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Luxton family fonds
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and profession…
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Reference Code
- LUX
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX
- Accession Number
- Lux1 - EL estate, 1996
- Lux2 - Whyte Museum, 2000
- Lux3 - Glenbow Archives, 2001
- Reference Code
- LUX
- GMD
- Photograph
- Cabinet card
- Framed print
- Negative
- Sound recording
- Cassette
- Textual record
- Corporate record
- Private record
- Published record
- Scrapbook
- Other Title Info
- Also known as the Eleanor Luxton archives
- Date Range
- [ca.1860]-1995
- Physical Description
- ca.32.1 m of textual records (29.3 m textual records, 47 scrapbooks) -- ca.7290 photographs (ca.5300 b&w and col. prints, ca.1915 negatives, 75 transparencies, 2 tintypes) -- 17 albums -- ca.74 cm sound recordings (29 CDs, 45 audio cassettes, 17 R120 DAT tapes, 1 VHS, 8 voicewriter discs)
- History / Biographical
- The Norman Luxton family was a prominent family in Banff, Alberta, Canada from 1904 until 1962. Daughter Eleanor Luxton maintained the family's position in the town until her death in 1995.
- Publisher and businessman Norman K. Luxton, 1876-1962, was the son of Winnipeg Free Press co-founder William Luxton. After working for the Winnipeg Free Press, Norman Luxton travelled, then joined the Calgary Herald for eight years. In 1901, he journeyed 10,000 miles on the Pacific in the dug-out canoe Tilikum. After becoming ill, Luxton abandoned the trip in Fiji and came to Banff to recuperate. The around-the-world trip was subsequently completed by his sailing partner, Capt. John Voss.
- Luxton bought Banff's Crag and Canyon newspaper in 1902 and remained as publisher until 1951. Also in 1902, he established the Sign of the Goat Curio store which specialized in Stoney Indian handicrafts and taxidermy specimens. Other significant Luxton businesses were the King Edward Hotel and Livery, Luxton Bros. insurance (with brother Louis Luxton) and the Lux Block, which included a hotel, the Lux Theatre and retail stores.
- In 1904, Norman Luxton married Georgina (Georgie) Elizabeth McDougall, 1870-1965, of the pioneer missionary McDougall family of Morley, Alberta. In addition to her McDougall connections, Georgie Luxton was related by marriage to Senator George Ross. Norman and Georgie Luxton had one child, Eleanor Georgina, born in Banff in 1908.
- The Luxtons were important Banff "boosters" with involvement in numerous local organizations and events. Norman Luxton managed the Banff Indian Days from 1909 to 1950, was a founder of Banff Winter Carnival and was involved with native events at the Calgary Stampede for 25 years. In 1953, Norman established a museum to house his native artifacts. The Luxton Museum was built in co-operation with Eric Harvie of the Glenbow Foundation of Calgary. After Luxton's death, the museum continued to be managed by the Glenbow until 1992.
- Eleanor Luxton, 1908-1995, was a writer, historian, researcher, engineer, teacher and business woman. After graduating from high school in Banff in 1926, she attended the University of Alberta from 1926 until 1939, receiving degrees in history (BA '30, MA'33), a Diploma in Education (1931) and subsequent education, biology and natural history courses during the summers.
- Between 1937 and 1956, Eleanor received further degrees and certificates from studies at Garbutt Business College (Calgary), St. Stephen's College (Edmonton), Ottawa Technical High School, Havergal Ladies College (Ontario), St. George Williams College (Montreal), McGill University (Montreal) and the Banff School of Fine Arts. Subjects studied included office practices, shorthand, machine draughting, English, civil engineering (BSc '46), German, broadcast writing, management, commerce, accounting and commercial law.
- Eleanor Luxton's extensive education overlapped and preceded a long and varied professional career. Her teaching career extended from high school teacher in Alberta (Banff and Sexsmith), 1933-1940, to university lecturer in Montreal in the 1950s. During the 1940s, she worked in locomotive design for the CPR in Montreal. Beginning in 1956 and continuing until 1965, when she returned to Banff to care for her mother, Eleanor worked throughout southern Alberta as a field researcher for Calgary's Glenbow Foundation. From 1965 until her death in 1995, Eleanor remained in Banff in her family home and pursued an active career in writing and research.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of textual, visual and sound materials pertaining to Norman Luxton, Eleanor Luxton and their family members and friends (including Georgina Luxton, Norman's parents and siblings, and members of the Ross, Graham and McDougall families). Includes correspondence, personal and professional records, financial documents, organization and volunteer records, business and property records, scrapbooks and albums, research materials, candid and professional portraits, various collected materials, and other related content.
