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An Awkward Juxtaposition

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Artist
Unknown
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.11
Description
A man wearing a dark jacket, white pants, a hat down over his eyes, a cane and a cigarette in a long holder, stands facing left under a sign which reads Curios.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
An Awkward Juxtaposition
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.8 x 20.2 cm
Description
A man wearing a dark jacket, white pants, a hat down over his eyes, a cane and a cigarette in a long holder, stands facing left under a sign which reads Curios.
Subject
figure, male
cartoon
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.11
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Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1780
Medium
tempera on wood
Catalogue Number
UnK.14.01
Description
Wooden icon showing a painted winged figure [St. Michael?] on a winged horse in the centre with another figure looking on from upper left corner.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Archangel Michael
Date
c. 1780
Medium
tempera on wood
Dimensions
318 x 1.3 x 24.0 cm
Description
Wooden icon showing a painted winged figure [St. Michael?] on a winged horse in the centre with another figure looking on from upper left corner.
Subject
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.14.01
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Autumn in the Canadian Rockies

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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944 – 1962
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.03
Description
More than half the painting is a lake with the reflection of fall trees, yellow and green, and a mountain range behind. The top half is yellow aspens and evergreens on lakeshore and blue, purple, grey and white mountains with a light blue sky.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Autumn in the Canadian Rockies
Date
1944 – 1962
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.2 x 50.5 cm
Description
More than half the painting is a lake with the reflection of fall trees, yellow and green, and a mountain range behind. The top half is yellow aspens and evergreens on lakeshore and blue, purple, grey and white mountains with a light blue sky.
Subject
Canadian Rockies
mountain
lake
Credit
Gift of Moore Gallery Ltd, Hamilton, 1995
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.03
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.25
Description
A couple, man with hat and a woman is sitting at a table on which are glasses. The table is centre bottom, half round. The couple is in conversation, other people in the background.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Beer Room, Canmore
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Dimensions
29.2 x 36.7 cm
Description
A couple, man with hat and a woman is sitting at a table on which are glasses. The table is centre bottom, half round. The couple is in conversation, other people in the background.
Subject
figure, group
industry
coal mining
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.25
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.14
Description
The right side of the picture is dominated by on man sitting at a table with hat and coat, with a glass to his lips. A table is to centre left, glass on it, other men in background.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Between Shifts
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Dimensions
29.2 x 36.8 cm
Description
The right side of the picture is dominated by on man sitting at a table with hat and coat, with a glass to his lips. A table is to centre left, glass on it, other men in background.
Subject
figure
group
male
industry
coal mining
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.14
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Bow Valley, Canmore, Alberta

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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944 – 1962
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.11
Description
Bottom third of painting is a wide expanse of water with reflections of the mountains and riverbank. The water narrows mid-centre and has green reflections of treelined riverbank. The top half is grey, blue and white mountains with cloudy sky.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Bow Valley, Canmore, Alberta
Date
1944 – 1962
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
38.0 x 45.8 cm
Description
Bottom third of painting is a wide expanse of water with reflections of the mountains and riverbank. The water narrows mid-centre and has green reflections of treelined riverbank. The top half is grey, blue and white mountains with cloudy sky.
Subject
Canadian Rockies
mountain
river
Credit
Gift of Moore Gallery Ltd, Hamilton, 1995
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.11
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Briquette Plant, Canmore Mine 1944

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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.19
Description
Mine site with many buildings of various shapes is centre and foreground. Mountain range in background The Three Sisters. Between the mountains and the site is a row of trees.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Briquette Plant, Canmore Mine 1944
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Dimensions
29.2 x 36.6 cm
Description
Mine site with many buildings of various shapes is centre and foreground. Mountain range in background The Three Sisters. Between the mountains and the site is a row of trees.
Subject
industry
coal mining
Canadian Rockies
The Three Sisters
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.19
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Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1970
Medium
watercolour on bark
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.02
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Bubba Peibi
Date
c. 1970
Medium
watercolour on bark
Dimensions
46.0 x 20.9 cm
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.02
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1900 – 1925
Medium
watercolour; gouache on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.04
Description
Blue god or demon surrounded in flames, over nude figure; flames and border rust coloured; 5/ on back. CRW purchased it in Katmandu, Nepal in Autumn of 1970, approx. a month long trip which included Langtang Valley trek.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Buddhist Icon
Date
1900 – 1925
Medium
watercolour; gouache on paper
Dimensions
8.4 x 6.6 cm
Description
Blue god or demon surrounded in flames, over nude figure; flames and border rust coloured; 5/ on back. CRW purchased it in Katmandu, Nepal in Autumn of 1970, approx. a month long trip which included Langtang Valley trek.
Subject
figure, male
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.04
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944 – 1962
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.10
Description
Blue, white and brown and green mountains dominate the painting. Snow capped peaks meet a blue and grey sky. Foreground is white, green and grey, late fall or early winter, strokes of of gree to the left for trees, a road centre and turning left. Right middle is blue, green and brown strokes and al…
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Canadian Dominion
Date
1944 – 1962
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
33.0 x 40.5 cm
Description
Blue, white and brown and green mountains dominate the painting. Snow capped peaks meet a blue and grey sky. Foreground is white, green and grey, late fall or early winter, strokes of of gree to the left for trees, a road centre and turning left. Right middle is blue, green and brown strokes and also to the right trees climbing up a small ridge.
Subject
Canadian Rockies
mountain
Credit
Gift of Moore Gallery Ltd, Hamilton, 1995
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.10
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.28
Description
Three seated boys fill the page. One has on a hat, with chin on hand. Boy on left has hands on knees. All seem happy
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Canmore Lads
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Dimensions
36.5 x 29.5 cm
Description
Three seated boys fill the page. One has on a hat, with chin on hand. Boy on left has hands on knees. All seem happy
Subject
figure, group, male
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.28
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Canmore Miner with Safety Lamp

