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Artist
Kiakshuk (1886 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
KiA.04.10
Description
Two figures face each other, irregularly shaped people, the woman with a baby on her back. She also has a tail or the long end of her parka. The couple appear animated, each has a hand outstretched. Brc artist and printer's chops in red, Dorset chop in black.
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Artist
Kiakshuk (1886 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Ancient Meeting
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
63.7 x 48.3 cm
Description
Two figures face each other, irregularly shaped people, the woman with a baby on her back. She also has a tail or the long end of her parka. The couple appear animated, each has a hand outstretched. Brc artist and printer's chops in red, Dorset chop in black.
Subject
figure
man
woman
baby
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
KiA.04.10
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Artist
James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1988
Medium
woodcut on paper
Catalogue Number
SmJ.04.01
Description
Colour: black on white. Boy sitting cross legged facing out, wearing a plaid shirt dark pants, and boots holding a book in his lap which he is reading.
Artist
James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)
Title
Boy with a Book
Date
prior to 1988
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
22.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
Colour: black on white. Boy sitting cross legged facing out, wearing a plaid shirt dark pants, and boots holding a book in his lap which he is reading.
Subject
figure
boy
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
SmJ.04.01
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Artist
William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)
Date
1914
Medium
oil on paperboard
Catalogue Number
HuW.02.01
Description
In the foreground is a small lake coming from the left side, a man is working on a canoe on the shore. Grass and rocks dominate the foreground, forest behind. The centre of the painting is dominated by a mountain with snow-covered mountain range behind.
Artist
William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)
Title
Clearwater Lake
Date
1914
Medium
oil on paperboard
Dimensions
119.5 x 80.1 cm
Description
In the foreground is a small lake coming from the left side, a man is working on a canoe on the shore. Grass and rocks dominate the foreground, forest behind. The centre of the painting is dominated by a mountain with snow-covered mountain range behind.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
lake
figure
man
forest
canoe
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994
Catalogue Number
HuW.02.01
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The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.08
Description
Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
16.5 x 11.4 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
Subject
figure
man
animal
dog
activity
cooking
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.08
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Artist
Augaahs
Date
c. 1965
Medium
fossilized whalebone
Catalogue Number
AuG.06.01
Description
Two figures facing the same direction, the one behind is pushing the other; both dressed in parkas with the hood off the head; pants are indicated cut off at the knees; facial features are carved in, the eyes are hols, nose protruding,mouth indicated only in front figure; the arms of the back perso…
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Artist
Augaahs
Title
Father and Son
Date
c. 1965
Medium
fossilized whalebone
Dimensions
52.0 x 23.0 x 39.0 cm
Description
Two figures facing the same direction, the one behind is pushing the other; both dressed in parkas with the hood off the head; pants are indicated cut off at the knees; facial features are carved in, the eyes are hols, nose protruding,mouth indicated only in front figure; the arms of the back person are extended to the front person giving an indication of pushing; both figures are bent forward at the waist. The fossilized whalebone has an open texture overall.
Subject
figure
male
Inuit
Credit
Gift of D. S. Harvie, 1969
Catalogue Number
AuG.06.01
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Female Figures working in field

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.328
Description
A number of individual drawings of women in a field working.There is some writing in top right corner denoting colour scheme.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Female Figures working in field
Date
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
20.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
A number of individual drawings of women in a field working.There is some writing in top right corner denoting colour scheme.
Subject
figure
study
person
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.328
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Figure Amongst Young Poplars

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.511
Description
A rough sketch of a a human figure walking towards the viewer on a path beside a river. On the riverbanks are trees, fences, and houses. Writing denotes details and colour scheme in cursive.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Figure Amongst Young Poplars
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
19.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
A rough sketch of a a human figure walking towards the viewer on a path beside a river. On the riverbanks are trees, fences, and houses. Writing denotes details and colour scheme in cursive.
Subject
landscape
figure
river
poplars
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.511
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Figures on the Sand II

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Artist
Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871 – 1927, American)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
RoE.02.01
Description
Purchased by Mrs. Russell Robb, 1927. See RoE.02.02 for more info.
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Artist
Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871 – 1927, American)
Title
Figures on the Sand II
Date
c. 1920
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
24.3 x 49.8 cm
Description
Purchased by Mrs. Russell Robb, 1927. See RoE.02.02 for more info.
Subject
landscape
ocean
figure
child
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
RoE.02.01
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.344
Description
A man stands in the wagon of a horse drawn buggy that is filled with hay. Piles of hay are on the ground to his right.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Hay Wagon
Date
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
10.5 x 14.5 cm
Description
A man stands in the wagon of a horse drawn buggy that is filled with hay. Piles of hay are on the ground to his right.
Subject
figure
study
person
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.344
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.330
Description
There are two different drawings on this page.Top image is of some people sitting down.The bottom image is a p.o.v. of a leg and boot (that belong to the artist?) and a crowd of people not too far away.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Knee, foot and men
Date
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
23.0 x 15.0 cm
Description
There are two different drawings on this page.Top image is of some people sitting down.The bottom image is a p.o.v. of a leg and boot (that belong to the artist?) and a crowd of people not too far away.
Subject
figure
study
person
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.330
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Man and Two Packhorses

