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Tennoji Shimoi - River

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Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)

Date: 1882

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: KiY.04.01

Description: night scene, silhouette of two people in a house on a river, another person is approaching carrying a paper lantern, fireflies and reflection of the house lights in the water

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Artist: Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)

Title: Tennoji Shimoi - River

Date: 1882

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 24.2 x 36.1 cm

Description: night scene, silhouette of two people in a house on a river, another person is approaching carrying a paper lantern, fireflies and reflection of the house lights in the water

Subject: landscape; architecture; figure

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

Catalogue Number: KiY.04.01

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Castle Mountain Siding

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Artist: C. Zollern

Date: 1895

Medium: watercolour; photograph on paper

Catalogue Number: ZoC.13.01

Description: Colour: green, yellow. Three frames inside one. Top picture is a painting of a group of wooden buildings left of center with a flag pole (flag is flying) and antlers on the roof. In front are railway tracks with a team of four workers going along on a cart. Behind is a river with a man fishing in i…

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Artist: C. Zollern

Title: Castle Mountain Siding

Date: 1895

Medium: watercolour; photograph on paper

Dimensions: 34.8 x 47.5 cm

Description: Colour: green, yellow. Three frames inside one. Top picture is a painting of a group of wooden buildings left of center with a flag pole (flag is flying) and antlers on the roof. In front are railway tracks with a team of four workers going along on a cart. Behind is a river with a man fishing in it on the right. On both sides of the river are trees and in the distance are mountains. Sky fills the top. The lower two pictures are photographs. The left is of the first Banff Springs Hotel and Rundle Mountain. The right is looking down the main street of Banff in 1895.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; architecture; rura;

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974

Catalogue Number: ZoC.13.01

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Stone Tower

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Artist: W. S. Painter (1877 – 1957, Canadian)

Date: 1895

Medium: black ink on heavy paper

Catalogue Number: PaW.03.04

Description: Stone tower in center of picture, four arched windows show in tower. The tower is part of a lower building, rectangular windows on the left side, two large arched doorways on right side of building.

Artist: W. S. Painter (1877 – 1957, Canadian)

Title: Stone Tower

Date: 1895

Medium: black ink on heavy paper

Dimensions: 34.1 x 19.1 cm

Description: Stone tower in center of picture, four arched windows show in tower. The tower is part of a lower building, rectangular windows on the left side, two large arched doorways on right side of building.

Subject: architecture; tower; W.S. Painter

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

Catalogue Number: PaW.03.04

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Log House

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Date: 1895

Material: wood; glass; stone; fibre; concrete; metal

Catalogue Number: 101.01.0007

Description: Log cabin with peaked red shingled roof, whitewashed, with green trim on eavestroughs, window sills and porch roof supports. Small green ship's wheel conceals the bathroom vent, bathroom is late addition, c. 1930 constructed from wooden planks of varying widths. Roof possibly reshingled at time of …

Title: Log House

Date: 1895

Material: wood; glass; stone; fibre; concrete; metal

Dimensions: 445.7 x 622.5 cm

Description: Log cabin with peaked red shingled roof, whitewashed, with green trim on eavestroughs, window sills and porch roof supports. Small green ship's wheel conceals the bathroom vent, bathroom is late addition, c. 1930 constructed from wooden planks of varying widths. Roof possibly reshingled at time of addition. False roof S.E. side was likely added at time of bathroom construction. Corners of log portion are dovetailed. Cabin faces S.W. two windows on N.W. side (85.0 x 65.0 & 85.0 x 70.). Bathroom window on south side (60 x 32.5 cm). Chinking between logs is oakum faced with concrete. Electrical conduit on back, N.W. side and gas conduit on N.E. side added in 1970s for John Morse when he used cabin as a woodworking shop. Both lines are connected to the Whyte house. Two chimneys, one encased in brick at N.E. end, the other in metal on N.W. side. Cabin/sits on concrete plinth probably dating from 1972. All base logs have been replaced by stonework c.1975.

Subject: architecture; Bill Mather; sports; boating; skating; Massive

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

Catalogue Number: 101.01.0007

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Steeple

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Artist: W. S. Painter (1877 – 1957, Canadian)

Date: 1896

Medium: ink on heavy paper

Catalogue Number: PaW.03.05

Description: A four tiered steeple in center of picture, atop the steeple is a weathervane pointing to the left.

