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Date
prior to 1980
Material
paper
Catalogue Number
107.02.1029 a,b
Description
Two pastels both signed blc "P.M. Keefe 1961". A realistic rendering of a. Lake Louise and b. Morraine Lake 20.5 x 16.0
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Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1980
Material
paper
Dimensions
16.5 x 21.0. cm
Description
Two pastels both signed blc "P.M. Keefe 1961". A realistic rendering of a. Lake Louise and b. Morraine Lake 20.5 x 16.0
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Lake Louise
Morraine Lake
Credit
Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
Catalogue Number
107.02.1029 a,b
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Artist
Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)
Date
1980
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
EmA.03.02
Description
The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a …
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Artist
Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)
Title
A Hunter of Peace
Date
1980
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
24.9 x 65.7 cm
Description
The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a mountain range to the left in the distance and one mountain in top right hand corner. Clouds along the horizon.
Subject
figure
Mary Schaffer
cowboys
animal
horse
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Alex Emond
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
EmA.03.02
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Storm In the Foothills

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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1963
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
LaC.02.02
Description
General colour: purple, green. The lower half of the picture is green hills in front with bushes. One clump noticably right of center. Purple hills behind with mist in the hollows. The upper half is snow capped mauve mountains, green, pink and purple arched sky, above which on the left side is rain…
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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Storm In the Foothills
Date
1963
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
59.6 x 74.9 cm
Description
General colour: purple, green. The lower half of the picture is green hills in front with bushes. One clump noticably right of center. Purple hills behind with mist in the hollows. The upper half is snow capped mauve mountains, green, pink and purple arched sky, above which on the left side is raining on the hills below.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 1973
Catalogue Number
LaC.02.02
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Artist
Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian)
Date
1989
Medium
oil on masonite
Catalogue Number
SmA.02.01
Description
A figure in centre front, dressed in a buckskin shirt, blue pants and a floppy hat, is pulling a laden sled, the trail vanishes into the distance, a mountain range in background, a mountainside with trees to the right, a full moon is in the top left of picture in a dark sky
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Artist
Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian)
Title
Poaching a Ram
Date
1989
Medium
oil on masonite
Dimensions
45.7 x 35.6 cm
Description
A figure in centre front, dressed in a buckskin shirt, blue pants and a floppy hat, is pulling a laden sled, the trail vanishes into the distance, a mountain range in background, a mountainside with trees to the right, a full moon is in the top left of picture in a dark sky
Subject
characters
Jimmy Simpson
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1992
Catalogue Number
SmA.02.01
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Artist
Alina Dabrowska (1933 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1987
Medium
graphite; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
DaA.05.01
Description
The work is on home made paper which has uneven edges and surface. Snow capped mountain range in background, the right of the picture has 4 sheep heads, 2 of which are indicated by horns only, they are facing to the left, another sheep head is frontal view facing them. A large light brown tea cauld…
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Artist
Alina Dabrowska (1933 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
Tea at the Whyte
Date
1987
Medium
graphite; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
51.0 x 70.0 cm
Description
The work is on home made paper which has uneven edges and surface. Snow capped mountain range in background, the right of the picture has 4 sheep heads, 2 of which are indicated by horns only, they are facing to the left, another sheep head is frontal view facing them. A large light brown tea cauldron is on the left, a bouquet of flowers, yellow and pink, are bunched together in a teacup between the sheep and the tea cauldron.
Subject
Tea at the Whyte
still life
landscape
Big Horn sheep
Credit
Purchased from Alina Dabrowska, Calgary, 1987
Catalogue Number
DaA.05.01
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Untitled Landscape #2

