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Alasi Tukalak Carving, Povungnituk

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.248

Description: A solitary woman is kneeling in the foreground clutching a grey object in her left hand and pointing to it with her right hand. The woman is seen in profile. Her skin is brown and her hair is black. She wears a blue jacket over an orange-pink skirt. On her head is a red-pink scarf with green detail…

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Alasi Tukalak Carving, Povungnituk

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.4 x 30.3 cm

Description: A solitary woman is kneeling in the foreground clutching a grey object in her left hand and pointing to it with her right hand. The woman is seen in profile. Her skin is brown and her hair is black. She wears a blue jacket over an orange-pink skirt. On her head is a red-pink scarf with green details. A light blue-grey building is found in the upper left corner. Cast shadows are blue.

Subject: figure, female

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.248

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Alpine Flower (Epilobium palustre or Epilobium ciliatum?)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.26

Description: A single plant fills most of the paper; a thin stem from which emanates many smaller stems with leaves; small pink flowers and buds top the stems.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Alpine Flower (Epilobium palustre or Epilobium ciliatum?)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 18.0 cm

Description: A single plant fills most of the paper; a thin stem from which emanates many smaller stems with leaves; small pink flowers and buds top the stems.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.26

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Anemone parviflora (Alpine Anenome)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.24

Description: Two plants with brown roots; large leaves; a white flower with yellow bud.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Anemone parviflora (Alpine Anenome)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 15.0 cm

Description: Two plants with brown roots; large leaves; a white flower with yellow bud.

Subject: botanical; flower; anenome

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.24

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Anemone patens (Prairie Crocus)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1906

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.22

Description: A single plant and 2 cuttings, light purple flowers in various stages.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Anemone patens (Prairie Crocus)

Date: 1906

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: A single plant and 2 cuttings, light purple flowers in various stages.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Leonard Leacock, 1968

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.22

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi [Bear Berry]

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1904

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.35

Description: A stem with spoon-shaped green leaves, two bunches of round red berries, and small bunches of urn shaped white flowers with pink tips. Date and artist monogram are in the BRC. Written on verso in pencil is [alpina?] from Field. Flowers last of May. Fruit July or August + beautiful red leaves.” at t…

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi [Bear Berry]

Date: 1904

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 16.5 cm

Description: A stem with spoon-shaped green leaves, two bunches of round red berries, and small bunches of urn shaped white flowers with pink tips. Date and artist monogram are in the BRC. Written on verso in pencil is [alpina?] from Field. Flowers last of May. Fruit July or August + beautiful red leaves.” at the top and “arctostaphylos uva-urs: at bottom.

Subject: bearberry

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.35

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Aster bigelovii (Purple Tansy Aster)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.04

Description: A single, thick brown stem with long green bracted leaves, is topped with a cluster of purple flowers with yellow centres.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Aster bigelovii (Purple Tansy Aster)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: A single, thick brown stem with long green bracted leaves, is topped with a cluster of purple flowers with yellow centres.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.04

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Aster foliaceus (Leafy Aster)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.18

Description: A thick green stem comes from the centre bottom of painting spreading out near the top with smaller stems which have delicate yellow and pink flowers; 6 yellow centers with pink fringes; others are pink buds.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Aster foliaceus (Leafy Aster)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: A thick green stem comes from the centre bottom of painting spreading out near the top with smaller stems which have delicate yellow and pink flowers; 6 yellow centers with pink fringes; others are pink buds.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.18

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At Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.060

Description: Lake O’Hara beyond a rocky outcrop in foreground.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: At Lake O'Hara

Date: 1969

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.8 x 28.0 cm

Description: Lake O’Hara beyond a rocky outcrop in foreground.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Lake O’Hara

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.060

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Bankhead

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1968 – 1971

Medium: oil on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.206

Description: Four large trees stand in the immediate foreground. They have blue trunks which compliments the similar colour bushes that surround them. The lime green grasses extend to the brushline in the background. The mountains painting with various colours of blue to denote distance appear high above the tr…

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Bankhead

Date: 1968 – 1971

Medium: oil on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 30.3 cm

Description: Four large trees stand in the immediate foreground. They have blue trunks which compliments the similar colour bushes that surround them. The lime green grasses extend to the brushline in the background. The mountains painting with various colours of blue to denote distance appear high above the tree line. A yellowish white cloud colour appears against a blue sky.

Subject: figure, female

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.206

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The Battle of Cressy

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1792

Medium: engraving on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.03

Description: A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: The Battle of Cressy

Date: 1792

Medium: engraving on paper

Dimensions: 18.0 x 28.5 cm

Description: A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back paper reads “Johnson Art Galleries Limited Pictures Fine Framing. Montreal 634 St. Catherine West.”

Subject: activity; war; figure; group; animal; horse

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.03

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Bear

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Artist: Unknown

Date: later than 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.04

Description: A realistic rendering of a walking grizzly bear. His head is turned slightly to the left. Open mouth shows white teeth and a pink tongue.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Bear

Date: later than 1900

Dimensions: 13.0 x 8.0 x 24.0 cm

Description: A realistic rendering of a walking grizzly bear. His head is turned slightly to the left. Open mouth shows white teeth and a pink tongue.

Subject: amimal, bear; grizzly bear

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.04

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Below Hanging Gardens at Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.365

Description: In the immediate foreground a piece of dead tree is sitting in the colorful grass. The tree extends from the br to the bl with limbs reaching upward into the painting. The top quarter of this image is a dark grey sky that looks like storm is on it's way. The mid ground area is assorted colors of gr…

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Below Hanging Gardens at Lake O'Hara

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.3 x 30.0 cm

Description: In the immediate foreground a piece of dead tree is sitting in the colorful grass. The tree extends from the br to the bl with limbs reaching upward into the painting. The top quarter of this image is a dark grey sky that looks like storm is on it's way. The mid ground area is assorted colors of grass and flowers ranging from different colours of orange and yellow to reds and violets and greens. On both sides of the image in the upper sections there are green trees. One tree ia located on the tr and a small group of three or four are situated in the tl area.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.365

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Big Rock at Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.217

Description: A rugged rocky cliff surrounded by evergreens is located along the shores of Lake O'Hara. It ranges in colour from purples to yellow and orange. Lake O'Hara is depicted in slid turquoise. The mountains appear overhead beyond the cliffs with cobalt blue peering through top centre.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Big Rock at Lake O'Hara

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 30.3 cm

Description: A rugged rocky cliff surrounded by evergreens is located along the shores of Lake O'Hara. It ranges in colour from purples to yellow and orange. Lake O'Hara is depicted in slid turquoise. The mountains appear overhead beyond the cliffs with cobalt blue peering through top centre.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; lake

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.217

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Bighorn Sheep

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Artist: Unknown

Date: c. 1910

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.36

Description: A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Bighorn Sheep

Date: c. 1910

Dimensions: 14.5 x 16.0 cm

Description: A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

Subject: animal; Bighorn Sheep

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.36

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The Bird Tree

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1880 – 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: The Bird Tree

Date: 1880 – 1900

Dimensions: 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

Subject: figure, male; animal; mythological

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

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Bubba Peibi

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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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Buddhist Icon

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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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Campanula rotundifolia (Harebells)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.17

Description: Six purple flowers hang from tops of long green stems; buds and small leaves on stems; brown root and a cluster of green leaves at stem end.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Campanula rotundifolia (Harebells)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: Six purple flowers hang from tops of long green stems; buds and small leaves on stems; brown root and a cluster of green leaves at stem end.