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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 65
- Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian) 5
- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 2
- Nicholas Morant (1910 – 1999, Canadian) 2
- Annie Markosie (1935 – ) 1
- Bruno Engler (1915 – 2001, Canadian) 1
- Ernie Kroeger (1954 – , Canadian) 1
- Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese) 1
- Linda Evans (1949 – , Canadian) 1
- Mary Ogden Abbott (1894 – 1981, American) 1
- Nicolai Fechin (1881 – 1955, American) 1
- Norah Drummond-Davies (1862 – 1949, Canadian) 1
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.934
- Description
- A two dimensional drawing of a donkey who has been injured. He has a bandage on his head and right ear, and a bump on the top of his left ear. He has sweat droplets coming off of his head. To the right of the drawing it says “AN ASS”inside the fold: Two drawings: 1) a man with a huge smile, which m…
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- Title
- An Ass
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 10.1 cm
- Description
- A two dimensional drawing of a donkey who has been injured. He has a bandage on his head and right ear, and a bump on the top of his left ear. He has sweat droplets coming off of his head. To the right of the drawing it says “AN ASS”inside the fold: Two drawings: 1) a man with a huge smile, which makes his teeth look very boxy, and he is wearing a turtle neck, and 2) a goose. verso: a profile view of a man’s head, he has a look of surprise on his face.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.934
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- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EvL.04.05
- Description
- The Banff train station is in the foreground with a Mountie directing a tourist. In the backgound is the Brewster bus station and to the right is a moose and beaver dam in Vermilion Lake. The many buildings from the town of Banff are in the background along with people engaged in various activities…
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- Title
- Banff, Canada
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- The Banff train station is in the foreground with a Mountie directing a tourist. In the backgound is the Brewster bus station and to the right is a moose and beaver dam in Vermilion Lake. The many buildings from the town of Banff are in the background along with people engaged in various activities such as fishing and boating on the Bow River, bicycling etc.. The upper half is Rundle Mountain and the Banff Springs Hotel and the Sulphur Mountain Gondola Lift.
- Subject
- landscape
- town
- Banff
- road
- mountains
- buildings
- transportation
- train
- bus
- automobile
- carriage
- animal
- horse
- people
- tourist
- Mountie
- Credit
- Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- EvL.04.05
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Breaking Camp on Mount Logan, Yukon
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- Artist
- Ted Raftery
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- RaT.02.01
- Description
- Foreground from near top left to near bottom right is a snow covered mountain slope, 3 climbers with rope are on the slope, background is snow covered mountains protruding through cloud cover, top quarter is clear blue sky
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- Artist
- Ted Raftery
- Title
- Breaking Camp on Mount Logan, Yukon
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 50.7 cm
- Description
- Foreground from near top left to near bottom right is a snow covered mountain slope, 3 climbers with rope are on the slope, background is snow covered mountains protruding through cloud cover, top quarter is clear blue sky
- Credit
- Gift of Ted Raftery, Calgary, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- RaT.02.01
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Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks
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- 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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- 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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Camp in Sifton Pass, B.C.
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- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.06
- Description
- General colour: green. At the left side pitched in the grass is a lean to with two figures by a campfire. Smoke goes left and up into trees which rise on the left side becoming smaller as they go right across the picture into the distance. Two mountains can be seen on the right side in the distance…
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- Title
- Camp in Sifton Pass, B.C.
