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Banff Revisited IV
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- Artist
- Sylvia Richman
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RiS.03.01
- Description
- Mountain shapes in foreground, blue/purple, reds, green, brown, black outlines, top half of picture is multicoloured - red left center with yellows, browns and greens. Top right corner is very muted.
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- Artist
- Sylvia Richman
- Title
- Banff Revisited IV
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 18.3 cm
- Description
- Mountain shapes in foreground, blue/purple, reds, green, brown, black outlines, top half of picture is multicoloured - red left center with yellows, browns and greens. Top right corner is very muted.
- Credit
- Gift of Sylvia Richman, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- RiS.03.01
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- Date
- c. 1925
- Catalogue Number
- PyB.06.02
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- Title
- Burl Face
- Date
- c. 1925
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 20.0 x 20.0 cm
- Subject
- portrait
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- PyB.06.02
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Come Quench Your Thirst
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgmm.11.01
- Date
- 1989
- Catalogue Number
- GmM.11.01
- Description
- Large ceramic cup (dia. 12.2) and saucer (dia. 15.2); light brown glaze with blue flowers and green leaves on cup; the cup is tipped on its side on the saucer, adhered with wax; a picture of mountains and flora insdie the cup with a blue paper river which spills onto the saucer and becomes another …
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- Title
- Come Quench Your Thirst
- Date
- 1989
- Dimensions
- 13.0 cm
- Description
- Large ceramic cup (dia. 12.2) and saucer (dia. 15.2); light brown glaze with blue flowers and green leaves on cup; the cup is tipped on its side on the saucer, adhered with wax; a picture of mountains and flora insdie the cup with a blue paper river which spills onto the saucer and becomes another picture of a lake with trees, a white teepee and a little red canoe on the water; two grey wing feathers 35.5 long are attached at stem end with blue/yellow/black beading 6.5 wide; from that trails a long string of beads 66.0 long in the same colours; a .08 wide yellow bead is strung on the string about half ways.
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- GmM.11.01
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Cowboy at Brewster Ranch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcmd.03.01
- Artist
- Doris Cormie
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CmD.03.01
- Description
- A pastel chalk drawing on brown paper. The drawing is a portrait of a young cowboy seated. The boy is wearing a blue shirt with a white scarf and tan chaps. He is sitting on a push foot stool that has a salmon-coloured throw over it. In the background behind the boy is a black and white cowhide han…
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- Artist
- Doris Cormie
- Title
- Cowboy at Brewster Ranch
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A pastel chalk drawing on brown paper. The drawing is a portrait of a young cowboy seated. The boy is wearing a blue shirt with a white scarf and tan chaps. He is sitting on a push foot stool that has a salmon-coloured throw over it. In the background behind the boy is a black and white cowhide hanging on the wall. There is a black chalk line border, 33 x 23 cm, around the drawing. the artist signature and date are in the bottom left hand corner, “DORIS CORMIE 8/23/33”.
- Subject
- cowboy
- ranch
- Doris Cormie
- Credit
- Gift of Barry Hunter Gillis, Richmond, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- CmD.03.01
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Downhill Skier
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.06.01
- Date
- 1937
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.01
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a male downhill skier in action, right leg and ski slightly in front of left, knees bent, elbows up holding metal ski poles. The ski poles have metal baskets soldered on to main shaft. The base is a triangular shaped piece 8.7 cm at the back tapering to the front which is 2…
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- Title
- Downhill Skier
- Date
- 1937
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 9.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a male downhill skier in action, right leg and ski slightly in front of left, knees bent, elbows up holding metal ski poles. The ski poles have metal baskets soldered on to main shaft. The base is a triangular shaped piece 8.7 cm at the back tapering to the front which is 2.5 cm high. The whole sculpture, excluding the poles, is painted silver.
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Leighton, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.01
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- Date
- 1938
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.04
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a man doing a jump turn, skis pointed off to the right, arms at sides with poles back into snow, snow trails from skis onto base which a is a wedge-shaped form, inscribed at front of base: “Peter Whyte '38”. Modelled by Peter Whyte and cast by Charlie Beil.
