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- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 615
- Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian) 149
- Peter or Catharine Whyte 148
- Edmee Moore (1908 – 1971, Canadian) 60
- Mary Garnham Andrews (1916 – 2018, Canadian) 47
- James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian) 22
- Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American) 18
- Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian) 15
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- Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian) 13
- Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian) 13
- Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British) 11
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1965
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.62
- Description
- Sculpted man with loon. Standing man, facing left, holding loon bill with right mitten and supporting rest of bird with left mitten on bird's back; 71583 scratched on bottom; figure highly polished and standing on scored base; details in bird, clothing, face.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man with Loon
- Date
- 1965
- Dimensions
- 13.3 x 3.0 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Sculpted man with loon. Standing man, facing left, holding loon bill with right mitten and supporting rest of bird with left mitten on bird's back; 71583 scratched on bottom; figure highly polished and standing on scored base; details in bird, clothing, face.
- Subject
- figure, male
- animal, bird
- loon
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.62
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Boats in Harbour, 1963
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- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.05.03
- Description
- Colour: grey, brown, green. The lower two thirds is calm grey water in which a row of four boats is reflected. The boats fill the upper third. The second boat from the left is called Symphony II.
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- Title
- Boats in Harbour, 1963
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 41.6 x 45.0 cm
- Description
- Colour: grey, brown, green. The lower two thirds is calm grey water in which a row of four boats is reflected. The boats fill the upper third. The second boat from the left is called Symphony II.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.05.03
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Seal Group of 4
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.16 a-d
- Description
- Group of seals carved from light green stone. (a) Irregular shaped base 1.2 high, has carved edges. On this base is a seal 3.0 x 6.0 x 3.5. (b) 2.6x7.2x2.5, lying on left side (c) 2.5 x6.0 x 3.5 lying on belly (d) 2.5 x 6.5 x 3.3 lying on belly. All have carved fins and tails, facial features…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Seal Group of 4
- Date
- 1962
- Description
- Group of seals carved from light green stone. (a) Irregular shaped base 1.2 high, has carved edges. On this base is a seal 3.0 x 6.0 x 3.5. (b) 2.6x7.2x2.5, lying on left side (c) 2.5 x6.0 x 3.5 lying on belly (d) 2.5 x 6.5 x 3.3 lying on belly. All have carved fins and tails, facial features inscribed.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.16 a-d
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Walrus Hunting
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.17
- Description
- Three piece walrus hunting sculpture, hunter with twine to (1) float and (2) walrus.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Walrus Hunting
- Date
- 1960
- Description
- Three piece walrus hunting sculpture, hunter with twine to (1) float and (2) walrus.
- Subject
- animal, seal
- figure, male
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.17
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.18
- Description
- Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert in…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Hunter on Ice
- Date
- 1960
- Description
- Stone carving of a seal hunter on ice. The figure is bending over and looking at the ground. The figure is holding a spear made of ivory that has a leather cord. There is a carved pipe through a hole in one of the figure’s hands. The figure is affixed to a base with posts in the feet that insert into holes.
- Subject
- figure, male
- hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.18
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.19
- Description
- Small dark stone sculpture of a weasel standing on four legs.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Weasel
- Date
- 1960
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 2.5 x 16.4 cm
- Description
- Small dark stone sculpture of a weasel standing on four legs.
- Subject
- animal, weasel
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.19
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.21
- Description
- Twin Walruses carved of black stone. Ivory tusks. Incised facial features.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Twin Walruses
- Date
- 1960
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 13.0 x 10.0 cm
- Description
- Twin Walruses carved of black stone. Ivory tusks. Incised facial features.
- Subject
- animal, walrus
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.21
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Karlukwees, British Columbia
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- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.05
- Description
- Colour: grey, white. A row of snow roofed brown and grey buildings go from the lower left to the right side two thirds up in a crescent line and diminishing in size. Along the lower edge at the left are bare branches, at center is a small building, at right is the corner of a snowy roof. At th righ…
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- Title
- Karlukwees, British Columbia
- Date
- 1929
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 26.1 x 31.55 cm
- Description
- Colour: grey, white. A row of snow roofed brown and grey buildings go from the lower left to the right side two thirds up in a crescent line and diminishing in size. Along the lower edge at the left are bare branches, at center is a small building, at right is the corner of a snowy roof. At th right side is the edge of a lake, a dock with a boat tied up on either side. There are two buildings near the dock and to ? here and thre in front of the buildings. In the upper third is the vague outline of trees. Snow falls in big flakes all over the picture.
- Subject
- architecture, urban
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.05
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Mount Cathedral from Lake O'Hara
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- coloured woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.45
- Description
- Cathedral Mountain in purple tones, a row of spruce trees in blue run across length of picture, the foreground is mostly green. A lone, brownish dead tree runs vertically off center left. The top half is very light blue sky. This print is on page 102 of Boulet's book The Tranquility and the Turbule…
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- Title
- Mount Cathedral from Lake O'Hara
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- coloured woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Cathedral Mountain in purple tones, a row of spruce trees in blue run across length of picture, the foreground is mostly green. A lone, brownish dead tree runs vertically off center left. The top half is very light blue sky. This print is on page 102 of Boulet's book The Tranquility and the Turbulence.
