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Artist
Priscilla Morgan Potts (1815 – , American)
Date
1830
Medium
pen and ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PoM.03.01
Description
Landscape scene with a small, lght yellow house in the centerl, surrounded by leafy trees. In the foreground, 4 animals, likely cattle, are grazing. A river runs through the right hand side, with a large rocky cliff in the far background. The sky is blue, but cloudy. A yellow field is seen to the l…
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Artist
Priscilla Morgan Potts (1815 – , American)
Title
Pen And Ink Drawing
Date
1830
Medium
pen and ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
19.0 x 24.0` cm
Description
Landscape scene with a small, lght yellow house in the centerl, surrounded by leafy trees. In the foreground, 4 animals, likely cattle, are grazing. A river runs through the right hand side, with a large rocky cliff in the far background. The sky is blue, but cloudy. A yellow field is seen to the left, but the rest of the grassy areas are green.Inscription reads “P. M. Potts / W. B. School / 1830”. Based on other items in the collection, it can be inferred that this was created during the artist’s time at the Washington Boarding School.
Subject
landscape
pastoral
building
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoM.03.01
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Watercolour Illustration

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Artist
Emily Potts (1814 – , American)
Date
1830
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PoI.05.01
Description
Botanical still life drawing of a brand with pink and white flowering blossoms. Could potentially depict peach blossoms.
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Artist
Emily Potts (1814 – , American)
Title
Watercolour Illustration
Date
1830
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
30.5 x 23.0 cm
Description
Botanical still life drawing of a brand with pink and white flowering blossoms. Could potentially depict peach blossoms.
Subject
botanical
still life
flowers
tree
branch
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoI.05.01
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Watercolour Painting

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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Date
1830
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PoS.05.04
Description
Botanical still life of two pink flowers, likely roses or peonies. Two flowers are in full bloom, while 4 are still in budding stages. Foliage is mostly a deep green with the edges of some leaves are red.
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Title
Watercolour Painting
Date
1830
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24.5 x 25.5 cm
Description
Botanical still life of two pink flowers, likely roses or peonies. Two flowers are in full bloom, while 4 are still in budding stages. Foliage is mostly a deep green with the edges of some leaves are red.
Subject
botanical
still life
flowers
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoS.05.04
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Watercolour Painting

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1830
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.27
Description
Botanical still life painting of a peach and grapes surrounded by green and orange foliage.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Watercolour Painting
Date
1830
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24.0 x 26.0 cm
Description
Botanical still life painting of a peach and grapes surrounded by green and orange foliage.
Subject
botanical
still life
food
fruit
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.27
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Date
1832
Material
fibre; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
103.04.1021
Description
Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face.…
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Title
Bonnet
Date
1832
Material
fibre; paper; metal
Description
Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face. Inside back is reinforced with burlap on which is glued brown paper. Written in Mary Schaffer’s hand: “18 S.M. Potts 1832 Calasche”. On back, ribbon is tied in bow. Green fabric stitched on back to cover neck.
Subject
clothing
S.M. Potts
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.04.1021
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Date
1832 – 1832
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
102.04.0244
Description
Hand thrown, trim-footed, jar with 2.6 cm. diameter neck. Wax resist applied (probably) before glazing, Dominant green calligraphy and miscellaneous objects in design with yellow, red, white, pale green and deep blue trim. Red-bordered label in E.S. Morse's writing says "China, age 1832" and number…
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Title
Vase
Date
1832 – 1832
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
8.9 x 9.0 cm
Description
Hand thrown, trim-footed, jar with 2.6 cm. diameter neck. Wax resist applied (probably) before glazing, Dominant green calligraphy and miscellaneous objects in design with yellow, red, white, pale green and deep blue trim. Red-bordered label in E.S. Morse's writing says "China, age 1832" and number resembling "707".
Subject
households
decorative
Chinese
E. S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0244
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Ejiri, View of Miho, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

