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Pictures of Peonies Viewing

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Artist: Miagawa Chikashige

Date: 1979

Medium: woodblock on paper

Catalogue Number: MiW.04.01 a-c

Description: This piece is comprised of three panels. Together the panels represent an outdoor gathering in a tent like structure celebrating flowers. There are 13 women in total in this piece. The first panel contains a group of 3 women in the foreground and a group o three in a background. In the tlc a ta…

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Artist: Miagawa Chikashige

Title: Pictures of Peonies Viewing

Date: 1979

Medium: woodblock on paper

Dimensions: 36.0 x 70.5 x 70.5 cm

Description: This piece is comprised of three panels. Together the panels represent an outdoor gathering in a tent like structure celebrating flowers. There are 13 women in total in this piece. The first panel contains a group of 3 women in the foreground and a group o three in a background. In the tlc a table is set. The second panel depicts a group of three women: one holding a small planter. There is a very large flower pot on the right side. The third panel also has three women. two are sitting and one standing with many flower pots sitting on a stand in the right side.

Subject: Activity; Summer; Peonies viewing; figure; group; females

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

Catalogue Number: MiW.04.01 a-c

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Smut

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Artist: Edward Cavell (1948 – , Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: serigraph on paper

Catalogue Number: CvE.04.01

Description: A solid brown rectangle printed on ivory paper.

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Artist: Edward Cavell (1948 – , Canadian)

Title: Smut

Date: 1979

Medium: serigraph on paper

Dimensions: 56.1 x 76.1 cm

Description: A solid brown rectangle printed on ivory paper.

Subject: abstract

Credit: Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003

Catalogue Number: CvE.04.01

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Violation

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Artist: Jane Zednik (1953 – , Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: oil on paper

Catalogue Number: ZeJ.02.01

Description: A woman in black dress and a man in a blue suit fly, twisting through the air. A yellow house in the background with a grey road leading up to it. Dark green grass and two trees surround the house.

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Artist: Jane Zednik (1953 – , Canadian)

Title: Violation

Date: 1979

Medium: oil on paper

Description: A woman in black dress and a man in a blue suit fly, twisting through the air. A yellow house in the background with a grey road leading up to it. Dark green grass and two trees surround the house.

Subject: figure; male; female; abstract; whimsey

Credit: Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003

Catalogue Number: ZeJ.02.01

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How to Catalogue an Artifact

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Artist: Jon Whyte (1941 – 1992, Canadian)

Date: 1979 – 1979

Medium: mixed media; photograph; textual material on card board, foam core backing

Catalogue Number: WyJ.13.01

Description: Framed step-by-step instructions on how to catalogue an artifact ca. 1980 using Jon Whyte’s pet dog as the “artifact.” Includes Polaroid photographs of the various steps alongside typed instructions, a “ARTIFACT CLASSIFICATION CODES” sheet printed on green paper, and a “PETER AND CATHARINE WHYTE FO…

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Artist: Jon Whyte (1941 – 1992, Canadian)

Title: How to Catalogue an Artifact

Date: 1979 – 1979

Medium: mixed media; photograph; textual material on card board, foam core backing

Dimensions: 85.5 x 83 cm

Description: Framed step-by-step instructions on how to catalogue an artifact ca. 1980 using Jon Whyte’s pet dog as the “artifact.” Includes Polaroid photographs of the various steps alongside typed instructions, a “ARTIFACT CLASSIFICATION CODES” sheet printed on green paper, and a “PETER AND CATHARINE WHYTE FOUNDATION ARTIFACT FORM” sheet printed on yellow paper.

