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Cedar Waxwings, Okotoks, AB

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Artist
Keith Logan
Date
1983
Medium
photographic positive on paper
Catalogue Number
LgK.18.03
Description
Colour photograph of two cedar waxwing birds with chicks in a nest. The two birds are on branches. The nest appears to be the focus of the image and is nestled at the meeting of the branches. Green leaves surround the birds. The background through the branches is black.
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Artist
Keith Logan
Title
Cedar Waxwings, Okotoks, AB
Date
1983
Medium
photographic positive on paper
Dimensions
60.0 x 51.0 cm
Description
Colour photograph of two cedar waxwing birds with chicks in a nest. The two birds are on branches. The nest appears to be the focus of the image and is nestled at the meeting of the branches. Green leaves surround the birds. The background through the branches is black.
Subject
animal
bird
cedar waxwing
Credit
Purchased from Keith Logan, Cochrane, 2002
Catalogue Number
LgK.18.03
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Artist
Brian Joseph Grandbois
Date
1978
Medium
acrylic on paper
Catalogue Number
GrB.12.02
Description
Large stylized eagle looking to the left, another bird under its breast, another bird looking to the right behind wings. Predominate colours light blue, maroon and yellow.
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Artist
Brian Joseph Grandbois
Title
Untitled
Date
1978
Medium
acrylic on paper
Dimensions
25; 38 x 35; 45.5 cm
Description
Large stylized eagle looking to the left, another bird under its breast, another bird looking to the right behind wings. Predominate colours light blue, maroon and yellow.
Subject
mythological
bird
eagle
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
GrB.12.02
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
1977
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.02
Description
Colour: brown and black on white. The rear view of a bird whose head is turned to the right. The background is divided in two diagonally, from the upper edge left of center to two thirds down the right side. The markings on the lower section are in squares. In the upper section the markings run hor…
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Ruffed Grouse
Date
1977
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
15.5 x 11.5 cm
Description
Colour: brown and black on white. The rear view of a bird whose head is turned to the right. The background is divided in two diagonally, from the upper edge left of center to two thirds down the right side. The markings on the lower section are in squares. In the upper section the markings run horizontally.
Subject
animal, bird
Credit
Purchased from Robert J. Hope, 1975
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.02
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Date
1977
Material
wood; metal; paper
Catalogue Number
107.01.0094 a-h
Description
A set of eight small, brightly painted, wooden birds. Each bird is shaped and coloured in a stylized manner to represent different kinds of birds. Metal tails and bills have been added to some. All stand on two toothpick like metal legs attached into a flat green square base. (a) red, partridge lik…
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Title
Bird Figurine Set
Date
1977
Material
wood; metal; paper
Dimensions
3.0 x 1.2 x 3.3 cm
Description
A set of eight small, brightly painted, wooden birds. Each bird is shaped and coloured in a stylized manner to represent different kinds of birds. Metal tails and bills have been added to some. All stand on two toothpick like metal legs attached into a flat green square base. (a) red, partridge like, with bill in air, white spots, yellow eye. (b) yellow with brown head, long bill, crest on head, striped wing. (c )yellow with green head, long bill in air white dot on wing. (d) yellow, rooster like, with red head and comb, full striped green tail. (e) white with grey head, short bill, brown wings with bands at tips. (f) white with red circle around eye, long bill, brown wings, short tail. (g) blue with red wing, yellow bill and crest, white stripes around neck.( h)grey with black head with crest, red dot on wing.
Subject
Whyte home
households
decorative
miniatures
animal
bird
partridge
rooster
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.01.0094 a-h
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
1973
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.04
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Owl
Date
1973
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
47 x 34.5 cm
Subject
bird, owl
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.04
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Artist
Pauta Saila (1916 – 2009, Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
stonecut on paper
Catalogue Number
PaU.04.01
Description
General colour: green with yellow and rust tints on white. Two birds strut with one wing outstretched. Top bird faces left, bottom bird faces right.
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Artist
Pauta Saila (1916 – 2009, Canadian)
Title
Mating Dance
Date
1969
Medium
stonecut on paper
Dimensions
55.5 x 39.8 cm
Description
General colour: green with yellow and rust tints on white. Two birds strut with one wing outstretched. Top bird faces left, bottom bird faces right.
