Framed painting by Des Edwards titled Kitimat River Winter Scene. Features a watercolour painting of a snowy Kitimat River with mountains in background.
Framed painting by Des Edwards titled Kitimat River Winter Scene. Features a watercolour painting of a snowy Kitimat River with mountains in background.
Painting of two boats at sunset on Green Lake in Caribou BC.
Physical Condition
fair
Material
paint
paper board
Technique
painted
Condition Remarks
some damage to painting surface
Height
56 cm
Length
91 cm
Accession Number
2012.4
Biographical Notes
Olie moved to Kitimat in 1952 with her two daughters to join her husband Art. In 1954, Art and Olie opened their hardware store, Coghlin's Hardware. In 1977 the store was closed when they decided to retire. Both of them decided to remain in Kitimat after retirement, and spent their time travelling, and pursuing hobbies. One of which for Olie was painting. Olie did many paintings, but could never bring herself to sell them. They were only given to friends family as she considered her paintings as only a hobby, and not a job to earn money.
Painting by Paul Windsor; acrylic paint on a rectangular piece of red cedar. Various figures, including a young Haisla man singing and playing a drum, are depicted in a variety of colours: brown, red, black, reddish-brown, turquoise, light green, orange, and white.
Windsor describes this piece as "an illustration of a young person singing and drumming the songs alive. Behind him, embedded in the Earth, are his ancestors. Music notes emanate from his presence as he drums and sings. His drum, also the Moon in the Sky, is also woven with a Raven, representing that history and the Legend of the Moon, and the Blackfish, killer whale and fish clan crest design, representing our Matriarch passage."
Painting by Paul Windsor; acrylic paint on a rectangular piece of red cedar. Various figures, including a young Haisla man singing and playing a drum, are depicted in a variety of colours: brown, red, black, reddish-brown, turquoise, light green, orange, and white.
Windsor describes this piece as "an illustration of a young person singing and drumming the songs alive. Behind him, embedded in the Earth, are his ancestors. Music notes emanate from his presence as he drums and sings. His drum, also the Moon in the Sky, is also woven with a Raven, representing that history and the Legend of the Moon, and the Blackfish, killer whale and fish clan crest design, representing our Matriarch passage."
Paul Windsor is a Haisla and Heiltsuk artist born and raised in Kitimat and currently based in Vancouver. He specializes in paintings on wood and paper, and has also created designs for many different commercially-available products.
Cracks, looks like it has been broken and repaired
Height
26.5 cm
Width
5 cm
Length
5.3 cm
Accession Number
2010.13.6
Biographical Notes
John Moore is the son of Charles and Elizabeth Moore (nee Donough) who settled in the Kitimat Valley (1900-1919). Aubrey Wood is the husband of Elizabeth's niece.
Small black argillite totem pole. Sticker on back, reads "Haida Moore."
Physical Condition
poor
Material
argillite
Culture
Haida
Condition Remarks
Very cracked, glued together
Height
28 cm
Width
8 cm
Length
7 cm
Accession Number
2010.13.7
Biographical Notes
John Moore is the son of Charles and Elizabeth Moore (nee Donough) who settled in the Kitimat Valley (1900-1919). Aubrey Wood is the husband of Elizabeth's niece.