Credit: Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003

Catalogue Number: WyJ.13.01

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Mount Rundle in March

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Artist: Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: woodcut; colour linocut on paper

Catalogue Number: ShM.04.06

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Artist: Margaret Dorothy Shelton (1915 – 1984, Canadian)

Title: Mount Rundle in March

Date: 1979

Medium: woodcut; colour linocut on paper

Dimensions: 17.5 x 29.3 cm

Subject: landscape; mountain; river

Credit: Purchased from Sundance Gallery, Calgary, 1981

Catalogue Number: ShM.04.06

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Mountain

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Artist: James Spencer (1940 – , Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: SpJ.03.02

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Artist: James Spencer (1940 – , Canadian)

Title: Mountain

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 22.0 x 29.0 cm

Subject: landscape; mountain

Credit: Gift of James Spencer, 1980

Catalogue Number: SpJ.03.02

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Mountain

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Artist: James Spencer (1940 – , Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: SpJ.03.01

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Artist: James Spencer (1940 – , Canadian)

Title: Mountain

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 17.5 x 22.5 cm

Subject: landscape; mountain

Credit: Gift of James Spencer, 1980

Catalogue Number: SpJ.03.01

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Mount Athabasca and Andromeda

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Artist: James Spencer (1940 – , Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: acrylic on masonite

Catalogue Number: SpJ.12.01

Description: This painting was commisioned by the Peter Whyte Gallery to be included in the Art Bank purchase grant received by the Gallery during 1978. The reverse of the frame reads: (It is the mountain next to the Columbia Icefield, (Mt. Columbia) (Mt. Athabasca) which ever it is, that's the title. This pain…

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Artist: James Spencer (1940 – , Canadian)

Title: Mount Athabasca and Andromeda

Date: 1979

Medium: acrylic on masonite

Dimensions: 30.0 x 30.0 cm

Description: This painting was commisioned by the Peter Whyte Gallery to be included in the Art Bank purchase grant received by the Gallery during 1978. The reverse of the frame reads: (It is the mountain next to the Columbia Icefield, (Mt. Columbia) (Mt. Athabasca) which ever it is, that's the title. This painting is acrylic on gessoed masonite. It was begun in 1978 and completed in 1979. The surface can be easily damaged which explains the plexiglas. Any problems please contact the artist. signed: J.B. Spencer. Spencer's father became ill during the production of this work, thus the delay in completion.

Subject: landscape; mountain

Credit: Gift of James Spencer, 1979

Catalogue Number: SpJ.12.01

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Canmore, Alberta 1979

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Artist: Lawrence Chrismas (1941 – , Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: silver gelatin on paper

Catalogue Number: ChL.18.01

Description: A black and white photographic positive, trees and the forest floor are the main focus of the picture, mountains are barely visible through the clouds in the background

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Artist: Lawrence Chrismas (1941 – , Canadian)

Title: Canmore, Alberta 1979

Date: 1979

Medium: silver gelatin on paper

Dimensions: 19.0 x 24.3 cm

Description: A black and white photographic positive, trees and the forest floor are the main focus of the picture, mountains are barely visible through the clouds in the background

Subject: landscape, forest; mountain

Credit: Purchased from Ron Brown, Jasper, 1982

Catalogue Number: ChL.18.01

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Moraine Lake

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Artist: Don Harmon (1917 – 1997, Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: cibachrome on paper

Catalogue Number: HrD.18.02

Description: A colour photographic positive, the mountain range in the background is reflected in the lake lower centre of picture, the mountains have snow on them, the area around the lake does not, the sky is blue with some white clouds

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Artist: Don Harmon (1917 – 1997, Canadian)

Title: Moraine Lake

Date: 1979

Medium: cibachrome on paper

Dimensions: 37.5 x 48.0 cm

Description: A colour photographic positive, the mountain range in the background is reflected in the lake lower centre of picture, the mountains have snow on them, the area around the lake does not, the sky is blue with some white clouds

Subject: landscape, mountain; landscape, Moraine Lake

Credit: Purchased from Don Harmon, Banff, 1985

Catalogue Number: HrD.18.02

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Mount McKinley - South Face

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Artist: Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)

