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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1957
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.24
Description
General colour: blue grey, brown, pink. Two elevators stand at the right side on the horizon. A train chugs past on the left. The foreround is brown fields - a fence appears from the left. The sky fills the upper two thirds and is spotted with clouds.
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Airdrie, Alberta
Date
1957
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 27.8 cm
Description
General colour: blue grey, brown, pink. Two elevators stand at the right side on the horizon. A train chugs past on the left. The foreround is brown fields - a fence appears from the left. The sky fills the upper two thirds and is spotted with clouds.
Subject
architecture, rural
landscape, prairie
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.24
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Alte Bünder bauweise und volkskunst ...

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1948
Author
Jenny, Hans
Publisher
(N.p.) Verlag Bischofberger
Call Number
NA7134 J4
Author
Jenny, Hans
Publisher
(N.p.) Verlag Bischofberger
Published Date
1948
Physical Description
178p. : illus.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Architecture, Domestic - Alps
Accession Number
400
Call Number
NA7134 J4
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Architectural and Grounds Plans for St. Mary's Parish

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Part Of
Robert J. McGuinness fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of architectural and grounds plans and drawings for St. Mary's Parish in Banff, comprising 9 sheets, H58 x W89 cm to H43 x W58 cm. Plans are possibly diazotype (diazo) prints. Designed by Father Robert McGuinness. Donated by Stevenson Raines Barrett Christie Hutton Seton & Partners (l…
Date Range
[ca.1945-1951]
Reference Code
M460 / I / A / 1-9 O.S.
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Plan
Textual record
Architectural drawing
Part Of
Robert J. McGuinness fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M460
Series
M460 / I : St. Mary's Parish
Sous-Fonds
M460
Sub-Series
M460 / I / A : Architecture
Accession Number
3707
Reference Code
M460 / I / A / 1-9 O.S.
GMD
Plan
Textual record
Architectural drawing
Date Range
[ca.1945-1951]
Physical Description
9 architectural drawings : annotations ; 89 x 58 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of architectural and grounds plans and drawings for St. Mary's Parish in Banff, comprising 9 sheets, H58 x W89 cm to H43 x W58 cm.
Plans are possibly diazotype (diazo) prints.
Designed by Father Robert McGuinness.
Donated by Stevenson Raines Barrett Christie Hutton Seton & Partners (later Raines Finlayson Barrett) to the Canadian Architectural Archives at the University of Calgary.
Notes
Father Robert McGuinness was an engineer with the Canadian federal government and the Canadian Pacific Railway before entering the priesthood. After becoming ordained in Rome, Father McGuinness traveled around Europe and his designs for St. Mary's Parish were influenced by the ancient stone churches he visited during his travels.
The church was known by different names, including: St. Mary of the Assumption and St. Mary's Catholic Church. It is currently called St. Mary's Parish.
Name Access
McGuinness, Robert J.
Subject Access
Churches
Architecture
St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church
Buildings
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Alberta
Canada
Reproduction Restrictions
Originals are held in the Canadian Architectural Archives at the University of Calgary Libraries.
Copies are for reference only.
Language
English
Category
Religions
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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The arts in Canada

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1957
Author
Canada Dept. of Citizenship and Immigration
Publisher
Ottawa : Queens Printer
Call Number
N6540 C3 S
Author
Canada Dept. of Citizenship and Immigration
Responsibility
Canadian Citizenship Branch
Publisher
Ottawa : Queens Printer
Published Date
1957
Physical Description
120p. illus. (Canadian Citizenship Series Pamphlet 6)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Art, Canadian - History
Architecture - Canada
Accession Number
2509
Call Number
N6540 C3 S
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.868
Description
Boxed off is a study of balance. There are six separate drawings to emphasis balance in architecture, specifically windows. Each one has a number and their style written below: “II ITALIAN BROCADES”, “V MARBLE INLAID”, “IV ITALIAN BROCADES”, “III FRENCH GOTHIC”, “VIII HARP LUTE”, and “VIII ENGLISH …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Balance
Date
1925 – 1929
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
36.3 x 25.3 cm
Description
Boxed off is a study of balance. There are six separate drawings to emphasis balance in architecture, specifically windows. Each one has a number and their style written below: “II ITALIAN BROCADES”, “V MARBLE INLAID”, “IV ITALIAN BROCADES”, “III FRENCH GOTHIC”, “VIII HARP LUTE”, and “VIII ENGLISH GUITAR”. In the TRC “EB B-”, and it is signed by Peter near the BRC.
Subject
balance
Gothic
English Guitar
Harp Lute
French Gothic
Italian Brocades
Marble Inlaid
window
architecture
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.868
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Artist
Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)
Date
1947
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
ShM.05.02
Description
A brown picnic shelter and a pitched white tent are side by side on a green slope, the slope runs down to the right. Some large evergreen trees are behind them and a blue sky with fluffy white clouds covers the top half of the picture.
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Artist
Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)
Title
Banff Campgrounds
Date
1947
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
26.0 x 36.0 cm
Description
A brown picnic shelter and a pitched white tent are side by side on a green slope, the slope runs down to the right. Some large evergreen trees are behind them and a blue sky with fluffy white clouds covers the top half of the picture.
Subject
landscape
mountain
architecture, rural
Credit
Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 1983
Catalogue Number
ShM.05.02
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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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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.101
Description
Colour: blue, black, green, ochre. A road goes up from the lower center towards the right. On the right side of the road are five telegraph poles receding into the distance. On the left side are buildings. The front one is white and built of stone or brick. In the background is a hillside which goe…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Bank in Dawson City
Date
1956
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
30.5 x 25.5 cm
Description
Colour: blue, black, green, ochre. A road goes up from the lower center towards the right. On the right side of the road are five telegraph poles receding into the distance. On the left side are buildings. The front one is white and built of stone or brick. In the background is a hillside which goes up at an angle from the left to he upper right. Clear blue sky fills in the rest.
Subject
architecture
urban
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.101
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Bankhead Foundations

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1945 – 1950
Medium
oil on canvas on aluminum
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.223
Description
The great rock formation juts out of the lime coloured grass in the middle centre. Some large blue green evergreens create a natural barrier between the foreground and background. A smeared array of greens implies a deep forest beyond the rise in the foreground. The blue mountains stretch across th…
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Bankhead Foundations
Date
1945 – 1950
Medium
oil on canvas on aluminum
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
The great rock formation juts out of the lime coloured grass in the middle centre. Some large blue green evergreens create a natural barrier between the foreground and background. A smeared array of greens implies a deep forest beyond the rise in the foreground. The blue mountains stretch across the horizon line. Pale blue sky with low lying cloud cover dominates the top 1/3 of the sketch.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Canadian Rockies
architecture
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.223
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Barracks near Calgary

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.232
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Barracks near Calgary
Date
1944
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.6 x 35.3 cm
Subject
landscape
urban
architecture, barracks
military
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.232
Images
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