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Cowboy at Brewster Ranch

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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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Minister, I’m Glad to See You!

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.370

Description: A caricature-like pastel drawing of a man and a woman with “MINISTER, I’M GLAD TO SEE YOU!” written above them. The piece has been folded many times and is very delicate with quite a few rips throughout.

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Minister, I’m Glad to See You!

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 92.0 x 85.0 cm

Description: A caricature-like pastel drawing of a man and a woman with “MINISTER, I’M GLAD TO SEE YOU!” written above them. The piece has been folded many times and is very delicate with quite a few rips throughout.

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.370

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Mt. Assiniboine

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.13

Description: The peak of Mt. Assiniboine rises up in the upper centre portion of the drawing. A glacier extends into the foreground from the mountain. Lake Magog is visible in the bottom left corner, while a hill with trees and snow on it, is visible in the bottom right corner.

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Artist: Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)

Title: Mt. Assiniboine

Date: n.d.

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 42.0 x 53.3 cm

Description: The peak of Mt. Assiniboine rises up in the upper centre portion of the drawing. A glacier extends into the foreground from the mountain. Lake Magog is visible in the bottom left corner, while a hill with trees and snow on it, is visible in the bottom right corner.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Mt. Assiniboine; Lake Magog

Credit: Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.13

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Power Dam near Calgary

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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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Thanksgiving

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: c. 1915

Medium: graphite; wax pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.165

Description: red border box containing 5 socks, red, brown, yellow, green, blue and one blue chair

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Thanksgiving

Date: c. 1915

Medium: graphite; wax pastel on paper

Dimensions: 22.5 x 15.0 cm

Description: red border box containing 5 socks, red, brown, yellow, green, blue and one blue chair

Subject: Thanksgiving; socks

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.165

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1916

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.366

Description: A still-life drawing of a teacup and saucer, pitcher, and jar with lid. All white with blue designs. “Catharine Robb” signed at the bottom right corner. On the back reads “1916 Catharine Robb.”

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1916

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 22.5 x 30.5 cm

Description: A still-life drawing of a teacup and saucer, pitcher, and jar with lid. All white with blue designs. “Catharine Robb” signed at the bottom right corner. On the back reads “1916 Catharine Robb.”

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.366

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1916 – 1916

Medium: pastel

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.003

Description: Main image is of a house amidst a copse of pine trees, with rolling hills in the background. A road leads up to the main house and then branches off to head towards another small building in the distance (on left side) with two pine trees. The bottom third has been lightly coloured green to intim…

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1916 – 1916

Medium: pastel

Dimensions: 22.5 x 30.5 cm

Description: Main image is of a house amidst a copse of pine trees, with rolling hills in the background. A road leads up to the main house and then branches off to head towards another small building in the distance (on left side) with two pine trees. The bottom third has been lightly coloured green to intimate grass.On back: “Catharine Robb 1916”

Subject: landscape; house; home; trees

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.003

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: c. 1916

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.058

Description: beige flower, yellow flower, purple grapes with leaves

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: c. 1916

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 23.0 x 30.5 cm

Description: beige flower, yellow flower, purple grapes with leaves

Subject: flower; grapes

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.058

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1917

Medium: wax pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.078

Description: purple and black drawing with yellow star upper middle

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1917

Medium: wax pastel on paper

Dimensions: 23.0 x 30.5 cm

Description: purple and black drawing with yellow star upper middle

Subject: star; Bethlehem

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.078

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1917

Medium: wax pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.080

Description: three yellow dandelions in black rock bed with water and grass

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1917

Medium: wax pastel on paper

Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.0 cm

Description: three yellow dandelions in black rock bed with water and grass

Subject: dandelion

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.080

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1917

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.088

Description: yellow flowers with gray background on brown stick

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1917

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.0 cm

Description: yellow flowers with gray background on brown stick

Subject: flower

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.088

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1916

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.094

Description: yellow flower with green stem in white and green vase

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1916

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.0 cm

Description: yellow flower with green stem in white and green vase

Subject: flower

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.094

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Untitled

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Date: 1916

Medium: wax pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.096

Description: on the right, three men in blue holding staffs surrounded by sheep under a starry night looking at a man in the stars and three houses on the left

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Artist: Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1916

Medium: wax pastel on paper

Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.0 cm

Description: on the right, three men in blue holding staffs surrounded by sheep under a starry night looking at a man in the stars and three houses on the left