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WWF Summer Sizzler Tour
CA EDM RG-200-11-EAP-762 · Item · 1994
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

This poster is an advertisement for the WWF Summer Sizzler Tour on August 19,1994 at the Northlands Agricom. The main event included fights between Bret “Hit Man” Hart, Razor Ramon, Owen Hart, and Jim Neidhart. The poster is brightly coloured and features photographs of the wrestlers.

Winterscape
CA EDM RG-200-12-30 · Item · 1960
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

Thelma Manary (1913-1984) was an Edmonton-based artist known for her miniature etchings and large semi-abstract landscapes (working in oil, watercolour, and mixed media). She was a member of the Edmonton Art Club, the Alberta Society of Artists, and was an associated member of the Society of Canadian Printers-Etchers and Engravers. She served on the board of the Edmonton Art Club, and worked at the Edmonton Art Gallery for many years.
Manary had a particular interest in trees, especially the barrenness of winter trees. This painting was submitted to the Edmonton Art Club show in 1961, and was featured on the cover of the catalogue for that year.

CA EDM RG-200-12-4 · Item · 1936
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

Born in 1913, M. Kathleen Kaufman joined the Edmonton Art Club in 1934, and participated in club exhibitions between 1935 and 1953. She submitted a work titled “A Winter Trail” in 1936 which could be this piece. Kaufman married Keith Cardiff in April, 1943, changing her name to M. Kathleen Cardiff. She would go on to become a member of the Alberta Society of Artists, and serve as the Treasurer of the Edmonton Art Club. She began studying printmaking in the 1950s, learning silk screening and serigraphy under George Weber at the Edmonton Art Gallery, as well as taking courses at the University of Alberta’s Department of Extension. She moved to Toronto in 1959, later settling in Ontario.

West Edmonton
CA EDM RG-200-8-EAM-666 · Item · 1997
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

This poster is a colourful, stylized pictoral map of the businesses in west Edmonton. It includes the area from 95 Avenue to Yellowhead Trail, and The verso includes a business directory and event calendar.

Walrus, by Qaqaq Ashoona
CA EDM RG-200-12-25 · Item · [before 1997]
Part of City of Edmonton Archives Collection

Qaqaq Ashoona, also known as Kaka, was a renowned hunter and sculptor. He was born on August 18, 1928 in Ikerrasak camp, Baffin Island, NWT, and was the eldest son of Inuk artist Pitseolak Ashoona. Qaqaq's sculptures gained recognition for their monumental and powerful portrayal of animals, humans, and spirits. Notably, his works were characterized by their compactness and bold forms. In 1953, his sculptures were showcased at the Coronation Exhibition in London, England, marking his first international exposure. Subsequently, he held his first solo exhibition at the Gallery of the Arctic in Victoria, British Columbia in 1973. His artistic achievements continued to be widely exhibited and celebrated both in Canada and internationally. He died November 2, 1996 in Cape Dorset, NWT.