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Art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains and Selkirk Mountains 1809-2012
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2012
- Author
- Townshend, Nancy
- Publisher
- Calgary : Bayeux Arts
- Call Number
- N T69 A78
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- Author
- Townshend, Nancy
- Responsibility
- Nancy Townshend
- Publisher
- Calgary : Bayeux Arts
- Published Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- vi, 136p, 40 plates : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Art
- Artists
- O'Brien, Lucius
- Notman, William & Son
- Thompson, David
- Harmon, Byron
- Harris, Lawren
- MacDonald, J.E.H
- Sargent, John Singer
- Whyte, Peter
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
- Rocky Mountains
- Purcell Mountains
- Selkirk Mountains
- Abstract
- Nancy Townshend's book on art inspired by the Canadian Rockies, Purcell Mountains, and Selkirk Mountains presents these mountains' justifiable prominence in world art. For over two centuries, Canadian artists have admired their magnitude and grandeur, their endlessly changing light and atmospheric conditions, their four distinct seasons, and myriad other aspects. The book is organized chronologically into three eras: traditional (1809 –1899), Modern (1900–1973) and contemporary (1974–2012). From David Thompson's watercolours in the early nineteenth century (c. 1809) of the East Kootenays to Jan Kabatoff's multimedia art of the early twenty-first century that addresses the impact of global warming on glaciers, Townshend's book presents a whole gamut of Canadian art inspired by these great mountains. Featuring three comprehensive overviews and thirteen chapters on both central and western Canadian artists, as well as a chapter on American artist John Singer Sargent, the book offers insights into their art and inspirations. What did two centuries of artistic exploration in the infinitely facetted Canadian Rockies, Purcells and Selkirks yield? How did the resulting works of art serve to build a unique western Canadian identity? How does the West inform Canadians about themselves, about their own place in the world at this critical time in world history? Townshend answers these questions in this significant reference book for decades to come. Over the past two hundred years, a shift from the exploitative view of Canada's mountain West during the traditional era to the contemporary creative genesis of this area has occurred. Because of the contemporary artists' commitment to wildlife conservation and environmental issues, the contemporary era is more outward looking and expansive, concerned about the world's future. Townshend's all-encompassing text and selected stunning images confirm John Ruskin's observation that mountains are "the beginning and end of all natural scenery." That Canada's mountain West is indeed a place to be revered, a place from which we can learn about ourselves now and in the future. (from author's website)
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction to the Traditional Era (1809-1899):
- Chapter One - Lucius O'Brien (1832-1899)
- Chapter Two - William McFarlane Notman (1857-1913)
- Chapter Three - Frederic Bell-Smith (1846-1923)
- Chapter Four - David Thompson (1770-1857)
- Chapter Five - Richard Henery Trueman (1856-1911)
- Chapter Six - Byron Harmon (1976-1942)
- Introduction to the Modern Era (1900-1971):
- Chapter Seven - Lawren Stewart Harris (1885-1970)
- Chapter Eight - J.E.H. MacDonald (1873-1932)
- Chapter Nine - John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
- Chapter Ten - Peter Whyte (1905-1966)
- Chapter Eleven - Catharine Robb Whyte (1906-1979)
- Introduction to the Contemporary Era (1972-2012):
- Chapter Twelve - Kent Monkman (1965-)
- Chapter Thirteen - Jin-Me Yoon (1960-)
- Chapter Fourteen - Jan Kabatoff (1948-)
- Conclusion
- Index
- Notes
- Signed by author
- ISBN
- 978-1-897411-37-7
- Accession Number
- AC637
- Call Number
- N T69 A78
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Author's website
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- Date
- 1920 – 1979
- Material
- metal; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1002
- Description
- Wooden paint box with metal hinges and a leather handle. Inside the box there are three compartments containing 6 oil paint tubes, 7 brushes and 1 pencil.
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- Title
- Artist Box
- Date
- 1920 – 1979
- Material
- metal; skin; wood
- Description
- Wooden paint box with metal hinges and a leather handle. Inside the box there are three compartments containing 6 oil paint tubes, 7 brushes and 1 pencil.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1002
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- Date
- 1880 – 1939
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1003
- Description
- A small black japanned tin with a wooden handle. The tin contains a wooden palette along with brushes and oil paint tubes.
