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- Date
- 1935 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.289
- Description
- To the right of centre, the lower trunk of a large larch tree is visible. The trunk is outlined in black, and coloured brown and blue-grey (with touches of ochre and red-brown). In the upper half of the sketch, a few small branches, with brushstrokes indicating groups of yellow needles, are growing…
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- Title
- Aged Larch
- Date
- 1935 – 1955
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- To the right of centre, the lower trunk of a large larch tree is visible. The trunk is outlined in black, and coloured brown and blue-grey (with touches of ochre and red-brown). In the upper half of the sketch, a few small branches, with brushstrokes indicating groups of yellow needles, are growing from the tree's trunk. In the middleground are groups of younger (smaller) yellow trees, with tall dark green evergreens behind them. Beyond the trees is a flat area coloured tan-green.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.289
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Airplane Lake, British Columbia
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- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.02
- Description
- General colour: light green, brown. The lake sits in the lower third of the picture between two points of grassy treed land. One comes from the left side across the bottom, the other from the right side, part way up to right of center. A brown mountain range rises up from the lake and to the right …
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- Title
- Airplane Lake, British Columbia
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.9 x 43.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: light green, brown. The lake sits in the lower third of the picture between two points of grassy treed land. One comes from the left side across the bottom, the other from the right side, part way up to right of center. A brown mountain range rises up from the lake and to the right side. Sky beyond with two birds flying center and left.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- lake
- Ernest Lamarque
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
- Catalogue Number
- LaE.05.02
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- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- coloured lithograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SnJ.04.10
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of a woman; three quarter left view; face is blue/grey; red earring; straight brown hair to shoulder; green dress; purple pot of flowers stands on an orange surface at left; tl is dark green overall pattern; at right to tr red chair back and dark, almost black w…
- Title
- Aisha
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- coloured lithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 56.5 cm
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of a woman; three quarter left view; face is blue/grey; red earring; straight brown hair to shoulder; green dress; purple pot of flowers stands on an orange surface at left; tl is dark green overall pattern; at right to tr red chair back and dark, almost black wall.
- Subject
- portrait, female
- Credit
- Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- SnJ.04.10
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- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- coloured lithograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SnJ.04.11
- Description
- Still life; red wine glass at left; bowl of fruit at right on a yellow, textured tabletop; tl dark green; tr bold black window panes with textured blue.
- Title
- Alameda
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- coloured lithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 55.5 cm
- Description
- Still life; red wine glass at left; bowl of fruit at right on a yellow, textured tabletop; tl dark green; tr bold black window panes with textured blue.
- Subject
- still life
- Credit
- Gift of John Harold Thomas Snow, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- SnJ.04.11
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.1006
- Description
- Alarm clock with metal case and rounded wooden frame that sits on halved, flattened dowels. The face of the clock is covered with convex glass. The face of the clock has a small dial used to set the alarm time underneath the “12”. The center of the clock has metal hands and “Mayfair.” The back …
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- Title
- Alarm Clock
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.8 x 3.9 x 21.2 cm
- Description
- Alarm clock with metal case and rounded wooden frame that sits on halved, flattened dowels. The face of the clock is covered with convex glass. The face of the clock has a small dial used to set the alarm time underneath the “12”. The center of the clock has metal hands and “Mayfair.” The back of the clock has keys to wind the clock, set the time and a knob to turn on and off the alarm.
- Subject
- households
- Helen Shandruk
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.1006
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Alasi Tukalak Carving, Povungnituk
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- 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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- 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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Alberta Harvest
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- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.005
- Description
- An Alberta harvest scene. In the foreground is an area of wheat that has been cut down in concentric circles. A circular area of wheat has been left standing in the centre of the circles. This field of wheat is a vivid orange and a pale yellow. At the centre-right of the image is a black oil de…
- Title
- Alberta Harvest
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Description
- An Alberta harvest scene. In the foreground is an area of wheat that has been cut down in concentric circles. A circular area of wheat has been left standing in the centre of the circles. This field of wheat is a vivid orange and a pale yellow. At the centre-right of the image is a black oil derrick. To the left of the derrick and further in the distance are several grain elevators, of which a few are bright red. In the distance are the Rocky Mountains. A soft grey-blue sky makes up the top portion of the print.
- Subject
- landscape
- prairies
- Canadian Rockies
- architecture
- rural
- grain elevators
- activity
- farming
- oil well
- Credit
- Gift of George Weber, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.005
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Alberta Series #20
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GaE.05.01
- Title
- Alberta Series #20
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26 x 36.1 cm
- Subject
- landscape, foothills
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Garthwaite, 1981
- Catalogue Number
- GaE.05.01
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Alberta: Snow and Tar Sands
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- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- AnS.02.01
- Description
- Alberta flag emblem and rolling foothills and wheat fields. Opaque white paint drips close to bottom edge of painting.
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- Title
- Alberta: Snow and Tar Sands
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 121.5 x 123.0 cm
- Description
- Alberta flag emblem and rolling foothills and wheat fields. Opaque white paint drips close to bottom edge of painting.
