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- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 75
- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 48
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 27
- Unknown 11
- Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian) 9
- Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian) 8
- Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian) 6
- James McLaren Nicoll (1892 – 1986, Canadian) 5
- Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian) 4
- Earl F. Spencer 3
- Illingworth Holey Kerr (1905 – 1989, Canadian) 3
- Jim Stewart (1949 – , Canadian) 3
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.31
- Description
- A mountain landscape sketch. Two peaks rise on the left, a rounded peak with tree coverage sits in the bottom right. Bottom left “5 Mile Banff July ‘72”, bottom right “Glyde.”
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- Title
- 5 Mile Banff
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- A mountain landscape sketch. Two peaks rise on the left, a rounded peak with tree coverage sits in the bottom right. Bottom left “5 Mile Banff July ‘72”, bottom right “Glyde.”
- Credit
- Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.03.31
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1908 Railway Tunnel (Continental Divide on back)
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- 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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- 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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Alasi Tukalak Carving, Povungnituk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.248
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.248
- Description
- A solitary woman is kneeling in the foreground clutching a grey object in her left hand and pointing to it with her right hand. The woman is seen in profile. Her skin is brown and her hair is black. She wears a blue jacket over an orange-pink skirt. On her head is a red-pink scarf with green detail…
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- Title
- Alasi Tukalak Carving, Povungnituk
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 25.4 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- A solitary woman is kneeling in the foreground clutching a grey object in her left hand and pointing to it with her right hand. The woman is seen in profile. Her skin is brown and her hair is black. She wears a blue jacket over an orange-pink skirt. On her head is a red-pink scarf with green details. A light blue-grey building is found in the upper left corner. Cast shadows are blue.
- Subject
- figure, female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.248
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Alberta: Snow and Tar Sands
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- 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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At Lake O'Hara
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.060
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.060
- Description
- Lake O’Hara beyond a rocky outcrop in foreground.
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- Title
- At Lake O'Hara
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Lake O’Hara beyond a rocky outcrop in foreground.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- Lake O’Hara
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.060
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Autumn Storm, Shuswap Lake, B.C.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgo.02.01
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.01
- Description
- Yellow/orange colour dominates from centre to top right; foreground and bottom right are brown trees, higher to the right of picture; behind these trees is a blue lake, yellow reflection; a varied coloured green mountain is in the centre left; light yellow sweeps down from top left.
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- Title
- Autumn Storm, Shuswap Lake, B.C.
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 25.5 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Yellow/orange colour dominates from centre to top right; foreground and bottom right are brown trees, higher to the right of picture; behind these trees is a blue lake, yellow reflection; a varied coloured green mountain is in the centre left; light yellow sweeps down from top left.
- Credit
- Gift of Jock Smith, Vancouver, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.01
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Balancing Nude
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- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- coloured graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CaR.03.02
- Description
- A seated nude (no furniture indicated) facing left, legs crossed, chin rests on her right hand, left arm lays across her right knee which is crossed over left. The model has long hair, face and one foot are indistinct. The drawing is done in a brown, red colour with light yellow highlights. Tit…
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- Title
- Balancing Nude
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- coloured graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 34.1 x 45.3 cm
- Description
- A seated nude (no furniture indicated) facing left, legs crossed, chin rests on her right hand, left arm lays across her right knee which is crossed over left. The model has long hair, face and one foot are indistinct. The drawing is done in a brown, red colour with light yellow highlights. Titled and signed on back as well.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- CaR.03.02
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- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.02.01
- Description
- General colour: greens, pink, blue, mauve and purple. Mount Rundle in broad impressionistic strokes. “GLYDE 62” aigned in black in the brhc.
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- Title
- Banff 1962
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 26.1 x 33.6 cm
- Description
- General colour: greens, pink, blue, mauve and purple. Mount Rundle in broad impressionistic strokes. “GLYDE 62” aigned in black in the brhc.
- Subject
- landscape
- Mount Rundle
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of eisler, Edmonton, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- GyH.02.01
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- Date
- 1968 – 1971
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.206
- Description
- Four large trees stand in the immediate foreground. They have blue trunks which compliments the similar colour bushes that surround them. The lime green grasses extend to the brushline in the background. The mountains painting with various colours of blue to denote distance appear high above the tr…
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- Title
- Bankhead
- Date
- 1968 – 1971
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- Four large trees stand in the immediate foreground. They have blue trunks which compliments the similar colour bushes that surround them. The lime green grasses extend to the brushline in the background. The mountains painting with various colours of blue to denote distance appear high above the tree line. A yellowish white cloud colour appears against a blue sky.
- Subject
- figure, female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.206
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Barrier Mountain
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- Date
- prior to 1986
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NiJ.03.12
- Description
- A pencil drawing of Barrier mountain, no clouds or foreground. The back edge has a complete border of masking tape.
