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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 22
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Honey Onyx Sphere
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactpyt.06.01
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- sculpture
- Catalogue Number
- PyT.06.01
- Description
- Sphere made of pale orange-yellow honey onyx on base.
- Title
- Honey Onyx Sphere
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- sculpture
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 12.0 diameter base; 12.0 diameter sphere cm
- Description
- Sphere made of pale orange-yellow honey onyx on base.
- Credit
- Gift of Vera Pyrcz, Edmonton, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- PyT.06.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.18
- Description
- Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert in…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Hunter on Ice
- Date
- 1960
- Description
- Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert into holes.
- Subject
- figure, male
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.18
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Indian Head Banff Indian Days Coin Model
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- Date
- 1969 – 1976
- Medium
- plaster
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.17.01
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a male, facing to the left; his hair is long and flowing with one rolled braid in front of left ear; feather tied to hair right side of head; a rosette at his neck; signed C. A. Beil R. C. A. Beil provided a design for the Banff Indian Days programe for their coin; valued a…
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- Title
- Indian Head Banff Indian Days Coin Model
- Date
- 1969 – 1976
- Medium
- plaster
- Dimensions
- 20.5 x n/a cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a male, facing to the left; his hair is long and flowing with one rolled braid in front of left ear; feather tied to hair right side of head; a rosette at his neck; signed C. A. Beil R. C. A. Beil provided a design for the Banff Indian Days programe for their coin; valued at one dollar. The original model was reduced to coin size at the minting plant. Part of the display Charlie Beil - Man of Versality? which is one part of four Charlie Beil - A Western Sculptor.
- Subject
- figure, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Devonian Group of Charitable Foundations, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.17.01
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Inuit in Kayak
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- Date
- 1952
- Catalogue Number
- TaX.06.01
- Description
- Grey-green stone sculpture of a figure wearing a hooded coat sitting in a closed kayak. The figure is holding a ivory/bone paddle and there is a coil of leather rope holding a ivory/bone spear and a stone animal on the back of the kayak. The figure has carved features. On the bottom of the kayak “T…
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- Title
- Inuit in Kayak
- Date
- 1952
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 21.0 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Grey-green stone sculpture of a figure wearing a hooded coat sitting in a closed kayak. The figure is holding a ivory/bone paddle and there is a coil of leather rope holding a ivory/bone spear and a stone animal on the back of the kayak. The figure has carved features. On the bottom of the kayak “TATIGATE E5 - 553” is engraved roughly.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- TaX.06.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.03
- Description
- Miniature marble sculpture of a man standing with feet and arms splayed. Rudimentary clothing and facial details are incised.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Inuit Man
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 2.4 cm
- Description
- Miniature marble sculpture of a man standing with feet and arms splayed. Rudimentary clothing and facial details are incised.
- Subject
- figure, male
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.03
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- Artist
- Noywo
- Date
- 1959
- Catalogue Number
- NoY.06.01
- Description
- Dark stone sculpture of a man holding something. Catharine Whyte wrote on slip of paper “Eskimo with design on parka - NOYWO from Povungnituk - where sculpture comes from in Herald.”
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- Artist
- Noywo
- Title
- Man with Bird
- Date
- 1959
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 7.0 x 7.01 cm
- Description
- Dark stone sculpture of a man holding something. Catharine Whyte wrote on slip of paper “Eskimo with design on parka - NOYWO from Povungnituk - where sculpture comes from in Herald.”
- Subject
- figure, male
- animal, bird
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- NoY.06.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1965
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.62
- Description
- Sculpted man with loon. Standing man, facing left, holding loon bill with right mitten and supporting rest of bird with left mitten on bird's back; 71583 scratched on bottom; figure highly polished and standing on scored base; details in bird, clothing, face.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man with Loon
- Date
- 1965
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 3.0 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Sculpted man with loon. Standing man, facing left, holding loon bill with right mitten and supporting rest of bird with left mitten on bird's back; 71583 scratched on bottom; figure highly polished and standing on scored base; details in bird, clothing, face.
- Subject
- figure, male
- animal, bird
- loon
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.62
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Mount Assiniboine
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- Artist
- Mignon Fox Linck
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LiM.03.01
- Description
- A pen and ink drawing of Mount Assiniboine. This drawing was used as a vignette in the publication 'American Alpine Journal' 1968 page 59.