Artist: W. S. Painter (1877 – 1957, Canadian)

Title: Steeple

Date: 1896

Medium: ink on heavy paper

Dimensions: 73.2 x 20.3 cm

Description: A four tiered steeple in center of picture, atop the steeple is a weathervane pointing to the left.

Subject: architecture

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

Catalogue Number: PaW.03.05

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Sketchbook

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Artist: Charles L Gibbs

Date: 1903

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: GiC.09.01

Description: Hard cover sketchbook Hudson & Kearns bookmakers, London. Each page has a graphite sketch of architectural details, buildings, statues, landscapes, most dated. First page has -Chas-L-Gibbs-1903-. Sketches are dated from May 31, 1903 to August 30, 1903, and contain sights from Italy, France, Swit…

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Artist: Charles L Gibbs

Title: Sketchbook

Date: 1903

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 16.8 x 24.1 cm

Description: Hard cover sketchbook Hudson & Kearns bookmakers, London. Each page has a graphite sketch of architectural details, buildings, statues, landscapes, most dated. First page has -Chas-L-Gibbs-1903-. Sketches are dated from May 31, 1903 to August 30, 1903, and contain sights from Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. Front interior cover contains an inscription, which reads: Service held every year by British colny(?) at Brussels / Mr Brown gives ? ? every ? of June “ Back interior binding has “JL” written in pencil.

Subject: architecture; urban; rural; landscape; Europe; Germany; Italy; France; Switzerland; Belgium; Luxembourg

Credit: Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976

Catalogue Number: GiC.09.01

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Log House

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Date: 1911

Material: wood; glass; metal; concrete; stone

Catalogue Number: 101.01.0009

Description: Log cabin entirely of notched log construction, now on stone and concrete plinth. Wood chinking covered with concrete. Some seams are chinked with tree branches faced with concrete. Door constructed from horizontal wood slats. Window on front covered in steel mesh to prevent entry of bears. Front w…

Title: Log House

Date: 1911

Material: wood; glass; metal; concrete; stone

Dimensions: 548.64 x 685.8 cm

Description: Log cabin entirely of notched log construction, now on stone and concrete plinth. Wood chinking covered with concrete. Some seams are chinked with tree branches faced with concrete. Door constructed from horizontal wood slats. Window on front covered in steel mesh to prevent entry of bears. Front window 60.96 x 137.16 cm. and one window on each side each 60.96 x 50.8. Wooden roof with wooden shingles, rafters are small logs.

Subject: architecture; Wardens; Parks Canada; Scotty Wright

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

Catalogue Number: 101.01.0009

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Nigatsu-do Temple

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Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)

Date: 1912

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: YoH.04.02

Description: Colour: brown, blue. The inner roof of the temple fills the top third of the picture. It is held up by four posts. Lights hang down. There are four people by the lower left corner of the building. Evening blue sky fills the backgrund across the center third

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Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)

Title: Nigatsu-do Temple

Date: 1912

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 25.7 x 36.7 cm

Description: Colour: brown, blue. The inner roof of the temple fills the top third of the picture. It is held up by four posts. Lights hang down. There are four people by the lower left corner of the building. Evening blue sky fills the backgrund across the center third

Subject: architecture; figure; group; religious

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971

Catalogue Number: YoH.04.02

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Cabin at Lake O'Hara

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Artist: Marion Boyd Allen (1862 – 1941, American)

Date: 1925

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: AbM.02.01

Description: General colours: brown, green, purple and red. Central image is a log cabin coming out from left side. The front door is framed on either side by colourful hanging clothes and Aivo chairs, one on each side. In the background to the right is another cabin. Behind and above are trees, a patch of grey…

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Artist: Marion Boyd Allen (1862 – 1941, American)

Title: Cabin at Lake O'Hara

Date: 1925

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 20.2 x 25.6 cm

Description: General colours: brown, green, purple and red. Central image is a log cabin coming out from left side. The front door is framed on either side by colourful hanging clothes and Aivo chairs, one on each side. In the background to the right is another cabin. Behind and above are trees, a patch of grey sky in the upper right corner and a purple mountain face in the upper left.The painting was originally given by the artist, to Syd Graves (who managed Lake O’Hara for many years). It was then given to Bill Brewster, who gave it to Rita Crick, who gave it to the Peter Whyte Gallery.

