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1908 Railway Tunnel (Continental Divide on back)

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1911
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.322
Description
Front: the entrance to a railway tunnel is on the left, and muontain and trees surround it. Above the entrance is written “1908” and then his writing for a colour scheme in the brc.Back: mountains and trees surround a valley running through the picture. Writing in the brc: “VICTORIA RIDGE OVER 10…
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
1908 Railway Tunnel (Continental Divide on back)
Date
c. 1911
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
Front: the entrance to a railway tunnel is on the left, and muontain and trees surround it. Above the entrance is written “1908” and then his writing for a colour scheme in the brc.Back: mountains and trees surround a valley running through the picture. Writing in the brc: “VICTORIA RIDGE OVER 10,000feet, 33 BELOW zero, CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FEB 23”
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.322
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Date
1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
GyH.03.10
Description
A portrait of a man, facing in three quarter profile to the left. He wears a cowboy hat and a knotted scarf around his neck. Inscribed at the bottom left “Bill Nish Warden”, signed “Glyde” at bottom right. On back “Bow Lake, 1936 with Reg Harvey.”
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Artist
Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)
Title
Bill Neish
Date
1936
Medium
graphite on paper
Description
A portrait of a man, facing in three quarter profile to the left. He wears a cowboy hat and a knotted scarf around his neck. Inscribed at the bottom left “Bill Nish Warden”, signed “Glyde” at bottom right. On back “Bow Lake, 1936 with Reg Harvey.”
Subject
Bill Neish
portrait
warden
Credit
Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
Catalogue Number
GyH.03.10
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The Campbell's are Coming Hurrah' Hurrah'

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1939 – 1945
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.461
Description
A pencil drawing of a scene where a truck drives to the viewer’s left, while a plane/stork with parcel above. Animals chase the truck. On the right side there is a cabin labeled WUTHURING HEIGHTS, but crossed out[right side] -7Cbinchr... [left edge]The Campbell's are Coming Hurrah' Hurrah' [brc][bl…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
The Campbell's are Coming Hurrah' Hurrah'
Date
1939 – 1945
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 27.7 cm
Description
A pencil drawing of a scene where a truck drives to the viewer’s left, while a plane/stork with parcel above. Animals chase the truck. On the right side there is a cabin labeled WUTHURING HEIGHTS, but crossed out[right side] -7Cbinchr... [left edge]The Campbell's are Coming Hurrah' Hurrah' [brc][blc in cursive] Peter Whyte
Subject
RAF
plane
stork
cabin
Campbells
Wuthuring Heights
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.461
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Canadian Highlanders Are With You

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1939 – 1945
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.757
Description
Two images of what appears to be sketches for propaganda posters for World War II. The top image is a Canadian Highlander standing on a hill in a poised stance holding a lee enfield. In the background there is a mountain range, and below his feet is says “CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS ARE WITH YOU.” In the …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Canadian Highlanders Are With You
Date
1939 – 1945
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.3 x 16.2 cm
Description
Two images of what appears to be sketches for propaganda posters for World War II. The top image is a Canadian Highlander standing on a hill in a poised stance holding a lee enfield. In the background there is a mountain range, and below his feet is says “CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS ARE WITH YOU.” In the second image it is the Highlander again looking out to the mountain range with his back to the viewer.
Subject
World War II
Highlander
gun
lee enfield
mountains
reserves
army
propaganda
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.757
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Catharine and Peter Season’s Greetings

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.939
Description
Christmas card drawing. A group of animals are painting canvases that are resting on easels. They are facing the viewer suggesting they could be painting you. Below the drawing it says “CATHARINE AND PETER SEASON’S GREETINGS” and in the TRC “164”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Catharine and Peter Season’s Greetings
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
17.7 x 25.9 cm
Description
Christmas card drawing. A group of animals are painting canvases that are resting on easels. They are facing the viewer suggesting they could be painting you. Below the drawing it says “CATHARINE AND PETER SEASON’S GREETINGS” and in the TRC “164”
Subject
animal
moose
bird
squirrel
mouse
deer
bear
rabbit
wolf
easel
canvas
paint
painting
brush
palette
Christmas card
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.939
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
ink; coloured inks; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.04.01 a-i
Description
Nine Christmas cards. (a) A convoy of vehicles, last car is a convertible filled with various Rocky Mountain animals, a signpost to left (b) various Rocky Mountain animals sit on snowmobiles racing across the horizon (c) various Rocky Mountain animals on skis, a red-sweatered rabbit on snowshoes, …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Christmas Cards
Date
1930 – 1960
Medium
ink; coloured inks; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.0 x 16.2 cm
Description
Nine Christmas cards. (a) A convoy of vehicles, last car is a convertible filled with various Rocky Mountain animals, a signpost to left (b) various Rocky Mountain animals sit on snowmobiles racing across the horizon (c) various Rocky Mountain animals on skis, a red-sweatered rabbit on snowshoes, appears to be teaching them (d) various Rocky Mountain animals in a long canoe, the moose at the back is rowing (e) various Rocky Mountain animals working at easels with a man and woman on the left watching (f) various Rocky Mountain animals sit on a bench looking at a piece of abstract art on the wall (g) various Rocky Mountain animals on a sling being lifted by a yellow helicopter (h) various Rocky Mountain animals look at a sign Do not feed tourists danger big fine (i) various Rocky Mountain animals at easels painting, the backs of the easels are seen
Subject
card
Christmas
animals
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1991
Catalogue Number
WyP.04.01 a-i
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Churchyard, Sandwich Kent

