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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1969
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.10
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of a woman; three quarter left view; face is blue/grey; red earring; straight brown hair to shoulder; green dress; purple pot of flowers stands on an orange surface at left; tl is dark green overall pattern; at right to tr red chair back and dark, almost black w…
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Aisha
Date
1969
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Dimensions
46.0 x 56.5 cm
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of a woman; three quarter left view; face is blue/grey; red earring; straight brown hair to shoulder; green dress; purple pot of flowers stands on an orange surface at left; tl is dark green overall pattern; at right to tr red chair back and dark, almost black wall.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.10
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1965
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.13
Description
A woman's portrait fills the picture; almost full-face; stylized features; chin length hair; a round brooch at high neckline; muted tones of green.
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Anna
Date
1965
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Dimensions
56.0 x 45.8 cm
Description
A woman's portrait fills the picture; almost full-face; stylized features; chin length hair; a round brooch at high neckline; muted tones of green.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.13
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.11 a,b
Description
hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue k…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Caribou Hunt, Bird Hunt
Date
prior to 1962
Description
hunting scenes; appliqued figures; (a) Bird Hunt (46.0x69.0) white background; bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 2 hunters, pink and black, with blue weapons; one hunter pulling 2 pink fish; blue bird on black patch; tail and back legs of animal with black patch brc; blue knit loops at each corner; (b) Caribou Hunt; (46.0x69.0) white background, bound edges; purple fabric with red and green stitching; 3 hunters, pink and black; 2 black dogs, one pulling a sled; pink caribou with arrow in shoulder, bleeding from wound and mouth; blue knit loops at each corner.
Subject
figure
male
female
activity
hunting
animal
caribou
fish
dog
bird
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.11 a,b
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1971
Medium
linocut on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.07
Description
A head and shoulder portrait of a woman; facing to the right; thick white lines outline the face, hair and features; a flower with 2 stems of leaves in l foreground; background is vertical white lines
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Carlotta
Date
1971
Medium
linocut on paper
Dimensions
23.0 x 17.8 cm
Description
A head and shoulder portrait of a woman; facing to the right; thick white lines outline the face, hair and features; a flower with 2 stems of leaves in l foreground; background is vertical white lines
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.07
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1978
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.37
Description
The figure of a woman, mid chest to head with a child in her left arm, covers most of the picture. She is sitting on a high back brown chair. She is wearing a black dress with low round yellow collar and cuffs and with a locket around her neck. The baby has a black bonnet and a blue gown. The wa…
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
The Child
Date
1978
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Dimensions
48.5 x 40.5 cm
Description
The figure of a woman, mid chest to head with a child in her left arm, covers most of the picture. She is sitting on a high back brown chair. She is wearing a black dress with low round yellow collar and cuffs and with a locket around her neck. The baby has a black bonnet and a blue gown. The wall paper is diamond shaped blue green.
Subject
figure
female
child
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1995
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.37
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1980
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.23
Description
A three-quarter view of a woman in a blue dress; collar, cuffs and buttons are green; the figure covers the right half of the picture; hands together at her waist near bottom of picture; a landscape painting is in the tlc; green and orange checkered (tabletop) with a potted plant is blc.
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Elsa
Date
1980
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Dimensions
39.4 x 27.7 cm
Description
A three-quarter view of a woman in a blue dress; collar, cuffs and buttons are green; the figure covers the right half of the picture; hands together at her waist near bottom of picture; a landscape painting is in the tlc; green and orange checkered (tabletop) with a potted plant is blc.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.23
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
wool; hide
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.07
Description
This square wall hanging has green and black stitching all around the edges and in the corners. In the light background the scene includes in the upper section a male with a bow and arrow aiming at a caribou. The middle section shows a woman with a child on her back and a male figure with an arm ra…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Family Caribou Hunt
Date
prior to 1962
Medium
wool; hide
Dimensions
58.0 x 66.0 cm
Description
This square wall hanging has green and black stitching all around the edges and in the corners. In the light background the scene includes in the upper section a male with a bow and arrow aiming at a caribou. The middle section shows a woman with a child on her back and a male figure with an arm raised. Just right of the center is a tee pee. Above the tee pee area is another woman with two children. The bottom area shows a dog tied to a fixed peg in the ground and another figure working on the tee pee. All the image shapes have been cut out of fibre with the exception of the tee pee, it is made from skin. The overall colour in this wall hanging is yellow, black,green and off white.
Subject
figures
male
female
child
activity
hunting
animals
caribou
dog
architecture
teepee
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.07
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1950
Medium
etching on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.05
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of a woman; she is turned to the left; hair pulled back; large eyes and nose; a slight smile; plain blouse.
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Freda
Date
1950
Medium
etching on paper
Dimensions
19.0 x 14.2 cm
Description
A head and shoulders portrait of a woman; she is turned to the left; hair pulled back; large eyes and nose; a slight smile; plain blouse.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.05
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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
charcoal; oil pastel on board
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.05
Description
Titled tlc The Lady Parker; young woman with hair bandeau wearing tight bodiced dress; board is pale peach colour; Renaissance subject used as model for the drawing. Framed in Concord, Mass. at J.W. Gregg Framing.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
The Lady Parker
Date
n.d.
Medium
charcoal; oil pastel on board
Dimensions
52.2 x 36.4 cm
Description
Titled tlc The Lady Parker; young woman with hair bandeau wearing tight bodiced dress; board is pale peach colour; Renaissance subject used as model for the drawing. Framed in Concord, Mass. at J.W. Gregg Framing.
Subject
portrait, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.05
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Lidded Basket with Stone Woman's Head Handle

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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.24 a,b
Description
Coiled basket with carved stone handle of woman's head, lyme grass covered coils. Flat bottom, slightly curved sides 19.0 high base, 22.5 diameter, 29.0 top lip. Double chevron brown design encircles the bowl. Lipped lid, 4 point star design around head, carved black stone head 7.2x6.0x4.0. Carved …
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Lidded Basket with Stone Woman's Head Handle
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
29.0 cm
Description
Coiled basket with carved stone handle of woman's head, lyme grass covered coils. Flat bottom, slightly curved sides 19.0 high base, 22.5 diameter, 29.0 top lip. Double chevron brown design encircles the bowl. Lipped lid, 4 point star design around head, carved black stone head 7.2x6.0x4.0. Carved features and braided hairdo. 2 drilled holes in base to secure handle to lid.
Subject
portrait, female
households
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.08.24 a,b
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