Date: 1979

Medium: silver gelatin on paper

Catalogue Number: WbB.18.01

Description: A mountain dominates almost full frame except for the top quarter which is a dark sky, lighter behind peak, the mountain's face is in sunlight, dark shadows fall away to the right

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Artist: Bradford Washburn (1910 – , American)

Title: Mount McKinley - South Face

Date: 1979

Medium: silver gelatin on paper

Dimensions: 40.5 x 50.5 cm

Description: A mountain dominates almost full frame except for the top quarter which is a dark sky, lighter behind peak, the mountain's face is in sunlight, dark shadows fall away to the right

Subject: landscape; mountain; Mt McKinley

Credit: Gift of Bradford Washburn, Belmont, USA, 1992

Catalogue Number: WbB.18.01

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Autumn Foothills

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Artist: Takao Tanabe (1926 – , Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Catalogue Number: TaT.12.01

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Artist: Takao Tanabe (1926 – , Canadian)

Title: Autumn Foothills

Date: 1979

Medium: acrylic on canvas

Dimensions: 109.00 x 228.6 cm

Subject: landscape; foothills; prairies

Credit: Gift of Canada Council, Ottawa, 1979

Catalogue Number: TaT.12.01

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Eagles Over Mt. Rundle

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: oil on canvas board

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.15

Description: In the distance a mountain begins at a low area at the right of the image. This mountain gets larger as it proceeds to the left side of the image. In the top left corner the mountain peak is covered with snow. The foreground and the area between that and the mountain is solid trees of green, yellow…

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Artist: Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913 – 2012, Canadian)

Title: Eagles Over Mt. Rundle

Date: 1979

Medium: oil on canvas board

Dimensions: 25.4 x 51.0 cm

Description: In the distance a mountain begins at a low area at the right of the image. This mountain gets larger as it proceeds to the left side of the image. In the top left corner the mountain peak is covered with snow. The foreground and the area between that and the mountain is solid trees of green, yellow and orange. Two eagles soar over the tops of the trees, one from the left and one from the right. The sky in the background has a bit of blue with several white and grey clouds.

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountain; Mt. Rundle; animal; eagles

Credit: Gift of Clarence Ingwall Tillenius, Winnipeg, 1996

Catalogue Number: TiC.02.15

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Ode to Road: Mountain Wall

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: hand-formed acrylic sheet; airbrushed paint

Catalogue Number: SiR.06.07

Description: A clear sheet of acrylic rises from a black stand. A small segment of black and yellow road sits in the middle.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: Ode to Road: Mountain Wall

Date: 1979

Medium: hand-formed acrylic sheet; airbrushed paint

Dimensions: 125 x 35 cm

Description: A clear sheet of acrylic rises from a black stand. A small segment of black and yellow road sits in the middle.

Subject: landscape; mountains

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2010

Catalogue Number: SiR.06.07

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CHRSTMS 79

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Date: 1979

Medium: arches paper

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.11

Description: “CHRSTMS 79” written at bottom centre. “the Sinclairs” written on inside.

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Artist: Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)

Title: CHRSTMS 79

Date: 1979

Medium: arches paper

Description: “CHRSTMS 79” written at bottom centre. “the Sinclairs” written on inside.

Subject: card; Christmas; cut paper; mountain; landscape

Credit: Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014

Catalogue Number: SiR.15.11

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Bear Dancer I

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Date: 1979

Medium: graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.01

Description: Located in the center and filling most of the image area is an Inuit dancer. He stands with his back toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand. He has medium length straight hair depicted in graphite and a colourful belt tied around his waist. His t…

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Artist: Colleen Campbell (1945 – , Canadian )

Title: Bear Dancer I

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 back toward the viewer. His tunic is a yellow colour and he holds a drum stick in his right hand. 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.

Subject: figure; male; Inuit

Credit: Gift of Dora Helen Mackie, Calgary, 1998

Catalogue Number: CmC.03.01

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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.