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Artist
Robert Guest (1938 – 2017, Canadian)
Date
2011
Medium
oil on wood
Catalogue Number
GuR.02.01
Description
A landscape oil painting, on board, of forest on fire. The painting is dominated by one central tree. Fallen tree on fire diagonally across painting in foreground. Background is thick forest on fire and some blue sky with orange smoke. Primarily red, green, blue and yellow color palette. Au verso s…
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Artist
Robert Guest (1938 – 2017, Canadian)
Title
#4 Wildfires
Date
2011
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
19.2 x 24.3 cm
Description
A landscape oil painting, on board, of forest on fire. The painting is dominated by one central tree. Fallen tree on fire diagonally across painting in foreground. Background is thick forest on fire and some blue sky with orange smoke. Primarily red, green, blue and yellow color palette. Au verso several stickers. At top white with black printing “THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AT BANFF. IT IS A GIFT FROM THE ARTIST, ROBERT GUEST OF GRANDE CACHE. 2012.” Sticker middle right is yellow with black print, “ CAUTION! HELP AVOID FADING: Display original artwork out of direct sunlight or other strong light, and away from heat or moist conditions!” Bottom left label, white with black printing, “#4. Wildfires./2011” NEW OILPAINT SERIES - 8X10 “ PANELS AT GRANDE CACHE, BY R. GUEST.” Bottom left sticker, blue with black print, see artist bio.
Subject
landscape
forest fire
Robert Guest
Credit
Purchased from Robert Guest, Grande Cache, 2012
Catalogue Number
GuR.02.01
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Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.882
Description
Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a r…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
46.0 x 30.8 cm
Description
Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a rocky cliff that has ocean waves beating up against the rocks, 4) A small cabin at the bottom of a mountain surrounded by snow, there are trees in the background and smoke coming out of the chimney, 5) In an almond shaped outline there is a profile cartoon sketch of a man with a large nose, wearing glasses, and he has a mustache, 6) A sketch of three trees, 7) Profile cartoon sketch of a man in a dress shirt and tie that is wearing a hat, 8) A mountain that is framed by trees and has a single cloud up above the peak, 9) Full body sketch of a man in profile cartoon style, and he is wearing a suit, 10) Cartoon sketch of a man’s head in profile, he appears to be wearing a scarf, 11) A cactus in the middle of a desert, 12) A sketch of a field that has trees off in the background, and is lined with a fence made from rope and two linear objects put together in an ‘x’ shape. In between 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 it says “BREWSTER TRANSPORT Co. Canadian National Parks.”
Subject
mountains
Rocky Mountains
trees
snow
winter
home
house
cabin
smoke
fire
chimney
ocean
water
waves
light house
fort
people
men
glasses
mustache
facial hair
hat
tie
suit
scarf
cactus
desert
fence
rope
field
clothing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.882
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Burning the Dairy Barn

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Artist
George Webber
Date
2002 – 2003
Medium
photograph on paper
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.48
Description
Photograph of the dairy barn burning. Photograph taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.
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Artist
George Webber
Title
Burning the Dairy Barn
Date
2002 – 2003
Medium
photograph on paper
Dimensions
11” x 14” cm
Description
Photograph of the dairy barn burning. Photograph taken at the Little Bow Hutterite Colony, Southern Alberta.
Subject
documentary photography
barn
fire
colony
Credit
Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
Catalogue Number
WeB.18.48
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Nakoda Traditional Campsite

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Artist
Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Catalogue Number
WiS.12.03
Description
Traditional Nakoda camp, two people around campfire. Horse at left, wagon at right of image. Teepee near centre. Campsite is on edge of lake in mountains.
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Artist
Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian)
Title
Nakoda Traditional Campsite
Date
n.d.
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
86.0 x 103.7 cm
Description
Traditional Nakoda camp, two people around campfire. Horse at left, wagon at right of image. Teepee near centre. Campsite is on edge of lake in mountains.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
activity
camp
teepee
fire
animal
horse
figure
transportation
wagon
Credit
Purchased from Corleigh Belton, Morley, 2005
Catalogue Number
WiS.12.03
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Red Tongue and Owlet Feathers

