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- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 18
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- Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian) 4
- Sarain Stump (1945 – 1974, Canadian) 4
- Illingworth Holey Kerr (1905 – 1989, Canadian) 3
- Leonard Moore Davis (1864 – 1938, American) 3
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Alberta: Snow and Tar Sands
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactans.02.01
- 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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Alpine Flower (Epilobium palustre or Epilobium ciliatum?)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.26
- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.26
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Anemone patens (Prairie Crocus)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.22
- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Leonard Leacock, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.22
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi [Bear Berry]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.35
- 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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- 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)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.04
- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.04
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Aster foliaceus (Leafy Aster)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.18
- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.18
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Autumn Foothills
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttat.12.01
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- TaT.12.01
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- Title
- Autumn Foothills
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 109.00 x 228.6 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Canada Council, Ottawa, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- TaT.12.01
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Beaver Pond, Banff Area
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgot.02.01
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- GoT.02.01
- Description
- The painting of the water and foliage covers the picture from frame to frame.
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- Title
- Beaver Pond, Banff Area
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 43.7 x 59.5 cm
- Description
- The painting of the water and foliage covers the picture from frame to frame.
- Credit
- Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- GoT.02.01
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Bow River, Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactbes.02.02
- Date
- prior to 1887
- Medium
- oil on pressed paperboard
- Catalogue Number
- BeS.02.02
- Description
- A view of the Bow River, the river covers most of the bottom half of the picture, 4 white (tents?) structures on bank, middle of picture. A line of evergreens runs through center of picture, mountains (Borgeau Range), some snow,in background, the sky is blue with lots of white clouds.
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- Title
- Bow River, Banff
- Date
- prior to 1887
- Medium
- oil on pressed paperboard
- Dimensions
- 11.9 x 21.7 cm
- Description
- A view of the Bow River, the river covers most of the bottom half of the picture, 4 white (tents?) structures on bank, middle of picture. A line of evergreens runs through center of picture, mountains (Borgeau Range), some snow,in background, the sky is blue with lots of white clouds.
- Credit
- Purchased from Sotheby Parke Bernet (Canada) Ltd, Toronto, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- BeS.02.02
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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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- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- WiS.02.09
- Description
- Painting of blue lake with trees on shore in middle of a green meadow. Rocks in foreground. Rolling hills and grey mountains in background. Gradient blue sky with white clouds. “SITTING WIND” lower right corner. On back: “By the Lake. F. Kaquitts (Sitting Wind) Indian name” Sept. 1971.”
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- Title
- By The Lake
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- Painting of blue lake with trees on shore in middle of a green meadow. Rocks in foreground. Rolling hills and grey mountains in background. Gradient blue sky with white clouds. “SITTING WIND” lower right corner. On back: “By the Lake. F. Kaquitts (Sitting Wind) Indian name” Sept. 1971.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WiS.02.09
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Campanula rotundifolia (Harebells)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.17
- 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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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.17
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Cascade Mountain 1908
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcuj.02.01
- Date
- 1908
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- CuJ.02.01
- Description
- General colour: green. Across the bottom is grass and then a lake with two boats on it; one in the center and one to the left in the distance. The far shore is one third up and gives way to a mountain. The peak is in the middle near the top. Sky is on both sides.
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- Title
- Cascade Mountain 1908
- Date
- 1908
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.3 x 43.2 cm
- Description
- General colour: green. Across the bottom is grass and then a lake with two boats on it; one in the center and one to the left in the distance. The far shore is one third up and gives way to a mountain. The peak is in the middle near the top. Sky is on both sides.