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.336
Description
A rough sketch of a man with two packhorses with backs to the viewer.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Man and Two Packhorses
Date
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
17.5 x 23.5 cm
Description
A rough sketch of a man with two packhorses with backs to the viewer.
Subject
figure
study
person
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.336
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.345
Description
Two figures appear to be carrying packs with backs to the viewer.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Men with Packs
Date
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
10.0 x 10.5 cm
Description
Two figures appear to be carrying packs with backs to the viewer.
Subject
figure
study
person
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.345
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Artist
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)
Date
1912
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
YoH.04.02
Description
Colour: brown, blue. The inner roof of the temple fills the top third of the picture. It is held up by four posts. Lights hang down. There are four people by the lower left corner of the building. Evening blue sky fills the backgrund across the center third
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Artist
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)
Title
Nigatsu-do Temple
Date
1912
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
25.7 x 36.7 cm
Description
Colour: brown, blue. The inner roof of the temple fills the top third of the picture. It is held up by four posts. Lights hang down. There are four people by the lower left corner of the building. Evening blue sky fills the backgrund across the center third
Subject
architecture
figure
group
religious
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
YoH.04.02
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Packhorses and figures

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.340
Description
A man with two packhorses is roughly drawn in bottom left corner.At the top is a figure of a woman facing viewer’s right, and another female figure with her back to the viewer.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Packhorses and figures
Date
c. 1920
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
18.0 x 15.5 cm
Description
A man with two packhorses is roughly drawn in bottom left corner.At the top is a figure of a woman facing viewer’s right, and another female figure with her back to the viewer.
Subject
figure
study
person
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.340
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Artist
Grace Daniels
Date
c. 1972
Medium
wood; glue; quills; sinew; paint
Catalogue Number
DaG.06.01
Description
Rearing horse with rider wearing a bison horn headdress, holding a spear with right hand. Spear has three quills. Rider and horse scorched and painted; G. Daniels painted on bottom. Grace Daniels is sister of Norman Onespot, who did other scorched wood carvings seen in CRW residence.
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Artist
Grace Daniels
Title
Rearing Horse
Date
c. 1972
Medium
wood; glue; quills; sinew; paint
Dimensions
29.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
Rearing horse with rider wearing a bison horn headdress, holding a spear with right hand. Spear has three quills. Rider and horse scorched and painted; G. Daniels painted on bottom. Grace Daniels is sister of Norman Onespot, who did other scorched wood carvings seen in CRW residence.
Subject
animal
horse
figure
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
DaG.06.01
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.329
Description
A rough sketch of a street scene. The other side of the road is full of people. The side closest to the viewer has one person. There are rough impressions of buildings in the distance.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Street scene
Date
c. 1915
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
26.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
A rough sketch of a street scene. The other side of the road is full of people. The side closest to the viewer has one person. There are rough impressions of buildings in the distance.
Subject
figure
study
person
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.329
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
type C - print on photographic paper
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.05
Description
In the center center there is a very large rock that extends out in a v shape to each side and then in again to the top center. In the bottom third of the photograph is another rock with the lower half of a female figure entering the frame from the bottom and about to step on the rocks. The womans …
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
type C - print on photographic paper
Dimensions
50.6 x 40.5 cm
Description
In the center center there is a very large rock that extends out in a v shape to each side and then in again to the top center. In the bottom third of the photograph is another rock with the lower half of a female figure entering the frame from the bottom and about to step on the rocks. The womans shoe is black with a strap in the front, her sock is white, her skirt is blue and the rest black. In the tr corner and in the tl corner are two more large rocks.
Subject
activity
stepping
figure
female
landscape
rocks
Credit
Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.05
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
type C - print on photographic paper
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.06
Description
Hanging on the wall is a mirror. In the mirror is a figure holding a camera photographing herself. The wall paper around the mirror is a floral pattern with lots of colour. The room featured here is a bathroom. Under the mirror is a soap container attached to the wall and directly under that is a …
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
type C - print on photographic paper
Dimensions
49.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
Hanging on the wall is a mirror. In the mirror is a figure holding a camera photographing herself. The wall paper around the mirror is a floral pattern with lots of colour. The room featured here is a bathroom. Under the mirror is a soap container attached to the wall and directly under that is a sink that has been cut off by the image frame.
Subject
figure
female
portrait
Credit
Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.06
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
type C - print on photographic paper
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.07
Description
Down through the center of the photograph there is a figure standing with there hands reaching out together holding a green artifical seashell. There is sand in the seashell and also surrounding the figure. The woman in this photograph is dressed in black.
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
type C - print on photographic paper
Dimensions
39.0 x 37.0 cm
Description
Down through the center of the photograph there is a figure standing with there hands reaching out together holding a green artifical seashell. There is sand in the seashell and also surrounding the figure. The woman in this photograph is dressed in black.
Subject
seascape
figure
female
Credit
Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.07
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
type c print on photographic paper
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.20
Description
In the foreground are two girls wearing striped dresses. One girl has a purple and white striped dress and the other has a red and white striped dress. The two girls are wearing day packs on there backs. Behind the girls are two jackets lying on the ground and a brown house in the far background. B…
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Artist
Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
prior to 1987
Medium
type c print on photographic paper
Dimensions
50.6 x 40.3 cm
Description
In the foreground are two girls wearing striped dresses. One girl has a purple and white striped dress and the other has a red and white striped dress. The two girls are wearing day packs on there backs. Behind the girls are two jackets lying on the ground and a brown house in the far background. Between the girls and the house are a number of trees with few leaves. The border around the rectangular photographic image is red in colour and also text above and below the image.
Subject
figure
female
architecture
house
group
girls
Credit
Gift of Barb Spohr, Calgary, 1996
Catalogue Number
SpB.18.20
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