- Notes
- Fonds consists of three sous-fonds:
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1880]-1962, ca. 7.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Correspondence, B. Business, financial and legal, C. Personal, D. Personal and professional, E. Collected materials.
- II. Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds, [ca.1890]-1995, ca. 15 m. of textual records, sound recordings and photographs in six series: A. Correspondence, B. Professional, C. Personal, D. Business, financial and legal, E. Travel and events, F. Collected materials.
- III. Luxton family sous-fonds, 1836-1972, ca.6.5 m. of textual records and photographs in four series: A. Norman Luxton family series, [ca.1900-ca.1970]; B. Georgina Luxton series, [ca.1890]-1967; C. Related family series, [ca.1890]-1972; D. Other material series, 1836-1970; E. Luxton family home records [1996].
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Luxton, Georgina
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Professional and Personal Life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Research
- Access Restrictions
- Some restriction/s on access
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- Reproduction Restrictions
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- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: electronic finding aid for processed material
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- Category
- Arts
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First nations
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
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Above Geiranger Fjord, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.261
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- Title
- Above Geiranger Fjord, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 34.7 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.261
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Above Lake O'Hara
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- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.517
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- Title
- Above Lake O'Hara
- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 35.2 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.517
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- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- coloured graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.951 v
- Description
- Continent of Africa with state divisions in different colours
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- Title
- Africa
- Date
- c. 1920
- Medium
- coloured graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 29.8 x 22.4 cm
- Description
- Continent of Africa with state divisions in different colours
- Subject
- Africa
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.951 v
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Aloha Tower, Hawaii
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- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.047
- Description
- Colour: blue, white, grey. At the right side is a dock. Two boats are tied up at the end of it. Across the picture on the other side of the lake are low buildings and to the left a buildng with a tower on the corner of it. Dark green slopes rise up to the right from behind. Mountains can be seen ju…
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- Title
- Aloha Tower, Hawaii
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, white, grey. At the right side is a dock. Two boats are tied up at the end of it. Across the picture on the other side of the lake are low buildings and to the left a buildng with a tower on the corner of it. Dark green slopes rise up to the right from behind. Mountains can be seen just behind them. The sky is layers of grey and fills the upper half.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.047
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Alpine Club Cabin, Assiniboine
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- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.061
- Description
- Colour: blue. A snow scene. Two trees stand center and left reaching to the top of the picture. Another two trees grow on the right side. Between these is a snow covered log cabin. Trees can be seen vaguely in the distance. The sky behind is warm blue and fills the upper third.
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- Title
- Alpine Club Cabin, Assiniboine
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue. A snow scene. Two trees stand center and left reaching to the top of the picture. Another two trees grow on the right side. Between these is a snow covered log cabin. Trees can be seen vaguely in the distance. The sky behind is warm blue and fills the upper third.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.061
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.934
- Description
- A two dimensional drawing of a donkey who has been injured. He has a bandage on his head and right ear, and a bump on the top of his left ear. He has sweat droplets coming off of his head. To the right of the drawing it says “AN ASS”inside the fold: Two drawings: 1) a man with a huge smile, which m…
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- Title
- An Ass
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 10.1 cm
- Description
- A two dimensional drawing of a donkey who has been injured. He has a bandage on his head and right ear, and a bump on the top of his left ear. He has sweat droplets coming off of his head. To the right of the drawing it says “AN ASS”inside the fold: Two drawings: 1) a man with a huge smile, which makes his teeth look very boxy, and he is wearing a turtle neck, and 2) a goose. verso: a profile view of a man’s head, he has a look of surprise on his face.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.934
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- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.965
- Description
- A graphite pencil drawing of several cars during a race. In the center of the page is a car numbered “20” with two people visible in the open top car that has an exhaust cloud and the words “BANG, BOOM” written beside it. Ranged around this central car are five others on the track. Along the left s…
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- Title
- An Auto Race
- Date
- 1910 – 1915
- Medium
- graphite; on paper;
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 15.1 cm
- Description
- A graphite pencil drawing of several cars during a race. In the center of the page is a car numbered “20” with two people visible in the open top car that has an exhaust cloud and the words “BANG, BOOM” written beside it. Ranged around this central car are five others on the track. Along the left side is what appears to be an upside-down car in what is possibly the viewer stands.