Subject: architecture; cabin; landscape; Canadian Rockies; Lake O'Hara area

Credit: Gift of Rita Crick, 1978

Catalogue Number: AbM.02.01

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.872

Description: An ink drawing of a vintage car that is sitting in a grassing landscape. Behind it is a couple Corinthian Order columns that are coming out of tall grasses. In the background you can see clouds in the sky.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 25.3 x 34.9 cm

Description: An ink drawing of a vintage car that is sitting in a grassing landscape. Behind it is a couple Corinthian Order columns that are coming out of tall grasses. In the background you can see clouds in the sky.

Subject: Greek; column; architecture; Corinthian Order; car; vehicle; grasses; clouds

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.872

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Toshogu Shrine

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Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)

Date: 1927

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: YoH.04.15

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Artist: Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)

Title: Toshogu Shrine

Date: 1927

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 40.0 x 27.2 cm

Subject: architecture; religious

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

Catalogue Number: YoH.04.15

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Nikko, Japan

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.134

Description: Colour: blue, orange, green grey, brown. The main image is the roof and upper story of a Japanese building. At the right side, green foliage peeks around the edge of the building. Blue sky fills the upper edge and the upper right corner.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Nikko, Japan

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 11 x 9 cm

Description: Colour: blue, orange, green grey, brown. The main image is the roof and upper story of a Japanese building. At the right side, green foliage peeks around the edge of the building. Blue sky fills the upper edge and the upper right corner.

Subject: architecture; religious

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.134

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Shanghai

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.135

Description: Colour: blue, white, orange brown. This is a street scene with buildings on either side. White laundry is strung between and orange signs hang out with East-Asian characters on them. There's a blue sign on the left building. There are people in the lower area. A man in a hat with a blue bundle is i…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Shanghai

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 11 x 9 cm

Description: Colour: blue, white, orange brown. This is a street scene with buildings on either side. White laundry is strung between and orange signs hang out with East-Asian characters on them. There's a blue sign on the left building. There are people in the lower area. A man in a hat with a blue bundle is in the lower right corner.

Subject: architecture; urban; figure; group

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.135

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Gloucester, Mass.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.302

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Gloucester, Mass.

Date: 1929

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 22.7 x 27.8 cm

Subject: architecture; industry

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.302

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Bungalow Camp at Yoho, Whiskey Falls

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.034

Description: Colour: green, blue, brown. In the lower third there are numerous small cabins clustered in amongst trees and grass at the base of a mountain which on the right side is grassy slopes with a stream running down a crevice. On the left are trees becoming more blue as they go into the distance and up t…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Bungalow Camp at Yoho, Whiskey Falls

Date: 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 39.5 x 49.9 cm

Description: Colour: green, blue, brown. In the lower third there are numerous small cabins clustered in amongst trees and grass at the base of a mountain which on the right side is grassy slopes with a stream running down a crevice. On the left are trees becoming more blue as they go into the distance and up the mountain. Beyond in the upper left corner is a purple mountain face and clouds with a patch of blue upper center.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; architecture; rural; camp

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.02.034

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Untitled [Saddle Horse]

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Artist: Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: BeC.03.01

Description: A sketch of a saddled and bridled horse. The horse is facing to right of picture, his tail is tied up, he is standing in snow. A faint drawing of a log house is in centre background, a buffalo skull is over the door. A circle resembling a compass is in bottom right of picture. The reverse of this d…

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Artist: Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)

Title: Untitled [Saddle Horse]

Date: 1930

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 19.5 x 36.5 cm

Description: A sketch of a saddled and bridled horse. The horse is facing to right of picture, his tail is tied up, he is standing in snow. A faint drawing of a log house is in centre background, a buffalo skull is over the door. A circle resembling a compass is in bottom right of picture. The reverse of this drawing has a pen and ink sketch of an airplane, of WW I vintage, the pilot can be seen in the cockpit.

Subject: animal; horse; architecture; rural; log cabin

Credit: Gift of Les Peters, Great Falls, USA, 1983

Catalogue Number: BeC.03.01

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On the Trail

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Artist: James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)

Date: 1930

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.01

Description: Two tents are pitched lower left, trees to right, yellow/green foreground, blue mountain in background, yellowish, light blue sky.

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Artist: James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)

Title: On the Trail

Date: 1930

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 17.0 x 22.1 cm

Description: Two tents are pitched lower left, trees to right, yellow/green foreground, blue mountain in background, yellowish, light blue sky.

Subject: landscape; Candian Rockies; mountain; architecture; building; teepee; tent

Credit: Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986

Catalogue Number: SiJ.05.01

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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.