- Artist
- Mignon Fox Linck
- Title
- Mount Assiniboine
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5; 28 x 24; 35.3 cm
- Description
- A pen and ink drawing of Mount Assiniboine. This drawing was used as a vignette in the publication 'American Alpine Journal' 1968 page 59.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountains
- animal, horse
- packtrain
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- LiM.03.01
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- Date
- prior to 1986
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NiJ.03.11
- Description
- An ink drawing of a mountain which takes up almost the entire surface of the picture, the top left and top of picture is bare. A Christmas card reproduction was made of this drawing (see NiJ.04.04).
- Title
- Mountain
- Date
- prior to 1986
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- An ink drawing of a mountain which takes up almost the entire surface of the picture, the top left and top of picture is bare. A Christmas card reproduction was made of this drawing (see NiJ.04.04).
- Credit
- Gift of James McLaren Nicoll, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- NiJ.03.11
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- Date
- prior to 1986
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NiJ.03.13
- Description
- A line drawing of a mountain. A pencil line is drawn across the page 3.0 from bottom and 1.9 from top. A sewing machine line runs the full width of the paper 1.3 from edge. This sheet has been torn out of a sketch book. Au verso is a pencil drawing NiJ.03.14.
- Title
- Mountain
- Date
- prior to 1986
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 19.1; 24.0 x 30.6; 32.0 cm
- Description
- A line drawing of a mountain. A pencil line is drawn across the page 3.0 from bottom and 1.9 from top. A sewing machine line runs the full width of the paper 1.3 from edge. This sheet has been torn out of a sketch book. Au verso is a pencil drawing NiJ.03.14.
- Credit
- Gift of James McLaren Nicoll, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- NiJ.03.13
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- Date
- prior to 1986
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NiJ.03.15
- Description
- A pen and ink line drawing of a mountain. Two parallel pencil lines are drawn 2.9 from bottom edge and 2.0 from top edge. A sewing machine line of holes runs the full width of the paper on the left. Au verso is pen drawing NiJ.03.16.
- Title
- Mountain
- Date
- prior to 1986
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A pen and ink line drawing of a mountain. Two parallel pencil lines are drawn 2.9 from bottom edge and 2.0 from top edge. A sewing machine line of holes runs the full width of the paper on the left. Au verso is pen drawing NiJ.03.16.
- Credit
- Gift of James McLaren Nicoll, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- NiJ.03.15
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- Date
- prior to 1986
- Medium
- pen; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NiJ.03.16
- Description
- A pen and ink line drawing of a mountain. Au verso is NiJ.03.15.
- Title
- Mountain
- Date
- prior to 1986
- Medium
- pen; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- A pen and ink line drawing of a mountain. Au verso is NiJ.03.15.
- Credit
- Gift of James McLaren Nicoll, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- NiJ.03.16
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- Date
- prior to 1986
- Medium
- pen; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NiJ.03.17
- Description
- Pen and ink line drawings of mountains. Pencil lines run horizontally full width of paper: 1.6 from bottom edge and two lines 2.0 and 1.3 from top edge. The back edges have masking tape.
- Title
- Mountain
- Date
- prior to 1986
- Medium
- pen; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- Pen and ink line drawings of mountains. Pencil lines run horizontally full width of paper: 1.6 from bottom edge and two lines 2.0 and 1.3 from top edge. The back edges have masking tape.
- Credit
- Gift of James McLaren Nicoll, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- NiJ.03.17
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- Date
- 1962
- Catalogue Number
- SmI.06.04 a,b
- Description
- Grey stone, a realistic rendering of a standing muskox, head in good detail, hanging hair scribed front to back. He stands solidly on his four legs, hooves indicated. Horns made from ivory swoop down in a graceful curve, they sit in an indentation carved into the forehead.
