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The Dog and the Hare

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Artist: Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939, British)

Date: 1912

Medium: ink; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: RaA.03.01

Description: Dog has pipe and walking stick and plaid cap and topcoat, hare has purple bonnet and purse. Signed and dated A. Rackham 1912 brc, signed on mat The Dog & the Hare, Aesop's Fables p.145.

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Artist: Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939, British)

Title: The Dog and the Hare

Date: 1912

Medium: ink; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 20.8 x 25.2 cm

Description: Dog has pipe and walking stick and plaid cap and topcoat, hare has purple bonnet and purse. Signed and dated A. Rackham 1912 brc, signed on mat The Dog & the Hare, Aesop's Fables p.145.

Subject: animal; dog; hare; mythological

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

Catalogue Number: RaA.03.01

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The Cock and the Jewel

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Artist: Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939, British)

Date: 1912

Medium: ink; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: RaA.03.02

Description: One cock and three hens in landscape. Beige, blue, black, red colour washes dominant. Signed blc A. Rackham 1912. Pencilled note to engraver at bottom of picture says 6 high with an arrow indicating up. Written on discard backing board said Aesop's Fables-1912 The Cock and the Jewel p. 121

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Artist: Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939, British)

Title: The Cock and the Jewel

Date: 1912

Medium: ink; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 26.6 x 18.3 cm

Description: One cock and three hens in landscape. Beige, blue, black, red colour washes dominant. Signed blc A. Rackham 1912. Pencilled note to engraver at bottom of picture says 6 high with an arrow indicating up. Written on discard backing board said Aesop's Fables-1912 The Cock and the Jewel p. 121

Subject: animal; chicken; mythological

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

Catalogue Number: RaA.03.02

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Blood Indian Chief

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Artist: Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American)

Date: 1927

Medium: coloured graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: PeR.03.01

Description: General colour: white, black, orange. The man's white fur hat fills upper third of the drawing. His eyes look out. He wears an orange tie. There is some purple colour on his left lapel. The title is in orange in the lower left corner. In the lower right corner, the words are in black.

Artist: Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American)

Title: Blood Indian Chief

Date: 1927

Medium: coloured graphite on paper

Dimensions: 29.2 x 45.1 cm

Description: General colour: white, black, orange. The man's white fur hat fills upper third of the drawing. His eyes look out. He wears an orange tie. There is some purple colour on his left lapel. The title is in orange in the lower left corner. In the lower right corner, the words are in black.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: PeR.03.01

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Anis-Ta-ma-Ka

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Artist: Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American)

Date: 1927

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: PeR.03.03

Description: A head and shoulders portrait of a First Nations Chief in full headdress. He is turned slightly to the right, his right hand is raised in salute. Written in the lower right corner is “To my fine old friend Col. Moore Anis-ta-ma-ka Pal. Banff, Sept. 7 1927.”

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Artist: Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American)

Title: Anis-Ta-ma-Ka

Date: 1927

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.0 x 24.0 cm

Description: A head and shoulders portrait of a First Nations Chief in full headdress. He is turned slightly to the right, his right hand is raised in salute. Written in the lower right corner is “To my fine old friend Col. Moore Anis-ta-ma-ka Pal. Banff, Sept. 7 1927.”

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: PeR.03.03

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Untitled [Peter Whyte]

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Artist: Terence P. Bresnahan (1907 – 1972, American)

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: BrT.03.01

Description: A portrait of Peter looking to the left. Peters collar is suggested with a few lines.

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Artist: Terence P. Bresnahan (1907 – 1972, American)

Title: Untitled [Peter Whyte]

Date: 1928

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 32.5 x 22.3 cm

Description: A portrait of Peter looking to the left. Peters collar is suggested with a few lines.

Subject: portrait; male; Peter Whyte

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

Catalogue Number: BrT.03.01

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Castleguard Meadows

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.594

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Castleguard Meadows

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.7 x 27.8 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; camp; tent; figure; male

Credit: Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.594

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Saddlehorse

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

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.392

Description: A realistic painting of a bay horse. He is facing to the left, has on a bridle, saddle and yellow rain slicker tied behind the saddle. The background is green.

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

Title: Saddlehorse

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30.6 x 30.2 cm

Description: A realistic painting of a bay horse. He is facing to the left, has on a bridle, saddle and yellow rain slicker tied behind the saddle. The background is green.

Subject: animal; horse

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.392

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

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At the Yoho Camp

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

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.430

Description: A brown cabin with white trim is in left centre, another building to the left of it. Mountain in the distance at centre right. Large evergreen trees beside the cabin. Billowy sky. A saddled brown horse is standing near a standing man in the right foreground.

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

Title: At the Yoho Camp

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 30.4 x 30.3 cm

Description: A brown cabin with white trim is in left centre, another building to the left of it. Mountain in the distance at centre right. Large evergreen trees beside the cabin. Billowy sky. A saddled brown horse is standing near a standing man in the right foreground.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; architecture; rural; animal; horse; figure; male; camping

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.430

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Untitled [Job Stevens]

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.043

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled [Job Stevens]

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 53.5 x 43.7 cm

Subject: portrait; male

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.043

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

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Rusty

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Artist: Jean Ramsay

Date: 1934

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: RaJ.05.01

Description: Head of an orange long-haired cat.

