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Artist
Maxwell Bennett Bates (1906 – 1980, Canadian)
Date
1950 – 1950
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
BaM.04.01
Description
Black and white print of a man on a horse. There is a watermark in the paper which is placed vertically along the right side of the piece it reads: “ Howard Smith Autograph”.
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Artist
Maxwell Bennett Bates (1906 – 1980, Canadian)
Title
Horseman
Date
1950 – 1950
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.7 cm
Description
Black and white print of a man on a horse. There is a watermark in the paper which is placed vertically along the right side of the piece it reads: “ Howard Smith Autograph”.
Subject
animal
horse
figure
male
landscape
mountains
foothills
Credit
Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1998
Catalogue Number
BaM.04.01
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Artist
R. L. Hunter
Date
1950
Medium
graphite; crayon; felt marker on paper
Catalogue Number
HlR.03.02
Description
Farm scene, two horses, one brown one white are hitched to a wagon, the white horse is tied to a hitching post. A buggy is standing in right foreground. A log house with a green roof, smoke coming out of the chimney, is behind the buggy. A woman is standing in front of the door, a woman carrying a …
Artist
R. L. Hunter
Title
Farm Scene
Date
1950
Medium
graphite; crayon; felt marker on paper
Dimensions
45 x 56 cm
Description
Farm scene, two horses, one brown one white are hitched to a wagon, the white horse is tied to a hitching post. A buggy is standing in right foreground. A log house with a green roof, smoke coming out of the chimney, is behind the buggy. A woman is standing in front of the door, a woman carrying a child, a man with a small child by hand are all walking towards the wagon. A post with barbed wire is at the very bottom, some orange flowers in the bottom left. Background is green, some implements and a road. Trees along the horizon, a pale blue sky with three clouds.
Subject
landscape, rural
animal, horse
figure, male, child
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HlR.03.02
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1950
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
TiC.03.01
Description
Running from the left side of the drawing toward the cc is a bison. Along side of it on the right side of the image a man with a gun riding a horse is trying to kill it. Both the horse and the bison are in full run with grass under foot and trees or shrubs in the distance.
Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Buffalo Hunt
Date
1950
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
30.6 x 51.0 cm
Description
Running from the left side of the drawing toward the cc is a bison. Along side of it on the right side of the image a man with a gun riding a horse is trying to kill it. Both the horse and the bison are in full run with grass under foot and trees or shrubs in the distance.
Subject
figure
male
animal
buffalo
horse
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.03.01
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1951
Catalogue Number
WyP.06.02
Description
The bronze modelled by Peter Whyte and cast by Charlie Beil. The bronze ski jumper is in an outstretched position, the skis resting on a sphere 20.0 diameter which stands on a flat circular base, this is all on top of a black wooden base; inscribed into the bronze base is North American Ski Champio…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Ski Jumper
Date
1951
Dimensions
36.0;18.0 x 21.0;25.3 x 41.0;24.9 cm
Description
The bronze modelled by Peter Whyte and cast by Charlie Beil. The bronze ski jumper is in an outstretched position, the skis resting on a sphere 20.0 diameter which stands on a flat circular base, this is all on top of a black wooden base; inscribed into the bronze base is North American Ski Championships. Brass plates nailed on to wooden base indicating Peter Whyte Memorial Trophy and winners.
Subject
figure
activity
ski jumping
winter
Credit
Gift of Bob Leighton, 1971
Catalogue Number
WyP.06.02
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1951
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.04
Description
Predominantly black with white; night scene at a midway; centre right a bald-headed man with striped shirt is gesturing with his right hand; foreground head and shoulders of people; tents and awnings trc and tl; tlc night sky with tower and moon.
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Midway
Date
1951
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Dimensions
39.8 x 31.7 cm
Description
Predominantly black with white; night scene at a midway; centre right a bald-headed man with striped shirt is gesturing with his right hand; foreground head and shoulders of people; tents and awnings trc and tl; tlc night sky with tower and moon.
