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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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Drum Dancer

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Artist: Peter Pitseolak (1902 – 1973, Canadian)

Date: 1970

Medium: stonecut on paper

Catalogue Number: PiP.04.01

Description: A figure clad in a parka, holding two sticks stands in the lower two thirds of the picture. Above hangs a large round drum.

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Artist: Peter Pitseolak (1902 – 1973, Canadian)

Title: Drum Dancer

Date: 1970

Medium: stonecut on paper

Dimensions: 52.6 x 29.7 cm

Description: A figure clad in a parka, holding two sticks stands in the lower two thirds of the picture. Above hangs a large round drum.

Subject: figure; male

Credit: Gift of Unknown, 1968

Catalogue Number: PiP.04.01

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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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The Man from Big Stone

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

Date: prior to 1988

Medium: woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.04

Description: Colour: black on white. Left profile and upper torso of a man in a coat and hat, holding a lighted match in his right hand and a pape in his left. In the lower left corner is a stone.

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

Title: The Man from Big Stone

Date: prior to 1988

Medium: woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 22.0 x 28.3 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. Left profile and upper torso of a man in a coat and hat, holding a lighted match in his right hand and a pape in his left. In the lower left corner is a stone.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.04

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The Man in a Fur Coat

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

Date: prior to 1988

Medium: woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.05

Description: Colour: black on white. Left profile and upper torso of a man in a fur hat and coat. He is pulling on his gloves. Beyond on the left side are two figures with their backs facing the viewer.

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

Title: The Man in a Fur Coat

Date: prior to 1988

Medium: woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 22.1 x 28.4 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. Left profile and upper torso of a man in a fur hat and coat. He is pulling on his gloves. Beyond on the left side are two figures with their backs facing the viewer.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.05

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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 an Indian

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Artist: Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: colour reproduction on paper

Catalogue Number: DgN.04.01

Description: General colour: pink, brown. The head and shoulders of an man with braids.Two or three feathers coming out at the right side of his head. He looks out, he wears a blanket over his shoulders and a neckpiece with medallion.

Artist: Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian)

Title: Portrait of an Indian

Date: n.d.

Medium: colour reproduction on paper

Dimensions: 17.5 x 14.0 cm

Description: General colour: pink, brown. The head and shoulders of an man with braids.Two or three feathers coming out at the right side of his head. He looks out, he wears a blanket over his shoulders and a neckpiece with medallion.

Subject: portrait; male; Indigenous

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

Catalogue Number: DgN.04.01

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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”.

Subject: figures; group; female; male

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.007

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Reflection on a Great Grandfather

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

Date: prior to 1988

Medium: woodcut on paper

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.07

Description: Colour: black on white. A glassed portrait of an elderly man hangs on a flowered wall paper. Reflected in the glass is the artist, his easel and a window to the right.

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

Title: Reflection on a Great Grandfather

Date: prior to 1988

Medium: woodcut on paper

Dimensions: 14.8 x 19.5 cm

Description: Colour: black on white. A glassed portrait of an elderly man hangs on a flowered wall paper. Reflected in the glass is the artist, his easel and a window to the right.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.07

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Strom of Assinaboine (sic)

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Artist: Percival James Edgar (1888 – 1946, American)

Date: 1939

Medium: reproduction on drawing

Catalogue Number: EdP.04.02

Description: Storm of Assinaboine (sic) P. J. Edgar Assinaboine 1939. Man's portrait, Erling Strom, wearing cowboy hat, looking to the left at Mount Assiniboine in background.

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Artist: Percival James Edgar (1888 – 1946, American)

Title: Strom of Assinaboine (sic)

Date: 1939

Medium: reproduction on drawing

Dimensions: 29.7 x 20.2 cm

Description: Storm of Assinaboine (sic) P. J. Edgar Assinaboine 1939. Man's portrait, Erling Strom, wearing cowboy hat, looking to the left at Mount Assiniboine in background.

Subject: portrait; male; Erling Strom

Credit: Gift of Nancy Lyall, 1970

Catalogue Number: EdP.04.02

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Tatanga Mani

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Artist: Vera Louise Drysdale (1921 – 1994, Canadian)

Date: 1971

Medium: on canvas board

Catalogue Number: DyV.04.01

Description: On the reverse of the frame reads: Tatanga Mani. Chief Walking Buffalo. George McLean presented to the Stoney Tribe in gratitude and appreciation. July 4, 1973. Vera Louise Drysdale, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Artist: Vera Louise Drysdale (1921 – 1994, Canadian)

Title: Tatanga Mani

Date: 1971

Medium: on canvas board

Dimensions: 26.5 x 22.2 cm

Description: On the reverse of the frame reads: Tatanga Mani. Chief Walking Buffalo. George McLean presented to the Stoney Tribe in gratitude and appreciation. July 4, 1973. Vera Louise Drysdale, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Subject: portrait; male

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

Catalogue Number: DyV.04.01

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Two Indians

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

Date: 1977

Medium: wood engraving on paper

Catalogue Number: SmJ.04.08

Description: Two people dressed in outerwear, are standing facing to the right, the one in front has a cigarette in his left hand, right hand in pocket, the other has his hands behind his back, image in black ink. Initialed JAS in block brc: in pencil from l: Two Indians 27/50 James Agrell Smith.

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

Title: Two Indians

Date: 1977

Medium: wood engraving on paper

Dimensions: 19.7;21.0 x 12.3;14.2 cm

Description: Two people dressed in outerwear, are standing facing to the right, the one in front has a cigarette in his left hand, right hand in pocket, the other has his hands behind his back, image in black ink. Initialed JAS in block brc: in pencil from l: Two Indians 27/50 James Agrell Smith.