Subject
animal, bird
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
PaU.04.01
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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
felt marker on paper
Catalogue Number
StS.03.08
Description
One central large facial image (on top of which is an arm and smaller face) under which is a beak and eye of a bird, two hands and a third and final facial image below that in the shape of a C off centre to the viewer’s left bottom. Vestiges of former drawing showing through.Au verso: “CLOUDS” brhc…
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Artist
Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian)
Title
Clouds
Date
1969
Medium
felt marker on paper
Dimensions
30.8 x 45.6 cm
Description
One central large facial image (on top of which is an arm and smaller face) under which is a beak and eye of a bird, two hands and a third and final facial image below that in the shape of a C off centre to the viewer’s left bottom. Vestiges of former drawing showing through.Au verso: “CLOUDS” brhc encircled “35” topped by encircled “6”
Subject
face, human
animal, bird
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
StS.03.08
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1965
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.62
Description
Sculpted man with loon. Standing man, facing left, holding loon bill with right mitten and supporting rest of bird with left mitten on bird's back; 71583 scratched on bottom; figure highly polished and standing on scored base; details in bird, clothing, face.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Man with Loon
Date
1965
Dimensions
13.3 x 3.0 x 7.5 cm
Description
Sculpted man with loon. Standing man, facing left, holding loon bill with right mitten and supporting rest of bird with left mitten on bird's back; 71583 scratched on bottom; figure highly polished and standing on scored base; details in bird, clothing, face.
Subject
figure, male
animal, bird
loon
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.62
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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.04
Description
Line rendering with shading; two bird heads come out of the back of a walrus, the body is grey; a spear with float attached is touching the forehead of the walrus; another float is attached to the right front flipper of the walrus; the left bird has something in its mouth; brc embossed circle 2.8 d…
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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Title
Walrus / Bird
Date
1962
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
31.5 x 45.5 cm
Description
Line rendering with shading; two bird heads come out of the back of a walrus, the body is grey; a spear with float attached is touching the forehead of the walrus; another float is attached to the right front flipper of the walrus; the left bird has something in its mouth; brc embossed circle 2.8 dia. with letters inside.Bottom reads “23/50 Dorset 1962 Pitseolak”.Back reads “#272 - DOR/FR 1962-43”.Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC)embossed chop in br.
Subject
Animal
walrus
bird
Tool
float
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.04
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Children frightened by birds and dog

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Artist
Syollie Amituk (1936 – 1986, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
ArS.04.02
Description
black and white images; main image has a black base with Inuit writing and a dog silhouetted in white; on this base are four igloos, on proper right of image has 3 children inside , proper left has one larger child that apperas frightened; above the ingloos is another scene of an igloo with 2 peopl…
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Artist
Syollie Amituk (1936 – 1986, Canadian)
Title
Children frightened by birds and dog
Date
1962
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
61.0 x 74.5 cm
Description
black and white images; main image has a black base with Inuit writing and a dog silhouetted in white; on this base are four igloos, on proper right of image has 3 children inside , proper left has one larger child that apperas frightened; above the ingloos is another scene of an igloo with 2 people and a dog. above 3 birds are flying. 2 birds are white with black necks and heads. the other is black with white spots. Text in image reads as follows:Line 1: ᑕᑯᐊ ᐅᐱᐊᓗᒥ ᐅᐸᑐ(ᐳ?) ᑭᕋᕕ ᒪᕈ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᐅᐸᑐ(ᐳ?)ᓂ ᑕᑯᐊ ᑕᑯᕋᒥ ᐊᐃᑕ(ᐸ?)ᒐ ᑭᒥᒥ ᐱᒍᓂᔪ.Line 2: ᐊᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᐊ ᑲᑕᒥᑐ ᑭᒥᒥ ᐃᔪᔪ (circled: ᓴᔪᐃᓕ ᐊᐅᐳ) ᐊᓄᐃᓗ ᓂᕕᒐᔪ Line 3:ᐊᒪᓗ ᑕᓇ ᐃᓗᒥᑐ ᑕᑯᕋᒥ ᑭᕋᕕᓂ ᐅᒥᑐᐃᔪᕕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᑕᑐ ᑕᐃᒪᑕᕋBottom text reads “21/30 ᑯᓕᓴᔭᒪ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪ . ᐃᓄᐃ ᐊᓂᕋᒥᓂᑐ. ᐅᑭᐅᒥ ᑕᒐ. ᓴᔪᐃᓕ ᐊᐅᐸ ᐳᕕᓂᑐ. ᑯᐃᐱᒃ 1962”
Subject
igloo
bird
people
inuk
inuit
wolf
dog
outdoor scene
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
ArS.04.02
Images
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