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.4 x 26.3 cm
- Description
- General colour: green. At the left side pitched in the grass is a lean to with two figures by a campfire. Smoke goes left and up into trees which rise on the left side becoming smaller as they go right across the picture into the distance. Two mountains can be seen on the right side in the distance. Sky fills the upper half.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountains
- camping
- people
- Ernest Lamarque
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.06
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Children frightened by birds and dog
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArS.04.02
- Description
- black and white images; main image has a black base with Inuit writing and a dog silhouetted in white; on this base are four igloos, on proper right of image has 3 children inside , proper left has one larger child that apperas frightened; above the ingloos is another scene of an igloo with 2 peopl…
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- Title
- Children frightened by birds and dog
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 74.5 cm
- Description
- black and white images; main image has a black base with Inuit writing and a dog silhouetted in white; on this base are four igloos, on proper right of image has 3 children inside , proper left has one larger child that apperas frightened; above the ingloos is another scene of an igloo with 2 people and a dog. above 3 birds are flying. 2 birds are white with black necks and heads. the other is black with white spots. Text in image reads as follows:Line 1: ᑕᑯᐊ ᐅᐱᐊᓗᒥ ᐅᐸᑐ(ᐳ?) ᑭᕋᕕ ᒪᕈ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᐅᐸᑐ(ᐳ?)ᓂ ᑕᑯᐊ ᑕᑯᕋᒥ ᐊᐃᑕ(ᐸ?)ᒐ ᑭᒥᒥ ᐱᒍᓂᔪ.Line 2: ᐊᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᐊ ᑲᑕᒥᑐ ᑭᒥᒥ ᐃᔪᔪ (circled: ᓴᔪᐃᓕ ᐊᐅᐳ) ᐊᓄᐃᓗ ᓂᕕᒐᔪ Line 3:ᐊᒪᓗ ᑕᓇ ᐃᓗᒥᑐ ᑕᑯᕋᒥ ᑭᕋᕕᓂ ᐅᒥᑐᐃᔪᕕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᑕᑐ ᑕᐃᒪᑕᕋBottom text reads “21/30 ᑯᓕᓴᔭᒪ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪ . ᐃᓄᐃ ᐊᓂᕋᒥᓂᑐ. ᐅᑭᐅᒥ ᑕᒐ. ᓴᔪᐃᓕ ᐊᐅᐸ ᐳᕕᓂᑐ. ᑯᐃᐱᒃ 1962”
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- ArS.04.02
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Christmas Figurine Set
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre; paper; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0163 a-l
- Description
- A set of twelve pipe cleaner figures representing Christmas carolers. All except one on round cardboard disc bases, dressed for winter, and playing various musical instruments, singing, or playing. Heads of wooden beads. (a) male caroler, holding grey book. (b) female caroler, with green coat hol…
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- Title
- Christmas Figurine Set
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre; paper; wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- A set of twelve pipe cleaner figures representing Christmas carolers. All except one on round cardboard disc bases, dressed for winter, and playing various musical instruments, singing, or playing. Heads of wooden beads. (a) male caroler, holding grey book. (b) female caroler, with green coat holding red book. (c) conductor, standing on log wielding baton. (d) bass fiddle player, dressed in red. (e) violinist, dressed in green. (f) flutist, dressed in white sweater. (g) clarinetist, dressed in yellow sweater. (h) female bystander, in red coat with white muff. (i) same as (h). (j) boy carrying Christmas tree. (k)bystander leaning on lamp post, dressed in red. (l) boy pulling red sled, on rectangular cardboard base.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0163 a-l
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.924
- Description
- Three cartoon sketches of men: 1) a bald man is laughing, and only has three teeth, 2) a man with a stern look on his face. He is wearing what appears to be a suit, and has glasses, 3) a man of Asian descent looks laboured since he has sweat coming off his brow. Above the drawings it says “LESSON N…
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- Title
- Expression
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.6 x 25.3 cm
- Description
- Three cartoon sketches of men: 1) a bald man is laughing, and only has three teeth, 2) a man with a stern look on his face. He is wearing what appears to be a suit, and has glasses, 3) a man of Asian descent looks laboured since he has sweat coming off his brow. Above the drawings it says “LESSON No. 4 EXPRESSION”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.924
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Four Inuit Figures
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- Artist
- Annie Markosie (1935 – )
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- MaA.06.01
- Description
- Four parka clad figures are grouped together in an acrobatic game. The front figure is bent over, hands holding on to a serrated form, another figure is standing on his shoulders, facing the other direction, he too is bent over. This figure has his hands on the shoulders of another figure who is ha…
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- Artist
- Annie Markosie (1935 – )
- Title
- Four Inuit Figures
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- stone
- Dimensions
- 27 x 7.0 x 29 cm
- Description
- Four parka clad figures are grouped together in an acrobatic game. The front figure is bent over, hands holding on to a serrated form, another figure is standing on his shoulders, facing the other direction, he too is bent over. This figure has his hands on the shoulders of another figure who is half on the back of the first one, he is facing the same direction as the second. The figure on the back is facing the same direction as the first and has his hands around a sack into which they appear to be stuffing the third person. Broad shapes of their clothing is carved. All have well defined facial features, eyebrows are delicately incised. Scratched into bottom: Markossie. Ann and 7N23 or 71123.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- MaA.06.01
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Freshfield Icefield from Coronation Mountain
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- Date
- 1946
- Medium
- silver gelatin on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EnB.18.02
- Description
- A black and white photographic positive, top fifth of picture is the sky with some white clouds, the rest of the picture is of mountains with barren, craggy rocks in the foreground with an icefield behind that, in the bottom left of the picture are mountain climbers
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- Title
- Freshfield Icefield from Coronation Mountain
- Date
- 1946
- Medium
- silver gelatin on paper
- Dimensions
- 48.9 x 39.2 cm
- Description
- A black and white photographic positive, top fifth of picture is the sky with some white clouds, the rest of the picture is of mountains with barren, craggy rocks in the foreground with an icefield behind that, in the bottom left of the picture are mountain climbers
- Credit
- Purchased from Bruno Engler, Harvie Heights, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- EnB.18.02
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