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Lady Nalih’la Going Down to the East

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Artist
Yasuda Shodo
Date
1887
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ShY.04.01 a-c
Description
This triptych features three women on a journey. What appears to be Mount Fuji is in the background of the first panel, and all three panels are divided in half by a watery background and a yellow sandy foreground; the first panel is the only with trees but has no figures in it. A figure on a hor…
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Artist
Yasuda Shodo
Title
Lady Nalih’la Going Down to the East
Date
1887
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
37.5 x 71.0 cm
Description
This triptych features three women on a journey. What appears to be Mount Fuji is in the background of the first panel, and all three panels are divided in half by a watery background and a yellow sandy foreground; the first panel is the only with trees but has no figures in it. A figure on a horse and one standing to the left of the horse make up the second panel, in the third panel a lone figure stands, facing the women in the second panel who’s heads are turned to the left.
Subject
Landscape
Japan
Figures
Women
Nobel Ladies
Animal
Horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ShY.04.01 a-c
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Album, Canadian and American Rocky Mountains

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Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album compiled by Molly Wright Adams containing ca.107 photographs. Images pertain to Molly's travels in the American and Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1904.
Date Range
1904
Reference Code
V777 / II / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Print
Part Of
Mary (Molly) Wright Adams fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M555
V777
Series
V777 / II : Personal and collected records
Sous-Fonds
V777
Accession Number
2018.8685
Reference Code
V777 / II / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Photograph
Print
Responsibility
Produced by Molly W. Adams
Date Range
1904
Physical Description
1 photo album (ca. 107 photographs : b&w prints)
Scope & Content
File consists of one photograph album compiled by Molly Wright Adams containing ca.107 photographs. Images pertain to Molly's travels in the American and Canadian Rocky Mountains in 1904.
Notes
Some pages include annotations below photographs
Name Access
Adams, Molly
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Mountains
Landscape
Travel
Exploration
Environment
Recreation
Hiking
Geographic Access
United States of America
Rocky Mountains
Canada
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Materials in file are fragile - handle with caution
Language
N/A
Conservation
Pages interleaved with acid-free issue paper in 2018
Category
Exploration and travel
Family and personal life
Environment
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Colin Range, Maligne

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Artist
Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian)
Date
1924 – 1924
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
JaA.03.14
Description
A stylistically loose drawing of a mountain range. The mountains take up the whole drawing and are cropped on all sides. 1/5 of the drawing is a sky with faint clouds. The line in the drawing is very soft with exception to the mountain in the middle of the picture which has been drawn heavily wi…
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Artist
Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian)
Title
Colin Range, Maligne
Date
1924 – 1924
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
13.0 x 21.5 cm
Description
A stylistically loose drawing of a mountain range. The mountains take up the whole drawing and are cropped on all sides. 1/5 of the drawing is a sky with faint clouds. The line in the drawing is very soft with exception to the mountain in the middle of the picture which has been drawn heavily with strong lines and a sharp peak. This is the only mountain with any shading (although minimal). The other mountains consist of only line.
Subject
Landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1997
Catalogue Number
JaA.03.14
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Artist
Arthur Lismer (1885 – 1969, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
LiA.03.01
Description
This drawing is a stylistically loose portrayal of a mountain scene. This scene is comprised only of mountains and rock - no trees or such other landscape. There is a peak in TLC and the mountain slopes downward to another smaller peak in the TRC. The foreground of the piece is comprised of many…
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Artist
Arthur Lismer (1885 – 1969, Canadian)
Title
Mt. Biddle
Date
1928
Medium
graphite on paper
Description
This drawing is a stylistically loose portrayal of a mountain scene. This scene is comprised only of mountains and rock - no trees or such other landscape. There is a peak in TLC and the mountain slopes downward to another smaller peak in the TRC. The foreground of the piece is comprised of many loose rocks that are piled on top of one another and recede into the background. The line quality of the drawing in the foreground is much heavier and more detailed than the background. Shading in the piece is done mostly with cross-hatching.
Subject
Landscape
Canadian Rockies
Mountains
Credit
Gift of Donald Grace, Saanichton, 1997
Catalogue Number
LiA.03.01
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Marion Florence Nicoll (1909 – 1985, Canadian)
Date
1948 – 1948
Medium
print on paper
Catalogue Number
NiM.04.02
Description
The piece features a teepee which takes up most of the print. It is printed with white, red, tan, and green inks on black paper. The teepee is situated just right of the center, and spans almost the entire height of the piece. The ground is covered with stones, and several other teepees are arra…
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Artist
Marion Florence Nicoll (1909 – 1985, Canadian)
Title
Teepees
Date
1948 – 1948
Medium
print on paper
Dimensions
14.2 x 16.4 cm
Description
The piece features a teepee which takes up most of the print. It is printed with white, red, tan, and green inks on black paper. The teepee is situated just right of the center, and spans almost the entire height of the piece. The ground is covered with stones, and several other teepees are arranged in the background. It is a stylized piece with the lines the black of the paper. There are hills and pine trees in the background. In the bottom left corner of the print there seems to be marks that indicate some text of sort, but the cataloger is unable to discern.
Subject
Landscape
Indigenous village
Teepee
Credit
Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1998
Catalogue Number
NiM.04.02
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untitled [Canadian Rockies]