- Subject
- landscape
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- CuJ.02.01
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Charge of a Buffalo Cow
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsts.05.01
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Catalogue Number
- StS.05.01
- Description
- General colour: yellow tan, brown, with some black, white, red and orange. Mid-centre and viewer’s right is a charging bison. Above and behind it is a spotted horse and a rider who is spearing the bison. On the left side are three small red buffalo with orange centres decreasing in size, smallest b…
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- Title
- Charge of a Buffalo Cow
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- watercolour; gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 45.5 x 61.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: yellow tan, brown, with some black, white, red and orange. Mid-centre and viewer’s right is a charging bison. Above and behind it is a spotted horse and a rider who is spearing the bison. On the left side are three small red buffalo with orange centres decreasing in size, smallest being at the top. There is another small red bison with an orange centre in the upper right area.Au verso: CHARGE OF A BUFFALO COW - SARAIN STUMP - 1971
- Subject
- animal, horse
- buffalo
- figure, male
- hunting
- Credit
- Purchased from Canadian Art Gallery, Canmore, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- StS.05.01
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- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- StS.05.02
- Description
- General colour: grey green. A man, wearing only a blue loin cloth and two feathers in his braided hair grips the neck of another man who kneels to the right of him. A ghost image of a bear grasping a bison is slightly superimposed on top of them. There is a horizon line of white figures - four to e…
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- Title
- The Contest
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.1 x 37.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: grey green. A man, wearing only a blue loin cloth and two feathers in his braided hair grips the neck of another man who kneels to the right of him. A ghost image of a bear grasping a bison is slightly superimposed on top of them. There is a horizon line of white figures - four to each side of the central image.Au verso: “THE CONTEST” tlhc “436” encircled, rhtc “K.6” (remaining number hidden by archival tape)brhc “12” encircled, below “30” encircled
- Credit
- Purchased from Archives of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- StS.05.02
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- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- StJ.02.02
- Description
- Blue bands from both top corners come to a point together below centre forming a diamond shape of red and yellow; below this is pink with free form red shapes; a grid a green lines over all; centre top is green and blue.
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- Title
- Crossing
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 35.6 cm
- Description
- Blue bands from both top corners come to a point together below centre forming a diamond shape of red and yellow; below this is pink with free form red shapes; a grid a green lines over all; centre top is green and blue.
- Subject
- abstract
- non-representational
- Credit
- Purchased from Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- StJ.02.02
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- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- StJ.02.01
- Description
- non representational; 2 red triangles dominate centre; a black band centered is cut into by the larger red triangle; blue at left and right; top of picture tapers into large triangle, colours shades of green, grey; lines of red; these same colours continue to bottom edge from the black band.
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- Title
- Crown
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 121.0 x 101.6 cm
- Description
- non representational; 2 red triangles dominate centre; a black band centered is cut into by the larger red triangle; blue at left and right; top of picture tapers into large triangle, colours shades of green, grey; lines of red; these same colours continue to bottom edge from the black band.
- Subject
- abstract
- non-representational
- Credit
- Purchased from Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- StJ.02.01
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Crowsnest Pass
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- Date
- c. 1984
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Catalogue Number
- AgG.02.01
- Description
- Off in the distance is wall of blue mountains. Darker blue areas on the mountains represent the tree line. In the middle and foreground are rolling areas of yellow land separated by rows and lines of dark green trees. The sky is covered in white clouds with bits of blue showing through.
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- Title
- Crowsnest Pass
- Date
- c. 1984
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 61.0 cm
- Description
- Off in the distance is wall of blue mountains. Darker blue areas on the mountains represent the tree line. In the middle and foreground are rolling areas of yellow land separated by rows and lines of dark green trees. The sky is covered in white clouds with bits of blue showing through.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Crowsnest Pass
- Credit
- Gift of Kay Angliss, Penticton, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- AgG.02.01
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Cutting Out The Stragglers
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- Date
- prior to 1996
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.05
- Description
- Three wolves have singled out one bison from a herd and are making an attack. The rest of the herd are running from the right side of the image to the left. The ground is covered in snow and blue in colour. The wolves have a yellow colour intergrated with brown in their fur. In the distance are tre…
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- Title
- Cutting Out The Stragglers
- Date
- prior to 1996
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 60.9 x 121.9 cm
- Description
- Three wolves have singled out one bison from a herd and are making an attack. The rest of the herd are running from the right side of the image to the left. The ground is covered in snow and blue in colour. The wolves have a yellow colour intergrated with brown in their fur. In the distance are trees, bison and a few more wolves.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.05
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Cypripedium calceolus (Yellow Lady's Slipper)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.21
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.21
- Description
- A single plant with brown root, broad, long green leaves with a yellow flower at the top.
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- Title
- Cypripedium calceolus (Yellow Lady's Slipper)
- Date
- 1906
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A single plant with brown root, broad, long green leaves with a yellow flower at the top.
- Subject
- botanical
- flower
- Lady’s Slipper
- Credit
- Gift of Leonard Leacock, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.21
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