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Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese)
Date
1834
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
HiU.04.01
Description
Harbour scene, houses in foreground, boats and sailboats in harbour, some out at sea, mountains to the left center. The sky at the horizon is pink, a orange stripe runs along top of picture.
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Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese)
Title
Ejiri, View of Miho, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
Date
1834
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
25.9 x 36.4 cm
Description
Harbour scene, houses in foreground, boats and sailboats in harbour, some out at sea, mountains to the left center. The sky at the horizon is pink, a orange stripe runs along top of picture.
Subject
landscape
lake
mountains
view of Miho
boats
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HiU.04.01
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Yokkaichi, Mie River, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

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Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese)
Date
1834
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
HiU.04.02
Description
A waterfront scene. A breakwater runs from left bottom corner to the right and off it is a brown plank bridge. A bald-headed man in blue is chasing a yellow hat to the left bottom corner on the breakwater, another person is on the bridge, he has on a yellow coat and light orange hat. A lone bushy b…
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Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese)
Title
Yokkaichi, Mie River, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
Date
1834
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
25 x 36 cm
Description
A waterfront scene. A breakwater runs from left bottom corner to the right and off it is a brown plank bridge. A bald-headed man in blue is chasing a yellow hat to the left bottom corner on the breakwater, another person is on the bridge, he has on a yellow coat and light orange hat. A lone bushy branched tree is in centre of picture, a row of reeds runs through centre of picture, some brown topped houses are to left centre. Dark royal blue and green lower part of picture, aqua marine in centre, blue sky line. A stripe of red/brown runs along top of picture.
Subject
landscape
river
Mie River
figure
male
activity,running
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HiU.04.02
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Sudden Shower at Shono, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

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Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese)
Date
1834
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
HiU.04.03
Description
A steep green hill runs from bottom right to centre left, three men, two carrying a sedan chair with a person inside are going uphill, the three have hatsson, the leader has a yellow cape and a yellow cover is over the chair. Two people, one with a yellow cape the other with a yellow umbrella are g…
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Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese)
Title
Sudden Shower at Shono, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
Date
1834
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
25 x 36 cm
Description
A steep green hill runs from bottom right to centre left, three men, two carrying a sedan chair with a person inside are going uphill, the three have hatsson, the leader has a yellow cape and a yellow cover is over the chair. Two people, one with a yellow cape the other with a yellow umbrella are going downhill. Rooftops in right foreground. Silhouettes of trees, three rows, go from top right to centre left. More trees in immediate foreground.
Subject
landscape
Shono
figure
group
activity
walking
rain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HiU.04.03
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The Tenryu River at Mitsuke, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido

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Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese)
Date
1834
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
HiU.04.04
Description
Two boats, two people in one of them, are nosed up to sandbar. The sandbar runs through middle of picture. More boats and men on other side of sandbar. Some men are on the bar loading a llama. Two rows of trees are silhouetted top left. The water is blue, a strip of dark blue runs across top of pic…
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Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858, Japanese)
Title
The Tenryu River at Mitsuke, from the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
Date
1834
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
22 x 34 cm
Description
Two boats, two people in one of them, are nosed up to sandbar. The sandbar runs through middle of picture. More boats and men on other side of sandbar. Some men are on the bar loading a llama. Two rows of trees are silhouetted top left. The water is blue, a strip of dark blue runs across top of picture.
Subject
landscape
river
Tenryu River
activity
boating
figures
male
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HiU.04.04
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Date
1835
Medium
pencil; ink; watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PoS.09.01
Description
A paper album containing artworks done in ink, pencil and watercolour (?). The album is primarly made up of a brown marbled pattern, with red leather (?) or tape (?) on the spine and corners. Inside the front cover on the center of the page, there is an inscription that reads “Serena M. Potts / 183…
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Title
Drawing Album
Date
1835
Medium
pencil; ink; watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24.5 x 34.5 cm
Description
A paper album containing artworks done in ink, pencil and watercolour (?). The album is primarly made up of a brown marbled pattern, with red leather (?) or tape (?) on the spine and corners. Inside the front cover on the center of the page, there is an inscription that reads “Serena M. Potts / 1835”. Pages contain artworks of flora and fauna, including birds, butterflies, flowers, plants and landscape scenes, both in colour and in black and white. Some of the drawings share a page with another, while others are one drawing/painting per page.
Subject
flora
fauna
bird
butterfly
plant
flower
landscape
botanical drawings
black and white
ink
graphite
drawing
painting
sketchbook
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoS.09.01
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Watercolour Painting

