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States of nature : conserving Canada's wildlife in the twentieth century

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2006
Author
Loo, Tina
Publisher
Vancouver : UBC Press
Call Number
04 L87s
Author
Loo, Tina
Responsibility
Tina Loo
foreword by Graeme Wynn
Publisher
Vancouver : UBC Press
Published Date
2006
Physical Description
xxiv, 280 p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff Zoo
Belaney, Archibald Stansfield (Grey Owl)
Hunting
Poaching
Russell, Andy
Tourism
ISBN
0-7748-1290-7
Accession Number
7875
Call Number
04 L87s
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Date
1976
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.01
Description
In the upper left corner of this painting there is an owl swooping down to the lower right to catch a rabbit. The white rabbit is in mid jump and is running toward the lower right corner. The scene takes place in the winter, therefore the ground is snow covered and the trees and shrubs that are on …
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Artist
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)
Title
In The Winter Night
Date
1976
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
71.1 x 101.6 cm
Description
In the upper left corner of this painting there is an owl swooping down to the lower right to catch a rabbit. The white rabbit is in mid jump and is running toward the lower right corner. The scene takes place in the winter, therefore the ground is snow covered and the trees and shrubs that are on both sides of the animals have snow on thier branches. The overall colour of this painting is blue with some yellow in the owl's wing colour.
Subject
animal
owl
rabbit
landscape
Canadian
Credit
Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
Catalogue Number
TiC.02.01
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Date
1973
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.04
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Artist
Robert J. Hope (1948 – 2023, Canadian)
Title
Owl
Date
1973
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
47 x 34.5 cm
Subject
bird, owl
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HoR.03.04
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Artist
Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)
Date
1973
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
KaP.03.01
Description
A realistic drawing of an owl sitting on a dried, broken branch.
Artist
Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)
Title
Owl
Date
1973
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
51.0 x 46.0 cm
Description
A realistic drawing of an owl sitting on a dried, broken branch.
Subject
bird, owl
Credit
Gift of Peter Karsten, Calgary, 1976
Catalogue Number
KaP.03.01
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Walrus, Owl, and Loon

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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Date
1962
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.02
Description
Line renderings of stylized animal and two birds; left walrus facing to the right, owl facing straight ahead, legs apart, loon facing left, wings stretched up at back; the images cover most of the space; to the right an embossed circle, 2.8 dia. letters inside; written on back brc: #41.Bottom reads…
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Artist
Ashoona Pitseolak (1904 – 1983, Canadian)
Title
Walrus, Owl, and Loon
Date
1962
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
33.2 x 48.5 cm
Description
Line renderings of stylized animal and two birds; left walrus facing to the right, owl facing straight ahead, legs apart, loon facing left, wings stretched up at back; the images cover most of the space; to the right an embossed circle, 2.8 dia. letters inside; written on back brc: #41.Bottom reads “23/50 Pitseolak”.Back reads “#41”.Canadian Eskimo Arts Council (CEAC)embossed chop in br.
Subject
Animal
warus
owl
loon
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
PiA.04.02
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Artist
Lukta Qiatsuq (1928 – 2004, CDN)
Date
1959
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
LuK.04.01
Description
a stylized owl with wings spread. Thick black lines define the image . Stylized feathers on wings tips, breast and tail.
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Artist
Lukta Qiatsuq (1928 – 2004, CDN)
Title
Owl
Date
1959
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
30.6 x 45.9 cm
Description
a stylized owl with wings spread. Thick black lines define the image . Stylized feathers on wings tips, breast and tail.
Subject
owl
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
LuK.04.01
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Artist
Unknown
Date
prior to 1962
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.78
Description
Very tiny standing owl; carved owl, natural features of the bone emphasizes white front and back, and grey sides, head and feet; drilled round eyes, shaped beak; round hole drilled into bottom of right foot
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Untitled [Owl]
Date
prior to 1962
Dimensions
3.0 x 1.4 cm
Description
Very tiny standing owl; carved owl, natural features of the bone emphasizes white front and back, and grey sides, head and feet; drilled round eyes, shaped beak; round hole drilled into bottom of right foot
Subject
Animal
Owl
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.78
Images
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Untitled [Sacred Owl]

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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Date
c. 1950
Medium
pastel on sandpaper
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.10
Description
Pastel portrait of a First Nations man who is facing toward the left of the piece. The man is resting his face on his hand and he is visible from only the neck up. On his head he is wearing a red kerchief. His hair is in two braids, the one on the left of his head is only slightly visible, the o…
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Artist
Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Sacred Owl]
Date
c. 1950
Medium
pastel on sandpaper
Dimensions
37.5 x 27.5 cm
Description
Pastel portrait of a First Nations man who is facing toward the left of the piece. The man is resting his face on his hand and he is visible from only the neck up. On his head he is wearing a red kerchief. His hair is in two braids, the one on the left of his head is only slightly visible, the one on the right is completely visible. He is wearing a blue scarf or tie around his neck. Identified by Rod Green at Masters Gallery as Sacred Owl.
Subject
portrait
male
Sacred Owl
Credit
Gift of Caroline Harris-Andrews, Kingston, 2002
Catalogue Number
DgN.03.10
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Artist
Ebenezer William Peyto (1869 – 1943, Canadian)
Date
c. 1920
Catalogue Number
PyB.06.01
Artist
Ebenezer William Peyto (1869 – 1943, Canadian)
Title
Owl
Date
c. 1920
Dimensions
19.5 x 22.3 x 44.5 cm
Subject
animal, owl
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
PyB.06.01
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Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1950
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.07
Description
A carved grey and white wooden owl on a tree branch, wooden base painted green.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Owl
Date
c. 1950
Dimensions
16.0 x 8.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
A carved grey and white wooden owl on a tree branch, wooden base painted green.
Subject
animal, bird
owl
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.07
Images
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