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- Alexander Young Jackson (1882 – 1974, Canadian) 12
- Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian) 8
- Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese) 5
- Toyohara Kunichika 5
- Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian) 4
- William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian) 4
- Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese) 4
- Leonard Moore Davis (1864 – 1938, American) 3
- Maureen Enns (1949 – , Canadian) 3
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- Alice Saltiel (1948 – , Canadian) 2
- Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939, British) 2
Answering The Challenge
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.07
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.07
- Description
- At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown…
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- Title
- Answering The Challenge
- Date
- 1996
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 122.0 x 182.8 cm
- Description
- At the bl a male elk is challenging another male elk. The second elk is higher up on the side of a mountain in a grass area. Further off in the distance six female elk watch. The grass that the elk are standing on is a yellow green color and the rock in the background behind the elk is a red brown hue. The two male elk are facing each other and both have a full set of horns. The mountains in the far distance are a grey blue color.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- elk
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.07
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Big Bear Medicine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactaud.12.01
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four …
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- Title
- Big Bear Medicine
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 92.5 x 92.5 cm
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four feathers. These are in the blc of the image. On either side of the bear’s head are patches of aquamarine.
- Subject
- religious
- Indigenous
- animal
- bear
- Credit
- Purchased from Bernie Makokis, St. Paul, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
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Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactenm.12.05
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- acrylic; charcoal on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.05
- Description
- Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.
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- Title
- Blondie and Friend Icefields Parkway 1991
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- acrylic; charcoal on canvas
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 73.0 cm
- Description
- Two bears done in charcoal and outlined in red paint walk in front of mountains that are in the background. The mountain range is outlined in white paint.
- Subject
- mountains
- animal, bears
- Maureen Enns
- Credit
- Gift of Maureen Enns, Cochrane, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.05
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Bow Valley Series
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactknd.02.01
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Catalogue Number
- KnD.02.01
- Description
- In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of…
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- Title
- Bow Valley Series
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Dimensions
- 81.2 x 101.6 cm
- Description
- In the foreground are trees of green with a large group of mountains in the center back area. A large tree is on the left side of this painting and there are red and pink flowers in the foreground. The mountain is a grey brown colour and the majority of the trees and shrubs are different colours of green. The sky in the background is blue with some white cloud.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian
- Yamnuska
- Dorothy Knowles
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Elsie Knowles Perehudoff, Saskatoon, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- KnD.02.01
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Building The Dam - Busy Beavers
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.12
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.12
- Description
- A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he …
- Title
- Building The Dam - Busy Beavers
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 30.6 x 40.7 cm
- Description
- A body of water starts from the cl and makes its way down into the foreground and ends up at the blc and the brc. A piece of land and rocks jet out between the blc and the brc. Standing on this piece of land a beaver is carring a piece of wood or tree section and is heading towards the dam that he is building. All along the left side of the water there are green and orange trees. The sky above the trees is a medium blue colour. On the other side of the dam two other beavers are also working on the dam.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- animal
- beaver
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.12
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The Cock and the Jewel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactraa.03.02
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RaA.03.02
- Description
- One cock and three hens in landscape. Beige, blue, black, red colour washes dominant. Signed blc A. Rackham 1912. Pencilled note to engraver at bottom of picture says 6 high with an arrow indicating up. Written on discard backing board said Aesop's Fables-1912 The Cock and the Jewel p. 121
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- Title
- The Cock and the Jewel
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.6 x 18.3 cm
- Description
- One cock and three hens in landscape. Beige, blue, black, red colour washes dominant. Signed blc A. Rackham 1912. Pencilled note to engraver at bottom of picture says 6 high with an arrow indicating up. Written on discard backing board said Aesop's Fables-1912 The Cock and the Jewel p. 121
- Subject
- animal
- chicken
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- RaA.03.02
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Coming Together
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifacttic.02.13
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.13
- Description
- A group of bison gather in a wooded area. The woods seem very thick therefore the tone is very dark. The wooded area is a brown, purple colour and the open area in the foreground is a light brown and yellow colour. Out in the foreground a bison is standing with his back facing the left edge of the …
- Title
- Coming Together
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 20.4 x 25.4 cm
- Description
- A group of bison gather in a wooded area. The woods seem very thick therefore the tone is very dark. The wooded area is a brown, purple colour and the open area in the foreground is a light brown and yellow colour. Out in the foreground a bison is standing with his back facing the left edge of the image and appears to be walking toward the others in the woods.
- Credit
- Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- TiC.02.13
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- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.03
- Description
- Pencil sketch with colour notes, light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Central mountain in background, slopes to left and right, another mountain indicated on the right. Drawing on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, bl nd br rounded corners. On back more pencil written notes.