- Credit
- Gift of Stephen Andrews, Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- AnS.02.01
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Allan Crawford near Mount Burgess
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- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- silver gelatin on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MoN.18.05
- Description
- A black and white photograph, a man is standing on a rocky outcrop bottom left of picture, Mount Burgess is in the background, the shade subdued
- Title
- Allan Crawford near Mount Burgess
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- silver gelatin on paper
- Dimensions
- 39.4 x 48.8 cm
- Description
- A black and white photograph, a man is standing on a rocky outcrop bottom left of picture, Mount Burgess is in the background, the shade subdued
- Subject
- landscape, mountain
- landscape, Mount Burgess
- characters, Allan Crawford
- exhibition, Where the Land Stands on End
- Credit
- Purchased from Nicholas Morant, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- MoN.18.05
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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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Along the Athabasca, Jasper National Park, Alberta
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- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.032
- Description
- Athabasca River flows through crevasse at centre of image. Trees on cliffs at each side of river.
- Title
- Along the Athabasca, Jasper National Park, Alberta
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.3 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Athabasca River flows through crevasse at centre of image. Trees on cliffs at each side of river.
- Credit
- Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.032
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0023 a,b
- Description
- Two long wooden staffs with cast metal crooks painted black at the top, and metal collars, 9.0 cm, with long spikes of metal, 4.0 cm, at the tip. Metal crooks are cast to represent chamois horn, the staffs are of hickory.
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- Title
- Alpenstock
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 10.5 x 160.5 cm
- Description
- Two long wooden staffs with cast metal crooks painted black at the top, and metal collars, 9.0 cm, with long spikes of metal, 4.0 cm, at the tip. Metal crooks are cast to represent chamois horn, the staffs are of hickory.
- Subject
- activities
- hiking
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0023 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1011
- Description
- Long varnished hickory staff with cast iron crook. Crook is painted black and designed to resemble tip of ibex horn. 8.5 cm metal collar around bottom with 4.0 sturdy spike at end. Stamped into bottom of collar "Geze Hulsenfitze L.P.F."
- Title
- Alpenstock
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 160.0 cm
- Description
- Long varnished hickory staff with cast iron crook. Crook is painted black and designed to resemble tip of ibex horn. 8.5 cm metal collar around bottom with 4.0 sturdy spike at end. Stamped into bottom of collar "Geze Hulsenfitze L.P.F."
- Credit
- Gift of George Vaux, Philadelphia, USA, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1011
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1026 a,b
- Description
- Long wooden shafts with metal crooks and spikes. (a) Painted black crook, some paint worn off. 2.7 cm wide silver band with emblem of boot and alpenstock and SLTH CR, screwed on to shaft. "Birks Sterling" stamped on bottom edge, round spike. 8.6 wide metal collar, 2 copper nails at top edge. (b…
- Title
- Alpenstock
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 162.0 cm
- Description
- Long wooden shafts with metal crooks and spikes. (a) Painted black crook, some paint worn off. 2.7 cm wide silver band with emblem of boot and alpenstock and SLTH CR, screwed on to shaft. "Birks Sterling" stamped on bottom edge, round spike. 8.6 wide metal collar, 2 copper nails at top edge. (b) same as (a) but without silver band. "Geze Hulsenfitze C.P.F." stamped on metal spike end.
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1026 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0032 a,b
- Description
- Heavy, short skis, with metal toe plate and bindings. They become thicker at the beautifully curved tip. Metal edging is screwed on, holes going in through the skis below the bindings. The binding is "ATTENHOFFER'S ALPINA".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 135.0 cm
- Description
- Heavy, short skis, with metal toe plate and bindings. They become thicker at the beautifully curved tip. Metal edging is screwed on, holes going in through the skis below the bindings. The binding is "ATTENHOFFER'S ALPINA".
- Subject
- activities
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0032 a,b
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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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Alpine Rock Garden
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas on aluminum
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.240
- Description
- The foreground is predominant in this sketch, with dabs of bright red vegetation in the lower right quarter of the picture. Three groupings of trees, placed along a line in the upper half of the sketch, frame and divide the background into two sections. The left background section contains a peak w…
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- Title
- Alpine Rock Garden
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Medium
- oil on canvas on aluminum
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- The foreground is predominant in this sketch, with dabs of bright red vegetation in the lower right quarter of the picture. Three groupings of trees, placed along a line in the upper half of the sketch, frame and divide the background into two sections. The left background section contains a peak with sunlight illuminating it from the left-hand side. The right background section contains a large white cloud, and a small triangular peak partially hidden by the grasses growing in the foreground.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.240
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1099 a,b
- Description
- Pair of home made unpainted skis. Very little camber, in fact practically flat. Rounded point. Metal screwed on edges, metal bindings "Ramy-Wike made in France".
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 190.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of home made unpainted skis. Very little camber, in fact practically flat. Rounded point. Metal screwed on edges, metal bindings "Ramy-Wike made in France".
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1099 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1101 a,b
- Description
- Red, white and blue downhill skis, no bindings "Fischer 4", steel edges.
- Title
- Alpine Skis
- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 160.0 cm
- Description
- Red, white and blue downhill skis, no bindings "Fischer 4", steel edges.
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1101 a,b
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