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- Title
- Muskox
- Date
- 1962
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 6.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Grey stone, a realistic rendering of a standing muskox, head in good detail, hanging hair scribed front to back. He stands solidly on his four legs, hooves indicated. Horns made from ivory swoop down in a graceful curve, they sit in an indentation carved into the forehead.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- SmI.06.04 a,b
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Northwest Ridge of North Twin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlim.03.03
- Artist
- Mignon Fox Linck
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LiM.03.03
- Description
- A mountain range in background, clouds hanging over mountains; flat valley bottom, could be a lake, evergreen trees line edge of valley/lake on right centre. Crop lines and 44%; page 104. On back AAJ 1966. P. 104. American Alpine Journal.
- Artist
- Mignon Fox Linck
- Title
- Northwest Ridge of North Twin
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.7 x 35.2 cm
- Description
- A mountain range in background, clouds hanging over mountains; flat valley bottom, could be a lake, evergreen trees line edge of valley/lake on right centre. Crop lines and 44%; page 104. On back AAJ 1966. P. 104. American Alpine Journal.
- Subject
- landscape, mountains
- river
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- LiM.03.03
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Pair of Ivory Murrs on Base
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- Date
- 1962
- Catalogue Number
- AmL.06.01 a-c
- Description
- A pair of ivory murrs on a green stone base. (a) base irregularly shaped base, flat on bottom, 7.0 x 4.2 (b) stylized bird 4.8 long, holes drilled for eyes, black inside (c) bird same as (b) 6.3 long
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- Title
- Pair of Ivory Murrs on Base
- Date
- 1962
- Description
- A pair of ivory murrs on a green stone base. (a) base irregularly shaped base, flat on bottom, 7.0 x 4.2 (b) stylized bird 4.8 long, holes drilled for eyes, black inside (c) bird same as (b) 6.3 long
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- AmL.06.01 a-c
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- Artist
- R. Dow Reid
- Title
- Penguin
- Date
- c. 1967
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 1.5 x 2.51 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ReR.06.01
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- Artist
- Grace Daniels
- Date
- c. 1972
- Medium
- wood; glue; quills; sinew; paint
- Catalogue Number
- DaG.06.01
- Description
- Rearing horse with rider wearing a bison horn headdress, holding a spear with right hand. Spear has three quills. Rider and horse scorched and painted; G. Daniels painted on bottom. Grace Daniels is sister of Norman Onespot, who did other scorched wood carvings seen in CRW residence.
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- Artist
- Grace Daniels
- Title
- Rearing Horse
- Date
- c. 1972
- Medium
- wood; glue; quills; sinew; paint
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- Rearing horse with rider wearing a bison horn headdress, holding a spear with right hand. Spear has three quills. Rider and horse scorched and painted; G. Daniels painted on bottom. Grace Daniels is sister of Norman Onespot, who did other scorched wood carvings seen in CRW residence.
- Subject
- animal
- horse
- figure
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- DaG.06.01
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- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Medium
- bronze
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.07
- Description
- A fully rigged western horse with his head down eating grass; on his right shoulder a brand: JM; the horse is standing on all 4 feet and with his nose to the ground these all make contact with the base - solid bronze. The horse Red Wing was Mrs. Gourlay's own pet and favourite mount for many years.…
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- Title
- Red Wing
- Date
- 1955 – 1965
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 11.0 x 28.3 cm
- Description
- A fully rigged western horse with his head down eating grass; on his right shoulder a brand: JM; the horse is standing on all 4 feet and with his nose to the ground these all make contact with the base - solid bronze. The horse Red Wing was Mrs. Gourlay's own pet and favourite mount for many years. See Beil file for more information.
- Subject
- animal, horse
- Credit
- Gift of Melvin Gourley, Calgary, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- BeC.06.07
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Rocky Mountain Drawing
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- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.03.01
- Description
- Pencil sketch of overlapping mountains at centre leading to viewer’s right; a blue pencil crayon has been used to shade a few mountain tops. Artist signature in bottom brhc corner “Sinclair”.Rocky Mountain Drawing is a precursor to Sinclair’s long career in landscape drawing and painting.
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- Title
- Rocky Mountain Drawing
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- graphite; coloured graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.9 x 29.7 cm
- Description
- Pencil sketch of overlapping mountains at centre leading to viewer’s right; a blue pencil crayon has been used to shade a few mountain tops. Artist signature in bottom brhc corner “Sinclair”.Rocky Mountain Drawing is a precursor to Sinclair’s long career in landscape drawing and painting.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.03.01
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