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Animalia Capillary
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.21
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.21
- Description
- Twelve sketches of animals, each washed with a single colour watercolour.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Animalia Capillary
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.2 x 17.9 cm
- Description
- Twelve sketches of animals, each washed with a single colour watercolour.
- Subject
- animals, whimsey
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.21
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Banff Springs Famous Painting Copies and Train Poster
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54193
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' b…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
- 1975
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- V500
- Sub-Series
- V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
- GMD
- Poster
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 3 Posters: colour, b&w
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' by Domenico di Michelino; also train image with faded print effect by Midwestern Rail Association.
- Notes
- Painting reprint posters were stored together in a cardboard poster tube with the following text labels on the outside: "NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA" "OLD BSH PRINTS. BSH HOTEL - II Bldg." "O.H.M.S. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS BRANCH OTTAWA, CANADA" 'J.C. Campbell, Esq., c/o Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta." (Handwritten): "These prints were originally exquisitely framed for use in rooms, suites and public rooms at the B.S.H." "OLD B.S.H. PRINTS includes PIX of 'II' Hotel" Train poster stored in poster tube labelled "DRAWINGS more to come (1, 2, 3)" with shipping address label: "Reed-Grove Ltd. 2111 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14610" "To Mr. + Mrs. Nichlas (sic) Morant Box 1288, Banff Alberta Canada". Customs label: "PARCEL POST CUSTOMS DECLARATION - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QTY: 1 DETAILED LIST OF CONTENTS: DRAWINGS VALUE (US $): 10 FIRST CLASS"
- Name Access
- di Michelino, Domenico
- Vermeer
- Subject Access
- Midwestern Rail Association
- Trains
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Arts
- Painting
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- Latin
- Conservation
- Items must be stored flat within acid-free casing to prevent surface damage.
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1930
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.43
- Description
- grey stone sculpture of a sitting bird. Tail feathers and facial features inscribed.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- c. 1930
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- grey stone sculpture of a sitting bird. Tail feathers and facial features inscribed.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.43
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.06
- Description
- ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- The Bird Tree
- Date
- 1880 – 1900
- Dimensions
- 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
- Subject
- figure, male
- animal
- mythological
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.06
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"Hotel Closed" Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54321
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Physical Description
- 1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Name Access
- Morant, Ivy
- Morant, Nicholas
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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indigenous Cemetery near North Bend
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32366
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Sous-Fonds
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous people sun drying salmon on Fraser River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32367
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Sous-Fonds
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45
- GMD
- Photograph
- Parallel Title
- Indians Sun drying Salmon on Fraser River
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Scope & Content
- Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River
- Subject Access
- Discovery and exploration
- Indigenous Peoples
- First Nations
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous person
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32364
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 3
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Sous-Fonds
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42
- GMD
- Photograph
- Parallel Title
- Siwash Indian
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 3
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Indigenous person washing gold, N. Bend
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions32365
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- V650
- Sous-Fonds
- V650
- Reference Code
- V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43
- GMD
- Photograph
- Parallel Title
- Indian washing gold, N. Bend
- Other Title Info
- Parallel title is original title
- Date Range
- 1889 Oct. 4
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : print, in album
- Subject Access
- Discovery and Exploration
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mt. Willingdon Summit Register
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54268
- Date Range
- 1983
- 1985
- 1991
- 1994
- 1996
- 1998
- 2003
- 2005-2013
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 2014.8377
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M235
- Sous-Fonds
- M235
- Accession Number
- 2014.8377
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 2014.8377
- Responsibility
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1983
- 1985
- 1991
- 1994
- 1996
- 1998
- 2003
- 2005-2013
- Physical Description
- 4 Textual records: 1 notebook and 3 loose pages of notes, handwritten
- Notes
- Accessioned by Jennifer Rutkair on December 1, 2014
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Register
- Summit
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be stored flat. keep notebook in mylar to prevent contact between metal / water damaged material and other items. Consider removing metal spiral if rust causes further damage to notebook pages.
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.010
- Description
- Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with short, wavy brown hair in three quarter profile, wearing a blue, purple, black and white shawl. The woman is placed against a dark black background. The woman has light brown eyes and fair skin.