Subject
figure, group
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.04
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The Frollicking Navajo Girls

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Artist
Gerald Nailor Sr. (1917 – 1952, American)
Date
1951
Medium
watercolour; gouache on paper
Catalogue Number
NaG.07.01
Description
Three girls, smaller one in middle, dancing from right to left. They are all dressed similarly, tunic top, pleated skirt, leggings, and hair tied back into a bone shape. A grey sun symbol is in top middle of picture. Two mushrooms, three stones, two plants indicate ground line. The colours range fr…
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Artist
Gerald Nailor Sr. (1917 – 1952, American)
Title
The Frollicking Navajo Girls
Date
1951
Medium
watercolour; gouache on paper
Dimensions
43.3 x 35.7 cm
Description
Three girls, smaller one in middle, dancing from right to left. They are all dressed similarly, tunic top, pleated skirt, leggings, and hair tied back into a bone shape. A grey sun symbol is in top middle of picture. Two mushrooms, three stones, two plants indicate ground line. The colours range from grey, purple, mauve to light browns.
Subject
figure, female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
NaG.07.01
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Artist
R. L. Hunter
Date
1952
Medium
felt maker; ink; graphite crayon on paper
Catalogue Number
HlR.03.01
Description
Four figures sitting in the centre left foreground, group of people centre of drawing around a green clump of bush and multi-coloured banners flying on the air centre. Tents and teepees set around the central banner area.
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Artist
R. L. Hunter
Title
Indian Life 1952
Date
1952
Medium
felt maker; ink; graphite crayon on paper
Dimensions
45.0 x 56.0 cm
Description
Four figures sitting in the centre left foreground, group of people centre of drawing around a green clump of bush and multi-coloured banners flying on the air centre. Tents and teepees set around the central banner area.
Subject
figure
group
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HlR.03.01
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Artist
Peter Arnarsiaq (1928 – , Canadian)
Date
1952
Catalogue Number
TaX.06.01
Description
Grey-green stone sculpture of a figure wearing a hooded coat sitting in a closed kayak. The figure is holding a ivory/bone paddle and there is a coil of leather rope holding a ivory/bone spear and a stone animal on the back of the kayak. The figure has carved features. On the bottom of the kayak “T…
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Artist
Peter Arnarsiaq (1928 – , Canadian)
Title
Inuit in Kayak
Date
1952
Dimensions
6.0 x 21.0 x 3.5 cm
Description
Grey-green stone sculpture of a figure wearing a hooded coat sitting in a closed kayak. The figure is holding a ivory/bone paddle and there is a coil of leather rope holding a ivory/bone spear and a stone animal on the back of the kayak. The figure has carved features. On the bottom of the kayak “TATIGATE E5 - 553” is engraved roughly.
Subject
figure
male
kayak
hunting
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
TaX.06.01
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Artist
Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)
Date
1954
Medium
etching; soft ground; aquatint on paper
Catalogue Number
PlJ.04.06
Description
On back: Soft ground, and aquatint, - etching. Balcony scene in theatre, people seated in three rows around circular overlooking lower floor (stage). Circle in left bottom of picture, rows emanating behind.
Artist
Joseph Francis Plaskett (1918 – 2014, Canadian)
Title
Theatre, Paris 1954
Date
1954
Medium
etching; soft ground; aquatint on paper
Dimensions
17.8; 18.5 x 23.5; 23.5 cm
Description
On back: Soft ground, and aquatint, - etching. Balcony scene in theatre, people seated in three rows around circular overlooking lower floor (stage). Circle in left bottom of picture, rows emanating behind.
Subject
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Elizabeth Rummel, Banff, 1981
Catalogue Number
PlJ.04.06
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Artist
Wadym Dobrolige (1913 – 1973)
Date
1955 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DoW.02.03
Description
Image is of two female figure skaters on ice with snow-covered mountains in the background. Both are wearing red, pleated skirts and one figure is facing left with both legs on the ice, and the other is facing out and is doing a high kick. (Lake Minnewanka?)Writing on back in red pen/marker: “Fig…
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Artist
Wadym Dobrolige (1913 – 1973)
Title
Skaters
Date
1955 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
68 x 138 cm
Description
Image is of two female figure skaters on ice with snow-covered mountains in the background. Both are wearing red, pleated skirts and one figure is facing left with both legs on the ice, and the other is facing out and is doing a high kick. (Lake Minnewanka?)Writing on back in red pen/marker: “Figure Skater 11’7” x 5’8” “Artist signature is in the bottom right corner: “Wadym D.”cascade hotel mural
Subject
skating
figure skating
ice
winter
cascade hotel mural
Credit
Gift of Leo Wedro, Calgary, 1990
Catalogue Number
DoW.02.03
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