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Willy Morant near Mount Assiniboine

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Artist
Nicholas Morant (1910 – 1999, Canadian)
Date
1955
Medium
cibachrome on paper
Catalogue Number
MoN.18.07
Description
A colour photograph, a woman with a red shirt and wearing a hat sits on a white horse lower left in picture, the foreground and to centre is rocky with a small lake and grass, a mountain range in background wit h Mount Assiniboine being dominant, a light blue sky with some clouds
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Artist
Nicholas Morant (1910 – 1999, Canadian)
Title
Willy Morant near Mount Assiniboine
Date
1955
Medium
cibachrome on paper
Dimensions
41.0 x 57.9 cm
Description
A colour photograph, a woman with a red shirt and wearing a hat sits on a white horse lower left in picture, the foreground and to centre is rocky with a small lake and grass, a mountain range in background wit h Mount Assiniboine being dominant, a light blue sky with some clouds
Subject
landscape, mountain
landscape, with people
landscape, Mount Assiniboine
characters, Willy Morant
Credit
Purchased from Nicholas Morant, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
MoN.18.07
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Autumn Storm, Shuswap Lake, B.C.

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Artist
Rick Nicholas de Grandmaison (1932 – 1985, Canadian)
Date
c. 1970
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
DgO.02.01
Description
Yellow/orange colour dominates from centre to top right; foreground and bottom right are brown trees, higher to the right of picture; behind these trees is a blue lake, yellow reflection; a varied coloured green mountain is in the centre left; light yellow sweeps down from top left.
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Artist
Rick Nicholas de Grandmaison (1932 – 1985, Canadian)
Title
Autumn Storm, Shuswap Lake, B.C.
Date
c. 1970
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
25.5 x 30.5 cm
Description
Yellow/orange colour dominates from centre to top right; foreground and bottom right are brown trees, higher to the right of picture; behind these trees is a blue lake, yellow reflection; a varied coloured green mountain is in the centre left; light yellow sweeps down from top left.
Subject
landscape, lake
landscape, Shuswap Lake
Credit
Gift of Jock Smith, Vancouver, 1972
Catalogue Number
DgO.02.01
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Trail Riding in Alberta

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Artist
Nicholas Morant (1910 – 1999, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
ektacolour on paper
Catalogue Number
MoN.18.09
Description
A colour photograph, the foreground is browns and yellows with old dead trees strewn around, a yellow larch tree dominates the left side of the picture, a person on horseback in centre, a line of mountains with Mount Assiniboine dominant is in the background, the moutains are snow covered, the sky …
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Artist
Nicholas Morant (1910 – 1999, Canadian)
Title
Trail Riding in Alberta
Date
1960
Medium
ektacolour on paper
Dimensions
50.6 x 60.8 cm
Description
A colour photograph, the foreground is browns and yellows with old dead trees strewn around, a yellow larch tree dominates the left side of the picture, a person on horseback in centre, a line of mountains with Mount Assiniboine dominant is in the background, the moutains are snow covered, the sky is clear
Subject
landscape, mountain
activity, trail riding
landscape, Mount Assiniboine
Credit
Gift of Canadian Pacific Corporate Archives, Montreal, 1985
Catalogue Number
MoN.18.09
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Mirror Lake, near Lake Louise

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Artist
Nicholas Morant (1910 – 1999, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
ektacolour on paper
Catalogue Number
MoN.18.10
Description
A colour photograph, almost the entire picture is a mountain with trees, rocks and snow, lower left is the lake, bottom right is a craggy mopuntainside where at centre right can be seen 2 people and 1 horse, the sky is blue and cloudless
Artist
Nicholas Morant (1910 – 1999, Canadian)
Title
Mirror Lake, near Lake Louise
Date
1960
Medium
ektacolour on paper
Dimensions
50.8 x 40.5 cm
Description
A colour photograph, almost the entire picture is a mountain with trees, rocks and snow, lower left is the lake, bottom right is a craggy mopuntainside where at centre right can be seen 2 people and 1 horse, the sky is blue and cloudless
Subject
landscape, mountain
landscape, lake
Credit
Gift of Canadian Pacific Corporate Archives, Montreal, 1985
Catalogue Number
MoN.18.10
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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 52 b&w prints of various scenic views around British Columbia. Includes views overlooking towns, skiing, beaches, A-frame cabins, highways, rivers, portraits, and the inner harbour & Empress Hotel in Victoria.
Date Range
[ca. 1959-1965]
Reference Code
V190 / VI / B / v / PA - 01 to PA - 52
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Print
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Part Of
Bruno Engler fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M323 / S40 / V190
Series
VI : Retained file, B : Alphabetical order
Sous-Fonds
V190
Sub-Series
v : BC Scenic Views
Accession Number
7436
Reference Code
V190 / VI / B / v / PA - 01 to PA - 52
GMD
Photograph
Print
Date Range
[ca. 1959-1965]
Physical Description
52 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
See fonds level description
Scope & Content
File pertains to 52 b&w prints of various scenic views around British Columbia. Includes views overlooking towns, skiing, beaches, A-frame cabins, highways, rivers, portraits, and the inner harbour & Empress Hotel in Victoria.
Subject Access
Activities
Architecture
Backcountry skiing
Boats
Buildings
Empress Hotel
Environment and Nature
Family and personal life
Glaciers
Landscape
Mountains
Personal and Professional Life
Portrait
Rivers
Roads
Scenery
Ship
Ski areas
Skiing
Sports and leisure
Totem pole
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Victoria
British Columbia
Language
English
Creator
Engler, Bruno
Title Source
Original title kept
Processing Status
Processed
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Postcard album, Brewster family

