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1rst Week Life Drawings

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

Date: 1926

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.035

Description: life drawing female nude

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

Title: 1rst Week Life Drawings

Date: 1926

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 64.5 x 49.0 cm

Description: life drawing female nude

Subject: life drawing; female; nude

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.035

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Bodium Sussex

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.11

Description: A road runs across the image from the blc but turns up into the image in the centre. In the centre left of the image there is a house with bow windows, one above the other. Another house appears to be behind this one. Trees are further behind these two houses. In the centre of the image there i…

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

Title: Bodium Sussex

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Description: A road runs across the image from the blc but turns up into the image in the centre. In the centre left of the image there is a house with bow windows, one above the other. Another house appears to be behind this one. Trees are further behind these two houses. In the centre of the image there is a church and beside it are two more houses facing toward the left of the image. A small grassy area is in the brc.

Subject: landscape; urban; architecture; house; church; England; Sussex

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

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.11

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“Corfe Castle” Dorset

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.10

Description: A pencil drawing showing a castle on a hilltop in the upper centre portion of the image. At the base of the hill there is a village. A streeet extends from the bottom of the hill as if the viewer is looking down it. There are buildings at the bottom of it and buildings line it. A horse and cart…

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

Title: “Corfe Castle” Dorset

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Description: A pencil drawing showing a castle on a hilltop in the upper centre portion of the image. At the base of the hill there is a village. A streeet extends from the bottom of the hill as if the viewer is looking down it. There are buildings at the bottom of it and buildings line it. A horse and cart and people are on the street. The drawing looks as if it is a sketch.

Subject: landscape; urban; architecture; castle; Corfe Castle; England; Dorset

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

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.10

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Downstairs Upstairs.

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

Date: c. 1918

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.301

Description: Interior drawing home. Perhaps Catharine’s Boston childhood home

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

Title: Downstairs Upstairs.

Date: c. 1918

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 10.0 x 16.5 cm

Description: Interior drawing home. Perhaps Catharine’s Boston childhood home

Subject: interior home

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.301

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Draining Mill - Norfolk

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.12

Description: Black and white drawing of a windmill. The windmill is drawn in the centre left of the image on a slight hill. The arms of the windmill are viewed from the side. A bit of a fence is visible in the brc. In the distance on the blc there is a farmhouse. Clouds are drawn in the sky.

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

Title: Draining Mill - Norfolk

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Description: Black and white drawing of a windmill. The windmill is drawn in the centre left of the image on a slight hill. The arms of the windmill are viewed from the side. A bit of a fence is visible in the brc. In the distance on the blc there is a farmhouse. Clouds are drawn in the sky.

Subject: architecture; windmill; landscape; rural; England; Norfolk

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

Catalogue Number: LaC.03.12

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Sidehill Cougar

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

Date: prior to 1965

Catalogue Number: LaC.06.01

Description: Side hill gouges, made with a fret saw using 3-ply plywood; horned goat-like figurine with separately glued ears; on left side two legs glued onto body; on right side one glued piece represents shorter legs stop symbolic mountain peaks; saw has created zig-zag appearance in wood; eyes are one bored…

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

Title: Sidehill Cougar

Date: prior to 1965

Dimensions: 10.2 x 2.2 x 11.8 cm

Description: Side hill gouges, made with a fret saw using 3-ply plywood; horned goat-like figurine with separately glued ears; on left side two legs glued onto body; on right side one glued piece represents shorter legs stop symbolic mountain peaks; saw has created zig-zag appearance in wood; eyes are one bored hole through head. A sidehill Cougar is a mythical Rock Mountain creature of apparently vicious nature who, due to one side of its body having shorter legs than the other, is able to maintain easily a stance on steep mountain sides; the only escape from this animal is to run in the opposite direction so that if the Cougar follows it will fall because the position of its legs will be reversed. A.C. Leighton wished to market cheap, locally made souvenirs; this is a prototype but they were never produced in quantity.

