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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 18
- George Webber 12
- Reinhold H. Palenske (1884 – 1955, American) 7
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 4
- Dorothy Marie Oxborough (1922 – 2014, Canadian) 2
- Clifford Foard Robinson (1916 – 1992, Canadian) 1
- Dale Auger (1958 – 2008, Canadian) 1
- George Bertrand Mitchell (1872 – 1966, American) 1
- George Weber (1907 – 2002, Canadian) 1
- Jane Ash Poitras (1951 – , Canadian) 1
- Nicholas Raffael de Grandmaison (1892 – 1978, Canadian) 1
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- mixed media on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- PoJ.13.01
- Description
- Down the centre of the piece there is a column of four historical photographs of Indigenous people participating in the sundance ritual. Different colours and patterns border each photograph on either side of them. On each side of the piece there are painted areas or strips. Red paint looks like…
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- Title
- Sacrifice
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- mixed media on canvas
- Dimensions
- 122.0 x 91.5 cm
- Description
- Down the centre of the piece there is a column of four historical photographs of Indigenous people participating in the sundance ritual. Different colours and patterns border each photograph on either side of them. On each side of the piece there are painted areas or strips. Red paint looks like blood running down the image. A quill is attached to the painting in the top left corner. A bone or tooth is attached to the canvas in the top right corner. The left side of the piece is painted in red tones, the left in green. In the bottom right corner there are some pictograph-like drawings of people and a dog.
- Credit
- Purchased from Jane Ash Poitras, Edmonton, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- PoJ.13.01
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Big Bear Medicine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactaud.12.01
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four …
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- Title
- Big Bear Medicine
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Dimensions
- 92.5 x 92.5 cm
- Description
- A large painting of an Indigenous dressed as a bear. The man’s face is visible through the mouth of the bear fur that covers him. The man’s eyes are hidden by shadows. Yellow and black paint is on the rest of his face. In the claws, the man holds a wand-like stick, at the tip of which are four feathers. These are in the blc of the image. On either side of the bear’s head are patches of aquamarine.
- Subject
- religious
- Indigenous
- animal
- bear
- Credit
- Purchased from Bernie Makokis, St. Paul, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- AuD.12.01
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Sweat Lodge, near Standoff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactweb.18.24
- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.24
- Description
- Photograph of a sweat lodge in Blood Reserve, Standoff, Alberta.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Sweat Lodge, near Standoff
- Date
- 1998
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Photograph of a sweat lodge in Blood Reserve, Standoff, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.24
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Frank Smallface, Randa Weaselhead and their daughter Kayleen Smallface
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactweb.18.08
- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997 – 1997
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.08
- Description
- Portrait photograph of Frank Smallface, Randa Weaselhead and their daughter Kayleen Smallface taken in their home near Standoff, Alberta.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Frank Smallface, Randa Weaselhead and their daughter Kayleen Smallface
- Date
- 1997 – 1997
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- Portrait photograph of Frank Smallface, Randa Weaselhead and their daughter Kayleen Smallface taken in their home near Standoff, Alberta.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.08
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Lighting Strike, near Standoff
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.15
- Description
- View of a lightening storm near Standoff, Alberta, Blood Reserve.
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- Artist
- George Webber
- Title
- Lighting Strike, near Standoff
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- photograph on paper
- Dimensions
- 11” x 14” cm
- Description
- View of a lightening storm near Standoff, Alberta, Blood Reserve.
- Credit
- Gift of George Webber, Calgary, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- WeB.18.15
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Untitled [Calendar]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwbg.04.116
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.116
- Description
- 1938 calendar attached to textured paper with Indigenous man in headdress serigraphed at top of paper.
- Title
- Untitled [Calendar]
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 48.2 x 27.9 cm
- Description
- 1938 calendar attached to textured paper with Indigenous man in headdress serigraphed at top of paper.
- Subject
- calendar
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Donna Tingley, Edmonton, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- WbG.04.116
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Long Time Squirrel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactdgn.04.03
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- print on paper
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.04.03
- Description
- A print reproduction of a pastel drawing in a folder. The drawing is a portrait of an aboriginal man. The man’s black hair is tied into multiple braids and there are feathers at the top of his head. He is wearing many beaded/ braided necklaces. The background is brown and the artist signature and a…
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- Title
- Long Time Squirrel
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- print on paper
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- A print reproduction of a pastel drawing in a folder. The drawing is a portrait of an aboriginal man. The man’s black hair is tied into multiple braids and there are feathers at the top of his head. He is wearing many beaded/ braided necklaces. The background is brown and the artist signature and a copyright symbol is about 6 cm up from the bottom on the left hand side. Under the image in the bottom left corner, written in pencil, “99/1000”. Along the bottom left edge of the paper in black print, “© 1979 Bank of Montreal. “LONG TIME SQUIRREL, BLOOD”, Cardston, Alberta, 1938 by N. de Grandmaison”. There is a write up that accompanies the print, see Narrative.
- Subject
- portrait
- Indigenous
- man
- Nicolas de Grandmaison
- Credit
- Gift of Nicolas Jr. de Grandmaison, Vancouver, 2011
- Catalogue Number
- DgN.04.03
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Heavy Shield- “To-so-ko-ya-wo-tan” Blackfoot Chief
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmig.03.03
- 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…
- 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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- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.440
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- Title
- Reba Bearspaw
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.4 x 27.8 cm
- Subject
- portrait
- Indigenous
- girl
- Reba Bearspaw
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.440
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Chief Hector Crawler
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.02.017
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.017
- Description
- Colour: grey, yellow, red, black. The head and upper torso of an Indigenous man wearing a large feather headdress and a beaded buckskin jacket. A white beaded neckpiece hangs down in front. The background in grey.