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Part Of
Jim Brewster family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by p…
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
1918
1921
1942
1949
1962
Reference Code
V90 / VI / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Postcard
Print
Photograph
Part Of
Jim Brewster family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M436
V90
Series
V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
Sous-Fonds
V90
Accession Number
2023.09
Reference Code
V90 / VI / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Postcard
Print
Photograph
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
1918
1921
1942
1949
1962
Physical Description
1 album (ca.65 postcards and postcard prints): 23 x 39 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by photographer Byron Harmon]; members of the British royal family; men in military uniforms [World War I]; political satire and cartoon illustrations; and Australian wildlife.
Notes
Some postcard prints are annotated on the back
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Subject Access
Banff
Businesses
Community life
Family and personal life
Home
Homestead
Indigenous people
Landscape
Military
Municipal views
Public events
Portrait
Recreation
Regalia
Royalty
Royal Visit
Sports
War
World War I
Winter sports
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Australia
Access Restrictions
Contains offensive subject matter- accessible at researcher's individual discretion
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Indigenous Peoples
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Carlson's guide to landscape painting

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20826
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
c1958, 1953
Author
Carlson, John F
Publisher
New York : Sterling Pub. Co.
Call Number
ND1342 C3
Author
Carlson, John F
Responsibility
(Rev. and enl. ed.)
Publisher
New York : Sterling Pub. Co.
Published Date
c1958, 1953
Physical Description
144p. illus. plates
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Landscape Painting - Technique
Accession Number
2462
Call Number
ND1342 C3
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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The art of landscape painting

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20828
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1965
Author
Richmond, Leonard
Publisher
London : Sir Isaac Pitman
Call Number
ND1342 R5
Author
Richmond, Leonard
Responsibility
abridged ed.
Publisher
London : Sir Isaac Pitman
Published Date
1965
Physical Description
xii, 100p. illus. plates
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Landscape Painting - Technique
Accession Number
1000
Call Number
ND1342 R5
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Seascapes and landscapes in watercolor

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
c1956
Author
Kent, Norman ed.
Publisher
New York : Watson-Guptill Publications
Call Number
ND1740 K4
Author
Kent, Norman ed.
Publisher
New York : Watson-Guptill Publications
Published Date
c1956
Physical Description
126p. : illus. ports.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Watercolor painting - Technique
Landscape Painting - Technique
Maine painting - Technique
Accession Number
400
Call Number
ND1740 K4
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Artist
William Bonnetplume (1946 – 2001, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1977
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
BpW.02.02
Description
General colour: blue with green, yellow, brown. A figure, sled and team of four dogs fills lower right quarter of picture. A broad crack in the frozen lake runs up from the center at the bottom and disappears into the horizon of trees. The far shore and mountains beyond start two thirds up the pict…
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Artist
William Bonnetplume (1946 – 2001, Canadian)
Title
Aklavik, N.W.T.
Date
prior to 1977
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
35.6 x 45.6 cm
Description
General colour: blue with green, yellow, brown. A figure, sled and team of four dogs fills lower right quarter of picture. A broad crack in the frozen lake runs up from the center at the bottom and disappears into the horizon of trees. The far shore and mountains beyond start two thirds up the picture.
Subject
animal, dogteam
figure, man
man, Inuit
landscape, winter
Credit
Purchased from William Bonnetplume, 1978
Catalogue Number
BpW.02.02
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