Subject: animal, mythological

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

Catalogue Number: LaC.06.01

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Tofino Paintings

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

Date: 1943 – 1977

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.03.234 a-i

Description: a) A yellow envelope that has a red Ottawa, Canada stamp dated for April 25, 1977 in the TRC, in the TLC printed it says “Office of The Prime Minister Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A2 Cabinet du Premier Ministre”. Tapped in the middle is the address it is being mailed to, it says “Tofino Paintings here (Banf…

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

Title: Tofino Paintings

Date: 1943 – 1977

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 24.2 x 30.3 cm

Description: a) A yellow envelope that has a red Ottawa, Canada stamp dated for April 25, 1977 in the TRC, in the TLC printed it says “Office of The Prime Minister Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A2 Cabinet du Premier Ministre”. Tapped in the middle is the address it is being mailed to, it says “Tofino Paintings here (Banff) 1 of [sic: can’t make out the work after of] Mrs. Catharine R. Whyte, P.O. Box 370, Banff, Alberta OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER - CABINET DU PREMIER MINISTRE OTTAWA K1A 0A2”. b)Sketch of a an inlet, there is a mountain to the right with some quick pencil marks to establish trees at the base and across the water near the right edge. There is also outlines for mist. Surrounding the sketch there are notes on the structure of the painting and what colours to use: “very misty, blue green about right, darker than in painting, mist behind trees, white, pale pink peach, peach - same value sky -, more orange, yellow green, white, fig, pinkish lavender hills, 4, 3, yellow, blue, pale, [sic can not make out] dark, pale yellow green blue & shy reflec., pink in stores, pale brown, 5, reflection, pink, wind pale blue, dark reflection, some pink, merges, darkest green, sky about right green in trees on island”. c) Quick sketch of a mountain, trees and a body of water. Around the drawing there is notes on colour and structure for future paintings : “misty above, faint hits light lavender hue, orange light, fog flat bluish fog, green, dark, soft lavender blue reflection, reflect of trees lighter than trees, orange wind - pale yellowish no pink”. d) A sketch of what appears to be a mountains landscape next to water. There is a printed inscription on the paper that says “Mail order Tofino, B.C. Nov. 24, 1943.”. As well there is references to colour and structure to be used on an artwork later on: “bluer flecks of pale green pink, more pinkish lavender, patch pale green sky , soft sweet pea pink, bright pinkish yellow, blueish lavender, blueish green, dark green, dark green blue, pink reflection, blue, pinkish, redish [sic] brownish purple”. Verso: another sketch of an inlet with a mountain, water and trees. Throughout the drawing it is filled with artist notes: “sweet pea cloud, soft edges, pale greenish stripe [sic] sky, sweet pea lavender, blue violet, deep pink, 2 darker blue green, 3 blackish green, steal blue, dark reflect, pink reflection, blue, pink, blueish greenish grey water wind, pinkish stripe , lavender, sand reddish brown”. e) A drawing of trees on the edge of water. In the sketch there is artist notes that say: “pinkish orangish haze on hills, greenish sky, light blue, dark green, light blue”. f) Sketch of trees on water. Around the drawing it says “sort of green relect, reflect of trees fades off, pinkist near edge, outs - [sic], dark where pebbles reflect sky are”. g) Multiple sections of trees bordered by the ocean. Around the drawing there is artist notes: “ paler sky - little orange in yellow, value trees about reflect, darker beach - little blue in white fog, light, light, dark, dark, wind whitish blue, [sic can not make out first word] reflect”. h) Sketch of a mountain with clouds all around, and trees. Throughout the drawing it says “5, 7, 8, bluish grey white, lighter grey, 6, 4, greenish, darkest, 2, 3, 3, light silver, 9”. i) Along top edge it says “Cold blue above, laven d [sic lavender] yellow greenish blue. robins egg - brilliant orange sunrise top part more pinkish blue -”.