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Artist
Jane Ash Poitras (1951 – , Canadian)
Date
1999
Medium
mixed media on canvas
Catalogue Number
PoJ.13.01
Description
Down the centre of the piece there is a column of four historical photographs of Indigenous people participating in the sundance ritual. Different colours and patterns border each photograph on either side of them. On each side of the piece there are painted areas or strips. Red paint looks like…
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Artist
Jane Ash Poitras (1951 – , Canadian)
Title
Sacrifice
Date
1999
Medium
mixed media on canvas
Dimensions
122.0 x 91.5 cm
Description
Down the centre of the piece there is a column of four historical photographs of Indigenous people participating in the sundance ritual. Different colours and patterns border each photograph on either side of them. On each side of the piece there are painted areas or strips. Red paint looks like blood running down the image. A quill is attached to the painting in the top left corner. A bone or tooth is attached to the canvas in the top right corner. The left side of the piece is painted in red tones, the left in green. In the bottom right corner there are some pictograph-like drawings of people and a dog.
Subject
figure
group
historical
cultural
Indigenous
religious
Sundance Ceremony
Credit
Purchased from Jane Ash Poitras, Edmonton, 2001
Catalogue Number
PoJ.13.01
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Artist
Tsering Dorjee (1948 – , Tibetan)
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DoT.02.01
Description
A full length portrait of Tibetan Bhuddist monks or priests. All are dressed in red and gold ceremonial robes. The man at the right of the painting has his eyes closed. His arm is extended and he holds an ornate tray or bowl which the man on the left is pouring water into from an ornate ewer. T…
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Artist
Tsering Dorjee (1948 – , Tibetan)
Title
Parade
Date
1996
Medium
oil on canvas
Description
A full length portrait of Tibetan Bhuddist monks or priests. All are dressed in red and gold ceremonial robes. The man at the right of the painting has his eyes closed. His arm is extended and he holds an ornate tray or bowl which the man on the left is pouring water into from an ornate ewer. The man in the middle has a moustache and looks directly at the viewer. An image of a Bhuddist deity is visible in the dark behind the man on the left and the man in the middle.
Subject
figure
group
religious
Tibetan Bhuddism
Credit
Purchased from Tsering Dorjee, Lhasa, Tibet, 2001
Catalogue Number
DoT.02.01
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Artist
Sophia Isajiw (1964 – , American)
Date
1996
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
IsS.04.01
Description
In the background of the image there are a group of men behind a wire fence. These men are being held in an internment camp. The men are wearing hats and are displayed in black and white. In the foreground in the colour brown is a side view of a man and beside it is the same man with a hat on from …
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Artist
Sophia Isajiw (1964 – , American)
Title
The New World
Date
1996
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
57.0 x 76.5 cm
Description
In the background of the image there are a group of men behind a wire fence. These men are being held in an internment camp. The men are wearing hats and are displayed in black and white. In the foreground in the colour brown is a side view of a man and beside it is the same man with a hat on from the front view. The images in the back can be seen threw the larger images in the foreground. In the cc the word Kripak is written in a pale light brown color.
Subject
figure
group
male
historical
internment camp
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Purchased from Sophia Isajiw, Turlock, USA, 1996
Catalogue Number
IsS.04.01
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Artist
Ken Christopher (1942 – , Canadian)
Date
1994
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
ChK.02.01
Description
With in the image frame of this painting there are three horses with three people sitting on horseback. The three figures are female and are centered. The background area is full of trees and the bottom area around the ground is brown in colour. The three horses and riders are facing away from the …
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Artist
Ken Christopher (1942 – , Canadian)
Title
Three Companeros
Date
1994
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
42.0 x 48.0 cm
Description
With in the image frame of this painting there are three horses with three people sitting on horseback. The three figures are female and are centered. The background area is full of trees and the bottom area around the ground is brown in colour. The three horses and riders are facing away from the viewer and are riding off through the forest. The horses are brown. One of the riders has a white shirt or jacket and another has a light colour hat.
Subject
animal
horses
landscape
forest
activity
trail riding
figure
group
female
Credit
Gift of Robert Blair, Calgary, 1996
Catalogue Number
ChK.02.01
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1984
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.40
Description
Six football players dominate the picture, two with red sweaters and 4 with blue sweaters. A red sweatered player centre left has the ball and is running to the left, two blue sweatered players are falling. A vertical board fence of yellow and white is above centre, people line the boards. A gree…
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Game
Date
1984
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Dimensions
53.5 x 71.0 cm
Description
Six football players dominate the picture, two with red sweaters and 4 with blue sweaters. A red sweatered player centre left has the ball and is running to the left, two blue sweatered players are falling. A vertical board fence of yellow and white is above centre, people line the boards. A green field and blue sky with some dark clouds fill the top quarter of the picture.