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Artist
Allan Harding MacKay (1944 – , Canadian)
Date
1984
Medium
oil; pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
MkA.02.01
Description
Overall colour blue, blue/green with yellow throughout middle and top half; an abstract interpretation depicting either clouds and mountains or waves on the ocean. Signed and dated in the BRC
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Artist
Allan Harding MacKay (1944 – , Canadian)
Title
Untitled Landscape #2
Date
1984
Medium
oil; pastel on paper
Dimensions
57.5 x 43.5 cm
Description
Overall colour blue, blue/green with yellow throughout middle and top half; an abstract interpretation depicting either clouds and mountains or waves on the ocean. Signed and dated in the BRC
Subject
landscape
mountain
abstract
Credit
Gift of Allan Harding MacKay, Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
MkA.02.01
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Artist
Ann Bird (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
1989
Material
fabric
Catalogue Number
BdA.08.01
Description
Quilted scene, lake in foreground, mountaineous horizon, colourful sky, multicoloured squares ca 4.7 machine sewn together with overlaid, irregular stitching overall. The scene resembles an evening sky reflected in a lake. 1.0 cm wide dark blue border, backing is one piece, overall pattern, red o…
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Title
Pearson Charm
Date
1989
Material
fabric
Dimensions
113.3 x 178.9 cm
Description
Quilted scene, lake in foreground, mountaineous horizon, colourful sky, multicoloured squares ca 4.7 machine sewn together with overlaid, irregular stitching overall. The scene resembles an evening sky reflected in a lake. 1.0 cm wide dark blue border, backing is one piece, overall pattern, red on beige. Hanging sleeve 9.5 deep ca 170.0 longExhibited “Redefined the Quilt as Art”
Credit
Purchased from Ann Bird, Ottawa, 1989
Catalogue Number
BdA.08.01
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National Park Centennial Quilt

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Artist
Ann Dixon-Bruder
Date
1981 – 1985
Catalogue Number
DiA.08.01
Description
The quilt is divided into several sections. The central section is a landscape with three horses scaling a hill above a river. Along the edges of the quilt are 10 additional sections of varying sizes. The upper central section has the text “Park Warden History 1887”. The additional sections feature…
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Artist
Ann Dixon-Bruder
Title
National Park Centennial Quilt
Date
1981 – 1985
Dimensions
ca. 190 cm
Description
The quilt is divided into several sections. The central section is a landscape with three horses scaling a hill above a river. Along the edges of the quilt are 10 additional sections of varying sizes. The upper central section has the text “Park Warden History 1887”. The additional sections feature crests, bison, mountain sheep, a climber, Avalanche Rescue, a diary, a book and a dog sled team. The colours on the quilt are vibrant shades of blue, white, green and purple.
Subject
park warden
landscape
Credit
Gift of Ann Dixon-Bruder, Pincher Creek, 2012
Catalogue Number
DiA.08.01
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Artist
Barbara Ballachey (1949 – , Canadian)
Date
1983
Medium
acrylic on paper
Catalogue Number
BaB.12.01
Description
A blue/purple pond is in centre foreground, surrounded with brownish and green solid shapes. Green foliage, with some distinct trees, are over all the picture, mainly in top third with some distinct trees in immediate foreground. Five grey, stark trees are in center of picture, some more grey at ex…
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Artist
Barbara Ballachey (1949 – , Canadian)
Title
View of Beaver Pond
Date
1983
Medium
acrylic on paper
Dimensions
77.5 x 57.3 cm
Description
A blue/purple pond is in centre foreground, surrounded with brownish and green solid shapes. Green foliage, with some distinct trees, are over all the picture, mainly in top third with some distinct trees in immediate foreground. Five grey, stark trees are in center of picture, some more grey at extreme bottom left.
Subject
landscape
pond
Credit
Purchased from Paul Kuhn Fine Arts, Calgary, 1985
Catalogue Number
BaB.12.01
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
b&w silver print on photographic paper
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.03
Description
In the center of the rectangular image frame there is a female shown from the chest up facing the viewer. This woman has her eyes closed and her head tilted a bit to her right. Behind the figure is a field of sunflowers and in the far distance is a few clumps of trees, bushes and a power line runni…
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
b&w silver print on photographic paper
Dimensions
35.4 x 27.6 cm
Description
In the center of the rectangular image frame there is a female shown from the chest up facing the viewer. This woman has her eyes closed and her head tilted a bit to her right. Behind the figure is a field of sunflowers and in the far distance is a few clumps of trees, bushes and a power line running from the left to the right. The sky is a very even pale grey.
Subject
portrait
female
landscape
Canadian
Credit
Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.03
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