- Title
- Barrier Mountain
- Date
- prior to 1986
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.7 x 30.1 cm
- Description
- A pencil drawing of Barrier mountain, no clouds or foreground. The back edge has a complete border of masking tape.
- Credit
- Gift of James McLaren Nicoll, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- NiJ.03.12
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Bear Dancer II
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- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CmC.03.02
- Description
- Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his side toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand high above his head. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied aro…
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- Title
- Bear Dancer II
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- graphite; watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 105.0 x 75.5 cm
- Description
- Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his side toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand high above his head. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His tunic has fringes at the sides and bottom and he has a decorative strip around the top of his mukluk. He is holding a large round drum in his left hand.
- Credit
- Gift of Dora Helen Mackie, Calgary, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- CmC.03.02
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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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Big Rock at Lake O'Hara
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.217
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.217
- Description
- A rugged rocky cliff surrounded by evergreens is located along the shores of Lake O'Hara. It ranges in colour from purples to yellow and orange. Lake O'Hara is depicted in slid turquoise. The mountains appear overhead beyond the cliffs with cobalt blue peering through top centre.
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- Title
- Big Rock at Lake O'Hara
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- A rugged rocky cliff surrounded by evergreens is located along the shores of Lake O'Hara. It ranges in colour from purples to yellow and orange. Lake O'Hara is depicted in slid turquoise. The mountains appear overhead beyond the cliffs with cobalt blue peering through top centre.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Canadian Rockies
- lake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.217
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- Artist
- I. Pappy
- Date
- 1960
- Catalogue Number
- PaI.06.01
- Description
- Carved stone sculpture of a bird. Long body tapers in pointed tail, small head with beak. Wings carved on sides.
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- Artist
- I. Pappy
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- 1960
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 4.5 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Carved stone sculpture of a bird. Long body tapers in pointed tail, small head with beak. Wings carved on sides.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- PaI.06.01
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- Artist
- Isapik (?)
- Date
- later than 1900
- Catalogue Number
- IsA.06.01
- Description
- Green stone, stylized bird, with head outstretched, may be swimming.
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- Artist
- Isapik (?)
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- later than 1900
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 5.7 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- Green stone, stylized bird, with head outstretched, may be swimming.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- IsA.06.01
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- Artist
- Kalingo
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- 1960
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 3.8 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Hand carved bird.
- Subject
- bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- KaL.06.01
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- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- WiS.02.07
- Description
- Blue green lake along lower edge. Large brown-grey mountains with strip of trees at lakeshore in background. Glacier at centre left with waterfall. Fluffy clouds in blue sky above. “SITTING WIND” in lower right corner. On back “Bow Lake. $25.00. July, 1969. Frank Kaquitts Morley Alberta. Indian nam…
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- Title
- Bow Lake
- Date
- 1969
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 30.5 x 40.5 cm
- Description
- Blue green lake along lower edge. Large brown-grey mountains with strip of trees at lakeshore in background. Glacier at centre left with waterfall. Fluffy clouds in blue sky above. “SITTING WIND” in lower right corner. On back “Bow Lake. $25.00. July, 1969. Frank Kaquitts Morley Alberta. Indian name Sitting Wind.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WiS.02.07
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- Artist
- Tatsuzo Shimaoka
- Date
- 1978
- Catalogue Number
- ShT.06.01
- Description
- Bowl grey with white herringbone design, also has spout, and potter's mark on base.
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- Artist
- Tatsuzo Shimaoka
- Title
- Bowl
- Date
- 1978
- Dimensions
- 14.5 cm
- Description
- Bowl grey with white herringbone design, also has spout, and potter's mark on base.
- Subject
- aquatic, fish
- abstract
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ShT.06.01
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- Date
- 1978
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.13
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a bison, lying down in solid bronze, lost wax method.
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- Title
- Buffalo
- Date
- 1978
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a bison, lying down in solid bronze, lost wax method.
- Subject
- animal, buffalo
- Charlie Beil
- Credit
- Gift of Devonian Group of Charitable Foundations, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.13
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Bull Rider Banff Indian Days Coin Model
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- Date
- 1969 – 1976
- Medium
- plaster
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.17.03
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a bull rider; the bull is bucking has his left front foot on the ground, facing to the right; signed bl: C. A. Beil R. Part of the display Charlie Beil - Man of Versatility which is one part of four Charlie Beil - A Western Sculptor. C. A. Beil contributed a coin design to …
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- Title
- Bull Rider Banff Indian Days Coin Model
- Date
- 1969 – 1976
- Medium
- plaster
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a bull rider; the bull is bucking has his left front foot on the ground, facing to the right; signed bl: C. A. Beil R. Part of the display Charlie Beil - Man of Versatility which is one part of four Charlie Beil - A Western Sculptor. C. A. Beil contributed a coin design to the Banff Indian Days program between the years of 1969 to 1976. The original model was reduced to coin size at the minting plant.
- Subject
- animal, bull
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Devonian Group of Charitable Foundations, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.17.03
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