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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1945
Medium
graphite; charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.08
Description
General colour: charcoal on white. Looking down at a man in a coat and hat sitting on a bench with a safety lamp on the floor between his legs. Behind him on the left is his lunch box. His hat shadows his face which looks down right.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Canmore Miner with Safety Lamp
Date
1945
Medium
graphite; charcoal on paper
Dimensions
29.0 x 37.0 cm
Description
General colour: charcoal on white. Looking down at a man in a coat and hat sitting on a bench with a safety lamp on the floor between his legs. Behind him on the left is his lunch box. His hat shadows his face which looks down right.
Subject
figure
male
industry
coal mining
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.08
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
graphite; charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.10
Description
General colour: black on white. Looking down at the mine. Coal carts run up from the bottom to the buildings center. Mountains and trees can be seen in the upper quarter.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Canmore Mining Town
Date
1944
Medium
graphite; charcoal on paper
Dimensions
29.0 x 37.0 cm
Description
General colour: black on white. Looking down at the mine. Coal carts run up from the bottom to the buildings center. Mountains and trees can be seen in the upper quarter.
Subject
landscape
urban
mountains
industry
coal mining
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.10
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Change of Shift, Miners, Canmore 1944

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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.20
Description
Mine site, with buildings and mine entrance. Open rail cars and men dominate the bottom two thirds of the picture. Top third is trees and mountains.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Change of Shift, Miners, Canmore 1944
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Dimensions
29.4 x 37.0 cm
Description
Mine site, with buildings and mine entrance. Open rail cars and men dominate the bottom two thirds of the picture. Top third is trees and mountains.
Subject
architecture, urban
figure, group
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.20
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Coal Miners Await Mine Trip, Canmore

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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.29
Description
Four men, fully clothed with overcoats and caps, are seated on benches.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Coal Miners Await Mine Trip, Canmore
Date
1944
Medium
wax crayon on paper
Dimensions
36.5 x 28.8 cm
Description
Four men, fully clothed with overcoats and caps, are seated on benches.
Subject
figure, group, male
industry
coal mining
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.29
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1944
Medium
crayon on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.13
Description
Two men seated at a table, are in animated conversation. Both men are wearing hats and hip length coats. The drawing is slightly centre left. Written on the back in ink dispute (KDP's hand)
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Dispute
Date
1944
Medium
crayon on paper
Dimensions
29.2 x 36.8 cm
Description
Two men seated at a table, are in animated conversation. Both men are wearing hats and hip length coats. The drawing is slightly centre left. Written on the back in ink dispute (KDP's hand)
Subject
figure
male
industry
coal mining
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1989
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.13
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Elisabee Povungnituk

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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.05
Description
A full face portrait of an Inuit lady. She has a red patterned scarf around her head, a green parka with a yellow collar.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Elisabee Povungnituk
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
45.8 x 38.0 cm
Description
A full face portrait of an Inuit lady. She has a red patterned scarf around her head, a green parka with a yellow collar.
Subject
portrait, female
Inuit
Credit
Gift of Moore Gallery Ltd, Hamilton, 1995
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.05
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Eskimo Child plus head study

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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite; charcoal on paper
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.05
Description
General colour: pencil on white. Head and torso of an Inuk child in a parka, looking left, arms in front. A rough sketch of the head is in the upper right corner.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Eskimo Child plus head study
Date
n.d.
Medium
graphite; charcoal on paper
Dimensions
29.0 x 37.0 cm
Description
General colour: pencil on white. Head and torso of an Inuk child in a parka, looking left, arms in front. A rough sketch of the head is in the upper right corner.
Subject
portrait
child
Inuit
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1969
Catalogue Number
DaK.03.05
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.07
Description
The head of an Inuit man, facing slightly to the right, is dressed in a yellow parka with light brown fur trim around his face, two red ties hang from the centre hood.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Eskimo Man
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
38.0 x 33.3 cm
Description
The head of an Inuit man, facing slightly to the right, is dressed in a yellow parka with light brown fur trim around his face, two red ties hang from the centre hood.
Subject
portrait, male
Inuit
Povungnituk
Credit
Gift of Moore Gallery Ltd, Hamilton, 1995
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.07
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A Fishing Expedition

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Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1970
Medium
watercolour on bark
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.01
Description
Story label on back of bark. Text on back of painting indicates horizontal; but probably intends vertical. Purchased in Australia. by Catharine Robb Whyte ca.1975. Barking and support done by Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
A Fishing Expedition
Date
c. 1970
Medium
watercolour on bark
Dimensions
42.7 x 22.4 cm
Description
Story label on back of bark. Text on back of painting indicates horizontal; but probably intends vertical. Purchased in Australia. by Catharine Robb Whyte ca.1975. Barking and support done by Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary.
Subject
activity, fishing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.01
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