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Ancient Brave of the Blood Tribe

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Artist: George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American)

Date: prior to 1938

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: MiG.03.04

Description: A portrait from the shoulders up of a man wearing a fuzzy fir hat and a warm winter coat with hood. The man is looking directly at the viewer. Behind the man’s head is some heavy black shaded area created by the artist. The title is written on the lrc with the date: Alberta, 1938.

Artist: George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American)

Title: Ancient Brave of the Blood Tribe

Date: prior to 1938

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 56.0 x 40.5 cm

Description: A portrait from the shoulders up of a man wearing a fuzzy fir hat and a warm winter coat with hood. The man is looking directly at the viewer. Behind the man’s head is some heavy black shaded area created by the artist. The title is written on the lrc with the date: Alberta, 1938.

Subject: portrait; male; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of C. Gardner Lane Jr., Scarborough, USA, 1996

Catalogue Number: MiG.03.04

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Andre and A.Y. at Sunshine

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.04

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Two men in suits sitting at a table. The one in front faces right and is writing. The one behind faces more out and is reading. He wears glasses. Behind them in the upper left corner are book shelves. In the upper right corner is a lamp.

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Artist: Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Andre and A.Y. at Sunshine

Date: 1947

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 36.5 cm

Description: General colour: pencil on white. Two men in suits sitting at a table. The one in front faces right and is writing. The one behind faces more out and is reading. He wears glasses. Behind them in the upper left corner are book shelves. In the upper right corner is a lamp.

Subject: figure; male

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.04

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

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Bear Dancer II

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.02

Description: Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his side toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand high above his head. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied aro…

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Title: Bear Dancer II

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 105.0 x 75.5 cm

Description: Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his side toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand high above his head. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His tunic has fringes at the sides and bottom and he has a decorative strip around the top of his mukluk. He is holding a large round drum in his left hand.

Subject: figure; male; Inuit

Credit: Gift of Dora Helen Mackie, Calgary, 1998

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.02

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Heavy Shield- “To-so-ko-ya-wo-tan” Blackfoot Chief

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Artist: George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American)

Date: 1938 – 1938

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: MiG.03.03

Description: A first nations male sits with his back against the left edge of the image with his arms resting on his thighs. In his hands he holds a pipe. This man is wearing a head band with a feather at the back. He is sitting in a chair, and wears beaded cuffs and has a small horse around his neck with ot…

Artist: George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American)

Title: Heavy Shield- “To-so-ko-ya-wo-tan” Blackfoot Chief

Date: 1938 – 1938

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 61.0 x 41.0 cm

Description: A first nations male sits with his back against the left edge of the image with his arms resting on his thighs. In his hands he holds a pipe. This man is wearing a head band with a feather at the back. He is sitting in a chair, and wears beaded cuffs and has a small horse around his neck with other neck adornment. The image is black and white.

Subject: portrait; male; Indigenous

Credit: Gift of C. Gardner Lane Jr., Scarborough, USA, 1996

Catalogue Number: MiG.03.03

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Netsuke

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Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ceramic

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0276

Description: Bald headed elderly man holding long beard in right hand and holding long bird claw, at side, in his left hand. Figure is arced to right side but balances well over small base of two feet together. Hollow and one large and one small cord hole through back. Glazed in light brown which fills recesses…

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Title: Netsuke

Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ceramic

Dimensions: 6.8 x 2.3 x 3.4 cm

Description: Bald headed elderly man holding long beard in right hand and holding long bird claw, at side, in his left hand. Figure is arced to right side but balances well over small base of two feet together. Hollow and one large and one small cord hole through back. Glazed in light brown which fills recesses to create contours.

Subject: households; miniatures; figure; male; Japanese; Edward S. Morse

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

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0276

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Netsuke

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Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ivory

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0278

Description: Standing figure, of Fukurokuju wearing long kimono carved with floral decoration. Wearing wide brimmed hat which is resting on his back. Left arm upraised and sitting atop tall staff. Right hand in front of body holding scroll. Two cord holes in back of figure.

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Title: Netsuke

Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ivory

Dimensions: 4.9 x 1.9 x 2.2 cm

Description: Standing figure, of Fukurokuju wearing long kimono carved with floral decoration. Wearing wide brimmed hat which is resting on his back. Left arm upraised and sitting atop tall staff. Right hand in front of body holding scroll. Two cord holes in back of figure.