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1954 – 1954
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.50
Description
This piece is comprised of a portion of a snow covered mountain range at a high altitude. The mountains are cropped at both the left and right side and at the bottom of the work. The piece is divided into thirds; The bottom third of the work is devoid of most snow, and dark brown in colour. The …
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
untitled [Canadian Rockies]
Date
1954 – 1954
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
This piece is comprised of a portion of a snow covered mountain range at a high altitude. The mountains are cropped at both the left and right side and at the bottom of the work. The piece is divided into thirds; The bottom third of the work is devoid of most snow, and dark brown in colour. The middle third is snow covered and rocky, the top third is an intense blue sky with cloud formation around a peak near the TR.
Subject
Landscape
Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Harry I. Van Rensselaer, 1997
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.50
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1954 – 1954
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.51
Description
A small lake or stream is in the foreground at the centre right. Bushes surround it in both of the lower corners. A line of trees stretches across the centre of the image. They appear to form an arc. The trees appear to be closer on either side of the image and further away in the middle. A mo…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Bow Lake]
Date
1954 – 1954
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
A small lake or stream is in the foreground at the centre right. Bushes surround it in both of the lower corners. A line of trees stretches across the centre of the image. They appear to form an arc. The trees appear to be closer on either side of the image and further away in the middle. A mountain capped in snow is in the background. The sky is blue and has clouds in it.
Subject
Landscape
Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Lake
Bow Lake
Credit
Gift of Harry I. Van Rensselaer, 1997
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.51
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Untitled [Canadian Rockies]

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1959 – 1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.55
Description
The sky takes up the top half of the piece, and is painted with a light blue wash. There is some fluffy white cloud activity. The foreground is a close up view of a mountain or large foothill. Nothing is growing on this portion of the piece but a small coniferous tree on the right side. A patch…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Canadian Rockies]
Date
1959 – 1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
The sky takes up the top half of the piece, and is painted with a light blue wash. There is some fluffy white cloud activity. The foreground is a close up view of a mountain or large foothill. Nothing is growing on this portion of the piece but a small coniferous tree on the right side. A patch of yellow grass grows around this tree. This mountain or foothill has a since of being of a high elevation, through which another mountain range can be seen in the close distance as the foreground dips in the center. These two portions take up the other half of the piece.
Subject
Landscape
Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Harry I. Van Rensselaer, 1997
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.55
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untitled [Rocky Mountains]

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1959 – 1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.53
Description
A mountain and river scene. In the foreground a river that is surrounded by yellowing grass and pine trees exits the LLC. There are two rocks jutting out of the river at the bottom of the piece. On the left side of the river, going out of the frame of the painting, trees stand on a raised surfa…
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
untitled [Rocky Mountains]
Date
1959 – 1959
Medium
watercolour on paper
Description
A mountain and river scene. In the foreground a river that is surrounded by yellowing grass and pine trees exits the LLC. There are two rocks jutting out of the river at the bottom of the piece. On the left side of the river, going out of the frame of the painting, trees stand on a raised surface. In the background, mostly on the right hand side, is a range of mountains with four main snow capped peaks. In front of this range and behind the river is another mountain that is cropped by the TRC and right side of mat. This mountain has a slide that meets the trees at the bottom. The main colours in this piece are browns, yellow, greens and a faint blue.
Subject
Landscape
Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Harry I. Van Rensselaer, 1997
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.53
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On Top of Wonder Pass

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Artist
Martha Isabel Houston (1896 – , Canadian)
Date
1959 – 1959
Medium
print on paper
Catalogue Number
HoM.04.03
Description
Done with black ink on white paper, this print features three horses, two of which are being ridden, and a large mountain in the background which is cropped just right of center and all the way to the left side by the picture’s border. The horse and rider in the left corner have their backs to the…
Artist
Martha Isabel Houston (1896 – , Canadian)
Title
On Top of Wonder Pass
Date
1959 – 1959
Medium
print on paper
Dimensions
13.7 x 17.8 cm
Description
Done with black ink on white paper, this print features three horses, two of which are being ridden, and a large mountain in the background which is cropped just right of center and all the way to the left side by the picture’s border. The horse and rider in the left corner have their backs to the viewer. the horse is cut off just after the top 1/3 of its tail by the picture border. the man riding this horse is wearing a triangular hat . The horse directly to the right of the for mentioned horse and rider is carrying supplies, and also has it’s back to the viewer. To the right of this horse, is another horse and rider. This horse is facing right, giving the viewer a profile. The rider is turned on the horse facing the viewer, and wearing a cowboy hat. In the trc is a small portion of White sky, and a small peak.
Subject
Activity
Trail riding
Figure
men
Landscape
Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Wonder Pass
Credit
Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1998
Catalogue Number
HoM.04.03
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