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1rst Week Life Drawings

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1926

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.035

Description: life drawing female nude

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: 1rst Week Life Drawings

Date: 1926

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 64.5 x 49.0 cm

Description: life drawing female nude

Subject: life drawing; female; nude

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.035

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Changing of Robes, Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Date: 1896

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.01 a-c

Description: (a)standing female figure, dressed in red kimono, holding a black box, in front of what appears to be a vanity table with mirror, artist's marks in the lower left hand corner (b) 36.9 x 25.3/35.5x23.7 kneeling female figure dressed in black kimono is helping another standing female figure adjust he…

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Title: Changing of Robes, Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

Date: 1896

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 36 x 25 cm

Description: (a)standing female figure, dressed in red kimono, holding a black box, in front of what appears to be a vanity table with mirror, artist's marks in the lower left hand corner (b) 36.9 x 25.3/35.5x23.7 kneeling female figure dressed in black kimono is helping another standing female figure adjust her kimono, which is patterned with fans (c) 36.8x25.2/35.523.6 kneeling female figure in dark blue flowing kimono looking over her right shoulder, folding what appears to be a bed quilt, artist's marks in the lower right hand corner, and calligraphy in the upper right hand corner (a)(b) and (c) are a triptych, and all have a light background of scattered flowers

Subject: figure; female; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.01 a-c

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Elizabeth Von Rummel

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Artist: Percival James Edgar (1888 – 1946, American)

Date: 1939

Medium: reproduction on drawing

Catalogue Number: EdP.04.01

Description: Baroness Elizabeth von Rummel Waldau - Marvel Lake Lookout - 1939 - July signed P. J. Edgar. Portrait of a woman, Elizabeth Rummel, she has a kerchief tied around her head, a cigaret in her mouth, facing to the left, mountains in the background.

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Artist: Percival James Edgar (1888 – 1946, American)

Title: Elizabeth Von Rummel

Date: 1939

Medium: reproduction on drawing

Dimensions: 30.1 x 20.1 cm

Description: Baroness Elizabeth von Rummel Waldau - Marvel Lake Lookout - 1939 - July signed P. J. Edgar. Portrait of a woman, Elizabeth Rummel, she has a kerchief tied around her head, a cigaret in her mouth, facing to the left, mountains in the background.

Subject: portrait; female; Elizabeth Rummel

Credit: Gift of Sydney Vallance, 1970

Catalogue Number: EdP.04.01

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Fire at the Castle, Life from the Inner Most Court of Chiyoda Castle

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Date: 1896

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.04 a-c

Description: (a) lady dressed in a black kimono carries a paper lantern and long sword, there is a tall column of smoke behind her, above the roof tops, and shadowy figures (b) 37.4 x 25.7/36.0 x 24.1 two ladies, one mounted on a white horse, the other holding the horse and a long sword in her other hand, both …

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Title: Fire at the Castle, Life from the Inner Most Court of Chiyoda Castle

Date: 1896

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 37 x 25 cm

Description: (a) lady dressed in a black kimono carries a paper lantern and long sword, there is a tall column of smoke behind her, above the roof tops, and shadowy figures (b) 37.4 x 25.7/36.0 x 24.1 two ladies, one mounted on a white horse, the other holding the horse and a long sword in her other hand, both are dressed in black kimonos and wearing tall conical black hats (c) 37.7 x 25.7/35.9 x 24.5 three ladies dressed in black kimonos with tall black hats are all holding long swords, and one has a paper lantern. Horses were brought to Japan from North China and Mongolia.

Subject: figure; group; female; animal; horse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.04 a-c

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Girl, School Portrait

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.042

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Girl, School Portrait

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.5 x 43.5 cm

Subject: portrait; female

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.042

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Mabel

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.038

Description: Unfinished portrait. Woman looking over left shoulder. Hair tied back in low ponytail. Red lei around neck.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mabel

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 62.5 x 52.3 cm

Description: Unfinished portrait. Woman looking over left shoulder. Hair tied back in low ponytail. Red lei around neck.

Subject: portrait; female; Pacific; Hawaiian

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.038

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Mrs. Jonie

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.057

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mrs. Jonie

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 54.2 x 43.3 cm

Subject: portrait; female; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.057

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Mrs. Tom Simeon

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1931

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.067

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mrs. Tom Simeon

Date: 1931

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 76.0 x 63.5 cm

Subject: portrait; female; Cinderella Simeon

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.067

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Mrs. Tom Simeon

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1931

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.025

Description: Colour: red, brown, black. The right profile of the head and upper torso of an Indigenous woman. Her hair is in braids and she wears a yellow band around her head and a red garment with a white beaded belt. The background is tan.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mrs. Tom Simeon

Date: 1931

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 75 x 62 cm

Description: Colour: red, brown, black. The right profile of the head and upper torso of an Indigenous woman. Her hair is in braids and she wears a yellow band around her head and a red garment with a white beaded belt. The background is tan.

