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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 467
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 370
- Les Graff (1936 – , Canadian) 47
- Peter or Catharine Whyte 37
- Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American) 22
- John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian) 17
- Sitting Wind (1925 – 2002, Canadian) 17
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- Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian) 14
- Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 8
- Michael Cameron (1955 – , Canadian) 8
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.01
- Description
- General colour: blue, purple, green. Creek is surrounded on all sides by snow covered rocks and shrubs. The water comes down from the upper right of center to the lower center and of right near the bottom. In the lower left corner is a bare branched bush. Across the top is snow covered evergreens. …
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- Title
- Baker Creek
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 90.2 x 100.2 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, purple, green. Creek is surrounded on all sides by snow covered rocks and shrubs. The water comes down from the upper right of center to the lower center and of right near the bottom. In the lower left corner is a bare branched bush. Across the top is snow covered evergreens. Clear sky and a distant hill in the upper right corner.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- winter
- Baker Creek
- Credit
- Gift of Evelyn Browne, Durham, USA, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.01
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- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.04
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The lower half is green grass with evergreens along the shore of the lake which appears at left of center. The upper half is blue and purple and white mountains. Sky goes along the top.
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- Title
- Bow Glacier
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. The lower half is green grass with evergreens along the shore of the lake which appears at left of center. The upper half is blue and purple and white mountains. Sky goes along the top.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1981
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.04
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Cascade Mountain
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- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.03
- Description
- General colour: blue, green, red brown. In the lower third are buildings and a road. The building in the center flies a flag. Behind the town of Banff are trees and a mountain rises up to a peak right of center at the top. Clouded sky comes down with sides a third.
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- Title
- Cascade Mountain
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 45.5 x 61.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, green, red brown. In the lower third are buildings and a road. The building in the center flies a flag. Behind the town of Banff are trees and a mountain rises up to a peak right of center at the top. Clouded sky comes down with sides a third.
- Credit
- Gift of Mrs J. C, Reed, 1972
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.03
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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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Great Diamond Island
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1908
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.08
- Description
- Thick, large trees (3) in woods; unsigned Great Diamond Island Aug.1/08 on canvas edge plus illegible writing on side, canvas edge.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Great Diamond Island
- Date
- 1908
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 43.2 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Thick, large trees (3) in woods; unsigned Great Diamond Island Aug.1/08 on canvas edge plus illegible writing on side, canvas edge.
- Subject
- landscape, forest
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.08
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Inuit Family Scene
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.19
- Description
- Oval base and igloo are woven in grass. The igloo is round shaped with an arched door. Top of igloo and door opening have brown skin strips patterns. The figures are fully dressed with fibre parka, fur pants and skin boots. The parents have crochet burgandy coloured hats, skin mitts. The faces…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Inuit Family Scene
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 20.0 x 28.2 cm
- Description
- Oval base and igloo are woven in grass. The igloo is round shaped with an arched door. Top of igloo and door opening have brown skin strips patterns. The figures are fully dressed with fibre parka, fur pants and skin boots. The parents have crochet burgandy coloured hats, skin mitts. The faces are made of skin, with shaped noses and stitched features. The baby is bound in cotton. The mother, with her baby in her arms, is lying inside the igloo while the man is outside looking in at them. Outside of the igloo is a two coloured fur dog, pointed ears, and stitched features. A small woven basket with fur inside is in front of the dog. A pair of skin, fur and fibre muklaks lay outside.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.19
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Lidded Basket with Four Faces
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.22 a,b
- Description
- Round woven basket of lyme ? grass, flat fitted lid has a stone handle. The handle is 5.0 high, has four faces carved on the sides, 3 are smiling. A round flat knob on top. Ten spear shaped open designs around side of bowl. One design has no handle .
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Lidded Basket with Four Faces
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 19.0 cm
- Description
- Round woven basket of lyme ? grass, flat fitted lid has a stone handle. The handle is 5.0 high, has four faces carved on the sides, 3 are smiling. A round flat knob on top. Ten spear shaped open designs around side of bowl. One design has no handle .
