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- Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian) 35
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- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 13
- Mary Vaux Walcott (1860 – 1940, American) 12
- Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American) 12
- George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian) 11
- Annora Brown (1899 – 1987, Canadian)
- Janet Holly Middleton (1922 – 2018, Canadian) 8
- Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian) 6
- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 5
- Patricia Askren (1951 – , American) 4
- A. M. Blackstone 3
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.01
- Description
- A large grey and brown rock takes up half of the picture. In the upper right five white flowers peek over the rock. In the upper left four white and five yellow flowers grow. In the center amonst grass are nine white and eight yellow flowers. To the right and left are two white flowers respectively.
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- Title
- Anemone
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 39.2 x 57.5 cm
- Description
- A large grey and brown rock takes up half of the picture. In the upper right five white flowers peek over the rock. In the upper left four white and five yellow flowers grow. In the center amonst grass are nine white and eight yellow flowers. To the right and left are two white flowers respectively.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.70
- Description
- Black/white/yellow bald eagle with raised wings on green rectangular base with rounded corners; CAE 1.25 pencilled on bottom.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bald Eagle
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 13.2 x 6.7 x 9.2 cm
- Description
- Black/white/yellow bald eagle with raised wings on green rectangular base with rounded corners; CAE 1.25 pencilled on bottom.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- bald eagle
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.70
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.58
- Description
- Small bird perched on rock; detailed wing feathers and eyes; pointed tail; symbols resembling 1308 on bottom; bill chipped; stickers Canadian Eskimo Art and 5.95 removed from base. Poss. bought by CRW at Povungnituk in 1968.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 6.2 x 2.8 x 4.5 cm
- Description
- Small bird perched on rock; detailed wing feathers and eyes; pointed tail; symbols resembling 1308 on bottom; bill chipped; stickers Canadian Eskimo Art and 5.95 removed from base. Poss. bought by CRW at Povungnituk in 1968.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.58
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.53
- Description
- Scratched H512 or H612 on base; discarded label reads 22...5.25; simple design bird with long neck and slightly turned head; only detailed incised eyes and bill. Prob. purchased on CRW Povungnituk trip of 1968.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 6.3 x 2.7 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- Scratched H512 or H612 on base; discarded label reads 22...5.25; simple design bird with long neck and slightly turned head; only detailed incised eyes and bill. Prob. purchased on CRW Povungnituk trip of 1968.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.53
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- serigraph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.04.01
- Description
- Pale blue with bits of brown grey. In a cresent formation at the left side sit four birds among vines. At the right near the top sits another and lower down hanging from a string of food is another. Three birds appear lighter in the background.
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- Title
- Chickadees
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- serigraph on paper
- Dimensions
- 30.3 x 40.6 cm
- Description
- Pale blue with bits of brown grey. In a cresent formation at the left side sit four birds among vines. At the right near the top sits another and lower down hanging from a string of food is another. Three birds appear lighter in the background.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- chickadee
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.04.01
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Eagle Feeding Young
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.10
- Description
- A brownish eagle with yellow beak and feet is in the center of the picture, he is feeding a young eagle. The foreground is dark brownish hills, the sky is blue with white clouds.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Eagle Feeding Young
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 45.7 x 65.5 cm
- Description
- A brownish eagle with yellow beak and feet is in the center of the picture, he is feeding a young eagle. The foreground is dark brownish hills, the sky is blue with white clouds.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.10
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- lithograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.22
- Description
- A back view of an eagle looking up to the top right of picture, the bottom half has branches and blossoms of a tree.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Eagle in Tree
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- lithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 47.5 x 17.2 cm
- Description
- A back view of an eagle looking up to the top right of picture, the bottom half has branches and blossoms of a tree.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.22
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Ivory Crib Board
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.47 a-e
- Description
- ivory crib board with 4 bone pegs; flat top crib board curves gracefully into the outstretched head of a bird; incised black outlined eyes; incised beak; 6 sections of 20 holes divided by black lines; spade shape at head and diamond at tail; 3 ivory pegs ca. 1.2 long and 0.7 dia. are the legs…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Ivory Crib Board
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 3.2 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- ivory crib board with 4 bone pegs; flat top crib board curves gracefully into the outstretched head of a bird; incised black outlined eyes; incised beak; 6 sections of 20 holes divided by black lines; spade shape at head and diamond at tail; 3 ivory pegs ca. 1.2 long and 0.7 dia. are the legs; 4 holes on end to hold pegs; 4 bone pegs ca. 0.4 long: 2 paddles, 2 flags
- Subject
- animal, bird
- activity, game
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.47 a-e
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Lidded Oval Basket with Stone Bird Handle.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.23 a,b
- Description
- Low oval basket has a stone bird's head for a handle. Inside the bottom of the basket is a woven design in red and black. The domed fitted lid has a black strip overall design. The bird's head is nicely shaped with incised eyes and beak. The basket resembles a loon.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Lidded Oval Basket with Stone Bird Handle.