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Oil Painting
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with short, wavy brown hair in three quarter profile, wearing a blue, purple, black and white shawl. The woman is placed against a dark black background. The woman has light brown eyes and fair skin.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.010
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.011
- Description
- Oil portrait of a woman wearing a long green dress is seated with her legs crossed at the ankles against a light brown draped background. Her face is in three quarter profile, and her gaze is directed away from the viewer while her body faces the viewer. One arm is resting against a table, on which…
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Oil Painting
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Oil portrait of a woman wearing a long green dress is seated with her legs crossed at the ankles against a light brown draped background. Her face is in three quarter profile, and her gaze is directed away from the viewer while her body faces the viewer. One arm is resting against a table, on which a blue teapot, teacup and red vessel are placed, while the other arm is resting on her lap. The woman has short brown hair and is wearing a large statement necklace.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.011
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.012
- Description
- Oil portrait from the waist up of a woman with short, wavy brown hair wearing a cream-coloured blouse and yellow accessory is seated against a deep yellow background in three quarter profile, looking away from the viewer. She has rosy cheeks, brown eyes and fair skin. The woman’s gaze is directed a…
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Oil Painting
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Oil portrait from the waist up of a woman with short, wavy brown hair wearing a cream-coloured blouse and yellow accessory is seated against a deep yellow background in three quarter profile, looking away from the viewer. She has rosy cheeks, brown eyes and fair skin. The woman’s gaze is directed away from the viewer.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.012
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.013
- Description
- Oil portrait of a man from the waist up with short brown/black hair and fair skin in profile view. The man is seated against a background that is split vertically off center to the right; the left side, which is larger, is a deep brown/green colour, while the right side, which is smaller, contains …
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Oil Painting
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Oil portrait of a man from the waist up with short brown/black hair and fair skin in profile view. The man is seated against a background that is split vertically off center to the right; the left side, which is larger, is a deep brown/green colour, while the right side, which is smaller, contains a deep purple colour. The man is wearing a dark, presumably black garment, with a small white collar popping through at the neck. His skin is mostly fair, while his nose, lips, and ears are pink in colour. There are a series of small marks in the bottom left corner in varying shades of red, yellow ochre and brown. The bottom edge is unfinished, revealing the marks of the paintbrush over the raw canvas below.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.013
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.014
- Description
- Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with dark, tied-back hair.She is wearing a dark, v-neck shirt. The woman has fair skin, rosy cheeks, red lips and dark coloured eyes. Her hair is parted on the side and she is situated in front of a warm grey background. The womans face is near front fa…
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Oil Painting
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with dark, tied-back hair.She is wearing a dark, v-neck shirt. The woman has fair skin, rosy cheeks, red lips and dark coloured eyes. Her hair is parted on the side and she is situated in front of a warm grey background. The womans face is near front facing, but her gaze is directed to the bottom right of the paintings.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.014
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.015
- Description
- Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with fair skin, blue eyes and wavy ginger hair in profile view. She is wearing a cream coloured blouse with a collar and a dark garment over top, along with a short beaded statement necklace. She is situated in front of a deep yellow ochre background.
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Oil Painting
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with fair skin, blue eyes and wavy ginger hair in profile view. She is wearing a cream coloured blouse with a collar and a dark garment over top, along with a short beaded statement necklace. She is situated in front of a deep yellow ochre background.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.015
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.018
- Description
- Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a man with fair skin, blue eyes and short brown hair in profile, looking left of the viewer. He is wearing a beige suit and blue tie. He is situated in front of a dark brown, almost black, background.
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Oil Painting
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a man with fair skin, blue eyes and short brown hair in profile, looking left of the viewer. He is wearing a beige suit and blue tie. He is situated in front of a dark brown, almost black, background.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.018
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.019
- Description
- Oil portrait of a man from the shoulders up with short dark hair with warm, fair skin in three quarter view. He is wearing a white v-neck shirt and is situated in front of an orange/brown background. He eyes appear to be closed or looking at the ground, away from the viewer.
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Oil Painting
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Oil portrait of a man from the shoulders up with short dark hair with warm, fair skin in three quarter view. He is wearing a white v-neck shirt and is situated in front of an orange/brown background. He eyes appear to be closed or looking at the ground, away from the viewer.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.019
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.020
- Description
- Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with short, curly ginger hair, blue eyes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a black garment, -v-neck with three stripes of varying blues, from light to dark, and a blue rope-like necklace. She is situated in front of a beige/brown background.
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Oil Painting
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Oil portrait from the shoulders up of a woman with short, curly ginger hair, blue eyes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a black garment, -v-neck with three stripes of varying blues, from light to dark, and a blue rope-like necklace. She is situated in front of a beige/brown background.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.020
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.021
- Description
- Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with curly, light blonde/brown hair, blue eyes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a loose blue garment with a frilled, white colour, of which a blue ornament is adorned in the middle. She is situated in front of a dark brown, almost black, backg…
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- Artist
- Peter or Catharine Whyte
- Title
- Oil Painting
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Oil portrait of a woman from the shoulders up with curly, light blonde/brown hair, blue eyes, fair skin and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a loose blue garment with a frilled, white colour, of which a blue ornament is adorned in the middle. She is situated in front of a dark brown, almost black, background.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- Wy?.02.021
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