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- Title
- Gelandesprung
- Date
- 1938
- Dimensions
- 48.0 x 37.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a man doing a jump turn, skis pointed off to the right, arms at sides with poles back into snow, snow trails from skis onto base which a is a wedge-shaped form, inscribed at front of base: “Peter Whyte '38”. Modelled by Peter Whyte and cast by Charlie Beil.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.06.04
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Going for Gold
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactohh.06.02
- Date
- 1985
- Catalogue Number
- OhH.06.02
- Description
- A male racer in full downhill speed; realistically rendered in garv and style. The figurine is ca. 22.0 high on a slanted oval base. The base is raised from the bottom base with a curved arm ca. 1.5 square x ca. 10.0 high; the oval bronze base is ca. 1.5 high which sits on a wooden oval base 2.5 th…
- Title
- Going for Gold
- Date
- 1985
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 33.7 cm
- Description
- A male racer in full downhill speed; realistically rendered in garv and style. The figurine is ca. 22.0 high on a slanted oval base. The base is raised from the bottom base with a curved arm ca. 1.5 square x ca. 10.0 high; the oval bronze base is ca. 1.5 high which sits on a wooden oval base 2.5 thick and ca. 21.0 diameter.
- Credit
- Gift of Harry Francis O'Hanlon, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- OhH.06.02
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Hunter Pulling Up Seal
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- Date
- prior to 1958
- Medium
- stone; sinew; wood
- Catalogue Number
- WeS.06.01
- Description
- green stone; a parka clad Inuit hunter sitting with legs braced; leaning back to be almost horizontal; carved features; a piece of sinew in both hands which connects to a wood peg in a hole; the hole is in the centre of a carved point in a carved circle which is in a 2.5 wide carved depression ac…
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- Title
- Hunter Pulling Up Seal
- Date
- prior to 1958
- Medium
- stone; sinew; wood
- Dimensions
- 7.2 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- green stone; a parka clad Inuit hunter sitting with legs braced; leaning back to be almost horizontal; carved features; a piece of sinew in both hands which connects to a wood peg in a hole; the hole is in the centre of a carved point in a carved circle which is in a 2.5 wide carved depression across base foreground.
- Subject
- figure, male
- activity, hunting
- fishing
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- WeS.06.01
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- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- AsH.03.01
- Description
- Portrait of Jimmy Simpson.
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- Title
- Jimmy Simpson
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 65.0 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- Portrait of Jimmy Simpson.
- Subject
- characters
- Jimmy Simpson
- portrait
- male
- Credit
- Gift of G. H. W Ashley, Salmon Arm, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- AsH.03.01
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Orest Dournovo
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgn.03.12
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.12
- Description
- A pastel drawing portrait of a man. The bust of an older man dominates the drawing. The man is bald and has blue eyes and a long beard that is greying at the bottom. The background is dark grey and brown, with lines visible from the loose drawing strokes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, …
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- Title
- Orest Dournovo
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 36.5 cm
- Description
- A pastel drawing portrait of a man. The bust of an older man dominates the drawing. The man is bald and has blue eyes and a long beard that is greying at the bottom. The background is dark grey and brown, with lines visible from the loose drawing strokes. The artist signature is in the bottom rhc, written in black, “N de Grandmaison”. Au verso, there is an illegible purple ink stamp in the centre near the bottom. The stamp is a rectangle with print inside.
- Subject
- portrait
- man
- Nicolas de Grandmaison
- Credit
- Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.03.12
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Power Dam near Calgary
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcmd.03.02
- Artist
- Doris Cormie
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Catalogue Number
- CmD.03.02
- Description
- A pastel landscape drawing on brown paper. A large cement dam at left, reaching past the centre dominates the drawing. In the background the sky is a pale blue. The large, grey dam has white water rushing through on the viewer’s right. On the same side of the drawing, extending out of frame, is a …
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- Artist
- Doris Cormie
- Title
- Power Dam near Calgary
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.5 x 38.5 cm
- Description
- A pastel landscape drawing on brown paper. A large cement dam at left, reaching past the centre dominates the drawing. In the background the sky is a pale blue. The large, grey dam has white water rushing through on the viewer’s right. On the same side of the drawing, extending out of frame, is a large brown rock with yellow and orange highlites. In the foreground is blue water with white highlites. The artist signature is written in the bottom right corner in pencil. Au verso, written in very faint pencil in the top right corner is, “Doris Cormie 23 Aug 1933”.