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- Title
- Chief Hector Crawler
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 76.5 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: grey, yellow, red, black. The head and upper torso of an Indigenous man wearing a large feather headdress and a beaded buckskin jacket. A white beaded neckpiece hangs down in front. The background in grey.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.017
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Mrs. Tom Simeon
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- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.025
- Description
- Colour: red, brown, black. The right profile of the head and upper torso of an Indigenous woman. Her hair is in braids and she wears a yellow band around her head and a red garment with a white beaded belt. The background is tan.
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- Title
- Mrs. Tom Simeon
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 75 x 62 cm
- Description
- Colour: red, brown, black. The right profile of the head and upper torso of an Indigenous woman. Her hair is in braids and she wears a yellow band around her head and a red garment with a white beaded belt. The background is tan.
- Subject
- portrait
- female
- Cinderella Simeon
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.025
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Mrs.Tom Poucette; Nancy Abraham
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.302
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.302
- Description
- Woman wearing bright yellow scarf around head and tied in the front under her chin, black braided hair tied with red hangs in front on top of her blue top. Full head and shoulder view.
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- Title
- Mrs.Tom Poucette; Nancy Abraham
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Woman wearing bright yellow scarf around head and tied in the front under her chin, black braided hair tied with red hangs in front on top of her blue top. Full head and shoulder view.
- Subject
- portrait, female
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.302
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Mrs. Tom Simeon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.441
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.441
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- Title
- Mrs. Tom Simeon
- Date
- 1931
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.0 x 27.0 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.441
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- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.057
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- Title
- Mrs. Jonie
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 54.2 x 43.3 cm
- Subject
- portrait
- female
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.057
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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- Date
- 1932 – 1935
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.004
- Description
- Indigenous encampment containing seven teepees and small groups of people, a dog, background horses and mountains. There is green grass in the foreground, white and beige teepees and grey-blue mountains in the distance.
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- Title
- Seven Teepees
- Date
- 1932 – 1935
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 152.5 cm
- Description
- Indigenous encampment containing seven teepees and small groups of people, a dog, background horses and mountains. There is green grass in the foreground, white and beige teepees and grey-blue mountains in the distance.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.004
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Mrs. Tom Poucette; Nancy Abraham
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.02.022
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.022
- Description
- Colour: blue, yellow, brown. Indigenous woman looks right. Her braided hair is hidden under a yellow scarf tied on her head. Her garment is bright blue.
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- Title
- Mrs. Tom Poucette; Nancy Abraham
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.3 x 63.9 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, yellow, brown. Indigenous woman looks right. Her braided hair is hidden under a yellow scarf tied on her head. Her garment is bright blue.
- Subject
- portrait, female
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.022
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- Date
- 1930 – 1936
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.023
- Description
- Colour: brown, yellow on white. The head and shoulders of an Indigenous man looking right. He wears a white vest over a red brown shirt. The background is yellow.
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- Title
- Paul Francis
- Date
- 1930 – 1936
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 53.5 x 63 cm
- Description
- Colour: brown, yellow on white. The head and shoulders of an Indigenous man looking right. He wears a white vest over a red brown shirt. The background is yellow.
- Subject
- portrait, male
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.023
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.024
- Description
- Colour: blue, brown, red. The head and shoulders on a man facing left. He has short hair and wears a hat. There is a red scarf around his neck. The background is blue.
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- Title
- George McLean
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 51 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, brown, red. The head and shoulders on a man facing left. He has short hair and wears a hat. There is a red scarf around his neck. The background is blue.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.024
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Stoney Camp at Dusk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.02.019
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.019
- Description
- Colour: dark grey, blue, orange. In the foreground is a teepee at the left and right sides. The fires within glow through the tents. In between twelve more teepees are situated forming a partial circle around the central area where there are figures moving around in the darkness. Behind are hills a…
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- Title
- Stoney Camp at Dusk
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 59.0 x 160.9 cm
- Description
- Colour: dark grey, blue, orange. In the foreground is a teepee at the left and right sides. The fires within glow through the tents. In between twelve more teepees are situated forming a partial circle around the central area where there are figures moving around in the darkness. Behind are hills and mountains and blue sky which becomes dark grey with yellow streaks. Smoke can be seen coming out of the top flaps.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.02.019
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- Date
- ca. 1941 – 1942
- Medium
- watercolour; ink; pencil on paper
- Catalogue Number
- RbC.09.01
- Description
- A black coil bound sketchbook. Inside the front cover “Cliff Robinson 1009-13 Ave West, Calgary. Morley, Alta” has been written in ink. The sketchbook contains ink, watercolour, and pencil works that illustrate rural scenes [Morley/Mini Thni], studies of plants and animals, buildings, tipis, a sund…
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- Title
- untitled
- Date
- ca. 1941 – 1942
- Medium
- watercolour; ink; pencil on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- A black coil bound sketchbook. Inside the front cover “Cliff Robinson 1009-13 Ave West, Calgary. Morley, Alta” has been written in ink. The sketchbook contains ink, watercolour, and pencil works that illustrate rural scenes [Morley/Mini Thni], studies of plants and animals, buildings, tipis, a sundance lodge, RCMP Barracks, Haida symbols, Loose linocuts of villages, a church have been placed between pages. Near the back is a letter to members of the Society of Canadian Painter-etchers and Engravers and a list of paintings exhibited by the Art Gallery of Toronto April 11 - May 3 1942
- Credit
- Gift of Ron Robinson, Nelson, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- RbC.09.01
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