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Artist
Tatianna M. O’Donnell
Date
2003
Medium
acrylic, feathers on canvas
Catalogue Number
OdT.12.01 a
Description
Diptych depicting one scene of a forest fire.
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Artist
Tatianna M. O’Donnell
Title
Red Tongue and Owlet Feathers
Date
2003
Medium
acrylic, feathers on canvas
Dimensions
111.5 x 86.5 cm
Description
Diptych depicting one scene of a forest fire.
Subject
landscape
forest
activity
forest fire
Credit
Gift of Tatianna M. O’Donnell, Enderby, 2004
Catalogue Number
OdT.12.01 a
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Red Tongue and Owlet Feathers

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Artist
Tatianna M. O’Donnell
Date
2003
Medium
acrylic, feathers on canvas
Catalogue Number
OdT.12.01 b
Description
Diptych depicting one scene of a forest fire.
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Artist
Tatianna M. O’Donnell
Title
Red Tongue and Owlet Feathers
Date
2003
Medium
acrylic, feathers on canvas
Dimensions
71.0 x 51.0 cm
Description
Diptych depicting one scene of a forest fire.
Subject
landscape
forest
activity
forest fire
Credit
Gift of Tatianna M. O’Donnell, Enderby, 2004
Catalogue Number
OdT.12.01 b
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.883
Description
A man wearing a headdress (only upper and lower arm bands, a loin cloth, and moccasins) stands by a small fire with his arms crossed. There are trees off to the right of the figure, and in the background you the ink lines make out the outline of trees. Above the trees it is a night sky that has a v…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
36.7 x 29.4 cm
Description
A man wearing a headdress (only upper and lower arm bands, a loin cloth, and moccasins) stands by a small fire with his arms crossed. There are trees off to the right of the figure, and in the background you the ink lines make out the outline of trees. Above the trees it is a night sky that has a very large moon taking up most of the skyline.
Subject
person
Indigenous
man
clothing
loin cloth
arm bands
shoes
moccasins
heard dress
ceremonial clothing
fire
smoke
trees
sky
moon
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.883
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1915
Medium
wax pastel; graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyC.03.208
Description
Red fire place with a framed “W” in the centre. The fire mantel has blue and red birds and pussy willows on it
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1915
Medium
wax pastel; graphite on paper
Dimensions
24.5 x 15.0 cm
Description
Red fire place with a framed “W” in the centre. The fire mantel has blue and red birds and pussy willows on it
Subject
fire place
pussy willows
birds
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.03.208
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Artist
Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)
Date
2004
Medium
oil; tar; varnish on board
Catalogue Number
CaM.02.08
Description
2003 forest fire in Skoki Valley.
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Artist
Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian)
Title
Valley Fire
Date
2004
Medium
oil; tar; varnish on board
Dimensions
76.0 x 76.0 cm
Description
2003 forest fire in Skoki Valley.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Skoki Valley
forest fire
Credit
Gift of Michael Cameron, Banff, 2004
Catalogue Number
CaM.02.08
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Yoho Park - After the Fire

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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Date
2005 – 2005
Medium
oil on masonite board
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.42
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are red, pruple, green and grey. Three mountain shapes dominate the piece, all bathed in red tones. The bottom of the image is a mixture of red and green, with indication of trees in the vertical forms on the right. On the rhbc one of …
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Artist
Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian)
Title
Yoho Park - After the Fire
Date
2005 – 2005
Medium
oil on masonite board
Dimensions
35.6 x 45.7 cm
Description
An oil sketch of a mountain landscape. The primary colours used are red, pruple, green and grey. Three mountain shapes dominate the piece, all bathed in red tones. The bottom of the image is a mixture of red and green, with indication of trees in the vertical forms on the right. On the rhbc one of the tree forms has a section of paint that is raised from the piece. The artist’s signature is in the brhc in orange paint. Au verso, written in black ink at the tlhc, “49/E-2”.
Subject
landscape
mountains
fire
Yoho
Credit
Gift of Les Graff, Bashaw, 2008
Catalogue Number
GrL.01.42
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