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- Title
- Coronet Peak
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.2 x 22.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch with colour notes, light and heavy pencil lines with shading. Central mountain in background, slopes to left and right, another mountain indicated on the right. Drawing on light sketchbook paper, serrated top edge, bl nd br rounded corners. On back more pencil written notes.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.03
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Crepis nana (Alpine Hawksbeard)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactscm.05.02
- Date
- 1910
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.02
- Description
- A cluster of yellow flowers, green stems and leaves.
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- Title
- Crepis nana (Alpine Hawksbeard)
- Date
- 1910
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A cluster of yellow flowers, green stems and leaves.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- ScM.05.02
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- Date
- 1878
- Medium
- coloured woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.03 a-c
- Description
- (a) actor costumed with flowing mane, peonies on his hat and in his hand, wearing blue robes (b) 37.1 x 25.0/35.7 x 24.5 actor with long flowing white mane, also with peonies on his hat and in hand, wearing red robes (c)37.1 x 25.0/36.0 x 24.5 actor with flowing mane, purple robes, with large peoni…
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- Title
- Dancing Lions
- Date
- 1878
- Medium
- coloured woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.1 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- (a) actor costumed with flowing mane, peonies on his hat and in his hand, wearing blue robes (b) 37.1 x 25.0/35.7 x 24.5 actor with long flowing white mane, also with peonies on his hat and in hand, wearing red robes (c)37.1 x 25.0/36.0 x 24.5 actor with flowing mane, purple robes, with large peonies in the background. All actors hats have bells around the brim.
- Subject
- figure, male
- activity
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.03 a-c
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The Dog and the Hare
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactraa.03.01
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RaA.03.01
- Description
- Dog has pipe and walking stick and plaid cap and topcoat, hare has purple bonnet and purse. Signed and dated A. Rackham 1912 brc, signed on mat The Dog & the Hare, Aesop's Fables p.145.
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- Title
- The Dog and the Hare
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- ink; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.8 x 25.2 cm
- Description
- Dog has pipe and walking stick and plaid cap and topcoat, hare has purple bonnet and purse. Signed and dated A. Rackham 1912 brc, signed on mat The Dog & the Hare, Aesop's Fables p.145.
- Subject
- animal
- dog
- hare
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- RaA.03.01
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Drawing on Peaks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactaxd.12.01
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- AxD.12.01
- Description
- brown, blue and orange mountain peak
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- Title
- Drawing on Peaks
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 172.72 x 121.92 cm
- Description
- brown, blue and orange mountain peak
- Credit
- Gift of David T. Alexander, Lake Country, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- AxD.12.01
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- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- HdD.02.01
- Description
- In the center of the painting there is a white outline of a nude male figure. The face down figure has one arm outstreached in front and the other outstreached to the side. Off set to the lower left a bit, is the same male again but this time with his body painted in black, white and purple. Also…
- Title
- Emergence
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 160.0 x 160.0 cm
- Description
- In the center of the painting there is a white outline of a nude male figure. The face down figure has one arm outstreached in front and the other outstreached to the side. Off set to the lower left a bit, is the same male again but this time with his body painted in black, white and purple. Also in the same area there is a wolf leaning down to get a drink of water and directly beneath that wolf is his reflection that looks like another wolf. Both wolves are purple with white highlights. At the top left corner there is a ring of fire, orange and red in colour. The background behind the above mentioned is black and the paint has been applied very thick (almost impasto in some places). The frame for the canvas is made out of natural wood poles and the ends stick out at each corner and cross over each other.
- Subject
- figure
- male
- animal
- wolf
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Dan Hudson, Canmore, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- HdD.02.01
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Flattop Mountain
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactjaa.03.09
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.09
- Description
- Pencil sketch of snow covered, flat top mountain. The mountain is centre top and dominates the picture, valleys and ridges in foreground. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top serrated edge, bl and br edges rounded.
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- Title
- Flattop Mountain
- Date
- 1914 – 1924
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 20.7 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of snow covered, flat top mountain. The mountain is centre top and dominates the picture, valleys and ridges in foreground. Drawn on light sketchbook paper, top serrated edge, bl and br edges rounded.