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.45
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Mount Schaeffer
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- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- colour woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.19
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- Title
- Mount Schaeffer
- Date
- 1927
- Medium
- colour woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.1 x 25.5 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- Credit
- Gift of George K.K. (Tommy) Link, Tucson, USA, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.19
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Mountain Torrent
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- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.58
- Description
- Mountains rise on the left and right sides of a light grey sky filled with clouds. In the foreground is a rocky surface, multicoloured in shades of purple, grey, orange and green. On the left water rushes through the foreground. At the bottom left is Walter Phillip’s insignia signature, with the da…
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- Title
- Mountain Torrent
- Date
- 1926
- Medium
- woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.5 x 36.5 cm
- Description
- Mountains rise on the left and right sides of a light grey sky filled with clouds. In the foreground is a rocky surface, multicoloured in shades of purple, grey, orange and green. On the left water rushes through the foreground. At the bottom left is Walter Phillip’s insignia signature, with the date 1926.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountains
- MountainTorrent
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.58
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Willow Drive, Madison
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- Date
- 1920
- Medium
- coloured woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.44
- Description
- Long horizontal print with trees and road running across bottom from left to right then vanishing into the trees. Rows of trees, brown with blue shadow, yellow sunlight.
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- Title
- Willow Drive, Madison
- Date
- 1920
- Medium
- coloured woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- Long horizontal print with trees and road running across bottom from left to right then vanishing into the trees. Rows of trees, brown with blue shadow, yellow sunlight.
- Subject
- landscape
- architecture, urban
- Credit
- Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.44
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Watermill and Waterfall
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- ink and colour on silk; card
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.03
- Description
- A watermill is in top right of picture, a stone basement, wooden building with a large waterwheel, a waterfall comes tumbling down from wheel; a grassy slope is in the foreground, lake in foreground; a waterfall tumbles down from left top of picture; the paper is gold trimmed; the foldover paper pr…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Watermill and Waterfall
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- ink and colour on silk; card
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 24.1 cm
- Description
- A watermill is in top right of picture, a stone basement, wooden building with a large waterwheel, a waterfall comes tumbling down from wheel; a grassy slope is in the foreground, lake in foreground; a waterfall tumbles down from left top of picture; the paper is gold trimmed; the foldover paper presentation cover has Japanese writing: Square Paper for Drawing/painting (translation by Maskao Tani, 8/86). A business card was enclosed in the case: printed: Tsunejiro Miyaoka; handwritten: To Mr. Jack White with kind remembrances, Banff.July 24th 1935.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.03
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A Fishing Expedition
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on bark
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.01
- Description
- Story label on back of bark. Text on back of painting indicates horizontal; but probably intends vertical. Purchased in Australia. by Catharine Robb Whyte ca.1975. Barking and support done by Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- A Fishing Expedition
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on bark
- Dimensions
- 42.7 x 22.4 cm
- Description
- Story label on back of bark. Text on back of painting indicates horizontal; but probably intends vertical. Purchased in Australia. by Catharine Robb Whyte ca.1975. Barking and support done by Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary.
- Subject
- activity, fishing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bubba Peibi
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on bark
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 20.9 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.02
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.03
- Description
- Miniature marble sculpture of a man standing with feet and arms splayed. Rudimentary clothing and facial details are incised.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Inuit Man
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 2.4 cm
- Description
- Miniature marble sculpture of a man standing with feet and arms splayed. Rudimentary clothing and facial details are incised.
- Subject
- figure, male
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.03
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Sunset, Lake of the Woods
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- Date
- c. 1928
- Medium
- coloured woodcut on paper
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.46
- Description
- Same as PhW.04.11. One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928. Portfolio #273. A small island with rocks and trees is in lower centre left of picture, the lake is in lower half and the sunset is in pink tones, the sky is very light blue/green with a few clouds. Printed on Go…
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- Title
- Sunset, Lake of the Woods
- Date
- c. 1928
- Medium
- coloured woodcut on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.2; 18.7 x 21.3; 21.3 cm
- Description
- Same as PhW.04.11. One of a seven part portfolio The Canadian Scene assembled in 1928. Portfolio #273. A small island with rocks and trees is in lower centre left of picture, the lake is in lower half and the sunset is in pink tones, the sky is very light blue/green with a few clouds. Printed on Goyu paper from six cherry-wood blocks.
- Credit
- Gift of Dr. Glen Edwards, Calgary, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- PhW.04.46
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Medium
- petit point on mesh
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.05
- Description
- The head of a small Indiginous girl, with braids, headband and feathers.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Indian Girl
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Medium
- petit point on mesh
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- The head of a small Indiginous girl, with braids, headband and feathers.
- Subject
- figure, child
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.05
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Medium
- petit point on mesh
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.06
- Description
- Head of a small Indigenous girl, short hair, cow lick, green headband with a feather.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Indian Girl
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Medium
- petit point on mesh
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Head of a small Indigenous girl, short hair, cow lick, green headband with a feather.
- Subject
- figure, child
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.06
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Ulu, Scraper, Slingshot
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.28 a-c
- Description
- The typical Inuit Ulu has a light brown bone handel with a piece of metal stuck in the center to support the cutting piece. The cutting blade is triangular in shape with a rounded bottom edge. (b) 15.0 x 9.5 cm A light golden brown piece of bone cut and shaped into a scraper tool. This scraper is n…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Ulu, Scraper, Slingshot
- Date
- prior to 1988
- Dimensions
- 15.2 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- The typical Inuit Ulu has a light brown bone handel with a piece of metal stuck in the center to support the cutting piece. The cutting blade is triangular in shape with a rounded bottom edge. (b) 15.0 x 9.5 cm A light golden brown piece of bone cut and shaped into a scraper tool. This scraper is narrow at one end for your hand and wider and thin at the other for the scraping action. At the narrow end there is a thin piece of skin threaded threw a hole and knotted used for hanging. (c) 89.0 x 4.5 cm A piece of skin with a wide spot in the center and a long strips stitched on either side used for a slingshot. The skin is light in color and also a light weight. At the end of one skin strip there is a hole and at the other there is a section that has been doubled up and stitched. The center piece has two holes in the center.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.28 a-c
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