- Subject
- drawing
- children
- cars
- car race
- Peter Whyte;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.965
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Andalsnas Valley, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.260
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- Title
- Andalsnas Valley, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 34.8 x 27.1 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.260
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Andalsnes, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.016
- Description
- Colour: grey, blue, brown. In the lower area to the left side is a brown slope. In the middle area there are three buildings; one left of center, two right of center. To the right side is a grey snow slope. Behind the houses across the picture is an abrupt rock face. Snow and rock slopes rise up to…
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- Title
- Andalsnes, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35 x 27.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: grey, blue, brown. In the lower area to the left side is a brown slope. In the middle area there are three buildings; one left of center, two right of center. To the right side is a grey snow slope. Behind the houses across the picture is an abrupt rock face. Snow and rock slopes rise up to the left and right of it. Sky is in the upper right area.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- winter
- architecture
- rural
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.016
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Andalsnes, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.008
- Description
- A lake is in foreground, some green foliage in immediate foreground. Houses jut out into the lake at left centre. A green mountain rises abruptly at centre left to top left with blue and white mountains to the right. A cloudy sky is top third .
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- Title
- Andalsnes, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A lake is in foreground, some green foliage in immediate foreground. Houses jut out into the lake at left centre. A green mountain rises abruptly at centre left to top left with blue and white mountains to the right. A cloudy sky is top third .
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.008
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Andalsnes, Norway
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.263
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- Title
- Andalsnes, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 34.8 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Norway
- mountain
- Peter Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.263
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- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- charcoal; pastel; on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.062
- Description
- Person sitting with head bent over raised knees.
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- Title
- Anne
- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- charcoal; pastel; on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.4 x 33.3 cm
- Description
- Person sitting with head bent over raised knees.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.062
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- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.165
- Description
- Drawing of woman standing with both hands on hips, head facing left. “Anne” printed in pencil in BRC.
1 image
- Title
- Anne
- Date
- 1916 – 1927
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.4 x 22.7 cm
- Description
- Drawing of woman standing with both hands on hips, head facing left. “Anne” printed in pencil in BRC.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.165
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- Date
- 1917 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.527
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a leafless tree
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- Title
- Apple Tree
- Date
- 1917 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.1 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of a leafless tree
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.527
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Approaching Storm, Assiniboine
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- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.063
- Description
- Colour: greys, green, yellow. The foreground is green ground with a yellow larch at the right side and two dead tree stumps at the left side. The background is grey mountain sides and grey sky.
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- Title
- Approaching Storm, Assiniboine
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 35 cm
- Description
- Colour: greys, green, yellow. The foreground is green ground with a yellow larch at the right side and two dead tree stumps at the left side. The background is grey mountain sides and grey sky.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.063
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Medium
- on paper; card;
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.964
- Description
- A handmade portfolio with “ART” written in black ink across the cover underneath a rectangular watercolour painting of a sailboat with pink and green rocks on the right-hand edge, black hills in the background, and “Lila” signed in the bottom left corner. The painting is bordered in black ink. The …
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- Title
- Art
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Medium
- on paper; card;
- Dimensions
- 33.5 x 25.8 cm
- Description
- A handmade portfolio with “ART” written in black ink across the cover underneath a rectangular watercolour painting of a sailboat with pink and green rocks on the right-hand edge, black hills in the background, and “Lila” signed in the bottom left corner. The painting is bordered in black ink. The pieces of the portfolio are made of green-grey paper wrapped around a piece of cardstock, sealed on the inside with a decorative page consisting of hand-drawn black and yellow hexagons with simple floral designs inside them. The covers are held together with a length of red cord wound through three holes punched along one edge. There is an additional hole punched in the middle of the open edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.964
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At the Lake O'Hara Camp
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- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.234
1 image
- Title
- At the Lake O'Hara Camp
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 35.3 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- mountains
- winter
- architecture, camp
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.234
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Athabasca Glacier
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- Date
- 1939 – 1941
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.537
- Description
- Possibly the sketch for WyP.02.002Aslo see WyP.01.104 and WyP.01.158
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- Title
- Athabasca Glacier
- Date
- 1939 – 1941
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 30.1 cm
- Description
- Possibly the sketch for WyP.02.002Aslo see WyP.01.104 and WyP.01.158
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- glacier
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.537
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1917 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.557
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a stump with an axe left in it in the foreground. A squirrel aits on the blunt edge of the axe blade and another sits on a branch in the trees of the background. AXE AND STUMP [tlc, with STUMP underlined]
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- Title
- Axe and Stump
- Date
- 1917 – 1929
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.1 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- Pencil drawing of a stump with an axe left in it in the foreground. A squirrel aits on the blunt edge of the axe blade and another sits on a branch in the trees of the background. AXE AND STUMP [tlc, with STUMP underlined]
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.557
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