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- Title
- Artist Box
- Date
- 1880 – 1939
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- A small black japanned tin with a wooden handle. The tin contains a wooden palette along with brushes and oil paint tubes.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- artists
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1003
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- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- paper; metal; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1017
- Description
- Brown pressed paper box with hinged lid, leather handle,and metal hinges and closures. A label on top of the case reads “Chicago Academy of Fine Arts” and has Edmee Moore’s Chicago address handwritten in pencil.The case contains: a cardboard box of poster paint jars, five other paint jars, two pai…
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- Title
- Assemblage
- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- paper; metal; skin; wood
- Description
- Brown pressed paper box with hinged lid, leather handle,and metal hinges and closures. A label on top of the case reads “Chicago Academy of Fine Arts” and has Edmee Moore’s Chicago address handwritten in pencil.The case contains: a cardboard box of poster paint jars, five other paint jars, two paint trays, two single paint bowls, nine paint brushes, two protractors, three fine pens, a card of lettering nibs, a box of pins and nibs, five metal adjustable holders, three pencil erasers, four pencils, one stick, one palette knife, two erasers, one sandpaper stick, one metal tool in a case, one wooden hinged tool, one complete drafting tool set, one set of lesson cards, one paint rag, and numerous pieces of charcoal.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1017
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- skin, moose; hair, beaver; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1019
- Description
- Fur trimmed, straight-cut, beaded jacket with beaded cuffs, woodland floral designs in brown/white/blue/green, beaded yoke, front panels and pocket flaps, buckskin fringe at shoulders and back, beaver fur outlines all beaded areas and bottom edge.
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- skin, moose; hair, beaver; glass
- Dimensions
- 54.0 x 88.0 cm
- Description
- Fur trimmed, straight-cut, beaded jacket with beaded cuffs, woodland floral designs in brown/white/blue/green, beaded yoke, front panels and pocket flaps, buckskin fringe at shoulders and back, beaver fur outlines all beaded areas and bottom edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Wrig Burles, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1019
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Bronze Sculpture
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- Date
- 1998 – 2001
- Material
- metal, bronze; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1037
- Description
- Commemorative bronze sculpture of man on horse by Malcolm MacKenzie on wooden base. Signed by artist and numbered #26 of 49. Plaque on front reads: “T.R.C.R. 75 years, 1923-1998”.
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- Title
- Bronze Sculpture
- Date
- 1998 – 2001
- Material
- metal, bronze; wood
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 9.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Commemorative bronze sculpture of man on horse by Malcolm MacKenzie on wooden base. Signed by artist and numbered #26 of 49. Plaque on front reads: “T.R.C.R. 75 years, 1923-1998”.
- Credit
- Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1037
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1014 a-c
- Description
- Three hand-carved busts of light polished wood on dark brown turned bases.a) Man with cowboy hat. Bright pink markings on the bottom are illegible.b) Woman with long braids wrapped around her head. Bright pink markings on the bottom are barely legible “Hand carved by Augustine...”c) Young woman wi…
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- Title
- Bust
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Three hand-carved busts of light polished wood on dark brown turned bases.a) Man with cowboy hat. Bright pink markings on the bottom are illegible.b) Woman with long braids wrapped around her head. Bright pink markings on the bottom are barely legible “Hand carved by Augustine...”c) Young woman with long hair and a demure smile. The bottom of this bust is marked “Hand Carved by Augustin Oberdmeryani” in bright pink.
- Subject
- crafts
- woodworking
- carving
- art
- artists
- Augustin Oberdmeryani
- Jimmy Simpson
- Billie Simpson
- Mary Simpson
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1014 a-c
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- Date
- 1925 – 1927
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0109
- Description
- A very small, white, cardboard card with "Peter White (sic)" printed in Gothic lettering at centre, and Banff, Alta", in plain lettering in lower right corner.
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- Title
- Calling Card
- Date
- 1925 – 1927
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- A very small, white, cardboard card with "Peter White (sic)" printed in Gothic lettering at centre, and Banff, Alta", in plain lettering in lower right corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0109
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Commemorative Coin
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1065 a,b
- Description
- 1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square…
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- 1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square, rounded flap has 2.7 fold-over.
- Subject
- events
- Banff Indian Days
- organization
- Kiwanis
- artists
- Charlie Beil
- George McLean
- Chief Walking Buffalo
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Purchased from Robert Smith, Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1065 a,b
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Commemorative Coin
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1109
- Description
- 1970 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis Dollar in plastic envelope "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1970". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is a head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" housed in a clear…
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Description
- 1970 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis Dollar in plastic envelope "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1970". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is a head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" housed in a clear plastic envelope 4.7 square with fold-over flap 2.2.
- Subject
- Banff Indian Days
- artists
- Charlie Beil
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Walls, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1109
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