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Alberta art : exhibition of art works from the collection of the Alberta Art Foundation

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: [1979?]

Publisher: [Edmonton?] : The Foundation

Call Number: N6546 A4 A4

Publisher: [Edmonton?] : The Foundation

Published Date: [1979?]

Physical Description: 98p. : ill.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Art - Alberta; Artists - Alberta; Glyde, H.G. (Henry George); Barry, Douglas; May, Margaret; Nicoll, Marion; Tanabe, Takao; Janvier, Alex; Mitchell, Janet; Snow, John; Bates, Maxwell

Notes: Catalogue of an exhibition circulated in Japan (1979?); Text in English, French, and Japanese

Call Number: N6546 A4 A4

Location: Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access

Collection: Art Library

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The Alberta diamond jubilee anthology

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1979

Author: Chalmers, John W., ed

Publisher: Edmonton : Hurtig

Call Number: 05 C35

Author: Chalmers, John W., ed

Responsibility: edited by John W. Chalmers, James Moir, June Bhatia, Hugh A. Dempsey

Publisher: Edmonton : Hurtig

Published Date: 1979

Physical Description: 335p

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Allan, Mary; Bercuson, David; Birney, Earle; O'Hagan, Howard; Marty, Sid; Noble, Charles; Patterson, R. M; Russell, Andy; Snow, John; Thompson, J. O; Whyte, Jon; Wiebe, Rudy

Accession Number: 12000

Call Number: 05 C35

Collection: Archives Library

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Artillery control of avalanches along mountain highways

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1970

Author: Gardner, Noel C

Publisher: Fort Collins (CO) : Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station

Call Number: 03.5 G17 Pam

Author: Gardner, Noel C

Responsibility: by Noel C. Gardner and Arthur Judson

Publisher: Fort Collins (CO) : Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station

Published Date: 1970

Physical Description: 26p. : ill

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Snow

Notes: Bibliography

Accession Number: NC8500

Call Number: 03.5 G17 Pam

Collection: Archives Library

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Athabasca Glacier

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1940 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.103

Description: Colour: blue greys. The central image is a mass of blue grey ice which takes up the middle two quarters. The upper and lower quarters being white patches of snow on a brown grey ground.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Athabasca Glacier

Date: 1940 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30.5 x 25.5 cm

Description: Colour: blue greys. The central image is a mass of blue grey ice which takes up the middle two quarters. The upper and lower quarters being white patches of snow on a brown grey ground.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; lake; ice; snow; glacier

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.103

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Banff Winter Carnival

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1924 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.834

Description: In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees frami…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Banff Winter Carnival

Date: 1924 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 45.1 x 29.7 cm

Description: In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees framing the the edges of the drawing. Below the drawing it says “WITH APOLOGIES TO DEBECK”, “Peter White - 1924”, and “Banff WINTER CARNIVAL - FEBRUARY 7-14. 1925 - The Peoples Playground SKI-ING SWIMMING SKATING TOBOGGANING, ETC.” Surrounding the inscription it is bordered with 3mm design: two lines running parallel to each other with circles drawn in the middle.

Subject: winter; sports; snow; mountains; Rocky Mountains; Banff; Winter Carnival; skiing; swimming; skating; tobogganing; skijumping; man; suit; suit jacket; vest; tie; skis; trees; clouds

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.834

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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.”