Subject
activity
game
figure
group
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1995
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.40
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Date
1984
Medium
type c print on photographic paper
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.19
Description
In the foreground a marching band marches with red uniforms. Just behind the band there is a blue camper truck parked in front of a Macleods store. This rectangular photograph has a orange border with text above and below the image. The band marching starts from the right side and continues across …
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1984
Medium
type c print on photographic paper
Dimensions
40.5 x 50.6 cm
Description
In the foreground a marching band marches with red uniforms. Just behind the band there is a blue camper truck parked in front of a Macleods store. This rectangular photograph has a orange border with text above and below the image. The band marching starts from the right side and continues across to the left.
Subject
architecture
Macleods store
activity
marching
figure
group
band
transportation
camper truck
Credit
Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.19
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Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Date
1980
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.39
Description
A group of people, including children, are in a room at various locations looking at works of art. Large paintings are on the walls in the background, a sculpture of a reclining woman is centre right. A woman in a red dress and shoes is to the left looking out of the picture. The overall colour…
Artist
John Harold Thomas Snow (1911 – 2004, Canadian)
Title
Gallery
Date
1980
Medium
coloured lithograph on paper
Dimensions
52.2 x 70.5 cm
Description
A group of people, including children, are in a room at various locations looking at works of art. Large paintings are on the walls in the background, a sculpture of a reclining woman is centre right. A woman in a red dress and shoes is to the left looking out of the picture. The overall colour of the floor and walls is light grey with some yellow.
Subject
figure
group
Credit
Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1995
Catalogue Number
SnJ.04.39
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Pictures of Peonies Viewing

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Artist
Miagawa Chikashige
Date
1979
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
MiW.04.01 a-c
Description
This piece is comprised of three panels. Together the panels represent an outdoor gathering in a tent like structure celebrating flowers. There are 13 women in total in this piece. The first panel contains a group of 3 women in the foreground and a group o three in a background. In the tlc a ta…
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Artist
Miagawa Chikashige
Title
Pictures of Peonies Viewing
Date
1979
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36.0 x 70.5 x 70.5 cm
Description
This piece is comprised of three panels. Together the panels represent an outdoor gathering in a tent like structure celebrating flowers. There are 13 women in total in this piece. The first panel contains a group of 3 women in the foreground and a group o three in a background. In the tlc a table is set. The second panel depicts a group of three women: one holding a small planter. There is a very large flower pot on the right side. The third panel also has three women. two are sitting and one standing with many flower pots sitting on a stand in the right side.
Subject
Activity
Summer
Peonies viewing
figure
group
females
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
MiW.04.01 a-c
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Artist
James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)
Date
1977
Medium
wood engraving on paper
Catalogue Number
SmJ.04.08
Description
Two people dressed in outerwear, are standing facing to the right, the one in front has a cigarette in his left hand, right hand in pocket, the other has his hands behind his back, image in black ink. Initialed JAS in block brc: in pencil from l: Two Indians 27/50 James Agrell Smith.
Artist
James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)
Title
Two Indians
Date
1977
Medium
wood engraving on paper
Dimensions
19.7;21.0 x 12.3;14.2 cm
Description
Two people dressed in outerwear, are standing facing to the right, the one in front has a cigarette in his left hand, right hand in pocket, the other has his hands behind his back, image in black ink. Initialed JAS in block brc: in pencil from l: Two Indians 27/50 James Agrell Smith.
Subject
figure
male
group
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
SmJ.04.08
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Artist
Alison Rossiter (1953 – , American)
Date
1976
Medium
gelatin silver on paper
Catalogue Number
RoA.13.01
Description
Colour: black and white photo with blue and pink. Photograph of three women sitting in the stern of a boat with an awning shading them from the sun. The edges of the photo are decorated with flower and butterfly images.
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Artist
Alison Rossiter (1953 – , American)
Title
The Rum Runners
Date
1976
Medium
gelatin silver on paper
Dimensions
12.7 x 13.6 cm
Description
Colour: black and white photo with blue and pink. Photograph of three women sitting in the stern of a boat with an awning shading them from the sun. The edges of the photo are decorated with flower and butterfly images.
Subject
figure
group
landscape
lake
Credit
Gift of Anne (and John) Ewen, Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
RoA.13.01
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