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Artist: Jean Ramsay

Title: Rusty

Date: 1934

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 17.6 x 12.5 cm

Description: Head of an orange long-haired cat.

Subject: animal; feline

Credit: Gift of W. (family) Painter, 1975

Catalogue Number: RaJ.05.01

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Balinese Man

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

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.393

Description: A portrait of a man. He is to the left of centre. He is wearing a brown scarf tied on his head and has a long black mustache. The painting is unfinished.

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

Title: Balinese Man

Date: 1934

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.2 x 35.0 cm

Description: A portrait of a man. He is to the left of centre. He is wearing a brown scarf tied on his head and has a long black mustache. The painting is unfinished.

Subject: portrait; male; Pacific

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

Catalogue Number: WyC.01.393

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Bill Neish's Horse 1936

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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)

Date: 1936

Medium: ink; graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: GyH.03.01

Description: General colour: brown on white. A horse saddled and carrying a rifle, saddle bags, and another case. Stands facing left. His ears are perked. Around the edges are notes by the artist regarding colouration.

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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)

Title: Bill Neish's Horse 1936

Date: 1936

Medium: ink; graphite on paper

Dimensions: 28.0 x 38.0 cm

Description: General colour: brown on white. A horse saddled and carrying a rifle, saddle bags, and another case. Stands facing left. His ears are perked. Around the edges are notes by the artist regarding colouration.

Subject: animal; horse

Credit: Gift of Helen Collinson, Edmonton, 1974

Catalogue Number: GyH.03.01

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Untitled

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Artist: Kathleen Shackleton (1884 – 1961)

Date: 1938

Medium: pastel on paper

Catalogue Number: ShK.03.01

Description: Centered in the image frame is a portrait of a man. The male figure in this image is wearing a brimed hat and has a pipe in his mouth. The portrait is not a straight on angle the angle here is a three quarter angle. The subject Mr. Carl Rungius is looking to his right with his left side of his face…

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Artist: Kathleen Shackleton (1884 – 1961)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1938

Medium: pastel on paper

Dimensions: 34.4 x 31.6 cm

Description: Centered in the image frame is a portrait of a man. The male figure in this image is wearing a brimed hat and has a pipe in his mouth. The portrait is not a straight on angle the angle here is a three quarter angle. The subject Mr. Carl Rungius is looking to his right with his left side of his face facing us. The subject here is wearing a collared coat and round glasses.

Subject: figure; male; portrait; Carl Rungius

Credit: Gift of Jack Hutchison, Vancouver, 1996

Catalogue Number: ShK.03.01

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Fred Brewster, Jasper, Alberta 1940

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Artist: Andreas Roth

Date: 1940

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: RtA.03.01

Description: Man's head and shoulders looking right. He has a small short mustache. His shirt is open at the neck.

Artist: Andreas Roth

Title: Fred Brewster, Jasper, Alberta 1940

Date: 1940

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 17.7 x 25.5 cm

Description: Man's head and shoulders looking right. He has a small short mustache. His shirt is open at the neck.

Subject: portrait; male

Credit: Gift of Fred Brewster, Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: RtA.03.01

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Alpine Ibex

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Artist: J. Monroe Thorington (1894 – 1989, American)

Date: 1940

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: ThM.03.04

Description: A charcoal drawing from the chest up of an alpine ibex. The ibex is facing to his right, long horns curve gracefully back.

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Artist: J. Monroe Thorington (1894 – 1989, American)

Title: Alpine Ibex

Date: 1940

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 20.5 cm

Description: A charcoal drawing from the chest up of an alpine ibex. The ibex is facing to his right, long horns curve gracefully back.

Subject: animal; alpine ibex

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: ThM.03.04

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Miners at Bar

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

Date: 1944

Medium: charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.07

Description: General colour: charcoal on white. Three men sit at a table. The chair in front faces out. The man on the left holds a glass. Other glasses are on the table. Two other men can be seen behind presumably sitting at another table. They wear hats.

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

Title: Miners at Bar

Date: 1944

Medium: charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 36.0 cm

Description: General colour: charcoal on white. Three men sit at a table. The chair in front faces out. The man on the left holds a glass. Other glasses are on the table. Two other men can be seen behind presumably sitting at another table. They wear hats.

Subject: figure; group; male; industry; coal mining

Credit: Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1970

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.07

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Miner with Safety Lamp

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

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.09

Description: General colour: black on white. A man with a miners cap on, holds up a lantern to the right.

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

Title: Miner with Safety Lamp

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 37.0 cm

Description: General colour: black on white. A man with a miners cap on, holds up a lantern to the right.

Subject: figure; male; industry; coal mining

Credit: Gift of W. J. Wright, Kamloops, 1969

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.09

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Two Miners

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

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Catalogue Number: DaK.03.12

Description: General colour: black on white. Two miners stand left and right. The right man faces left and behind him to the right is an object with wheels on it. They are both outfitted with hats, coats, boots, pants and various bags and containers slung over their shoulders and off their belts.

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

Title: Two Miners

Date: 1944

Medium: graphite; charcoal on paper

Dimensions: 29.0 x 37.0 cm

Description: General colour: black on white. Two miners stand left and right. The right man faces left and behind him to the right is an object with wheels on it. They are both outfitted with hats, coats, boots, pants and various bags and containers slung over their shoulders and off their belts.