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1909
Medium
graphite on paper board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.083
Description
Scene with a stone wall to the left and some trees to the right and a church in the middle background.“This sketch probably dates from 1909 when the Collings family lived in Sandwich in the year prior to their emigration to Canada.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda …
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Churchyard, Sandwich Kent
Date
c. 1909
Medium
graphite on paper board
Dimensions
28.5 x 38 cm
Description
Scene with a stone wall to the left and some trees to the right and a church in the middle background.“This sketch probably dates from 1909 when the Collings family lived in Sandwich in the year prior to their emigration to Canada.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda HeathOn the back is a sketch of the port side of a ship with a life boat of pulleys.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.083
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.268
Description
A vague outline or image of an animal.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Cow ?
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
4.5 x 9.5 cm
Description
A vague outline or image of an animal.
Subject
landscape
animal
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.268
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.255
Description
A rough sketch of a group of 5-6 cows with their backs to the viewer.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Cow Sketches
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
18 x 22.5 cm
Description
A rough sketch of a group of 5-6 cows with their backs to the viewer.
Subject
landscape
animal, cows
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.255
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.264
Description
Sketch is of seven cows standing and laying down amongst grass.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Cows on Hillside
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
10 x 15 cm
Description
Sketch is of seven cows standing and laying down amongst grass.
Subject
landscape
animal, cows
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.264
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.256
Description
A sketch of 2 dogs laying down near a garden.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Dogs in Garden
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
18 x 22.5 cm
Description
A sketch of 2 dogs laying down near a garden.
Subject
landscape
animal, dogs
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.256
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.265
Description
A pig faces the viewer.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Fat Pig
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
8.5 x 9.5 cm
Description
A pig faces the viewer.
Subject
landscape
animal, pig
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.265
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1910
Medium
graphite on board
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.349
Description
A very small flower is drawn in the lower middle section of the board.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Flower
Date
c. 1910
Medium
graphite on board
Dimensions
26.5 x 19.0 cm
Description
A very small flower is drawn in the lower middle section of the board.
Subject
flower
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.349
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1910
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.350
Description
A bouquet of flowers
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Flowers
Date
c. 1910
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
19.5 x 14.5 cm
Description
A bouquet of flowers
Subject
flower
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.350
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.260
Description
A sketch of 2 sheep standing and 2 sheep laying down in grass.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Four Sheep Resting
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
10.5 x 23 cm
Description
A sketch of 2 sheep standing and 2 sheep laying down in grass.
Subject
landscape
animal, sheep
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.260
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.258
Description
A rough sketch of 6-7 cows grazing in a field.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Grazing Cows
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12 x 19 cm
Description
A rough sketch of 6-7 cows grazing in a field.
Subject
landscape
animal, cows
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.258
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Hawaiian Landscape-!!

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.394
Description
Dogs chase eachother at the beach. Signed Peter Whyte HONOLULU -1934 in brc.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Hawaiian Landscape-!!
Date
1934
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
23.8 x 29.9 cm
Description
Dogs chase eachother at the beach. Signed Peter Whyte HONOLULU -1934 in brc.
Subject
Hawaii
beach
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.394
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Heavy Shield- “To-so-ko-ya-wo-tan” Blackfoot Chief

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Artist
George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American)
Date
1938 – 1938
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
MiG.03.03
Description
A first nations male sits with his back against the left edge of the image with his arms resting on his thighs. In his hands he holds a pipe. This man is wearing a head band with a feather at the back. He is sitting in a chair, and wears beaded cuffs and has a small horse around his neck with ot…
Artist
George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American)
Title
Heavy Shield- “To-so-ko-ya-wo-tan” Blackfoot Chief
Date
1938 – 1938
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
61.0 x 41.0 cm
Description
A first nations male sits with his back against the left edge of the image with his arms resting on his thighs. In his hands he holds a pipe. This man is wearing a head band with a feather at the back. He is sitting in a chair, and wears beaded cuffs and has a small horse around his neck with other neck adornment. The image is black and white.
Subject
portrait
male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of C. Gardner Lane Jr., Scarborough, USA, 1996
Catalogue Number
MiG.03.03
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
watercolour; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.286
Description
Beach scene with many people. In the foreground, a man lays in his back with arms outstretched, knees and his bald head facing the viewer. Two dogs play in the middle ground, right side, one appears to be digging. Children run and people sunbathe with umbrellas in the background.paper support has b…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Honolulu 1934 [I]
Date
1934
Medium
watercolour; ink on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 35.5 cm
Description
Beach scene with many people. In the foreground, a man lays in his back with arms outstretched, knees and his bald head facing the viewer. Two dogs play in the middle ground, right side, one appears to be digging. Children run and people sunbathe with umbrellas in the background.paper support has been glues to stiffer matting, possibly by previous cataloguer or preparator (pre-2016)
Subject
beach
sunbathing
leisure
dogs
Hawaii
Honolulu
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.286
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1934
Medium
ink; watercolour
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.287
Description
Watercolour and ink drawing of many people on a beach. A man in the right of foreground lies on his back suntanning. A larger woman in a pink bathing suit and blue cap, and blue floater in her right had. She wears blue sandals and gestures to someone farther down the beach. To the right a man in a…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Honolulu 1934 [II]
Date
1934
Medium
ink; watercolour
Dimensions
27.5 x 35.5 cm
Description
Watercolour and ink drawing of many people on a beach. A man in the right of foreground lies on his back suntanning. A larger woman in a pink bathing suit and blue cap, and blue floater in her right had. She wears blue sandals and gestures to someone farther down the beach. To the right a man in a hat is putting on his blue pants. Other people are sun tanning, sitting, or playing in the midground. In the background, people are in the water and there is a ship on the horizon.
Subject
beach
leisure
sunbathing
Hawaii
Honolulu
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.287
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