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Circumpolar Digital Image Collection
The Circumpolar Digital Image Collection is a collection of photos, slides, other images and contributions shared by many of the University of Alberta’s polar researchers. Images in the collection may be used for teaching and research purposes. For any other use, please contact the Canadian Circumpolar Institute.
Items in this Collection
- 15Public Art - Polar Regions
- 11Canada, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife
- 8Urban Art in Yellowknife
- 5Wild Fruit - Northern Canada
- 3Country Food - Northern Canada
- 2Banners - Yellowknife, NWT
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2015-07-09
This is one of a series of painted wood cut images of berries that are attached to the south exterior wall of the Yellowknife Inn.
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2015-07-09
The south wall of the Yellowknife Inn faces a parking lot at 50th Street and 50th Avenue. The Urban Art in Yellowknife exhibit includes cut-out paintings of birds and wild plants that produce edible berries. This painting is of the raspberry and shows the foliage and the green and ripe berries....
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.jpg "Street Banner With Float Plane - Yellowknife, NWT")
2015-07-07
During the summer of 2015, Yellowknife dislpayed a number of banners attached to utility poles. This one, in shades of blue, shows a front view of a float plane accompanied by the words "Yellowknife Remote Beauty".
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.jpg "Street Banner With Sailboat - Yellowknife, NWT")
2015-07-07
During the summer of 2015, Yellowknife displayed a number of banners attached to utility poles. This one, in orange tones, shows a sailboat, accompanied by the words "Yellowknife Under the Midnight Sun".
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.jpg "Thor's Hammer")
2018-06-18
This sculpture was created in 1981 by Bengt Lindström on behalf of Volvo. The sculpture was placed outside the State Historical Museum in Stockholm in 1983 in conjunction with Lindström's exhibition "Myths". It was renovated in 1992 and relocated to Östersund, where it was placed in connection...