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
animal
bighorn sheep
activity
eating
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.10
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Breaking Camp on Mount Logan, Yukon

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Artist
Ted Raftery
Date
1991
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
RaT.02.01
Description
Foreground from near top left to near bottom right is a snow covered mountain slope, 3 climbers with rope are on the slope, background is snow covered mountains protruding through cloud cover, top quarter is clear blue sky
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Artist
Ted Raftery
Title
Breaking Camp on Mount Logan, Yukon
Date
1991
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.5 x 50.7 cm
Description
Foreground from near top left to near bottom right is a snow covered mountain slope, 3 climbers with rope are on the slope, background is snow covered mountains protruding through cloud cover, top quarter is clear blue sky
Subject
landscape
mountain
people
Mount Logan
activity
climbing
Credit
Gift of Ted Raftery, Calgary, 1992
Catalogue Number
RaT.02.01
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Canmore, My Home Town

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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.04
Description
A stylized view of Canmore. A road winds through the town leading to the mountain and train tracks where there is a train coming through town. A lone cross country skier is in the foreground. There are children fishing in the creek, pulling a sleigh and playing hockey on the right. There are child…
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Artist
Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
Canmore, My Home Town
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
71.2 x 52.0 cm
Description
A stylized view of Canmore. A road winds through the town leading to the mountain and train tracks where there is a train coming through town. A lone cross country skier is in the foreground. There are children fishing in the creek, pulling a sleigh and playing hockey on the right. There are children watching ducks, playing with a dog, snowman and toboganning on the left.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Nakiska
town
Canmore
winter
activity: ski jumping
toboganing
cross country skiing
Credit
Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
Catalogue Number
EvL.04.04
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Cutting Out The Stragglers

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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.05
Description
Three wolves have singled out one bison from a herd and are making an attack. The rest of the herd are running from the right side of the image to the left. The ground is covered in snow and blue in colour. The wolves have a yellow colour intergrated with brown in their fur. In the distance are tre…
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Cutting Out The Stragglers
Date
prior to 1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
60.9 x 121.9 cm
Description
Three wolves have singled out one bison from a herd and are making an attack. The rest of the herd are running from the right side of the image to the left. The ground is covered in snow and blue in colour. The wolves have a yellow colour intergrated with brown in their fur. In the distance are trees, bison and a few more wolves.
Subject
animal
wolf
buffalo
landscape
Canadian
activity
hunting
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.05
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1935 – 1945
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.007
Description
Colour: blue. The lower five sixths of the canvas is blue snow with a ski trail going up from the lower right corner up and across left to the center of the crest where three figures are trudging. The sky beyond is streaked with a long horizontal cloud. In the upper left corner in the distance are …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Deception Pass
Date
1935 – 1945
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
63.5 x 70.6 cm
Description
Colour: blue. The lower five sixths of the canvas is blue snow with a ski trail going up from the lower right corner up and across left to the center of the crest where three figures are trudging. The sky beyond is streaked with a long horizontal cloud. In the upper left corner in the distance are snowy peaks.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
winter
activity
skiing
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.007
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Artist
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)
Date
1930 – 1940
Medium
oil; graphite; charcoal on canvas; board
Catalogue Number
RuC.01.06 a,b
Description
(a) a painting in colours blue, brown. In a circular format, a skier strides to the left side, left leg stretched out behind. There are snow-covered mountains in the background and blue sky.(b) a drawing in charcoal and pencil of the above painting: a skier strides to the left side, left leg stretc…
Artist
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)
Title
Design for pin
Date
1930 – 1940
Medium
oil; graphite; charcoal on canvas; board
Dimensions
30.5 x 30.5 cm
Description
(a) a painting in colours blue, brown. In a circular format, a skier strides to the left side, left leg stretched out behind. There are snow-covered mountains in the background and blue sky.(b) a drawing in charcoal and pencil of the above painting: a skier strides to the left side, left leg stretched out behind. There are mountains in the background.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
activity, skiing
winter
figure, male
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
RuC.01.06 a,b
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Filling in the Bathtubs

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1937 – 1940
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.029
Description
Colour: orange, green and blue on yellow and blue. Yellow slope covered with figures all carrying shovels. There are two paths coming down from the upper ridge at left. Both skiers at the end of the path are buried in snow. Two figures at the lower end of the right path are measuring the width of t…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Filling in the Bathtubs
Date
1937 – 1940
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
100.1 x 74.6 cm
Description
Colour: orange, green and blue on yellow and blue. Yellow slope covered with figures all carrying shovels. There are two paths coming down from the upper ridge at left. Both skiers at the end of the path are buried in snow. Two figures at the lower end of the right path are measuring the width of the path. The sky is clear blue above where seven skiers stand waiting their turn.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
winter
figure
group
activity
skiing
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.02.029
Images
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