Subject: portrait; female; Cinderella Simeon; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.025

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Noble Ladies in Tokugawa Era

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Date: 1895

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.06 a-c

Description: This triptych features three women: one per panel. In the first panel is a woman standing holding a rope which is cut of by the edge of paper. Her head is facing right and down looking into the second panel where the rope she is holding is attached to a cart. This cart contains a very large bask…

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Artist: Yoshu Chikanobu (1838 – 1912, Japanese)

Title: Noble Ladies in Tokugawa Era

Date: 1895

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 36.0 x 71.25 cm

Description: This triptych features three women: one per panel. In the first panel is a woman standing holding a rope which is cut of by the edge of paper. Her head is facing right and down looking into the second panel where the rope she is holding is attached to a cart. This cart contains a very large basket of flowers, and a women is crouching down by the cart holding a beautiful red scarf. The carts wheel goes into the third panel where a woman holding a small child stands. This woman’s body is facing towards the right, but her head turned down and to the left to view the cart. There is no background in any of the scenes, except for a blossoming tree behind the cart.

Subject: group; figures; female; activity; summer

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ChY.04.06 a-c

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Portrait of Edmee Moore

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Artist: K Takana

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: TaK.02.01

Description: A portrait of Edmee Moore as a young lady. She is wearing a colourful Japanese kimono.

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Artist: K Takana

Title: Portrait of Edmee Moore

Date: 1938

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 46.0 x 38.0 cm

Description: A portrait of Edmee Moore as a young lady. She is wearing a colourful Japanese kimono.

Subject: portrait; female

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: TaK.02.01

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Portrait of Mrs. Pearl Moore

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Artist: Elizabeth Fulda (1879 – 1968, American)

Date: c. 1931

Medium: oil on board

Catalogue Number: FuE.02.02

Description: An almost full face portrait of a woman, she has short hair.

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Artist: Elizabeth Fulda (1879 – 1968, American)

Title: Portrait of Mrs. Pearl Moore

Date: c. 1931

Medium: oil on board

Dimensions: 44.5 x 36.5 cm

Description: An almost full face portrait of a woman, she has short hair.

Subject: portrait; female

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: FuE.02.02

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Portrait of Mrs. William Hutchinson

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Date: 1898

Medium: on paper

Catalogue Number: HuW.18.01

Description: A three-quarter side view of head and torso of a young woman. Her hair is piled on her head. She is wearing a velvet dress with puff sleeves and an off white lace collar. A high necked blouse has a large bow with ends hanging down the front, the bow is right under her chin. The colour is in so…

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Artist: William Hutchinson (1874 – 1918, Canadian)

Title: Portrait of Mrs. William Hutchinson

Date: 1898

Medium: on paper

Dimensions: 26.0 x 18.5 cm

Description: A three-quarter side view of head and torso of a young woman. Her hair is piled on her head. She is wearing a velvet dress with puff sleeves and an off white lace collar. A high necked blouse has a large bow with ends hanging down the front, the bow is right under her chin. The colour is in soft browns, the collar, blouse and bow are off-white. The photograph is behind a convex glass, gold wooden mat ca .5 wide with a red fabric mat 5.0 wide, a fancy detailed plaster frame is 4.3 wide.

Subject: portrait; female; Gertrude Adams

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Hutchinson, Winnipeg, 1994

Catalogue Number: HuW.18.01

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Stoney Mother and Daughter

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.391

Description: A woman and child sitting close together bottom right centre. The woman is wearing a pink outfit with a dark blue shawl around her neck. She has long black braids. The child is wearing a light coloured dress with decorations.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Stoney Mother and Daughter

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.7 x 35.2 cm

Description: A woman and child sitting close together bottom right centre. The woman is wearing a pink outfit with a dark blue shawl around her neck. She has long black braids. The child is wearing a light coloured dress with decorations.

Subject: figure; female; child; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.391

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Student Portrait, Woman

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.047

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Student Portrait, Woman

Date: 1928

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.5 x 43.5 cm

Subject: portrait; female

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.047

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Untitled

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Artist: Henry Ayn

Date: c. 1925

Medium: gouache on paper

Catalogue Number: AyH.07.01

Description: Two older ladies are standing close together. Both ladies have aprons on and are carrying baskets. One lady has an umbrella tucked into her arm while the two look down at a small booklet or list. In a basket sitting on the ground in the bottom left corner of the image there are two ducks. One lady …

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Artist: Henry Ayn

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1925

Medium: gouache on paper

Dimensions: 33.5 x 24.0 cm

Description: Two older ladies are standing close together. Both ladies have aprons on and are carrying baskets. One lady has an umbrella tucked into her arm while the two look down at a small booklet or list. In a basket sitting on the ground in the bottom left corner of the image there are two ducks. One lady is wearing a dark dress and the other is wearing a lighter coloured dress.Both women are wearing head covers of some type.

Subject: figure; female; animal; duck

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: AyH.07.01

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1928

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.006

Description: A black and white portrait of Catharine Robb. Catharine is in profile, facing toward the left. Her head and neck appear to be twisting toward the left. Her hair is pulled back in a bun. A few pieces of it have come loose around her ear. She is wearing a collared shirt.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1928

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 34.0 x 26.0 cm

Description: A black and white portrait of Catharine Robb. Catharine is in profile, facing toward the left. Her head and neck appear to be twisting toward the left. Her hair is pulled back in a bun. A few pieces of it have come loose around her ear. She is wearing a collared shirt.