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 18.0 x 38.5 cm
- Description
- Low oval basket has a stone bird's head for a handle. Inside the bottom of the basket is a woven design in red and black. The domed fitted lid has a black strip overall design. The bird's head is nicely shaped with incised eyes and beak. The basket resembles a loon.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.23 a,b
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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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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1950
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.07
- Description
- A carved grey and white wooden owl on a tree branch, wooden base painted green.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Owl
- Date
- c. 1950
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 8.0 x 14.5 cm
- Description
- A carved grey and white wooden owl on a tree branch, wooden base painted green.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- owl
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.07
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.56
- Description
- scratched Inuit symbols on base; fat owl, perched, with wings outspread; detailed eyes, bill.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Owl
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 10.4 x 9.5 x 11.3 cm
- Description
- scratched Inuit symbols on base; fat owl, perched, with wings outspread; detailed eyes, bill.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- owl
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.56
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.26 a-d
- Description
- mottled green stone; flying owl feeding 2 young in nest; carved owl has wings outstretched 15.0; body length 9.0; round inlaid eyes; ivory legs stick ca. 0.7; base (11.0x7.0x5.6) has a ledge on which is a nest; 2 holes drilled in nest; hole drilled dexter side; 2 small stone owls with necks ou…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Owl with Young
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- mottled green stone; flying owl feeding 2 young in nest; carved owl has wings outstretched 15.0; body length 9.0; round inlaid eyes; ivory legs stick ca. 0.7; base (11.0x7.0x5.6) has a ledge on which is a nest; 2 holes drilled in nest; hole drilled dexter side; 2 small stone owls with necks outstretched; hole in bottom centre with wood pegs to sit in nest; 8.5 long x 0.3 dia ivory pegs sticks into side of base and bottom of large owl enabling the owl to hover over nest.
- Subject
- animal, bird
- owl
- group
- chicks
- fledgeling
- nest
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.26 a-d
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Prairie Anemone
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- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on cloth
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.04.03
- Description
- General colour: purple, green, brown, yellow. Three purple flowers with yellow centers, and one bud, lean to the left filling the foreground. Behind is green and brown grass on purple.
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- Title
- Prairie Anemone
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on cloth
- Dimensions
- 14.9 x 17 cm
- Description
- General colour: purple, green, brown, yellow. Three purple flowers with yellow centers, and one bud, lean to the left filling the foreground. Behind is green and brown grass on purple.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.04.03
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- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.04
- Description
- Two crocus flowers with stems and leaves, and some grass and stems on a black background. The crocus in the foreground is drooping to the viewer’s left; the open/inside part of the petals are lilac, the underside/outside are purple and the centres yellow and gold. The crocus on top is turned away f…
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- Title
- Purple Crocus
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Two crocus flowers with stems and leaves, and some grass and stems on a black background. The crocus in the foreground is drooping to the viewer’s left; the open/inside part of the petals are lilac, the underside/outside are purple and the centres yellow and gold. The crocus on top is turned away from the viewer showing mostly the outside of the petals and some yellow inside. The crocus stems and feathery leaves are green and brown. The other grasses and stems are rust, yellow and brown.
- Credit
- Purchased from mid, Banff, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.04
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.02
- Description
- Bottom two thirds is a purple blue pool of water out of which grows six large yellow and green plants. On the edge of the pool brown ferns grow. The upper third is green weeds and fern.
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- Title
- Skunk Cabbage
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 39.2 x 57.4 cm
- Description
- Bottom two thirds is a purple blue pool of water out of which grows six large yellow and green plants. On the edge of the pool brown ferns grow. The upper third is green weeds and fern.
- Subject
- botanical
- skunk cabbage
- weeds
- fern
- Credit
- Purchased from Jean Gill, Calgary, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.02
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.03
- Description
- General colour: green and brown with yellow flowers. To the left, three yellow lilies grow from two plants. To the right six yellow lilies grow from one plant, three from another. Small three leaf ground plants grow at the bottom of the picture. Bare twigs fill the background.
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- Title
- Snow Lily
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 34.9 cm
- Description
- General colour: green and brown with yellow flowers. To the left, three yellow lilies grow from two plants. To the right six yellow lilies grow from one plant, three from another. Small three leaf ground plants grow at the bottom of the picture. Bare twigs fill the background.
- Subject
- botanical
- snow lilies
- twigs
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.03
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1900
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.10
- Description
- Colourful flowers encircle a small rural scene. In this scene, farm buildings are to the left of a road. A small child sits against a fence lining the road. A man stands on the road in front of the child. A large, leafy tree extends up and out of the scene.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1900
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 32.4 cm
- Description
- Colourful flowers encircle a small rural scene. In this scene, farm buildings are to the left of a road. A small child sits against a fence lining the road. A man stands on the road in front of the child. A large, leafy tree extends up and out of the scene.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.10
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1900
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.11
- Description
- A still life of flowers.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1900
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.8 x 32.4 cm
- Description
- A still life of flowers.
- Subject
- still life
- botanical
- flowers
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.11
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- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.06
- Description
- A watercolour depicting flora dominated by a large cow parsup, in white and grey, with green stems and leaves. Purple and mauve fireweed to the far left and far right, apricot and pink Indian paintbrush, purple fleabane below that, a bit of yellow goldenrod mid-left.Signed in print brhc “Annora Bro…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.0 x 54.0 cm
- Description
- A watercolour depicting flora dominated by a large cow parsup, in white and grey, with green stems and leaves. Purple and mauve fireweed to the far left and far right, apricot and pink Indian paintbrush, purple fleabane below that, a bit of yellow goldenrod mid-left.Signed in print brhc “Annora Brown”
- Subject
- botanical
- plants
- flora
- Annora Brown
- Credit
- Purchased from Willock & Sax, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- BwA.05.06
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