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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Date
1835
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
PoS.05.03
Description
Botanical still life of four different kinds of flowers in an ornate yellow vase, resting on a square, marble-like platform. The flowers are pink, white and blue.
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Artist
Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)
Title
Watercolour Painting
Date
1835
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
27.0 x 27.5 cm
Description
Botanical still life of four different kinds of flowers in an ornate yellow vase, resting on a square, marble-like platform. The flowers are pink, white and blue.
Subject
botanical
still life
flowers
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
PoS.05.03
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Date
1835
Material
ceramic
Catalogue Number
104.20.0280 a,b
Description
Two teacups made of porcelain with black, geometric, stenciled design, 2 flowers on outside, trimmed foot. Red and white label on the inside of (b) reads “Yatsushiso 1835 set of 5 Made for Governor”
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Title
Teacup
Date
1835
Material
ceramic
Dimensions
4.5 x 6.7 cm
Description
Two teacups made of porcelain with black, geometric, stenciled design, 2 flowers on outside, trimmed foot. Red and white label on the inside of (b) reads “Yatsushiso 1835 set of 5 Made for Governor”
Subject
Whyte home
households
Edith Morse Robb
Edward S. Morse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0280 a,b
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Date
1836
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1187
Description
Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
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Title
Baby Dress
Date
1836
Material
fibre
Dimensions
64 x 77.5 cm
Description
Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
Subject
households
clothing
children
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Shelagh Nolan Lester, Calgary, 2005
Catalogue Number
103.05.1187
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Letters to Mother [February - June 1960]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new …
Date Range
1960
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146
Description Level
5 / File
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 146
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1.1 cm of textual records (87 pages ; 22.3 x 27.4 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 68 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 3 to June 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction projects around the house (mostly pertaining to the new addition), events and people in Concord, weather, and returning from a trip to Concord in June. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards and a notecard.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 146 - 20 has a small newspaper clipping attached to the letter.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Evans, Sam
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Brewster, Fern
Harmon, Don
Kaquitts, George
Kaquitts, Frank
Beil, Charlie
Vallance, Doris
Vallance, Sydney
McCowan, Dan
Grayson, L. Stuart
Ward, Sam
Moore, Edmee
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Centre
Banff Indian Days
Banff Public Library
Banff School of Fine Arts
Banff Springs Hotel
Bird watching
Birds
Birthday
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Camping
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
David Thompson Highway
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Flowers
Glenbow Foundation
Golf Course
Home
Hot Springs
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Scenery
Skating
Ski areas
Ski racing
Ski jumping
Skiing
Stoney Nakoda
Sunshine Village
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Banff National Park
Columbia Icefield
Bow Lake
Yoho National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Conservation
Good : all pages creased throughout from being folded prior to accession, minor rips and tears along the edges of most pages. 146 - 20 : staple removed from insert, replaced with plastic paper clip.
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Mother [July - December 1960]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of …
Date Range
1960
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147
Description Level
5 / File
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Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 147
GMD
Postcard
Private record
Date Range
1960
Physical Description
1.7 cm of textual records (107 pages ; 21.9 x 27.8 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 74 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from July 2 to December 30, 1960. Topics include day to day life, Banff events, visits from friends, painting, wildlife, travel, camping, construction of the new kitchen & workroom (including the removal of the original stone chimney in the kitchen), the Calgary Stampede, the death of George Paris, Walter Phillips going blind, the United Nations summit in September, weather, and a visit Catharine made to Concord in December. Letters are mostly hand-written, some typed. Also includes postcards, a telegram, and a notecard.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. M36 / 147 - 28 appears to be missing page 2, but could be misnumbered.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Whyte, Barbara
Whyte, Clifford
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Lefroy, Beatrice
Lefroy, Robert
Browne, Belmore
Browne, Evelyn
Evans, Sam
Cameron, Stewart
Millar, Chuck
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Link, George K.K.
Morant, Nicholas (Nick)
Morant, Willie
Brewster, Fern
Paris, George
Phillips, Walter J.
Lonsdale, Tom
Vallance, Sydney
Ward, Sam
Reid, Charles
McLean, George
McLean, Bill
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Banff
Banff Centre
Banff Indian Days
Banff Public Library
Banff School of Fine Arts
Bird watching
Birds
Birthday
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Camping
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Correspondence
David Thompson Highway
Deer
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Flowers
Funeral
Home
Hot Springs
Indigenous Peoples
Lake Louise
Leisure
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Post Office
Scenery
Skating
Ski areas
Skiing
Stoney Nakoda
Sunshine Village
Weather
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Moraine Lake
Banff National Park
Columbia Icefield
Bow Lake
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Yoho National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
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Eskimo Children II, Resolute Bay, N.W.T.