Subject: households; miniatures; figure; male; Japanese; Edward S. Morse

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

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0278

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Netsuke

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Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ivory

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0280

Description: Reclining figure lying on leaf attached to bamboo rod. Low profile figure is lying on left side, propped head on left hand, elbow crooked. Right arm resting along right knee. Very elongated skull and smile on face. Cord hole in gap between bamboo stalk and leaf on bottom, signature on leaf on botto…

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Title: Netsuke

Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ivory

Dimensions: 2.0 x 2.8 x 5.3 cm

Description: Reclining figure lying on leaf attached to bamboo rod. Low profile figure is lying on left side, propped head on left hand, elbow crooked. Right arm resting along right knee. Very elongated skull and smile on face. Cord hole in gap between bamboo stalk and leaf on bottom, signature on leaf on bottom.

Subject: Whyte home; travel; accessories; souvenir; households; miniatures; figure; male; Japanese; Edward S. Morse

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

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0280

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Netsuke

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Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ivory

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0281

Description: Two ivory figures, man and woman. Seated woman has bowl between knees and is displaying open book. Her back is turned to standing man who appears to be directing to something over his left shoulder, his right index finger pointing over shoulder. Two cord holes in bottom and signed under woman's rig…

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Title: Netsuke

Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ivory

Dimensions: 4.0 x 3.0 x 3.8 cm

Description: Two ivory figures, man and woman. Seated woman has bowl between knees and is displaying open book. Her back is turned to standing man who appears to be directing to something over his left shoulder, his right index finger pointing over shoulder. Two cord holes in bottom and signed under woman's right knee. Design has been incised with fine markings, and paint on man's hat band and on kimono ties on his back. Detail on base of netsuke very good.

Subject: households; miniatures; figure; female; male; Japanese; Edward S. Morse

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

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0281

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Netsuke

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Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ivory

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0283

Description: Very elaborate carving of male figure seated on dragon, who is carrying a slipper in upraised, right hand. Dragon's tail is attached to man's hat and body of dragon undulates and curves to support rider. Dragon's head upraised and under slipper. Dragon's right foreleg touching man's upraised right …

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Title: Netsuke

Date: 1800 – 1890

Material: ivory

Dimensions: 4.5 x 2.1 x 3.7 cm

Description: Very elaborate carving of male figure seated on dragon, who is carrying a slipper in upraised, right hand. Dragon's tail is attached to man's hat and body of dragon undulates and curves to support rider. Dragon's head upraised and under slipper. Dragon's right foreleg touching man's upraised right hand. Signature on belly deep brown tone to ivory, may have been stained. Opening for cord passage behind rider's right heel and dragon's belly.

Subject: households; miniatures; figure; male; animal; dragon; Japanese; Edward S. Morse

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

Catalogue Number: 103.08.0283

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Pat Brewster

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Artist: James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)

Date: 1978

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: SmJ.03.02

Description: A pencil sketch of the head of F.O. Pat Brewster. The face is detailed and shaded, the shirt and tie lightly sketched in. A 3/4 left profile. Signed James Agrell Smith 25-5-78. On back of picture in Pat Brewster's handwriting: Forrest Oliver 'Pat' Brewster Sept. 19, 1896 to -

Artist: James Agrell Smith (1913 – 1988, Canadian)

Title: Pat Brewster

Date: 1978

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 32.0 x 25.0 cm

Description: A pencil sketch of the head of F.O. Pat Brewster. The face is detailed and shaded, the shirt and tie lightly sketched in. A 3/4 left profile. Signed James Agrell Smith 25-5-78. On back of picture in Pat Brewster's handwriting: Forrest Oliver 'Pat' Brewster Sept. 19, 1896 to -

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1984

Catalogue Number: SmJ.03.02

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Portrait of Dr. Brett

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Artist: A.F. Cels

Date: 1907

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CeA.03.01

Description: General colour: black and white on yellow brown. The head of a man turned slightly left. He has a long mustache and his hair parts a little to the right of center.

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Artist: A.F. Cels

Title: Portrait of Dr. Brett

Date: 1907

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.6 x 15.5 cm

Description: General colour: black and white on yellow brown. The head of a man turned slightly left. He has a long mustache and his hair parts a little to the right of center.

Subject: portrait; male; Dr. R. G. Brett

Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966

Catalogue Number: CeA.03.01

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A Quiet Day at Home

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.007

Description: This artist has drawn a rectangular box on the paper. Within the box on the left side is a group of men and women all facing a single man on the right side. The man on the right facing the group is smoking a pipe and is wearing a cowboy hat. This man looks like Jimmy Simpson. All characters in …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: A Quiet Day at Home

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.2 x 27.5 cm

Description: This artist has drawn a rectangular box on the paper. Within the box on the left side is a group of men and women all facing a single man on the right side. The man on the right facing the group is smoking a pipe and is wearing a cowboy hat. This man looks like Jimmy Simpson. All characters in the group are taking pictures of the single man and all the figures are drawn in a cartoon style. verso:The paper’s letterhead says “Num-Ti-Jah Lodge”.