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City by Night, Edmonton

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwbg.04.013
Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Date
1972
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.013
Description
A nightscape scene of Edmonton. The vantage point seems to be from the opposite bank of the North Saskatchewan river. The downtown area of Edmonton is an array of skyscraper and buildings lit up and stretching across the print. The legislative buildings are visible at the left of the print. Tal…
Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Title
City by Night, Edmonton
Date
1972
Medium
ink on paper
Description
A nightscape scene of Edmonton. The vantage point seems to be from the opposite bank of the North Saskatchewan river. The downtown area of Edmonton is an array of skyscraper and buildings lit up and stretching across the print. The legislative buildings are visible at the left of the print. Tall, silhouetted evergreen trees are positioned in both lower corners of the prints. Smaller trees extend across the print at its bottom. The entire print is quite dark with the exception of the lighted buildings.
Subject
city
Edmonton
architecture
urban
skyscrapers
legislative building
river
North Saskatchewan
Credit
Gift of George Weber, 1973
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.013
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Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Date
1972
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.014
Description
A cityscape scene of Edmonton. The vantage point seems to be from the opposite bank of the North Saskatchewan river. The closest side of the riverbank is soft green and slopes downward from the bottom of the print towards the river which is bright blue. The river flows horizontally across the pr…
Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Title
Edmonton
Date
1972
Medium
ink on paper
Description
A cityscape scene of Edmonton. The vantage point seems to be from the opposite bank of the North Saskatchewan river. The closest side of the riverbank is soft green and slopes downward from the bottom of the print towards the river which is bright blue. The river flows horizontally across the print. Several houses are visible at the bottom of the riverbank. Trees descend down the riverbank on either side of the print. A steel bridge crosses the river and is visible at the right of the print. The The skyscrapers of downtown Edmonton stretch across the print on the opposite side of the river. The buildings are tan. The sky is clear blue and mauve.
Subject
city
Edmonton
architecture
urban
skyscrapers
river
North Saskatchewan
Credit
Gift of George Weber, 1973
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.014
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New Court House and Art Gallery, Edmonton

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwbg.04.015
Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Date
1972
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.015
Description
Edmonton courthouse and art gallery depicted at night. One building stands behind the other. The building further back is lit up and bright yellow. The smaller building at the front is black and grey. The bottom of this building blends into the ground which is undefined and fades away to the ed…
Artist
George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian)
Title
New Court House and Art Gallery, Edmonton
Date
1972
Medium
ink on paper
Description
Edmonton courthouse and art gallery depicted at night. One building stands behind the other. The building further back is lit up and bright yellow. The smaller building at the front is black and grey. The bottom of this building blends into the ground which is undefined and fades away to the edges of the print. Street lights and dark trees stand outside at the front of the buildings. The sky is dark blue.
Subject
city
Edmonton
architecture
urban
courthouse, art gallery
Credit
Gift of George Weber, 1973
Catalogue Number
WbG.04.015
Less detail
This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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