- Subject
- portrait
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.22 a,b
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Lidded Basket with Stone Bear Head Handle
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.21
- Description
- lidded basket with bear's head handle; lyme grass covered coils; flat bottom, straight sides; seven V-shaped designs of brown stripes spaced evenly around sides; lipped lid, slightly domed; grey green stone, carved polar bear's head; ears, eyes, nose defined, mouth open; 4 holes drilled at base t…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Lidded Basket with Stone Bear Head Handle
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 17.6 cm
- Description
- lidded basket with bear's head handle; lyme grass covered coils; flat bottom, straight sides; seven V-shaped designs of brown stripes spaced evenly around sides; lipped lid, slightly domed; grey green stone, carved polar bear's head; ears, eyes, nose defined, mouth open; 4 holes drilled at base to attach stone head to basket lid.
- Subject
- households
- animal, bear
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.21
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Lidded Basket with Stone Beaver Handle
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- grass; stone
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.16
- Description
- lidded basket with stone beaver handle; lyme grass covered continuous uniform coil; 3 checkboard diamond designs of 9 dark squares; fitted lid with lip; carved grey stone beaver 1.8x4.7x1.7; hole drilled through belly to fasten to lid; incised round eyes and mouth.
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- Unknown
- Title
- Lidded Basket with Stone Beaver Handle
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Medium
- grass; stone
- Dimensions
- 11.3 cm
- Description
- lidded basket with stone beaver handle; lyme grass covered continuous uniform coil; 3 checkboard diamond designs of 9 dark squares; fitted lid with lip; carved grey stone beaver 1.8x4.7x1.7; hole drilled through belly to fasten to lid; incised round eyes and mouth.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.16
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Lidded Basket with Stone Woman's Head Handle
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.24 a,b
- Description
- Coiled basket with carved stone handle of woman's head, lyme grass covered coils. Flat bottom, slightly curved sides 19.0 high base, 22.5 diameter, 29.0 top lip. Double chevron brown design encircles the bowl. Lipped lid, 4 point star design around head, carved black stone head 7.2x6.0x4.0. Carved …
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Lidded Basket with Stone Woman's Head Handle
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 29.0 cm
- Description
- Coiled basket with carved stone handle of woman's head, lyme grass covered coils. Flat bottom, slightly curved sides 19.0 high base, 22.5 diameter, 29.0 top lip. Double chevron brown design encircles the bowl. Lipped lid, 4 point star design around head, carved black stone head 7.2x6.0x4.0. Carved features and braided hairdo. 2 drilled holes in base to secure handle to lid.
- Subject
- portrait, female
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.24 a,b
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Lidded Oval Basket
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.15 a,b
- Description
- Long, oval basket with fitted lid. Flat lid has a half circle ivory handle. Various geometric designs in brown skin strips around centre of basket.
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- Unknown
- Title
- Lidded Oval Basket
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 13.5 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Long, oval basket with fitted lid. Flat lid has a half circle ivory handle. Various geometric designs in brown skin strips around centre of basket.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.15 a,b
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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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- 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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- Date
- 1942
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.07
- Description
- General colour: purple, blue and yellow. Foreground - flowers, grass, a log lies left to center. Poplars with occasional pine, in the distance make a horizon. Three chunks of mountain rise up behind and a grey clouded sky fills the top.
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- Title
- Massive Range
- Date
- 1942
- Medium
- oil on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 22.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: purple, blue and yellow. Foreground - flowers, grass, a log lies left to center. Poplars with occasional pine, in the distance make a horizon. Three chunks of mountain rise up behind and a grey clouded sky fills the top.
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.07
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Mount Saskatchewan
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- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.08
- Description
- Three Rams are standing on the edge of a cliff looking over the edge out at the mountains in the background. The mountains in the background have many clouds around them and the sky is also very cloudy. There are trees down close to the bottom of the image in the center and the Rams are facing the …
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- Title
- Mount Saskatchewan
- Date
- 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 51.0 cm
- Description
- Three Rams are standing on the edge of a cliff looking over the edge out at the mountains in the background. The mountains in the background have many clouds around them and the sky is also very cloudy. There are trees down close to the bottom of the image in the center and the Rams are facing the left side of the painting with their backs to the right.