- Credit
- Gift of Naomi Jackson Groves, Ottawa, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- JaA.03.09
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- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- acrylic; charcoal; paper; glue on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.03
- Description
- Predominant colours are black, dark blue, grey and white. There is an outline of one large grizzly bear on the top two-thirds (viewer’s left) of the painting, side view, painted black, and the back part is flat background painted dark blue; this extends to the bottom left. The right side is backgro…
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- Title
- Flint’s Park
- Date
- 1993
- Medium
- acrylic; charcoal; paper; glue on canvas
- Dimensions
- 104.0 x 104.0 cm
- Description
- Predominant colours are black, dark blue, grey and white. There is an outline of one large grizzly bear on the top two-thirds (viewer’s left) of the painting, side view, painted black, and the back part is flat background painted dark blue; this extends to the bottom left. The right side is background and is painted white from top to the paw (viewer’s right) to the bottom of the painting. Overlapping this a large cutout of a bear, grey, white, and black charcoal, dominates the painting. Across the top of his body is a stencilled sign: “FLINTS PARK CABIN”, below this the outline of a Bighorn sheep’s head, and below this “WARDEN SERVICE” “BANFF NATIONAL PARK” is stencilled across his legs. Under this bear, to the viewer’s right, is the cutout of a grizzly bear’s head, painted black, and his left paw which is clutching a wire. The painting is signed in the brc “Enns ‘93”. On the unpainted part of the paper llhc: “Flint’s Park - B.N.P.” and lrhc: “Maureen Enns 1993”.
- Credit
- Gift of Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- EnM.12.03
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Flower Viewing on the Boat
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- Date
- 1879
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.14 a-c
- Description
- This triptych features 16 women viewing flowers and fish from 2 boats and a dock. The first panel has 5 women all looking down towards the water. They are standing on a dock. In the tlc a tree is in blossom these blossoms stretch all the way into the third panel. A long boat intersects the 1st…
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- Title
- Flower Viewing on the Boat
- Date
- 1879
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 37 x 75 cm
- Description
- This triptych features 16 women viewing flowers and fish from 2 boats and a dock. The first panel has 5 women all looking down towards the water. They are standing on a dock. In the tlc a tree is in blossom these blossoms stretch all the way into the third panel. A long boat intersects the 1st, second and third panels. in this long decorative boat are 7 woman. One woman in the second panel is standing to row. The rest are seated and mostly looking into the water. A third boat floats under a bridge in the third panel. A woman stands at the head of the boat rowing. In the brc of the third panel are many flowers from which the second boat emerges. A group of Red Carp is visible in bottom of the centre panel.
- Subject
- gathering
- women
- activity
- boating
- flower viewing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ChY.04.14 a-c
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- Date
- 1992
- Medium
- acrylic stain; pearlescent acrylic on raw cotton canvas
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.12.13
- Description
- In the centre foreground a section of trees are coated with snow. In the left background there is an additional line of trees. The left section of ground is blue. The background at the skyline is pink.
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- Title
- Frosted Days
- Date
- 1992
- Medium
- acrylic stain; pearlescent acrylic on raw cotton canvas
- Dimensions
- 80.6 x 159.8 cm
- Description
- In the centre foreground a section of trees are coated with snow. In the left background there is an additional line of trees. The left section of ground is blue. The background at the skyline is pink.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.12.13
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Glacier Lilies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpij.03.01
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- graphite; polychrome on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PiJ.03.01
- Description
- A blossoming glacier lily is centered in the drawing, three yellow blossoms with green foliage, more green foliage is detailed poking through the snow.
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- Title
- Glacier Lilies
- Date
- 1990
- Medium
- graphite; polychrome on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 15.2 cm
- Description
- A blossoming glacier lily is centered in the drawing, three yellow blossoms with green foliage, more green foliage is detailed poking through the snow.
- Credit
- Gift of Sunshine Village, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- PiJ.03.01
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Glittering Sea, from the series: The Island Sea
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactyoh.04.14
- Date
- 1916
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- YoH.04.14
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The horizon line is at five-sixths of the way up the picture. Two boats with sails sit in the lower right area. A group of boats float to the left at the horizon line. A bright reflection of the sun comes down on the water at center. The sky is beige.
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- Title
- Glittering Sea, from the series: The Island Sea
- Date
- 1916
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.6 x 36.8 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The horizon line is at five-sixths of the way up the picture. Two boats with sails sit in the lower right area. A group of boats float to the left at the horizon line. A bright reflection of the sun comes down on the water at center. The sky is beige.
- Subject
- seascape
- transportation
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- YoH.04.14
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Green Valley, Kananaskis Country
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmip.03.03
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- oil pastel on acid free board
- Catalogue Number
- MiP.03.03
- Description
- This pastel drawing has different colours of green in the foreground. There is a row of dark green trees separating the valley from the base of the mountains. In the middle section there are two layers of mountains. The lower mountain has a green colour and the higher layer of mountains are blue. T…
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- Title
- Green Valley, Kananaskis Country
- Date
- 1994
- Medium
- oil pastel on acid free board
- Description
- This pastel drawing has different colours of green in the foreground. There is a row of dark green trees separating the valley from the base of the mountains. In the middle section there are two layers of mountains. The lower mountain has a green colour and the higher layer of mountains are blue. The sky is light blue with some thin white clouds.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Kananaskis
- Credit
- Gift of Phil Michaud, Banff, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- MiP.03.03
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