- Subject
- dam
- architecture
- Doris Cormie
- Credit
- Gift of Barry Hunter Gillis, Richmond, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- CmD.03.02
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1920 – 1922
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.34 a-c
- Description
- Three seals made out of ivory, smallest 1.5 cm, largest 4.2 cm. There is a small hole through each indicating that they were once strung.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Seals
- Date
- 1920 – 1922
- Description
- Three seals made out of ivory, smallest 1.5 cm, largest 4.2 cm. There is a small hole through each indicating that they were once strung.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.34 a-c
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- Artist
- Earl F. Spencer
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- wood; paint; glue
- Catalogue Number
- SpE.06.01
- Description
- . Circular base painted black, standing female figure with left toe pointed and arms clasped behind back, painted gold. Black hair and eyes, red lip and cheek colour. Rubber stamp on unpainted base says Earl F. Spencer Banff, Alberta, Canada
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- Artist
- Earl F. Spencer
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1936
- Medium
- wood; paint; glue
- Dimensions
- 47.7 cm
- Description
- . Circular base painted black, standing female figure with left toe pointed and arms clasped behind back, painted gold. Black hair and eyes, red lip and cheek colour. Rubber stamp on unpainted base says Earl F. Spencer Banff, Alberta, Canada
- Subject
- figure, female
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- SpE.06.01
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.066
- Description
- Drawing of wolf, 3/4 view, just the head.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 33 x 25.7 cm
- Description
- Drawing of wolf, 3/4 view, just the head.
- Subject
- wolf;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.066
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- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.251
- Description
- Pastel drawing of a woman’s figure. She wears a dress and leans back onto her hands, which rest on a ledge. Her profile is visible. Woman appears to be in Asian dress, judging by wide sleeves and slippers.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Pastel drawing of a woman’s figure. She wears a dress and leans back onto her hands, which rest on a ledge. Her profile is visible. Woman appears to be in Asian dress, judging by wide sleeves and slippers.
- Subject
- female, woman, figure, profile
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.251
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- pastel on construction paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.252
- Description
- A mountie stands facing left with arms at side. He wears a brown hat, red coat, blue pants with a yellow stripe and brown boots and gloves. brc: Peter Whyte 1927
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- pastel on construction paper
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- A mountie stands facing left with arms at side. He wears a brown hat, red coat, blue pants with a yellow stripe and brown boots and gloves. brc: Peter Whyte 1927
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.252
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- pastel on construction paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.258
- Description
- Drawing of a standing man in pastel on blue paper. He holds a walking stick in his left hand. His right arm is by his side. Faces viewer. He wears an overcoat and conductor-style? hat. Appears to wear a monocle and have a mustache. BRC: Peter Whyte 1927
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- pastel on construction paper
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Drawing of a standing man in pastel on blue paper. He holds a walking stick in his left hand. His right arm is by his side. Faces viewer. He wears an overcoat and conductor-style? hat. Appears to wear a monocle and have a mustache. BRC: Peter Whyte 1927
- Subject
- male figure
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.258
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- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.263
- Description
- Pastel drawing on brown construction paper of the anatomy of an arm. Brown, white and black colours are used to render highlights and volume. The drawing is an anterior view of an arm that begins at the shoulder. The arm is rotated so that the palm of the hand faces the viewer and the elbow is clos…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.5 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Pastel drawing on brown construction paper of the anatomy of an arm. Brown, white and black colours are used to render highlights and volume. The drawing is an anterior view of an arm that begins at the shoulder. The arm is rotated so that the palm of the hand faces the viewer and the elbow is close to where the body would be (if it was drawn).
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.263
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- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- pastel
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.264
- Description
- Pastel drawing on brown construction paper of a male nude figure. The figure faces the viewer with feet close together. His right arm is close to his side, while he rotates his left arm so that the elbow is facing his body and the palm of his hand is visible to the viewer. White, brown, and black p…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- pastel
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Pastel drawing on brown construction paper of a male nude figure. The figure faces the viewer with feet close together. His right arm is close to his side, while he rotates his left arm so that the elbow is facing his body and the palm of his hand is visible to the viewer. White, brown, and black pastel create highlights and volume. The figure’s musculature is extremely developed and anatomical proportions idealized. In trc, the number 6 appears within a circle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.264
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- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.265
- Description
- Pastel drawing of the posterior view of a right arm on brown construction paper. Brown, black and white colours are used to create highlights and volume. The artist has only drawn the arm, and the drawing ends at the figure’s trapezius. The elbow is rotated slightly towards where the body would be,…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1920 – 1928
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 33.1 x 11.9 cm
- Description
- Pastel drawing of the posterior view of a right arm on brown construction paper. Brown, black and white colours are used to create highlights and volume. The artist has only drawn the arm, and the drawing ends at the figure’s trapezius. The elbow is rotated slightly towards where the body would be, allowing the back of the hand to be fully visible to the viewer.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.265
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