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.08
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Mountain Goats and Mount Assiniboine
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- Date
- 1941
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.06
- Description
- General colour: blue, green, grey. Two mountain goats look over a cliff at right into misty valley below. A hawk flys in the cloud lower left. In the upper left is a mountain. The peak is up center and is slightly behind a cloud. The sky is bright yellow.
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- Title
- Mountain Goats and Mount Assiniboine
- Date
- 1941
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 59.0 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue, green, grey. Two mountain goats look over a cliff at right into misty valley below. A hawk flys in the cloud lower left. In the upper left is a mountain. The peak is up center and is slightly behind a cloud. The sky is bright yellow.
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.06
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No-See-Um Creek
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- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.02
- Description
- General colour: blue. Creek runs diagonally up from lower left corner. Snow covered trees place horizontal live two-thirds up from the bottom. Distant mountains are seen behind trees.
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- Title
- No-See-Um Creek
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 76.5 x 63.5 cm
- Description
- General colour: blue. Creek runs diagonally up from lower left corner. Snow covered trees place horizontal live two-thirds up from the bottom. Distant mountains are seen behind trees.
- Credit
- Gift of Evelyn Browne, Durham, USA, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- BwB.02.02
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Old Banff Springs Hotel
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.11
- Description
- A painting on a solid piece of wood of the early Banff Springs Hotel, probably 1888 circa. The Bow River runs in the left foreground of picture. It is a realistic painting of the mountains, Sulphur, Goat and the back of Rundle. The colours are darkish greens, blue river, the sky is yellowish (the …
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Old Banff Springs Hotel
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 37.3 x 115.2 cm
- Description
- A painting on a solid piece of wood of the early Banff Springs Hotel, probably 1888 circa. The Bow River runs in the left foreground of picture. It is a realistic painting of the mountains, Sulphur, Goat and the back of Rundle. The colours are darkish greens, blue river, the sky is yellowish (the sky looks unfinished).
- Credit
- Purchased from Thomas N. Lackey, Halifax, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.11
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.17
- Description
- Round open basket is wider at the bottom. Skin designs on sides are of various arctic animals and birds, four dogs, four birds. Three of the birds have an extra skin strip in front of them. Very sturdy basket.
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- Unknown
- Title
- Open Basket
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 8.5 cm
- Description
- Round open basket is wider at the bottom. Skin designs on sides are of various arctic animals and birds, four dogs, four birds. Three of the birds have an extra skin strip in front of them. Very sturdy basket.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.17
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Round Lidded Basket with Stone Head
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.20 a,b
- Description
- Round basket has a fitted flat lid. The handle for the lid is a stone 4.0 high portrait of a man, carved features and hair. Brown strips of skin laced into a stepped pattern, three on the bowl and three on the top. Very sturdy little basket.
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- Unknown
- Title
- Round Lidded Basket with Stone Head
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 12.5 cm
- Description
- Round basket has a fitted flat lid. The handle for the lid is a stone 4.0 high portrait of a man, carved features and hair. Brown strips of skin laced into a stepped pattern, three on the bowl and three on the top. Very sturdy little basket.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.20 a,b
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1935
- Medium
- oil on slate; wood; hardware
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.05
- Description
- Mountain landscape with river and rail tracks, bridges. Written at bottom 7th and 8th crossing of the Kicking Horse River. Oil paint on slate slab - very heavy. Provenance and artist unknown, image apparently taken from popular postcard view.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1935
- Medium
- oil on slate; wood; hardware
- Dimensions
- 48.6 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Mountain landscape with river and rail tracks, bridges. Written at bottom 7th and 8th crossing of the Kicking Horse River. Oil paint on slate slab - very heavy. Provenance and artist unknown, image apparently taken from popular postcard view.
- Subject
- landscape, mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.02.05
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