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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.01
Description
The faces of three children look out from parka hoods. Behind in the distance are mountains.
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Artist
Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper (1898 – 1994, Canadian)
Title
Eskimo Children II, Resolute Bay, N.W.T.
Date
1960
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
75.0 x 62.3 cm
Description
The faces of three children look out from parka hoods. Behind in the distance are mountains.
Subject
portrait
child
group
Inuit
Credit
Purchased from Kathleen Frances Daly Pepper, 1969
Catalogue Number
DaK.02.01
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Kenojuak Ashevak (1927 – 2013, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
KeN.04.01
Description
General colour: black and blue. Black silhouettes of birds and figures on charcoal blue ground. Three figures, two at the top. Bird in lower left corner stands on a rock. Center bird has four legs and a pinwheel tail.The National Gallery of Canada also has this print in their collection.
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Artist
Kenojuak Ashevak (1927 – 2013, Canadian)
Title
Complex of Birds
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
45.3 x 55.4 cm
Description
General colour: black and blue. Black silhouettes of birds and figures on charcoal blue ground. Three figures, two at the top. Bird in lower left corner stands on a rock. Center bird has four legs and a pinwheel tail.The National Gallery of Canada also has this print in their collection.
Subject
animal, bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
KeN.04.01
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Hecate Strait From Sandspit

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.08
Description
General colour: brown, green, blue. Foreground beach is covered with logs and continues up the right side to a point with fall evergreens on it. The green water fills the central area. Distant blue hills come out at the right from behind the trees. The sky is grey blue.
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Hecate Strait From Sandspit
Date
1960
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
33.3 x 46.9 cm
Description
General colour: brown, green, blue. Foreground beach is covered with logs and continues up the right side to a point with fall evergreens on it. The green water fills the central area. Distant blue hills come out at the right from behind the trees. The sky is grey blue.
Subject
landscape
sea
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.08
Images
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Artist
Kellypalik Mungitok (1940 – 2014, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
MuN.04.01
Description
General colour: green, yellow. A single bird faces left in the cenwer of the composition. A small red and black seal (insignia) is in the upper right corner.
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Artist
Kellypalik Mungitok (1940 – 2014, Canadian)
Title
Young Curlew
Date
1960
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
35.1 x 31.6 cm
Description
General colour: green, yellow. A single bird faces left in the cenwer of the composition. A small red and black seal (insignia) is in the upper right corner.
Subject
symbolism
mythological
bird
curlew
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
MuN.04.01
Images
Less detail
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