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Banff Indian Days Camp

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil and mixed media on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.040

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Banff Indian Days Camp

Date: 1930 – 1940

Medium: oil and mixed media on canvas

Dimensions: 53.4 x 63.7 cm

Subject: landscape; mountains; camp; teepees; figure; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.040

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Camp at Dusk

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1950 – 1957

Medium: oil on masonite

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.566

Description: A sketch or unfinished painting of a ring of nine teepees. The teepee in the foreground, viewer’s right, is the largest, has inside firelight and shadows visible. The teepee, in the foreground, viewer’s left, is partially visible, with shadows and light from within visible. There are two figures in…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Camp at Dusk

Date: 1950 – 1957

Medium: oil on masonite

Dimensions: 27.0 x 71.0 cm

Description: A sketch or unfinished painting of a ring of nine teepees. The teepee in the foreground, viewer’s right, is the largest, has inside firelight and shadows visible. The teepee, in the foreground, viewer’s left, is partially visible, with shadows and light from within visible. There are two figures in the foreground, one in red, and one in blue and yellow and suggestions of others in the background. There is a low blue sky dusk descending overhead.

Subject: landscape; camp; teepee; figure; group; Peter Whyte; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.566

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Camp Scene

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1955 – 1957

Medium: oil on masonite

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.580

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Camp Scene

Date: 1955 – 1957

Medium: oil on masonite

Dimensions: 9.4 x 21.4 cm

Subject: landscape; camp; teepee; figure; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.580

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Camp Scene

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1955 – 1957

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.582

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Camp Scene

Date: 1955 – 1957

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 9.7 x 21.4 cm

Subject: camp; teepee; figure; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.582

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Castleguard Meadows

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.594

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Castleguard Meadows

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.7 x 27.8 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; camp; tent; figure; male

Credit: Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.594

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Chief David Bearspaw

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1931 – 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.058

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Chief David Bearspaw

Date: 1931 – 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 64.0 x 53.5 cm

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.058

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Chief George McLean

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1945 – 1950

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.062

Description: A front facing portrait of Chief George McLean (Walking Buffalo) in full regalia, including a large headdress, orange beaded shirt, and blue belt.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Chief George McLean

Date: 1945 – 1950

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 75.5 x 63.0 cm

Description: A front facing portrait of Chief George McLean (Walking Buffalo) in full regalia, including a large headdress, orange beaded shirt, and blue belt.

Subject: portrait; male; Indigenous; costumes

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.062

Notes: Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018

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Chiefs on Horseback

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1954 – 1955

Medium: oil on masonite

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.570

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Chiefs on Horseback

Date: 1954 – 1955

Medium: oil on masonite

Dimensions: 20.2 x 50.3 cm

Subject: landscape; animal; horse; figure; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.570

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Circle of Tents

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1955 – 1957

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.571

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Circle of Tents

Date: 1955 – 1957

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 6.5 x 19.0 cm

Subject: camp; teepee; figure; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.571

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Elevators, Fort McLeod

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.584

Description: Sketch only

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Elevators, Fort McLeod

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite on canvas

Dimensions: 35.6 x 46.0 cm

Description: Sketch only

Subject: architecture; rural; figure; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.584

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Field Workers, Hawaii

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1933 – 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.575

Description: A painting depicting people working in a brown field. Mountains in the background. One in a set of 7 paintings of Hawaii.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Field Workers, Hawaii

Date: 1933 – 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 12.7 x 17.6 cm

Description: A painting depicting people working in a brown field. Mountains in the background. One in a set of 7 paintings of Hawaii.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Pacific; Hawaii; figure; group

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.575

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A Hunter of Peace

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Artist: Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)

Date: 1980

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: EmA.03.02

Description: The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a …

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Artist: Alex Emond (1950 – , Canadian)

Title: A Hunter of Peace

Date: 1980

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 24.9 x 65.7 cm

Description: The back of the mane and ears of a horse is in the foreground bottom left. A trail from bottom left swings to the right. On the trail are two mounted horsemen. Standing to the left of the trail is a woman with hat in hand looking to the right. A ridge runs from bottom left to top right. There is a mountain range to the left in the distance and one mountain in top right hand corner. Clouds along the horizon.

Subject: figure; Mary Schaffer; cowboys; animal; horse; landscape; Canadian Rockies; Alex Emond

Credit: Gift of Unknown, 1968

Catalogue Number: EmA.03.02

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Indian Chief

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1935 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.059

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Indian Chief

Date: 1935 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 64.0 x 53.7 cm

Subject: portrait; male; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.059

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Indian Days

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.551

Description: Three decorated tepees stand in a row, blue mountains in the background, green grass in foreground. People in various colours of dress are sitting around the teepees.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Indian Days

Date: 1950 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30.3 x 40.1 cm

Description: Three decorated tepees stand in a row, blue mountains in the background, green grass in foreground. People in various colours of dress are sitting around the teepees.