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Bankhead Foundations

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

Date: 1945 – 1950

Medium: oil on canvas on aluminum

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.223

Description: The great rock formation juts out of the lime coloured grass in the middle centre. Some large blue green evergreens create a natural barrier between the foreground and background. A smeared array of greens implies a deep forest beyond the rise in the foreground. The blue mountains stretch across th…

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

Title: Bankhead Foundations

Date: 1945 – 1950

Medium: oil on canvas on aluminum

Dimensions: 25.4 x 30.3 cm

Description: The great rock formation juts out of the lime coloured grass in the middle centre. Some large blue green evergreens create a natural barrier between the foreground and background. A smeared array of greens implies a deep forest beyond the rise in the foreground. The blue mountains stretch across the horizon line. Pale blue sky with low lying cloud cover dominates the top 1/3 of the sketch.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; architecture

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.223

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Barrier Lake

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

Date: 1952

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.375

Description: The blue lake in the center of this image is surrounded by green trees. Behind the lake the mountains are partically covered with trees and some are light brown in color with no trees. The sky above the lake and mountains is pale blue with some white clouds. The foreground area has a road that begi…

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

Title: Barrier Lake

Date: 1952

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.2 x 30.3 cm

Description: The blue lake in the center of this image is surrounded by green trees. Behind the lake the mountains are partically covered with trees and some are light brown in color with no trees. The sky above the lake and mountains is pale blue with some white clouds. The foreground area has a road that begins on the left and follows threw to the right, with a dip down in the bottom center area.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; lake; Barrier Lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.375

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The Battle of Cressy

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1792

Medium: engraving on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.03

Description: A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: The Battle of Cressy

Date: 1792

Medium: engraving on paper

Dimensions: 18.0 x 28.5 cm

Description: A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back paper reads “Johnson Art Galleries Limited Pictures Fine Framing. Montreal 634 St. Catherine West.”

Subject: activity; war; figure; group; animal; horse

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.03

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Bear Spirit Totem

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Artist: Unknown

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.31

Description: Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Bear Spirit Totem

Date: prior to 1962

Dimensions: 10.0 x 7.0 x 19.0 cm

Description: Grey stone, flat one side with heads of bears stacked upon each other, largest bear on one end has features both sides, sharing the mouth, all have different expressions

Subject: mythological; animal; bear; totem

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.31

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Beaver Lodge, Vermilion Lake

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

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.195

Description: Beaverlodge in lower right corner of painting. One of the Vermilion Lakes is frozen over.

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

Title: Beaver Lodge, Vermilion Lake

Date: n.d.

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.8 x 28.0 cm

Description: Beaverlodge in lower right corner of painting. One of the Vermilion Lakes is frozen over.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Vermilion Lakes; animal; beaverlodge

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.195

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

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Beaver Ponds, Black Spruce

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

Date: 1945 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.301

Description: Calm, pale blue pond in foreground, split tree on right reflects in pond, two large trees to left behind which are two smaller trees, these also are reflected in the pond, row of green trees through centre of painting, sloping mountains left and right to centre, small mountain centre with white (sn…

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

Title: Beaver Ponds, Black Spruce

Date: 1945 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Calm, pale blue pond in foreground, split tree on right reflects in pond, two large trees to left behind which are two smaller trees, these also are reflected in the pond, row of green trees through centre of painting, sloping mountains left and right to centre, small mountain centre with white (snow) on it.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.301

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Below Hanging Gardens at Lake O'Hara

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

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.365

Description: In the immediate foreground a piece of dead tree is sitting in the colorful grass. The tree extends from the br to the bl with limbs reaching upward into the painting. The top quarter of this image is a dark grey sky that looks like storm is on it's way. The mid ground area is assorted colors of gr…

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

Title: Below Hanging Gardens at Lake O'Hara

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.3 x 30.0 cm

Description: In the immediate foreground a piece of dead tree is sitting in the colorful grass. The tree extends from the br to the bl with limbs reaching upward into the painting. The top quarter of this image is a dark grey sky that looks like storm is on it's way. The mid ground area is assorted colors of grass and flowers ranging from different colours of orange and yellow to reds and violets and greens. On both sides of the image in the upper sections there are green trees. One tree ia located on the tr and a small group of three or four are situated in the tl area.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.365

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Bident Mountain, Quadra Mountain from Temple Lodge

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

Date: 1938 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas on cardboard

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.030

Description: Bident and Quadra peaks.

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

Title: Bident Mountain, Quadra Mountain from Temple Lodge

Date: 1938 – 1945

Medium: oil on canvas on cardboard

Dimensions: 12.6 x 17.8 cm

Description: Bident and Quadra peaks.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; Bident Mountain; Quadra Mountain

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.030

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Big Horn Sheep

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1910

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.40

Description: A large wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Big Horn Sheep

Date: 1910

Dimensions: 24.5 x 29.0 cm

Description: A large wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

Subject: animal; mountain sheep

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.40

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Big Rock at Lake O'Hara

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

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on paper

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.217

Description: A rugged rocky cliff surrounded by evergreens is located along the shores of Lake O'Hara. It ranges in colour from purples to yellow and orange. Lake O'Hara is depicted in slid turquoise. The mountains appear overhead beyond the cliffs with cobalt blue peering through top centre.

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

Title: Big Rock at Lake O'Hara

Date: 1968

Medium: oil on paper

Dimensions: 22.8 x 30.3 cm

Description: A rugged rocky cliff surrounded by evergreens is located along the shores of Lake O'Hara. It ranges in colour from purples to yellow and orange. Lake O'Hara is depicted in slid turquoise. The mountains appear overhead beyond the cliffs with cobalt blue peering through top centre.

Subject: landscape; mountain; Canadian Rockies; lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.217

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Bighorn Sheep

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Artist: Unknown

Date: c. 1910

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.36

Description: A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Bighorn Sheep

Date: c. 1910

Dimensions: 14.5 x 16.0 cm

Description: A wooden sculpture of a bighorn sheep.

Subject: animal; Bighorn Sheep

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.36

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Bird

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Artist: Unknown

Date: c. 1930

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.43

Description: grey stone sculpture of a sitting bird. Tail feathers and facial features inscribed.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Bird

Date: c. 1930

Dimensions: 3.0 x 3.5 cm

Description: grey stone sculpture of a sitting bird. Tail feathers and facial features inscribed.

Subject: animal; bird

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.43

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Bird Group in Caribou Antler

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Artist: Unknown

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.76 a-f

Description: Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 l…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Bird Group in Caribou Antler

Date: prior to 1962

Description: Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 long, curved pole out of bone with 2 flying birds. Top bird has a wing span of 7.2, bottom bird 6.7 (f) 24.0 long, curbed pole out of bone with 3 flying birds. Top bird wing span 4.1, middle bird 6.7 wing span, bottom bird 3.7 wing span.

Subject: animal; bird; flying; flight; group; antler

Credit: Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.76 a-f

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The Bird Tree

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1880 – 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: The Bird Tree

Date: 1880 – 1900

Dimensions: 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

Subject: figure, male; animal; mythological

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

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

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Bone Narwhal

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Artist: Unknown

Date: prior to 1962

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.77 a,b

Description: Narwhal with interchangeable ivory tusk. Carved eyes and tail. Hole in bottom middle for wood stick which is inserted into a cone shaped green stone base.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Bone Narwhal

Date: prior to 1962

Dimensions: 2.5 x 1.6 x 7.5 cm

Description: Narwhal with interchangeable ivory tusk. Carved eyes and tail. Hole in bottom middle for wood stick which is inserted into a cone shaped green stone base.